Chemistry Department Faculty

Professor Young is a physical chemist with an interest and focus in materials science with energy applications. This interest led to the study of nanomaterials for catalytic applications in fuel cell technologies, with particular focus in electrochemistry and gas phase catalysis, as well as the study of the catalytic surfaces and structures using an above and below approach to tune activities. Through nanoparticle synthesis utilizing transition metals and catalytic surface tuning, Professor Young focused on oxygen reduction catalysis. Incorporating metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as molecular sieves on the surface of nanoparticles, product selectivity towards fine chemicals was studied. As a member of the teaching faculty, Professor Young has helped develop the honors program for undergraduate studies by emphasizing the use of chemistry in the modern world by including modern examples in lectures and incorporating a scientific literature aspect, including the use of databases and literature searches.

• Wei-Shang Lo, Lien-Yang Chou, Allison Young, Chenhao Ren, Tian Wei Goh, Benjamin Williams, Yang Li, Sheng-Yu Chen, Mariam Ismail, Wenyu Huang, Chia-Kuang Tsung. “Probing the Interface between Encapsulated Nanoparticles and Metal-Organic Frameworks for Catalytic Selectivity Control.”Chem. Mater. 2021,33,1946-1953
• Benjamin P. Williams*, Allison P. Young*, Ilektra Andoni, Yong Han, Wei-Shang Lo, Matthew Golden, Jane Yang, Lian-Ming Lyu, Chun-Hong Kuo, James Evans, Wenyu-   Huang, Chia-Kuang Tsung. “Strain‐Enhanced Metallic Intermixing in Shape‐Controlled Multilayered Core–Shell Nanostructures: Toward Shaped Intermetallics”. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2020, 59(26), 10574-10580
• Sang-il Choi, Allison P. Young, Sujin R. Lee, Cheng Ma, Ming Luo, Miaofang Chi, Chia-Kuang Tsung, and Younan Xia. “Pd@Rh Core-Shell Nanocrystals with well-defined facets and their enhanced catalytic performance towards CO Oxidation.”  Nanoscale Horizons. 2019. 5. 1232-1238
• Brian T. Sneed, Allison P. Young, Daniel J. Jalalpoor, Matthew C. Golden, Shunjia Mao, Ying Jiang, Yong Wang, Chia-Kuang (Frank) Tsung. “Shaped Pd-Ni-Pt Core-Sandwich-Shell Nanoparticles: Influence of Ni Sandwich Layers on Catalytic Electrooxidations.” ACS Nano. 2014. 8(7): 7239-7250