Nicholas Jaegers
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Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Education
PhD, Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, 2019
BS, Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University, 2014
Biography
Dr. Nicholas Jaegers' research in materials and catalysis integrates kinetic rate assessments, tailored materials synthesis, molecular modeling, and spectroscopy to develop and understand catalytic materials for applications in energy, sustainability, and the environment. His work discerns fundamental, molecular-level insights involved in catalytic reactions in addition to application-directed improvements to reaction systems. Jaegers joined the faculty at The University of New Mexico in January 2025. He earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University (2014) and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Washington State University (2019; Prof. Yong Wang). His doctoral work developed and deployed methods of in situ solid-state NMR spectroscopy for use in oxide catalysts at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Dr. Jian Zhi Hu), where he simultaneously undertook several research projects. Postdoctoral research was completed at the University of California, Berkeley (Prof. Enrique Iglesia), where non-toxic, cost-effective catalytic materials were developed for light molecule transformations.
Teaching
CBE 302: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
CBE 506/BME 567: Seminar
Selected Publications
Heterolytic C–H activation routes in catalytic dehydrogenation of light alkanes on Lewis acid-base pairs at ZrO2 surfaces Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024 146, 25710 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c07766
Theoretical assessment of the mechanism and active sites for alkene dimerization on Ni monomers grafted onto mesoporous aluminosilicates: (Ni-OH)+ centers and C-C coupling mediated by Lewis acid-base pairs Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023 145, 6349–6361 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c13487
Biomimetic CO oxidation below -100 °C by a nitrate-containing metal-free microporous system Nature Communications 2021 12, 6033 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26157-3
The Superior Hydrothermal Stability of Pd/SSZ-39 in Low Temperature Passive NOx Adsorption (PNA) and Methane Combustion Applied Catalysis B 2021 280 119449 DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.119449
Catalytic Activation of Ethylene C-H Bonds on Uniform D8 Ir(I) and Ni(II) Cations in Zeolites: Towards Molecular level Understanding of Ethylene Polymerization on Heterogeneous Catalysts Catalysis Science & Technology 2019 9, 6570–6576 DOI: 10.1039/C9CY01442J
Mechanism by which Tungsten Oxide Promotes the Activity of Supported V2O5/TiO2 Catalysts for NOx Abatement: Structural Effects Revealed by 51V MAS NMR Spectroscopy Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2019 131, 12739–12746 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201904503
