Aditya Prajapati

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  • Title
    Research Scientist
  • Email
    prajapati3@llnl.gov
  • Phone
    (925) 422-6094
  • Organization
    PLS-MSD-MATERIALS SCIENCE DIVISION

Dr. Aditya Prajapati (Adi) is a Principal Investigator and Research Scientist in the Materials Science Division at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. With a multidisciplinary approach encompassing electrochemistry, materials engineering, catalysis, advanced manufacturing, Multiphysics modeling, and AI/machine learning, Adi’s research aims to design energy-efficient electrochemical systems to improve performance, durability, and scalability. Currently, Adi focuses on engineering highly efficient electrocatalysts for converting CO2 to CO, developing 3D printed electrochemical reactors for in situ and operando advanced characterization such as ATR SEIRAS, XAS, and GIXRD, upgrading biomass feedstocks for specialty-chemical synthesis, and surrogate model development for electrochemical systems. Adi is currently leading fundamental electrochemical investigations on ring-opening electrochemistry to synthesize nylon precursors, and surrogate modeling on sodium ion batteries.

 

Patents

  1. Baker, S.E., Prajapati, A., Wong, A.A., Hahn, C. and Goldman, M.I. (2025). Metallic coated gaskets useful for front contacts in electrolysis. U.S. Patent Application 18/440,657
  2. Singh, M. R., Prajapati, A., Sartape, R. (2025). Integrated System(s) and Methods for Continuous Electrochemical Capture and Reduction of CO2 from Dilute Sources. U.S. Patent Application 18/853,432
  3. Singh, M. R., Prajapati, A., Sartape, R. (2023). Systems and Process for Carbon Capture and Conversion. EP4182059 
  4. Kani, N. C., Prajapati, A., Singh, M. R. (2022). Device and Methods for Production of Ammonia and Nitrates under Ambient Conditions. CA3194064
  5. Singh, M. R., Prajapati, A. (2022). Electrochemical Oxidation of Methane Towards Methanol on Mixed Metal Oxides. W02022164965

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, 2021

M.S., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India, 2016

B. Tech., Chemical Engineering, S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, India, 2013

  1. “Designing ionomers to control water content for low-voltage ethylene production from CO2 electrolysis”, M. Goldman*, Aditya Prajapati*, N. R. Cross*, A. Clemens, A. T. Chu, L. Gutierrez, M. Marufu, E. Krall, V. Ehlinger, T. Moore, E. B. Duoss, S. E. Baker, and C. Hahn, Chem Catalysis, 5, 101497 (2025)
  2. “Tethered oxygen turns methane into methanol”, Aditya Prajapati*†, Nature Catalysis, 8(7), 629–630 (2025).
  3. “Best practices for in-situ and operando techniques within electrocatalytic systems”, Aditya Prajapati*, C. Hahn, I. M. Weidinger, Y. Shi, Y. Lee, A. N. Alexandrova, D. Thompson, S. R. Bare, S. Chen, S. Yan, and N. Kornienko, Nature Communications, 16(1), 2593 (2025).
  4. “Decarbonizing nitrogen fertilizer production via the electrochemical nitrogen oxidation reaction”, Aditya Prajapati*, A. Zagalskaya, N. Hwee, J. T. Davis, H. Jeong, J. Moreno, J. Ynzunza, S. A. Akhade, and J. T. Feaster, Chem Catalysis, 5(2) (2025).
  5. “Insights into the Electrochemical Oxidation and Reduction of Nickel Oxide Surfaces”, W. Sun, N. Govindarajan, Aditya Prajapati, J. Huang, H. Bemana, J. T. Feaster, S. A. Akhade, N. Kornienko, and C. Hahn, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17(1), 2365–2375 (2024).
  6. “Assessing the sensitivity of Pourbaix diagrams to computational protocols: Electrochemical stability of Ni oxides as a case study”, W. Sun, N. Govindarajan, Aditya Prajapati, J. T. Feaster, C. Hahn, and S. A. Akhade, J. Phys. Chem. C, 128(50), 21581–21592 (2024).
  7. “Mechanistic insights into the electrochemical oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural on a thin-film Ni anode”, Aditya Prajapati*, N. Govindarajan*, W. Sun, J. Huang, H. Bemana, J. T. Feaster, S. A. Akhade, N. Kornienko, and C. Hahn, ACS Catalysis, 14(13), 10122–10131 (2024).
  8. “Bridging fundamental science and applied science to accelerate CO2 electrolyzer scale-up”, M. Goldman, Aditya Prajapati, E. Duoss, S. Baker, and C. Hahn, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 39, 101248 (2023).
  9. “Fully-integrated electrochemical system that captures CO2 from flue gas to produce value-added chemicals at ambient conditions”, Aditya Prajapati*, R. Sartape, M. T. Galante, J. Xie, S. L. Leung, I. Bessa, M. H. S. Andrade, R. T. Somich, M. V. Rebouças, G. T. Hutras, et al., Energy & Environmental Science, 15(12), 5105–5117 (2022).
  10. “Chloride-promoted high-rate ambient electrooxidation of methane to methanol on patterned Cu–Ti bimetallic oxides”, Aditya Prajapati*, R. Sartape, N. C. Kani, J. A. Gauthier, and M. R. Singh, ACS Catalysis, 12(22), 14321–14329 (2022).

For a full list, see: Google Scholar | ORCID

  • 2025 LLNL Global Security Silver Award
  • 2024 PLS Directorate Outstanding Postdoctoral Researcher Award
  • 2022 MDPI’s Sustainable Chemistry Best Ph.D. Thesis Award
  • 2021 University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Engineering Award for Exceptional Research Promise
  • 2020 UIC Award for Graduate Research