Several students from the Zenyuk Lab showcased their research at the annual CBE Research Symposium. The event provided a valuable opportunity to explore the exciting work happening across the department and to receive constructive feedback on their own projects. Nergis and Vivek gave poster presentations while Patrick, Obeen, and Loki gave oral presentations. […]
Jesus Lopez Honored for Latine Excellence and Achievement
Jesus Lopez was awarded the Graduate Student Excellence Award at the Latine Excellence and Achievement Awards Dinner (LEAD) held April 3. Jesus was recognized for his work as a Scholar-in-Residence mentor at the UCI DREAM Center where he helps guide undergraduate students through workshops and post graduate planning. Read more here!
Prof. Zenyuk attends Telluride Workshop
Prof. Zenyuk represented the group at Telluride science workshop titled: Platinum Group Metal and Platinum Group Metal-free Electrocatalysts: Diagnostics, Modeling and Characterization. The workshop was organized by Prof. Svitlana Pylypenko and Prof. Plamen Atanassov and hosted at newly built Telluride Science building. The workshop participants were world leaders in electrocatalysis, characterization, interfaces. In addition to […]
Masao’s defense fesitivities
Masao Suzuki Shibata defended his PhD thesis titled “Impact of Electric Double Layer Kinetics on Electrocatalytic Reactions”. Masao delivered a great talk and was well received by committee members and colleagues. Some group members were able to join for a goodbye dinner before Masao returns to his family in Japan. We also surprised Masao by […]
Group says goodbye to Professor Chanho Pak – visiting faculty from GIST
We had the pleasure of having Professor Chanho Pak with us for about 1 year, he is a full professor at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) since August 2016. During his time here he offered valuable insight through his extensive experience in electrocatalysis and nanostructured materials. Members of the group enjoyed lunch together […]
Quarterly group outing – The Broad Museum & Lunch
Members of the Zenyuk lab visit The Broad museum as part of the Winter 2025 lab social events! Thirawit’s favorite display was the “Under The Table” by Robert Therrien and is pictured below 🙂 The group then went out for Peruvian cuisine; there were many first-timers for Peruvian food, we all enjoyed it very much!
U.S. Representative Dave Min Visits Our Labs to Learn about Clean Cement Production.
U.S. Rep. Dave Min Visits UCI Engineering to Learn About Cement Decarbonization Innovations | Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine
Prof. Zenyuk travels to Germany to multiple sites.
Prof. Zenyuk traveled to Germany in January. She visited our collaborators at Bosch in Renningen with update presentation and discussions. Then she visited collaborators at Helmholtz Institute in Erlangen. She got a chance to visit groups of Dr. Serhiy Cherevko and Prof. Simon Thiele, concluding with enjoyable dinner and social time. Then Prof. Zenyuk traveled […]
Group visits Chroma
Several group members joined for a tour of the Chroma facilities located in Foothill Ranch. We were able to see the assembly of their products and see first hand all that goes into the equipment that our electrolysis team depends on. We had great discussions with Joey and Fred, the Zenyuk group thanks you for […]
Happy holidays from the Zenyuk group!
As we reflect on the year, we’re filled with gratitude for the collaboration, curiosity, and innovation that have propelled our work forward. This season reminds us of the importance of connection, community, and shared purpose—values that inspire our research every day. The Zenyuk lab wishes you a joyful holiday season and a new year filled […]