News

• 18. Aug. 2026

  Our newest research paper is up on the Expanded Group Additivity Framework for Thermochemical Prediction of Fluorocarbons and PFAS from Large-Scale DFT Data Congratulations to Sam for all his hard work on this paper!

• 15. July 2026

  Sam has successfully defended his masters thesis. He is heading to Washington State University to receive his Ph.D in Chemistry. Congratulations.

• 9. May 2026

  Genevieve Graduated with her BS in Biochemistry. She is heading to Vanderbilt University to receive her Ph.D in Chemistry. Congratulations.

• 8. June 2025

  Would like to welcome three new undergraduate researchers to the group, Caityln Wattleworth, Noah Kubbs, and Preston Siewert.

• 19. Oct. 2024

  George Kacos won the East Central Illinois ACS Outstanding Poster Presentation award at the 9th Annual ECI ACS Undergraduate Research Conference for his poster titled: Multifaceted Computational Approach to Study the Thermal Decomposition of PFOA.

• 3. June 2024

  Would like to welcome a new undergraduate researcher to the group, George Kacos.

• 8. Jan. 2024

  Would like to welcome a two new undergraduate researchers to the group, Akizia Aguilar and Genevieve Biberdorf.

• 15. May 2023

  Lauren, Sam, and Jack graduated with their BS in Chemistry. Mark graduated with his BA in Chemistry. Both Sam and Lauren will be joining EIU as Master's students in the Fall. Congratulations to everyone.

• 6. Nov. 2023

  Jack Ebinger won the Wolfram Outstanding Student Presentation award at the 8th Annual ECI ACS Undergraduate Research Conference for his poster titled: Decoding the Pyrolysis of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA): A Computational Nanoreactor Approach.

• 30. Aug. 2023

  First research paper of the Pellizzeri Group is up on the Predicting pyrolysis decomposition of PFOA using computational nanoreactors: a thermodynamic study! Congratulations to Elizabeth for all her hard work on this paper!

• 1. Aug. 2023

  Would like to welcome a two new undergraduate researchers to the group, Sam Eccles and Jack Ebinger.

• 1. June 2023

  Would like to welcome a new undergraduate researcher to the group, Mark Boyd.

• 15. May 2023

  George, Devin, and Elizabeth Graduated with their BS in Chemistry. Elizabeth is heading to Loyola University to receive her Ph.D in Chemistry. Congratulations.

• 9. Jan. 2023

  Would like to welcome a new undergraduate researcher to the group, Lauren Hendershot.

• 27. Dec. 2022

  Brianna Haase was awarded a Illinois Academy of Sciences research grand in the amount of $500 in support for research into the Invesitgation of CH₄ Activation on Modified Metalloporphyrin Graphen Sheets.

• 1. Dec. 2022

  Brianna Haase was awarded a Fall 2022 Graduate School Research/Creative Activity Award by the Awards Committee of the Council on Graduate Studies at EIU in the amount of $300 in support for her research.

• 12. Nov. 2022

  Elizabeth Serna-Sanchez won the Wolfram Outstanding Student Presentation award at the 7th Annual ECI ACS Undergraduate Research Conference for her poster titled: Mapping of the Thermal Decomposition of PFOA.

• 12. Nov. 2022

  George Barton won the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) and Friends Outstanding Presentation award at the 7th Annual ECI ACS Undergraduate Research Conference for his poster titled: Modeling CO Adsorption of Platinum Nanocluster Ensembles on Graphene.

• 22. Aug. 20223

  Would like to welcome a new undergraduate researcher to the group, Ryan Wang.

• 16. June 2022

  Dr. Pellizzeri was awarded a ACS Petroleum Research Fund grant (PRF#65913-UNI6) in the amount of $55,000 for the period 9/1/2022 through 8/31/2024 in support of our research: Non-Oxidative Methane Coupling with Subnanometer Catalysts: Assessment of the Effects of Subnanometer Catalyst Configuration.

• 22. Sept. 2021

  Elizabeth Serna-Sanchez won the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) and Friends Outstanding Presentation award at the 6th Annual ECI ACS Undergraduate Research Conference for her poster titled: Modeling of the Thermal Decomposition Pathway of PFOA.

• 26. Aug. 2021

  Would like to welcome two new undergraduate researchers to the group, Devin Craig and Elizabeth Serna-Sanchez.

• 24. Aug. 2021

  Dr. Pellizzeri presented Ryan's work modeling THM adsorption to graphenic strucutures at the ACS Fall 2021 National Meeting.

• 8. May 2021

  Ryan Graduated with his BS in Chemistry, cum Laude. He is heading to the university of Iowa to receive his Ph.D in Chemistry. Congratulations.

• 4. March 2021

  Dr. Pellizzeri was awarded a Summer Research/Creative Activity Award from the EIU Council on Faculty Research, which will provide faculty support to conduct research over the summer of 2021.

• 1. Jan. 2021

  Would like to welcome an new undergraduate researcher to the group, George Barton

• 12. May 2020

  New research paper is up on the Influence of spin state and electron configuration on the active site and mechanism for catalytic hydrogenation on metal cation catalysts supported on NU-1000: insights from experiments and microkinetic modeling

• 22. April 2020

  Ryan Baker is awarded the Kieter fellowship, this paid fellowship allows him to do research over the summer. Congratulations Ryan!

• 06. Dec. 2019

  New research paper is up on the Single crystal neutron and magnetic measurements of Rb₂Mn</sub>3</sub>(VO₄)2CO₃ and K₂Co₃(VO₄)2CO₃ with mixed honeycomb and triangular magnetic lattices.

• 20. July 2019

  New research paper is up on the removal of Gen-x and PFAS using a cationic polymer!

• 17. July 2019

  Created the first version of the Pellizzeri Lab Website.