The Jones Research Group in March 2007: From top-left: Dr. Teresita Marzialetti, Dr. Henry Cheng, Mariefel Valenzuela, Dr. John Richardson, Jeff Drese, Genggeng Qi, Tae-Hyun Bae, Travis Hoskins, Dr. Carsten Sievers, Rebecca Shiels, Dr. Krishnan Venkatasubbaiah, Chris Gill, Dr. Jason Hicks, Eric Ping, Prof. Chris Jones.
Energy - Biofuels, CO2 Capture, Lignocellulose conversion
Catalysis - heterogeneous (supported organometallics, zeolites, oxides, etc.); homogeneous (soluble organometallics and coordination compounds); interface of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis (catalyst leaching)
Polymers and polymerization - miniemulsions, controlled radical polymerization (RAFT, ATRP), renewable monomers and polymers
Separations - materials for adsorptive and membrane separations
Silica Surface Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry
Polymer Chemistry
Molecular Design of Immobilized Metal Complex Catalysts
Molecular Design of Adsorbent Materials
Low Energy Separation Processes
Catalytic Olefin Polymerization
Catalytic Conversion of Renewable Resources
Magnetic Nanoparticles as Catalyst Supports
Recyclable Polymerization Catalysts