Welcome to the Chavez Research Lab!
We are a highly interdisciplinary team led by Professor Steven Chavez in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UCLA. We are broadly interested in the development of solar-to-chemical energy conversion systems and heterogeneous photocatalysts to help decarbonize chemical production processes. By using light as a clean energy source, we can design sustainable chemical conversion systems that will allow us to satisfy growing chemical demand while simultaneously mitigating climate change. Please see our Research Page for more details.
Photochemical engineering for a sustainable chemical future.
Excited-state photochemistry on plasmonic metal nanoparticles offers opportunities to drive more selective reaction pathways that cannot be accessed in thermal catalysis.
Coming Soon
The Chavez lab launches in July 2024. Please check regularly for updates.
Join us
Interested students should apply to the UCLA CBE graduate program.
Postdocs should email Prof. Chavez directly at stchavez@ucla.edu
Address
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Boelter Hall, UCLA
420 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA, 90095