Zachary Goldsmith
Zachary Goldsmith
Undergraduate Student
Room 333A
Department of Chemistry
University of Pennsylvania
231 South 34th street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
Phone: (215)
898-1150
E-mail: zgold (at) sas.upenn.edu
Education and Awards
2014 (expected) B.A. Chemistry (honors) and Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests
I study the thermodynamics and kinetics of self-regenerative (or 'intelligent') catalysis using first-principles calculations. Such catalysts require only small amounts of precious metal and resist sintering even after repeated use. I am also interested in ionic diffusion in oxides, doping and defects in perovskites, pseudopotential design, and computational methods.
Nerdy Moments
Favorite clusters: DaVinci, Garnet
Favorite superhero: Spiderman
Favorite sport to play: Basketball
Favorite movie: Space Jam
Favorite Penn food truck: New York Gyro
Favorite trivia category: Geography