I obtained a B.A. Chemistry from California State University Long Beach in 1993 and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California Santa Cruz in 2000. My areas of expertise are inorganic chemistry and nanomaterials.

• Best Dissertation Award for Doctoral Student - UTEP (05/15/2019)
• First-place Best Research Poster in Chemistry - COURI Spring 2019 - COURI Spring 2019 - Campus-wide UG research competition (04/30/2019)
• UTEP Academy of Distinguished Teachers - University of Texas at El Paso (04/28/2019)
• Second Place on International Undergraduate Research Competition Rice 360 at Rice University - Global Health Technologies Design Competition at Rice University - Rice University (04/15/2019)
• Ralph & Kathleen Ponce de Leon Professorship - University of Texas at El Paso (05/10/2015)
• University of Texas System Academy of Distinguished Teachers - University of Texas System (04/15/2015)
• Provost’s Faculty Fellowship at the Office of Undergraduate Studies - UTEP's Provost Office (05/15/2014)
• COURI Faculty Mentor Award - Center of Undergraduate Research Initiatives (04/30/2013)
• UTEP COURI Faculty Mentor with the Most Student Posters Presented - Center of Undergraduate Research Initiatives (COURI) (04/30/2013)
• UT System Outstanding Teaching Award - University of Texas System (08/15/2009)
• Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award - University of Texas System (08/01/2009)
• NSF CAREER Award - National Science Foundation (09/01/2008)
• NSF CAREER Award - National Science Foundation (02/02/2008)
• Ruth L. Kirschstein NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship - National Institute of Health (08/02/2001)
• Distinguished Service Award - University of California Santa Cruz (04/12/1998)
• NIH MARC-MBRS Fellowship - National Institute of Health - CSULB (08/23/1992)

• Chemistry, University of Utah (2002)
• Supramolecular Chemistry, University of Utah (2002)
• Ph D in Chemistry, University of California Santa Cruz (2000)
• Ph D in Chemistry, University of California Santa Cruz (2000)
• BA in California State University Long Beach (1994)
• BA in Chemistry, California State University Long Beach (1994)

• Theoretical prediction of superatom molecular orbitals (SAMOs) in the ice-like cluster (H2O)10 and its impact in the supramolecular chemistry and function of nanostructured water CHEMICAL PHYSICS IMPACT 5 (2022), Javier Hernandez-Ortega, Ruben Casillas, Neetha Mohan, Suman Sirimulla, Juan C. Noveron.
• Low-dimensional heterostructures for advanced electrocatalysis: an experimental and computational perspective CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS 51 3 (2022), Md A. Ahsan, Tianwei He, Juan C. Noveron, Karsten Reuter, Alain R. Puente-Santiago, Rafael Luque.
• Detection of Leptin Using Electrocatalyst Mediated Impedimetric Sensing ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE \& ENGINEERING (2022), Tamanna Islam, Md A. Ahsan, Masud Hassan, Humayra Afrin, Jaqueline Pena-Zacarias, Ali Aldalbahi, Bonifacio Alvarado-Tenorio, Juan C. Noveron, Md Nurunnabi.
• Controlling the Interfacial Charge Polarization of MOF-Derived 0D-2D vdW Architectures as a Unique Strategy for Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysis ACS APPLIED MATERIALS \& INTERFACES 14 3 (2022), Md A. Ahsan, Tianwei He, Kamel Eid, Aboubakr M. Abdullah, Mohamed F. Sanad, Ali Aldalbahi, Bonifacio Alvarado-Tenorio, Aijun Du, Alain R. Santiago, Juan C. Noveron.
• Combinatorial Analysis of Sparse Experiments on Photocatalytic Performance of Cement Composites: A Route toward Optimizing Multifunctional Materials for Water Purification LANGMUIR 37 18 (2021), Pamela Z. Fallas, Jaime Q. Kimzey, Prabhas Hundi, Md T. Islam, Juan C. Noveron, Pedro J. Alvarez, Rouzbeh Shahsavari.
• Nature-inspired hierarchical materials for sensing and energy storage applications CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS 50 8 (2021), Chunping Xu, Alain R. Puente-Santiago, Daily Rodriguez-Padron, Mario J. Munoz-Batista, Md A. Ahsan, Juan C. Noveron, Rafael Luque.
• Tuning the Intermolecular Electron Transfer of Low-Dimensional and Metal-Free BCN/C60 Electrocatalysts via Interfacial Defects for Efficient Hydrogen and Oxygen Electrochemistry J. Am. Chem. Soc. 143 2 (2021), Md Ariful Ahsan, Tianwei He, Kamel Eid, Aboubakr M. Abdullah, Michael L. Curry, Aijun Du, Alain Puente Santiago, Luis A. Echegoyen, Juan C. Noveron.
• Tuning the Intermolecular Electron Transfer of Low-Dimensional and Metal-Free BCN/C-60 Electrocatalysts via Interfacial Defects for Efficient Hydrogen and Oxygen Electrochemistry JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 143 2 (2021), Md A. Ahsan, Tianwei He, Kamel Eid, Aboubakr M. Abdullah, Michael L. Curry, Aijun Du, Alain R. Santiago, Luis A. Echegoyen, Juan C. Noveron.
• Biomass-derived ultrathin carbon-shell coated iron nanoparticles as high-performance tri-functional HER, ORR and Fenton-like catalysts JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 275 (2020), Md A. Ahsan, Alain R. Santiago, Alejandro Rodriguez, Viridiana Maturano-Rojas, Bonifacio Alvarado-Tenorio, Ricardo A. Bernal, Juan C. Noveron.
• Metal-Organic frameworks-derived multifunctional carbon encapsulated metallic nanocatalysts for catalytic peroxymonosulfate activation and electrochemical hydrogen generation MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 498 (2020), Md A. Ahsan, Alain R. Santiago, Aruna N. Nair, Jalaine Weller, Mohammed F. Sanad, Delia J. Valles-Rosales, Candace K. Chan, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Juan C. Noveron.
• Metal-Organic frameworks-derived multifunctional carbon encapsulated metallic nanocatalysts for catalytic peroxymonosulfate activation and electrochemical hydrogen generation Molecular Catalysis 498 (2020), Md A. Ahsan, Alain R. Santiago, Aruna N. Nair, Jalaine Weller, Mohammed F. Sanad, Delia J. Valles-Rosales, Candace K. Chan, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Juan C. Noveron.
• Biomass-derived ultrathin carbon-shell coated iron nanoparticles as high-performance tri-functional HER, ORR and Fenton-like catalysts JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 275 (2020), Md A. Ahsan, Santiago, Alain R. Puente, Alejandro Rodriguez, Viridiana Maturano-Rojas, Bonifacio Alvarado-Tenorio, Ricardo A. Bernal, Juan C. Noveron.
• Spent tea leaves templated synthesis of highly active and durable cobalt-based trifunctional versatile electrocatalysts for hydrogen and oxygen evolution and oxygen reduction reactions GREEN CHEMISTRY 22 20 (2020), Md A. Ahsan, Muhammad A. Imam, Alain R. Puente Santiago, Alejandro Rodriguez, Bonifacio Alvarado-Tenorio, Ricardo A. Bernal, Rafael Luque, Juan C. Noveron.
• Spent tea leaves templated synthesis of highly active and durable cobalt-based trifunctional versatile electrocatalysts for hydrogen and oxygen evolution and oxygen reduction reactions GREEN CHEMISTRY 22 20 (2020), Md A. Ahsan, Muhammad A. Imam, Puente Santiago, Alain R., Alejandro Rodriguez, Bonifacio Alvarado-Tenorio, Ricardo A. Bernal, Rafael Luque, Juan C. Noveron.
• Tuning of Trifunctional NiCu Bimetallic Nanoparticles Confined in a Porous Carbon Network with Surface Composition and Local Structural Distortions for the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction, Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions Journal of the American Chemical Society 142 34 (2020), Md A. Ahsan, Alain R. Puente Santiago, Yu Hong, Ning Zhang, Manuel Cano, Enrique Rodriguez-Castellon, Luis A. Echegoyen, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Juan C. Noveron.
• Tuning of Trifunctional NiCu Bimetallic Nanoparticles Confined in a Porous Carbon Network with Surface Composition and Local Structural Distortions for the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction, Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 142 34 (2020), Md A. Ahsan, Alain R. Santiago, Yu Hong, Ning Zhang, Manuel Cano, Enrique Rodriguez-Castellon, Luis A. Echegoyen, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Juan C. Noveron.
• Tuning of tri-functional NiCu bimetallic nanoparticles confined in a porous carbon network with surface composition and local structural distortions for the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction, oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions J. Am. Chem. Soc. 142 34 (2020), Md Ariful Ahsan, Alain R. Puente Santiago, Yu Hong, Ning Zhang, Manuel Cano, Enrique Rodriguez-Castellon, Luis A. Echegoyen, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Juan C. Noveron.
• Alginate Hydrogels with Embedded ZnO Nanoparticles for Wound Healing Therapy. International journal of nanomedicine 15 (2020), C M. Cleetus, F Alvarez Primo, G Fregoso, N Lalitha Raveendran, Juan C. Noveron, Charles Spencer, Ramana V. Chintalapalle, Binata Joddar.
• Sustainable synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant and generation of hydroxyl radical JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS 307 (2020), Kazi A. Sultana, Md T. Islam, Joshua A. Silva, Reagan S. Turley, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Juan C. Noveron.
• Development of photocatalytic paint based on TiO2 and photopolymer resin for the degradation of organic pollutants in water SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 704 (2020), Md. T. Islam, Arieana Dominguez, Reagan S. Turley, Hoejin Kim, Kazi A. Sultana, Mai Shuvo, Bonifacio Alvarado-Tenorio, Milka O. Montes, Yirong Lin, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Juan C. Noveron.
• Alginate Hydrogels with Embedded ZnO Nanoparticles for Wound Healing Therapy INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE 15 (2020), Carol M. Cleetus, Fabian A. Primo, Gisel Fregoso, Nivedita L. Raveendran, Juan C. Noveron, Charles Spencer, Ramana, V, Chintalapalle, Binata Joddar.
• Alginate Hydrogels with Embedded ZnO Nanoparticles for Wound Healing Therapy INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE 15 (2020), Carol M. Cleetus, Fabian A. Primo, Gisel Fregoso, Nivedita L. Raveendran, Juan C. Noveron, Charles Spencer, Ramana, Chintalapalle, V, Binata Joddar.
• Nanoparticle-templated conversion of glucose to a high surface area biocarbon for the removal of organic pollutants in water Water Science and Technology 82 7 (2020), L. A. Barrera, A. C. Escobosa, A. Nevarez, M. A. Ahsan, L. S. Alsaihati, Juan C. Noveron.
• Nanoscale nickel metal organic framework decorated over graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes for water remediation Sci Total Environ 698 (2020), M. A. Ahsan, V. Jabbari, M. A. Imam, Edison A. Castro, H. Kim, M. L. Curry, D. J. Valles-Rosales, Juan C. Noveron.
• Soil microbiomes mediate degradation of vinyl ester-based polymer composites Nature Communications Materials 1 1 (2020), Adam M. Breister, Muhammad A. Imam, Zhichao Zhou, Md A. Ahsan, Juan C. Noveron, Karthik Anantharaman, Pavana Prabhakar.
• Structural and second harmonic generation properties of nanogel of niobium oxide nanoparticles Materials Chemistry and Physics 255 (2020), Carlos A. Díaz-Moreno, Namrata Khanal, Macías, A Hurtado, Juan C. Noveron, Jorge A. López.
• Sustainable synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant and generation of hydroxyl radical JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS 307 (2020), Kazi A. Sultana, Md T. Islam, Joshua A. Silva, Reagan S. Turley, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Juan C. Noveron.
• Tissue paper-derived porous carbon encapsulated transition metal nanoparticles as advanced non-precious catalysts: Carbon-shell influence on the electrocatalytic behaviour Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 581 (2020), Md A. Ahsan, Alain R. Santiago, Mohamed F. Sanad, Jalaine Weller, Olivia Fernandez-Delgado, Luis A. Barrera, Viridiana Maturano-Rojas, Bonifacio Alvarado-Tenorio, Candace K. Chan, Juan C. Noveron.
• Sustainable synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant and generation of hydroxyl radical. Journal of Molecular Liquids 307 (2020), Kazi A. Sultana, Md T. Islam, Joshua A. Silva, Reagan S. Turley, Jose A. Hernandez-Viezca, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Juan C. Noveron.
• Ultrafast catalytic reduction of environmental pollutants in water via MOF-derived magnetic Ni and Cu nanoparticles encapsulated in porous carbon APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE 497 (2019), Md A. Ahsan, Vahid Jabbari, Ahmed A. El-Gendy, Michael L. Curry, Juan C. Noveron.
• Fe nanoparticles encapsulated in MOF-derived carbon for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol and methyl orange in water CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS 130 (2019), Md A. Ahsan, Eva M. Deemer, Olivia Fernandez-Delgado, Huiyao Wang, Michael L. Curry, Ahmed A. El-Gendy, Juan C. Noveron.
• Rapid synthesis of ultrasmall platinum nanoparticles supported on macroporous cellulose fibers for catalysis NANOSCALE ADVANCES 1 8 (2019), Md T. Islam, Jose A. Rosales, Ricardo Saenz-Arana, Shahrouz J. Ghadimi, Juan C. Noveron.
• Sustainable synthesis and remarkable adsorption capacity of MOF/ graphene oxide and MOF/CNT based hybrid nanocomposites for the removal of Bisphenol A from water Science of the Total Environment 673 (2019), Md. A. Ahsan, Vahid Jabbari, Md. T. Islam, RFeagan S. Turley, Noemi Dominguez, Hoejin Kim, Edison A. Castro, Jose A. Hernandez-Viezcas, Michael L. Curry, Jorge A. Lopez, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Juan C. Noveron.
• Sustainable synthesis and remarkable adsorption capacity of MOF/graphene oxide and MOF/CNT based hybrid nanocomposites for the removal of Bisphenol A from water SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 673 (2019), Md A. Ahsan, Vahid Jabbari, Md T. Islam, Reagan S. Turley, Noemi Dominguez, Hoejin Kim, Edison A. Castro, Jose A. Hernandez-Viezcas, Michael L. Curry, Jorge A. Lopez, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Juan C. Noveron.
• Synthesis of high surface area transition metal sponges and their catalytic properties NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY 43 25 (2019), Md. T. Islam, Jose Rosales, Ricardo Saenz-Arana, Roy Arrieta, Hoejin Kim, Kazi A. Sultana, Yirong Lin, Dino Villagran, Juan C. Noveron.
• Sucrose-Mediated Fast Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants in Water. ACS omega 4 4 (2019), M T. Islam, A Dominguez, B Alvarado-Tenorio, Ricardo A. Bernal, M O. Montes, Juan C. Noveron.
• Sucrose-Mediated Fast Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants in Water ACS OMEGA 4 4 (2019), Md T. Islam, Arieana Dominguez, Bonifacio Alvarado-Tenorio, Ricardo A. Bernal, Milka O. Montes, Juan C. Noveron.
• TiO2-carbon nanoporous composites prepared via ZnO nanoparticle-templated carbonization of glucose adsorb and photodegrade organic pollutants in water JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING 28 (2019), Luis A. Barrera, Alma C. Escobosa, Aileen Nevarez, Noemi Dominguez, Jose L. Banuelos, Paul Westerhoff, Juan C. Noveron.
• Removal of methylene blue and tetracycline from water using peanut shell derived adsorbent prepared by sulfuric acid reflux JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 7 1 (2019), Md. T. Islam, Hyder, A. H. M. Golam, Ricardo Saenz-Arana, Cesar Hernandez, Thomas Guinto, Md A. Ahsan, Bonifacio Alvarado-Tenorio, Juan C. Noveron.
• 3D printing of polyvinylidene fluoride/photopolymer resin blends for piezoelectric pressure sensing application using the stereolithography technique MRS Communications 9 3 (2019), Hoejin Kim, Luis C. Manriquez, Md T. Islam, Luis A. Chavez, Jaime E. Regis, Md A. Ahsan, Juan C. Noveron, Tzu-Liang B. Tseng, Yirong Lin.
• Borohydride-free catalytic reduction of organic pollutants by platinum nanoparticles supported on cellulose fibers Journal of Molecular Liquids 296 (2019), Md T. Islam, Kazi A. Sultana, Juan C. Noveron.
• Carbonization of Co-BDC MOF results in magnetic C@ Co nanoparticles that catalyze the reduction of methyl orange and 4-nitrophenol in water Journal of Molecular Liquids 290 (2019), Md A. Ahsan, Olivia Fernandez-Delgado, Eva M. Deemer, Huiyao Wang, Ahmed A. El-Gendy, Michael L. Curry, Juan C. Noveron.
• Carbonization of Co-BDC MOF results in magnetic C@ Co nanoparticles that catalyze the reduction of methyl orange and 4-nitrophenol in water Journal of Molecular Liquids (2019), Md A. Ahsan, Olivia Fernandez-Delgado, Eva M. Deemer, Huiyao Wang, Ahmed A. El-Gendy, Michael L. Curry, Juan C. Noveron.
• Deciphering the mechanism of action of cholesterol analogs as inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis The FASEB Journal 33 1\_supplement (2019), Miguel A. Carrillo-Alvarado, Andrew Pardo, Laila Alsaihati, Juan C. Noveron, Hugues Ouellet.
• Development of photocatalytic paint based on TiO2 and photopolymer resin for the degradation of organic pollutants in water Science of The Total Environment (2019), Md T. Islam, Arieana Dominguez, Reagan S. Turley, Hoejin Kim, Kazi A. Sultana, MAI Shuvo, Bonifacio Alvarado-Tenorio, Milka O. Montes, Yirong Lin, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, others.
• Fe nanoparticles encapsulated in MOF-derived carbon for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol and methyl orange in water Catalysis Communications 130 (2019), Md A. Ahsan, Eva M. Deemer, Olivia Fernandez-Delgado, Huiyao Wang, Michael L. Curry, Ahmed A. El-Gendy, Juan C. Noveron.
• Glucose-derived nanotemplated carbon adsorbents for water remediation of organic and inorganic pollutants 257 (2019), Luis Barrera, Alma Escobosa, Juan C. Noveron.
• Rapid Synthesis of Ultrasmall Platinum Nanoparticles Supported on Macroporous Cellulose Fibers for Catalysis Nanoscale Advances (2019), Md T. Islam, Jose Rosales, Saenz A. Ricardo, Shahrouz Ghadimi, Juan C. Noveron.
• Removal of methylene blue and tetracycline from water using peanut shell derived adsorbent prepared by sulfuric acid reflux Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 7 1 (2019), Md T. Islam, AHM G. Hyder, Ricardo Saenz-Arana, Cesar Hernandez, Thomas Guinto, Md A. Ahsan, Bonifacio Alvarado-Tenorio, Juan C. Noveron.
• Sustainable synthesis and remarkable adsorption capacity of MOF/graphene oxide and MOF/CNT based hybrid nanocomposites for the removal of Bisphenol A from water SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 673 (2019), Md A. Ahsan, Vahid Jabbari, Md T. Islam, Reagan S. Turley, Noemi Dominguez, Hoejin Kim, Edison A. Castro, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Michael L. Curry, Jorge A. Lopez, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Juan C. Noveron.
• Synthesis of high-surface area transition metal sponges and their catalytic properties New Journal of Chemistry (2019), Md T. Islam, Jose Rosales, Saenz A. Ricardo, Roy Arrieta, Hoejin Kim, Kazi A. Sultana, Yirong Lin, Dino Villagran, Juan C. Noveron.
• TiO2-carbon nanoporous composites prepared via ZnO nanoparticle-templated carbonization of glucose adsorb and photodegrade organic pollutants in water Journal of Water Process Engineering 28 (2019), Luis A. Barrera, Alma C. Escobosa, Aileen Nevarez, Noemi Dominguez, Ba\~nuelos, Jose L, Paul Westerhoff, Juan C. Noveron.
• Ultrafast catalytic reduction of environmental pollutants in water via MOF-derived magnetic Ni and Cu nanoparticles encapsulated in porous carbon Applied Surface Science 497 (2019), Md A. Ahsan, Vahid , Ahmed El-Gendy, Ahmed L. Curry, Juan C. Noveron.
• Conducting a Low-Waste Iodine Clock Experiment on Filter Paper To Discern the Rate Law JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION 96 1 (2019), Luis A. Barrera, Alma C. Escobosa, Laila S. Alsaihati, Juan C. Noveron.
• Biosorption of bisphenol A and sulfamethoxazole from water using sulfonated coffee waste: Isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic studies JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 6 5 (2018), Md A. Ahsan, Md T. Islam, Muhammad A. Imam, Hyder, A. H. M. Golam, Vahid Jabbari, Noemi Dominguez, Juan C. Noveron.
• Fullerene stabilized gold nanoparticles supported on titanium dioxide for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange and catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 6 4 (2018), Md. T. Islam, Hangkun Jing, Ting Yang, Emmanuel Zubia, Alan G. Goos, Ricardo A. Bernal, Cristian E. Botez, Mahesh Narayan, Candace K. Chan, Juan C. Noveron.
• Adsorptive removal of methylene blue, tetracycline and Cr(VI) from water using sulfonated tea waste Environmental Technology & Innovation 11 (2018), Md Ariful Ahsan, Sai Krishna Katla, Md T. Islam, Jose A. Hernandez-Viezcas, Luis M. Martinez, Carlos A. Diaz-Moreno, Jorge A. Lopez, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Jose L. Banuelos, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Juan C. Noveron.
• Green synthesis of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium nanoparticles reduced and stabilized by sodium rhodizonate and their catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol and methyl orange New J. Chem. 42 8 (2018), Md. T. Islam, Ricardo Saenz-Arana, Huiyao Wang, Ricardo A. Bernal, Juan C. Noveron.
• “High dispersions of carbon nanotubes on cotton-cellulose benzoate fibers with enhanced electrochemical generation of reactive oxygen species in water” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2018), Julio Padilla, Joshua Melendez, Luis Barrera, Yanyu Wu, Karen Ventura, Jose Veleta, Tariqul M. Islam, Carmen Chavez, Sai Krishna Katla, Dino Villagran, Juan C. Noveron.
• Adsorption of methylene blue and tetracycline onto biomass-based material prepared by sulfuric acid reflux RSC ADVANCES 8 57 (2018), Md. T. Islam, Ricardo Saenz-Arana, Cesar Hernandez, Thomas Guinto, Md A. Ahsan, Hoejin Kim, Yirong Lin, Bonifacio Alvarado-Tenorio, Juan C. Noveron.
• Adsorptive removal of methylene blue, tetracycline and Cr(VI) from water using sulfonated tea waste ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION 11 (2018), Md. A. Ahsan, Sai K. Katla, Md. T. Islam, Jose A. Hernandez-Viezcas, Luis M. Martinez, Carlos A. Diaz-Moreno, Jorge A. Lopez, Srinivasa R. Singamaneni, Jose L. Banuelos, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Juan C. Noveron.
• Adsorptive removal of methylene blue, tetracycline and Cr(VI) from water using sulfonated tea waste ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION 11 (2018), Md. A. Ahsan, Sai K. Katla, Md. T. Islam, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Luis M. Martinez, Carlos A. Diaz-Moreno, Jorge A. Lopez, Srinivasa R. Singamaneni, Jose L. Banuelos, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Juan C. Noveron.
• Adsorptive Removal of Sulfamethoxazole and Bisphenol A from Contaminated Water using Functionalized Carbonaceous Material Derived from Tea Leaves JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 6 4 (2018), Md A. Ahsan, Md T. Islam, Cesar Hernandez, Hoejin Kim, Yirong Lin, Michael L. Curry, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Juan C. Noveron.
• Alkyl Length Effects on the DNA Transport Properties of Cu (II) and Zn(II) Metallovesicles: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study JOURNAL OF DRUG DELIVERY (2018), Itizia Z. Arroyo, Clarissa S. Gomez, Hugo Alarcon, Araceli Jimenez, Andrew Pardo, Gabriel Montano, Rodrigo X. Armijos, Juan C. Noveron.
• Alkylated pyridyl amphiphiles display a pro-apoptotic profile in cancerous cell lines dependent on hydrophobic chain length FASEB JOURNAL 32 1 (2018), Miguel A. Carrillo-Alvarado, Evelyn A. Hernandez, Andrew Pardo, Armando A. Varela-Ramirez, Juan C. Noveron.
• Alkylated pyridyl amphiphiles display a pro-apoptotic profile in cancerous cell lines dependent on hydrophobic chain length FASEB JOURNAL 32 1 (2018), Miguel A. Carrillo-Alvarado, Evelyn A. Hernandez, Andrew Pardo, Armando A. Varela-Ramirez, Juan C. Noveron.
• Bimetallic CoMoS Composite Anchored to Biocarbon Fibers as a High-Capacity Anode for Li-Ion Batteries ACS OMEGA 3 8 (2018), Noemi Dominguez, Brenda Torres, Luis A. Barrera, Julio E. Rincon, Yirong Lin, Russell R. Chianelli, Md A. Ahsan, Juan C. Noveron.
• Biomass conversion of saw dust to a functionalized carbonaceous materials for the removal of Tetracycline, Sulfamethoxazole and Bisphenol A from water JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 6 4 (2018), Md. A. Ahsan, Md. T. Islam, Cesar Hernandez, Edison A. Castro, Sai K. Katla, Hoejin Kim, Yirong Lin, Michael L. Curry, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Juan C. Noveron.
• Biosorption of bisphenol A and sulfamethoxazole from water using sulfonated coffee waste: Isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic studies JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 6 5 (2018), Md A. Ahsan, Md T. Islam, Muhammad A. Imam, Hyder, A. H. M. Golam, Vahid Jabbari, Noemi Dominguez, Juan C. Noveron.
• Conducting a Low-Waste Iodine Clock Experiment on Filter Paper To Discern the Rate Law Journal of Chemical Education 96 1 (2018), Luis A. Barrera, Alma C. Escobosa, Laila S. Alsaihati, Juan C. Noveron.
• Conversion of waste tire rubber into a high-capacity adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue, methyl orange, and tetracycline from water JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 6 2 (2018), Md. T. Islam, Ricardo Saenz-Arana, Cesar Hernandez, Thomas Guinto, Md A. Ahsan, Dwayne T. Bragg, Huiyao Wang, Bonifacio Alvarado-Tenorio, Juan C. Noveron.
• Conversion of waste tire rubber into a high-capacity adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue, methyl orange, and tetracycline from water JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 6 2 (2018), Md. T. Islam, Ricardo Saenz-Arana, Cesar Hernandez, Thomas Guinto, Md A. Ahsan, Dwayne T. Bragg, Huiyao Wang, Bonifacio Alvarado-Tenorio, Juan C. Noveron.
• Fullerene stabilized gold nanoparticles supported on titanium dioxide for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange and catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 6 4 (2018), Md. T. Islam, Hangkun Jing, Ting Yang, Emmanuel Zubia, Alan G. Goos, Ricardo A. Bernal, Cristian E. Botez, Mahesh Narayan, Candace K. Chan, Juan C. Noveron.
• Green synthesis of a highly efficient biosorbent for organic, pharmaceutical, and heavy metal pollutants removal: Engineering surface chemistry of polymeric biomass of spent coffee waste JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING 25 (2018), Md. A. Ahsan, Vahid Jabbari, Md. T. Islam, Hoejin Kim, Jose A. Hernandez-Viezcas, Yirong Lin, Carlos A. Diaz-Moreno, Jorge A. Lopez, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Juan C. Noveron.
• Green synthesis of a highly efficient biosorbent for organic, pharmaceutical, and heavy metal pollutants removal: Engineering surface chemistry of polymeric biomass of spent coffee waste JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING 25 (2018), Md. A. Ahsan, Vahid Jabbari, Md. T. Islam, Hoejin Kim, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Yirong Lin, Carlos A. Diaz-Moreno, Jorge A. Lopez, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Juan C. Noveron.
• Green synthesis of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium nanoparticles reduced and stabilized by sodium rhodizonate and their catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol and methyl orange NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY 42 8 (2018), Md T. Islam, Ricardo Saenz-Arana, Huiyao Wang, Ricardo A. Bernal, Juan C. Noveron.
• Green synthesis of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium nanoparticles reduced and stabilized by sodium rhodizonate and their catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol and methyl orange NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY 42 8 (2018), Md T. Islam, Ricardo Saenz-Arana, Huiyao Wang, Ricardo A. Bernal, Juan C. Noveron.
• High dispersions of carbon nanotubes on cotton-cellulose benzoate fibers with enhanced electrochemical generation of reactive oxygen species in water JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 6 1 (2018), Julio E. Padilla, Joshua Melendez, Luis A. Barrera, Yanyu Wu, Karen Ventura, Jose M. Veleta, Md. T. Islam, Carmen A. Chavez, Sai K. Katla, Dino Villagran, Juan C. Noveron.
• High dispersions of carbon nanotubes on cotton-cellulose benzoate fibers with enhanced electrochemical generation of reactive oxygen species in water JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 6 1 (2018), Julio E. Padilla, Joshua Melendez, Luis A. Barrera, Yanyu Wu, Karen Ventura, Jose M. Veleta, Md. T. Islam, Carmen A. Chavez, Sai K. Katla, Dino Villagran, Juan C. Noveron.
• Mesomorphic Behavior in Silver(I) N-(4-Pyridyl) Benzamide with Aromatic pi-pi Stacking Counterions MATERIALS 11 9 (2018), Issac Torres, Mauro Ruiz, Hung Phan, Noemi Dominguez, Jacobo Garcia, Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, Hayden Evans, Marino J. Resendiz, Tunna Baruah, Alejandro Metta, Atta Arif, Juan C. Noveron.
• Mesomorphic Behavior in Silver(I) N-(4-Pyridyl) Benzamide with Aromatic pi-pi Stacking Counterions MATERIALS 11 9 (2018), Issac Torres, Mauro Ruiz, Hung Phan, Noemi Dominguez, Jacobo Garcia, Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, Hayden Evans, Marino J. Resendiz, Tunna Baruah, Alejandro Metta, Atta Arif, Juan C. Noveron.
• Nanoparticle-templated synthesis of porous carbon for the removal of organic pollutants from water ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 255 (2018), Alma Escobosa, Luis Barrera, Juan C. Noveron.
• Nanoparticle-templated synthesis of porous carbon for the removal of organic pollutants from water ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 255 (2018), Alma Escobosa, Luis Barrera, Juan C. Noveron.
• Self-regenerating photocatalytic hydrogel for the adsorption and decomposition of methylene blue and antibiotics in water ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION 11 (2018), Andrew Pardo, Homero Garcia, Paulette Ramirez, Miguel A. Carrillo-Alvarado, Katla S. Krishna, Noemi Dominguez, Md T. Islam, Huiyao Wang, Juan C. Noveron.

• Mechanisms of action of cholesterol analogs as inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (2019), Volume UTEP, Julian Perez, Miguel Garza, Miguel Carrillo-Alvarado, Andrew Pardo, Laila Alsaihaiti, Jericho Tipo, Juan C. Noveron, Hugues Ouellet.
• Solu-Bingo: A Gallery Walk Activity Showcase Presentation (2019), Volume Indianapolis, IN, Marianne Marin, Chelsea Moreno, Edna Tepezano, Paulina Torres, Juan C. Noveron, Geoffrey B. Saupe, James E. Becvar.
• Nineteen years of guiding leaders to deliver facilitated learning at UTEP (2019), Volume Indianapolis, IN, James E. Becvar, Geoffrey B. Saupe, Mahesh Narayan, Juan C. Noveron, Dino Villagran, Wen-Yee Lee.
• Chemical Innovation Research in Water Treatment Technologies (2019), Volume Department of Chemical Engineeiring, Juan C. Noveron.
• Targeting the cholesterol catabolic pathway of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using cholesterol analogs (2019), Volume Socorro, New Mexico, Miguel Carrillo-Alvarado, Andrew Pardo, Laila Alsaihaiti, Juan C. Noveron, Hugues Ouellet.
• Deciphering the mechanism of action of cholesterol analogs as inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (2019), Volume Orlando, FL, Miguel Carrilo-Alvarado, Andrew Pardo, Laila Alsaihaiti, Juan C. Noveron, Hugues Ouellet.
• Science for the Artsy (2019), Volume Brownwood, TX, Ajuma Alfred, Juan C. Noveron, Geoffrey B. Saupe, James E. Becvar.
• Improving Networking Skills by Implementing Study Pages into the Chemistry Workshop Workbooks (2019), Volume Brownwood, TX, Anthony Ramirez, Elizabeth Antohi, Juan C. Noveron, Geoffrey B. Saupe, James E. Becvar.
• Innovation Química para Desarrollo Economico Regional - Sudamerica- Chile (2019), Volume Santiago de Chile, Juan C. Noveron.

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