Principle Investigator



Email: tmo32@cam.ac.uk

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Assistant Professor in Energy Technology
Department of Engineering
University of Cambridge

B.S in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Johns Hopkins University (2012)

Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Pennsylvania (2018)

Module Integration and Development Engineer
Intel Corporation (2021)

Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemical Engineering and
Materials Science
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (2023)

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Dr. Onn received his B.S from Johns Hopkins University and completed his doctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania under the advisement of Raymond J. Gorte. Following three years working on the Intel’s 4 nm and 3 nm process, he left for the University of Minnesota to work on programmable catalytic materials with Paul J. Dauenhauer and C. Dan Frisbie. In his free time, he enjoys blitz chess and badminton.


Graduate Students


Yidong Zhang

Thesis topic: Techno-economic analysis of green hydrogen production (emphasis on catalysis)

Zhengyi Wu

Thesis topic: Inverse catalysts for emissions control and fuel production.

Nikola A. Bakoc

Thesis topic: Techno-economic comparison between green and grey hydrogen production

Ning Wang

Thesis topic: Single atom catalysts for electric field modulation.

Postdoctoral Fellows


Aliki M. Tsopelakou

Research Project: Photocatalysis and methane oxidation. Co-advised with Adam Boies.

Sumit Kumar

Research Project: Photocatalysis and methane oxidation. Co-advised with Adam Boies

Undergraduate Students


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© 2023 Tzia Ming Onn, Energy, Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, UK; tmo32@cam.ac.uk