{"id":28,"date":"2015-06-30T15:14:43","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T22:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saunderslab.chem.wsu.edu\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2015-06-30T15:14:43","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T22:14:43","slug":"dr-steven-r-saunders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/saunderslab\/people\/dr-steven-r-saunders\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Steven R. Saunders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/saunderslab.chem.wsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_42111.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-51 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/saunderslab.chebe.wsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC_42111-200x300.png\" alt=\"DSC_4211\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Associate Professor<\/p>\n<p>Associate Director<br \/>\n213 Wegner Hall<br \/>\n(509) 335-6578<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:steven.r.saunders@wsu.edu\">steven.r.saunders@wsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Research Interests<\/h3>\n<p>Tunable and switchable solvent technology (e.g., near-critical, supercritical, gas-expanded, and ionic liquids); nanoparticle synthesis, processing, and applications; fundamental thermodynamic and computational modeling; nanomaterial catalysis and reaction kinetics.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of our research is to develop highly active, pseudo-homogeneous nanocatalysts. \u00a0We aim to design nanoparticles which demonstrate enhanced activity over their supported counterparts while being able to be recycled and reused. \u00a0These catalysts have the potential to revolutionize the use of nanoparticles in catalytic settings for the production of specialty, energy, pharmaceutical, and agricultural chemicals and associated applications.<\/p>\n<h3>Education<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Postdoctoral Fellowship, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-2013.<\/li>\n<li>Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 2011.<\/li>\n<li>B.S. Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2006.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Honors and Awards<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Outstanding Teaching Faculty Member in Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, 2014.<\/li>\n<li>Merriwether Fellowship, Auburn University, 2011.<\/li>\n<li>McLeod Outstanding Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Teaching Award, Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 2006.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Recent Publications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Reynolds, S. R., Markland, K., Rood, J., Leonard, E., Saunders, S. R. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1039\/C6RA11475J\">Manipulating Ligand-Nanoparticle Interactions and Catalytic Activity through Organic-Aqueous Tunable Solvents Recovery<\/a>&#8221; RSC Advances,\u00a0<em>Accepted<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-804\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3194\/2016\/08\/TOC.png\" alt=\"TOC\" width=\"877\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3194\/2016\/08\/TOC.png 877w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3194\/2016\/08\/TOC-396x213.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3194\/2016\/08\/TOC-792x426.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3194\/2016\/08\/TOC-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3194\/2016\/08\/TOC-198x107.png 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Graham, T.R., Renslow, R., Govind, N., Saunders, S.R. &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/acs.jpcc.6b06155\">Precursor Ion-Ion Aggregation in the Brust-Schiffrin Synthesis of Alkanethiol Nanoparticles.<\/a>&#8221; Journal of Physical Chemistry &#8211; C. <em> Accepted <\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/acs.jpcc.6b06155\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-782\" src=\"http:\/\/saunderslab.chebe.wsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Table-of-Contents-Picture-1024x551.png\" alt=\"Table of Contents Picture\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Taznil, A.H., Sultana, S.T., Saunders, S.R., Shi, L., Marsili, E., Beyenal, H. &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.enzmictec.2016.07.015\">Biological Synthesis of Nanoparticles in Biofilms<\/a>&#8220;, Enzyme and Microbial Technology. <em>In Press\u00a0<\/em>.<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.enzmictec.2016.07.015\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-795 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3194\/2015\/06\/Title.png\" alt=\"Title\" width=\"1266\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3194\/2015\/06\/Title.png 1266w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3194\/2015\/06\/Title-396x164.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3194\/2015\/06\/Title-792x328.png 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3194\/2015\/06\/Title-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3194\/2015\/06\/Title-198x82.png 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1266px) 100vw, 1266px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tanzil, A.H, Sultana, S.T., Saunders, S.R., Dohnalkova, A., Davenport, E., Ha, P., Beyenal, H. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.enzmictec.2016.07.012\">&#8220;Production of gold nanoparticles by electrode-respiring Geobacter Sulfurrendense Biofilms&#8221;<\/a>, Enzyme and Microbial Technology. <em>In Press<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.enzmictec.2016.07.012\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-789 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/saunderslab.chebe.wsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/1-s2.0-S0141022916301417-gr3-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"1-s2.0-S0141022916301417-gr3\" width=\"300\" height=\"414\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3194\/2015\/06\/CV.pdf\">Full CV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Associate Professor Associate Director 213 Wegner Hall (509) 335-6578 steven.r.saunders@wsu.edu Research Interests Tunable and switchable solvent technology (e.g., near-critical, supercritical, gas-expanded, and ionic liquids); nanoparticle synthesis, processing, and applications; fundamental thermodynamic and computational modeling; nanomaterial catalysis and reaction kinetics. 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