Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research is delighted to announce the 2021 Class of Influential Researchers. These talented researchers, who are in the first 10 years or so of their independent careers, were identified through an open call for nominations, with a focus on researchers in the Americas. The nominations were then reviewed by our global team of editors and advisory board members and selected based on the quality and impact of their research.
This Virtual Special Issue comprises reviews and original research articles invited from this talented group of early-career scientists and engineers. I&EC Research is pleased to showcase these 36 authors and their work. The Influential Researchers are listed below, in alphabetical order by last name, along with their associated research articles.
“I&EC Research has been at the forefront of chemical engineering research since 1909, and we continue today as the largest and most-cited general chemical engineering research journal in the world. We congratulate this 2021 Class of Influential Researchers for being at the forefront today, and we are pleased to highlight their work,” says Phillip E. Savage, Editor-in-Chief, in the Editorial. In parallel with this publication, the 2022 call for nominations to the next Class of Influential Researchers opens for early career researchers located in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Milad Abolhasani
Continuous Ligand-Free Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reactions in a Cartridge Flow Reactor Using a Gel-Supported Catalyst
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 26, 9418–9428
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01531
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Moises Bastos-Neto
LTA Zeolite Characterization Based on Pore Type Distribution
Bryan S. Beckingham
Fabrication and Characterization of Cross-Linked Phenyl-Acrylate-Based Ion Exchange Membranes and Performance in a Direct Urea Fuel Cell
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 41, 14856–14867
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02798
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Sidi A. Bencherif
Avian Egg: A Multifaceted Biomaterial for Tissue Engineering
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 48, 17348-17364
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03085
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Saad Bhamla
Frugal Science Powered by Curiosity
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 44, 15874–15884
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02868
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Jesse Q. Bond
Kinetic and Mechanistic Analysis of the Hydrodeoxygenation of Propanoic Acid on Pt/SiO2
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 45, 16171–16187
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03032
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Marco Caricato
Predicted Properties of Active Catalyst Sites on Amorphous Silica: Impact of Silica Preoptimization Protocol
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 35, 12834–12846
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01849
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Nick J. Carroll
DNA Binding by an Intrinsically Disordered Elastin-like Polypeptide for Assembly of Phase Separated Nucleoprotein Coacervates
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 48, 17408-17416
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02823
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Nagu Daraboina
Particulate Deposition Modeling for Predicting Paraffin Thickness in Flowlines: Application of Data Analytics for Model Parameters
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 43, 15793–15804
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02740
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Brandon J. DeKosky
Optimized Production of Fc Fusion Proteins by Sortase Enzymatic Ligation
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 47, 16839-16853
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02842
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Eno E. Ebong
Regeneration and Assessment of the Endothelial Glycocalyx To Address Cardiovascular Disease
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 48, 17328-17347
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03074
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Ashlee N. Ford Versypt
Mathematical Modeling of the Gut–Bone Axis and Implications of Butyrate Treatment on Osteoimmunology
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, XXX, XXX-XXX
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02949
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Michele Galizia
Evidence for Size-Sieving Driven Vapor Sorption and Diffusion in a Glassy Polybenzoxazole Exhibiting Configurational Free Volume
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 36, 13326–13337
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02660
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Jean Marcel R. Gallo
Isomerization and Epimerization of Glucose Catalyzed by Sn-Containing Mesoporous Silica
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 35, 12821–12833
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01781
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Gaurav Giri
Meniscus Guided Coating and Evaporative Crystallization of UiO-66 Metal Organic Framework Thin Films
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 48, 17585-17595
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03969
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Daniel T. Hallinan Jr.
Polymer Blend Electrolytes for Batteries and Beyond
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 48, 17303-17327
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02938
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Seok Hoon Hong
Establishing Efficient Bisphenol A Degradation by Engineering Shewanella oneidensis
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 47, 16864-16873
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03324
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Gyoung G. Jang
Corrosion Prevention of Additively Manufactured Aluminum Packing Devices Developed for Process Intensification of CO2 Capture by Aqueous Amines
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 47, 1736-17044
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03069
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Ayman M. Karim
Kinetic Synergy between Supported Ir Single Atoms and Nanoparticles during CO Oxidation Light-Off
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 44, 15960–15971
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02806
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Melissa D. Krebs
Photoinduced Gelatin-Methacrylate Scaffolds to Examine the Impact of Extracellular Environment on Trabecular Meshwork Cells
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 48, 17417-17428
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02828
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Li-Chiang Lin
In Silico Screening of Zeolites for the Highly Selective Adsorption of Central C–C Bonds toward More Effective Alkane Cracking
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 42, 15174–15183
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03213
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Jian Liu
Understanding the Adsorption of Noble Gases in Metal–Organic Frameworks Using Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 45, 16469–16477
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03255
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Emily B. Pentzer
Capsules of the Poly(α-olefin) PAO432 for Removal of BTEX Contaminants from Water
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 40, 14455–14463
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02819
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William A. Phillip
Staged Diafiltration Cascades Provide Opportunities to Execute Highly Selective Separations
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 43, 15706–15719
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02984
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Toufiq Reza
Pretreatment of Biomass by Selected Type-III Deep Eutectic Solvents and Evaluation of the Pretreatment Effects on Hydrothermal Carbonization
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 43, 15479–15491
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03068
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Fateme Rezaei
Assessment of CO2/CH4 Separation Performance of 3D-Printed Carbon Monoliths in Pressure Swing Adsorption
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 45, 16445–16456
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01741
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Jessica D. Schiffman
Optimizing the Packing Density and Chemistry of Cellulose Nanofilters for High-Efficiency Particulate Removal
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 43, 15720–15729
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03051
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Marc Singer
Improvement to Water Speciation and FeCO3 Precipitation Kinetics in CO2 Environments: Updates in NaCl Concentrated Solutions
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 47, 17026-17035
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02957
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Seyed Mohammad Taghavi
Efficient Displacement of Fluids Using a Viscous Shear-Thinning Spacer
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 28, 10376–10392
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01690
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Joshua A. Thompson
Rate-Based Absorption Modeling for Postcombustion CO2 Capture with Additively Manufactured Structured Packing
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 41, 14845–14855
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02756
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Jesús M. Velázquez
Charge Transport Dynamics in Microwave Synthesized One-Dimensional Molybdenum Chalcogenides
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 45, 16153–16161
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02825
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Bin Wang
First-Principles Study of Interaction between Molecules and Lewis Acid Zeolites Manipulated by Injection of Energized Charge Carriers
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 39, 14124–14133
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02808
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Richard H. West
Extensive High-Accuracy Thermochemistry and Group Additivity Values for Halocarbon Combustion Modeling
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 43, 15492–15501
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03076
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Luisa Whittaker-Brooks
Interplay between Morphology and Electronic Structure in Emergent Organic and π-d Conjugated Organometal Thin Film Materials
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 43, 15365–15379
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03077
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Di Wu
Formation Energetics and Guest—Host Interactions of Molybdenum Carbide Confined in Zeolite Y
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 38, 13991–14003
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02822
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Dan Xie
Rational Design and Targeted Synthesis of Small-Pore Zeolites with the Assistance of Molecular Modeling, Structural Analysis, and Synthetic Chemistry
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 43, 15403–15415
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02878
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Huiyuan Zhu
Powering the Remediation of the Nitrogen Cycle: Progress and Perspectives of Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 41, 14635–14650
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03072