Lisa D. Pfefferle

Lisa D. Pfefferle is the C. Baldwin Sawyer Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering at Yale University, affiliated with the Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering. Her research interests include chemical reaction engineering, combustion kinetics, biofuels, soot formation mechanisms, carbon nanotube synthesis and separation, and nanomaterials for energy, environmental, and biomedical applications. She has contributed to significant publications in areas such as nanotube synthesis, combustion processes, and nanomaterials for energy applications. Pfefferle has also been recognized with the IBM Faculty Award and holds several patents related to nanomaterials synthesis and medical applications.

Lisa Pfefferle is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Yale University, specializing in nanomaterials synthesis. Her research focuses on the development and characterization of nanomaterials, particularly carbon nanotubes, and their applications in environmental and catalytic systems. She has published extensively on the antimicrobial properties of carbon nanotubes, their aggregation behavior in aquatic environments, and their use in advanced separation technologies. Her work also explores catalytic combustion processes, including methane oxidation over palladium-based catalysts and soot formation mechanisms in flames. Pfefferle's research bridges experimental and computational approaches to understand reaction mechanisms and improve catalytic efficiency.