Welcome to the Hazlett Lab at Concordia University

We are designing sustainable chemical processes and the catalysts driving them to enable a green future by producing fuels and chemicals from sustainable sources and processes, and mitigating their harmful environmental effects. 

Research Objectives

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The research lab has two main objectives: 

1. Design sustainable processes for producing green and alternative fuels centered around chemistry and catalysis
2. Design catalytic aftertreatment systems such that the engine emissions from green and alternative fuels meet environmental regulations

Keywords

bimetallic catalysts - biofuels and biochemicals - catalyst design - catalyst distribution - catalyst zoning - emissions catalysis - environmental chemistry - functionalization - green chemistry - heterogeneous catalysis - oxidation catalysts - reaction kinetics - reaction mechanisms - solid acid catalysts - spatially resolved reactions

If you are interested in pursuing your PhD or MASc, please e-mail Dr. Hazlett with your curriculum vitae (CV), transcript(s) (official or unofficial), and a statement of interest to [email protected].
Please note that Dr. Hazlett receives a large volume of e-mails from students, and while she takes time to review all applicants it is not possible for her to reply to all applicants or acknowledge receipt of all applications. 

About Dr. Melanie Hazlett

Dr. Hazlett is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at Concordia University. Her research expertise lies in heterogeneous catalysis in the field of environmental catalysis. She graduated from her PhD at the University of Houston in 2016, and from her BASc at the University of Waterloo in 2012.

How can we rationally design catalysts to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions?

Recent Publications

Lotfollahzade Moghaddam, A., Ghavipour, M., Kopyscinski, J., Hazlett, M. J., “Tuning RHO Zeolite Crystallization Time and Precursors for Stable and Improved Methanol Conversion to Dimethyl Ether Compared to Conventional Catalysts", ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 12/19 (2024) 7478-7486.

Lotfollahzade Moghaddam, A., Ghavipour, M., Kopyscinski, J., Hazlett, M. J., “Methanol dehydration to dimethyl ether over KFI zeolites. Effect of template concentration and crystallization time on catalyst properties and activity”, Applied Catalysis A: General, 672 (2024) 119594.

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