​Welcome to the Modestino group at NYU

Our research lies at the interface of multifunctional material development and electrochemical engineering. Electrochemical devices are ubiquitous to a broad range of energy conversion technologies and chemical processes. Their core components rely on complex materials that provide the required electrocatalytic activity and mass transport functionality. Our group has expertise in composite materials development, processing and characterization; and this expertise is used to improve and redefine electrochemical reactors with direct industrial applications. Our applied research approach also relies on fundamental understanding of the materials’ self-assembly and how their morphology and surface properties affects the mass transport and performance of electrochemical devices.

We are incredibly grateful for the generous financial support provided by the following organizations: 


Recent News:

Miguel was featured in the Reaction Chemistry & Engineering Blog of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Check out the blog post.
March 3, 2023
Miguel and Ricardo were featured in an article about their collaboration with Air Company​.
March 2, 2023
Miguel was cited in a PolitiFact article. Check it out.
February 8, 2023​
Check out this article on our newly published Nature paper, a collaboration led by our colleagues in NYU Tandon Chemical Engineering.
June 4th, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Adlai Katzenberg for successfully defending his Ph.D.! He will be continuing his research career at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. 
December 19, 2020
Our work on redox-mediated energy storage and hydrogen production devices was previewed in Joule.
December 19, 2020
Check out this highlight on our multi-institutional collaboration around "Decarbonizing Chemical Manufacturing Using Sustainable Electrification", or DC-MUSE. 
December 19, 2020