Led by founding Editor-in-Chief Professor Eranda Nikolla, ACS Applied Catalysis is a new journal launching in June 2026, dedicated to publishing significant new research that advances the application of catalysis across the chemical sciences, engineering, technology and related fields.
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is proud to announce ACS Applied Catalysis. This peer-reviewed journal will publish studies that advance fundamental understanding of catalytic phenomena to scalable impact, with insights supported by rigorous experimentation, advanced characterization, and/or substantive computational studies. The journal will be led by Professor Eranda Nikolla, its inaugural Editor-in-Chief.
“Introducing ACS Applied Catalysis is an exciting opportunity for ACS Publications to support a field that is central to progress across energy, sustainability, materials, chemical manufacturing, and emerging technologies,” said ACS Publications Senior Vice President and Chief Publishing Officer Sarah Tegen, Ph.D. “We’re delighted that Professor Nikolla will lead this new journal as it provides a trusted home for researchers advancing catalyst development—from fundamental insight to real-world implementation.”
Prof. Nikolla is internationally recognized for her work to understand catalytic and electrocatalytic phenomena on complex catalytic structures, including mixed metal oxides. She combines controlled synthesis, advanced characterization, kinetic measurements, and quantum chemical calculations to reveal the underlying mechanisms that govern surface reactions on these systems and find new ways to improve their performance.
"I am delighted to be the first Editor of ACS Applied Catalysis. My vision is for the journal to reside at the nexus of foundational catalytic science and important technological transformation,” said Prof. Nikolla. “The application scope spans catalysis for energy conversion, chemical process intensification, environmental remediation, sustainable chemistry, polymer science, materials science, and AI-driven advances in the field of catalysis.”
Prof. Nikolla is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. She received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2009, where her research integrated experimental methods with density functional theory to advance the understanding of high temperature electrocatalysis.
She subsequently conducted postdoctoral research at the California Institute of Technology focusing on the design, synthesis, and characterization of meso- and microporous materials and functionalized surfaces for selective catalytic transformation of biomass-derived sugars.
ACS Applied Catalysis will begin accepting submissions in June 2026 and will publish its first issue in early 2027. The journal will publish original, peer-reviewed research articles, letters, reviews, perspectives, viewpoints, and tutorials.
