Welcome to the Searles Group website! We are located in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Florida.
Our research is focused on the utilization and efficient conversion of globally abundant substrates, such as CO2, N2, CH4, natural/shale gas components and biofuels, which are related to energy and environmental concerns. The research focuses on the development of novel inorganic materials and molecules spanning the fields of both heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis.
Latest Group News
- Summer Fellowship
Congratulations to Alexander Stant for receiving the 2025 Lovelace Family Summer Fellowship!
- Graduate Student Teaching Award
Congratulations to Alexander Stant for receiving the 2025 Graduate Student Teaching Award!
- Catalysis Science & Technology
Congratulations to Reece, Peijie and the rest of the team on their recent publication describing the general use of organometallic precursors for arene hydrogenation! (https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CY01275E)
- New Publication
Congratulations to Nicole and co-workers on their recent publication in Inorganic Chemistry describing new bis-dipyrromethane complexes of cobalt! (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02442)
- Fellowship
Congratulation to Nicole for being selected as a 2024 Harry Sisler Summer Fellow!