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N Aaron Deskins
N Aaron Deskins
Chemical Engineering
Associate Professor
Education: 
BS Chemistry University of Utah 2001
BS Chemical Engineering University of Utah 2001
PhD Chemical Engineering Purdue University 2006

Students here at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have a lot of enthusiasm and ambition, and it certainly is contagious. Teaching brings a lot of joy because of this, and I find myself often trying just to keep up with the students! WPI is also a place where you have a chance to collaborate with people of many different backgrounds and technical interests. This is exciting. For my research, I work in the area of molecular modeling: trying to understand and solve energy and environmental problems using high-powered computer simulations. The world is always in need of solid engineering approaches to address the needs of the future, and I'm glad to be a part of this. All of this combined means WPI is a great institution to be at.

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Goddard Hall 119
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Phone: 
+1-508-831-5445
nadeskins@wpi.edu
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Research Interests

Research Interests: 
Energy Production
Pollution Control and Abatement
Nanomaterials Research and Development
Catalysis and Chemical Kinetics
Computational Chemistry

Scholarly Work

Lifting the Pt(100) Surface Reconstruction Through Oxygen Adsorption: A Density Functional Theory Analysis - 2005
A Density Functional Theory Study of Formaldehyde Adsorption on Ceria - 2007
Methanol Adsorption on the Clean CeO2(111) Surface: A Density Functional Theory Study - 2007
Molecular Dynamics Characterization of Rutile-Anatase Interfaces - 2007
Electron Transport via Polaron Hopping in Bulk TiO2: A Density Functional Theory Characterization - 2007
Density Functional Theory Study of Methanol Decomposition on the CeO2(110) Surface - 2008
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WPI Researchers Receive NSF Awards to Develop Better Ways to Capture and Store Solar Energy
October 11, 2017
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