Dr. Dominic Ross received his doctorate in Materials Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2023, where he studied structure-property relationships of catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of oxygen to hydrogen peroxide. In his current position as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he is focused on developing electrocatalysts for conversion of captured carbon dioxide via work in the Center for Closing the Carbon Cycle (4C) and studying carbon dioxide to syngas electrolyzers via the CO₂ Reduction and Upgrading for e-Fuels Consortium (CO₂RUe) Consortium. His scientific interests include in situ/operando characterization of materials and interfaces, use of novel electrocatalysts in the production of value-added products, and joint theoretical/experimental studies to understand interfacial mechanisms.

Ph.D. Materials Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin (2023)

B.S. Chemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (2018)

1. Dongare, S.; Zeeshan, M.; Aydogdu, A. S.; Kurtoğlu-Öztulum, S.F.; Coskun, O.K.; Munoz, M., Banarjee, A., Gautam, M., Ross, R.D.; Stanley, J.; Brower, R.S.; Sacci, R., Velázquez, J.M.; Yang, J.Y.; Hahn, C.; Keskin, S.; Morales Guio, C.G.; Uzun, A.; Spurgeon, J.M. and Gurkan, B. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2024, DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00390J

2. Ross, R.D.; Lee, K.; Cintrón, G.J.Q.; Xu, K.; Sheng, H.; Schmidt, J.R.; Jin, S. Stable Pentagonal Layered Palladium Diselenide Enables Rapid Electrosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 15718-15729. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c00875

3. Sheng, H.; Ross, R.D.; Schmidt, J.R.; Jin, S. Metal-Compound Based Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Peroxide Electrosynthesis and the Electro-Fenton Process. ACS Energy Lett. 2023, 8, 196-212. DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.2c01945

4. Ross, R.D.; Sheng, H.; Ding, Y.; Janes, A.N.; Feng, D.; Schmidt, J.R.; Segre, C.U.; Jin, S. Operando Elucidation of Electrocatalytic and Redox Mechanisms on a 2D Metal Organic Framework Catalyst for Efficient Electrosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide in Neutral Media. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 15845-15854. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06810

5. Sheng, H.; Janes, A.N.; Ross, R.D.; Hofstetter, H.; Lee, K.; Schmidt, J.R.; Jin, S. Linear paired electrochemical valorization of glycerol enabled by the electro-Fenton process using a stable NiSe₂ cathode. Nat. Catal. 2022, 5, 716–725. DOI: 10.1038/s41929-022-00826-y

6. Ross, R.D.; Sheng, H.; Parihar, A.; Huang, J.; Jin, S. Compositionally Tuned Trimetallic Thiospinel Catalysts for Enhanced Electrosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide and Built-In Hydroxyl Radical Generation. ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 12643-12650. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03349

7. Huang, J.; Sheng, H.; Ross, R.D.; Han, J.; Wang, X.; Song, B.; Jin, S. Modifying redox properties and local bonding of Co₃O₄ by CeO₂ enhances oxygen evolution catalysis in acid. Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 3036. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23390-8

8. Sheng, H.; Janes, A.N.; Ross, R.D.; Kaiman, D.; Huang, J.; Song, B.; Schmidt, J.; Jin, S. Stable and selective electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide and electro-Fenton process on CoSe₂ polymorph catalysts. Energy Environ. Sci. 2020, 13, 4189-4203. DOI: 10.1039/D0EE01925A

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