Carol A. Fierke Collegiate Professor of Chemistry; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Chemistry; Program in the Environment Macromolecular Science and Engineering
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About
Research Interests
Our recent work focuses on sustainable polymers via chemical recycling, detection of environmental microplastics, adsorbents for PFAS, and materials for redox flow batteries. For more information on specific projects, please visit our chemical research page on our group website.
Recent Awards
Morely Award, 2026
Energy Reduction Champion (UM), 2025
Akron Award, 2021
Harold R. Johnson Diversity Award, 2020
Guggenheim Fellowships, 2019
Claudia Joan Alexander Trailblazer Award, 2019
AAAS Fellow, 2017
Faculty Recognition Award, 2016
Recent Publications
Clough, M. E.; Ochoa Rivera, E.; Ayala, A. M.; Parham, R. L.; Pennacchio, J.; Thurber, H. E.; Ault, A. P.; Tewari, A.; McNeil, A. J. Microplastic overestimation from gloves: Identifying and salvaging contaminated vibrational datasets. Anal. Meth. 2026, 18, 2914–2926. DOI: 10.1039/d5ay01801c
Parham, R. L.; Ayala, A. M.; Meagher, L.; Clough, M. E.; Ochoa Rivera, E.; Shi, J.; Tewari, A.; McNeil, A. J.; Ault, A. P. Identifying microplastics in laboratory and atmospheric aerosol mixtures via optical photothermal infrared and Raman microspectroscopy. Anal. Chem. 2025, 97, 18136–18143. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5c02968
Neyhouse, B. J.; Cook, G. E.; Jha, R. K.; McNeil, A. J. Electrochemical generation of chlorine and hydrogen from waste poly(vinyl chloride). ACS Sust. Chem. Eng. 2025, 13, 13042–13050. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c04559
Singh, S.; Tami, J. L.; Gruich, C.; Gatz, A. J.; Dong, J.; Nguyen, B. H.; Smith, J. A.; Goldsmith, B. R.; McNeil, A. J.; Kwabi, D. G. Sulfonated Benzo[c]cinnolines for alkaline redox-flow batteries. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2025, 8, 7904–7911. DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.4c02861
Clough, M. E.; Ochoa Rivera, E.; Parham, R. L.; Ault, A. P.; Zimmerman, P. M.; McNeil, A. J.; Tewari, A. Enhancing confidence in microplastic spectral identification via conformal prediction. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024, 58, 21740–21749. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c05167
