Ruddy, Dan

B.S.: Chemistry in 2003

Ph.D.: Inorganic Chemistry at the University of California-Berkeley with Don Tilley in 2008

Senior Scientist with National Renewable Energy Laboratories in Golden, CO

Publications

  • “High-octane gasoline from biomass: Experimental, economic, and
    environmental assessment.” D.P. Dupuis, G.R. Grim, E. Nelson, E.C.D. Tan, D.A. Ruddy, S. Hernandez, T. Westover, J.E. Hensley and D. Carpenter, Appl. Energy, 2019, 241, 25.
  • “Driving towards cost-competitive biofuels through catalytic fast pyrolysis by rethinking catalyst selection and reactor configuration.” M.D. Griffin, K. Ilsa, H. Wang, D. Huamin, O. Abhijit, K.A. Orton, R.J. French, D.M. Santosa, M. Wilson, E. Christensen, C. Nash, K.M. Van Allsburg, F.G. Baddour, D.A. Ruddy, E.C.D. Tan, H. Sai, C. Mukarakate and J.A. Schaidle, Energy Env. Sci., 2018, 11, 2904. 
  • “Late-transition-metal-modified β‑Mo2C catalysts for enhanced hydrogenation during guaiacol deoxygenation.” F.G. Baddour, V.A. White, C.P. Nash, M.B. Griffin, D.A. Ruddy and J.A. Schaidle, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2017, 5, 11433.
  • “An investigation into support cooperativity for the deoxygenation of guaiacol over nanoparticle Ni and Rh2P.” M.B. Griffin, F.G. Baddour, S.E. Habas, C.P. Nash, D.A. Ruddy and J.A. Schaidle, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2017, 7, 2954.
  • “Exploring low-temperature dehydrogenation at ionic Cu sites in beta zeolite to enable alkane recycle in dimethyl ether homologation.” C.A. Farberow, S. Cheah, S. Kim, J.T. Miller, J.R. Gallagher, J.E. Hensley, J.A. Schaidle and D.A. Ruddy, ACS Catal., 2017, 7, 3662.
  • “High-throughput continuous flow synthesis of nickel nanoparticles for the catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol.” E.J. Roberts, S.E. Habas, L. Wang, D.A. Ruddy, E.A. White, F.G. Baddour, M.B. Griffin, J.A. Schaidle, N. Malmstadt and R.L. Brutchey, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2017, 5, 632.
  • “Organometallic model complexes elucidate the active gallium species in alkane dehydrogenation catalysts based on ligand effects in Ga K-edge XANES.” A.  Getsoian, U. Das, J. Camacho-Bunquin, G. Zhang, J.R. Gallagher, B. Hu, S. Cheah, J.A. Schaidle, D.A. Ruddy, J.E. Hensley, T.R. Krause, L.A. Curtiss, J.T. Miller and A.S. Hock, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2016, 6, 6339.
  • “Synthesis of α-MoC1-x nanoparticles with a surface-modified SBA-15 hard template: Determination of structure–function relationships in acetic acid deoxygenation.” F.G. Baddour, C.P. Nash, J.A. Schaidle and D.A. Ruddy, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 9026.
  • “Virtual special issue on catalysis at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratories.” M. Pruski, A.D. Sadow, I.I. Slowing, C.L. Marshall, P. Stair, J. Rodriguez, A. Harris, G.A. Somorjai, J. Biener, C. Matranga, C. Wang, J.A. Schaidle, G.T. Beckham, D.A. Ruddy, T. Deutsch, S.M. Alia, C. Narula, S. Overbury, T. Toops, R.M. Bullock, C.H.F. Peden, Y. Wang, M. D. Allendorf, J. Nørskov and T. Bligaard, ACS Catal., 2016, 6, 3227.
  • “Role of the support and reaction conditions on the vapor-phase deoxygenation of m‑cresol over Pt/C and Pt/TiO2 catalysts.” M.B. Griffin, G.A. Ferguson, D.A. Ruddy, M.J. Biddy, G.T. Beckham and J.A. Schaidle, ACS Catal., 2016, 6, 2715.
  • “Experimental and computational investigation of acetic acid deoxygenation over oxophilic molybdenum carbide: Surface chemistry and active site identity.” J.A. Schaidle, J. Blackburn, C.A. Farberow, C. Nash, K.X. Steirer, J. Clark, D.J. Robichaud and D.A. Ruddy, ACS Catal., 2016, 6, 1181.
  • “Femtosecond measurements of size-dependent spin crossover in FeII(pyz)Pt(CN)4 nanocrystals.” D.M. Sagar, F.G. Baddour, P. Konold, J. Ullom, D.A. Ruddy, J.C. Johnson and R. Jimenez, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2016, 7, 148.
  • “Mixed alcohol dehydration over Brønsted and Lewis acidic catalysts.” C.P. Nasha, A. Ramanathanb, D.A. Ruddy, M. Behl, E. Gjersinga, M. Griffin, H. Zhub, B. Subramaniamb, J.A. Schaidlea and J.E. Hensley, Appl. Catal. A, 2016, 510, 110.
  • “Evaluation of silica-supported metal and metal phosphide nanoparticle catalysts for the hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol under ex situ catalytic fast pyrolysis conditions.” M.B. Griffin, F.G. Baddour, S.E. Habas and D.A. Ruddy, Top. Catal., 2016, 59, 124.
  • “A facile molecular precursor route to metal phosphide nanoparticles and their evaluation as hydrodeoxygenation catalysts.” S.E. Habas, F.G. Baddour, D.A. Ruddy, C.P. Nash, J. Wang, M. Pan, J.E. Hensley and J.A. Schaidle, Chem. Mater., 2015, 27, 7580.
  • “Structure−function relationships for electrocatalytic water oxidation by molecular [Mn12O12] clusters.” Y. Yan, J.S. Lee and D.A. Ruddy, Inorg. Chem., 2015, 54, 4550.
  • “Conversion of dimethyl ether to 2,2,3-trimethylbutane over a Cu/BEA catalyst: Role of Cu sites in hydrogen incorporation.” J.A. Schaidle, D.A. Ruddy, S.E. Habas, M. Pan, G. Zhang, J.T. Miller and J.E. Hensley, ACS Catal., 2015, 5, 1794.
  • “Recent advances in heterogeneous catalysts for bio-oil upgrading via “ex situ catalytic fast pyrolysis”: catalyst development through the study of model compounds.” D.A. Ruddy, J.A. Schaidle, J.R. Ferrell, J. Wang, L. Moens and J.E. Hensley, Green Chem., 2014, 16, 454.
  • “Deactivation and stability of K-CoMoSx mixed alcohol synthesis catalysts.” J.E. Hensley, S. Pylypenko and D.A. Ruddy, J. Catal., 2014, 309, 199.
  • “Non-aqueous thermolytic route to oxynitride photomaterials using molecular precursors Ti(OtBu)4 and N≡Mo(OtBu)3.” D.A. Ruddy, O.G. Reid, B.M. Leonard, S. Pylypenko and N.R. Neale, J. Mat. Chem. A: Mat. Energy Sustain., 2013, 1, 14066.
  • “Surface chemistry exchange of alloyed germanium nanocrystals: A pathway toward conductive group IV nanocrystal films.” D.A. Ruddy, P.T. Erslev, S.E. Habas, J.A. Seabold and N.R. Neale, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2013, 4, 416.
  • “Control of PbSe quantum dot surface chemistry and photophysics using an alkylselenide ligand.” B.K. Hughes, D.A. Ruddy, J.L. Blackburn, D.K. Smith, M.R. Bergren, A.J. Nozik, J.C. Johnson and M.C. Beard, ACS Nano, 2012, 6, 5498.
  • “Size and bandgap control in the solution-phase synthesis of near-infrared-emitting germanium nanocrystals.” D.A. Ruddy, J.C. Johnson, E.R. Smith and N.R. Neale, ACS Nano, 2010, 4, 7459.
  • “Site-isolated Pt-SBA15 materials from tris(tert-butoxy)siloxy complexes of Pt(II) and Pt(IV).” D. A. Ruddy, J. Jarupatrakorn, R. M. Rioux, J. T. Miller, M. J. McMurdo, J. L. McBee, K. A. Tupper and T. D. Tilley, Chemistry of Materials, 2008, 20, 6517.
  • “Kinetics and mechanism of olefin epoxidation with aqueous H2O2 and a highly selective surface-modified TaSBA15 heterogeneous cavtalyst.” D. A. Ruddy and T. D. Tilley, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 11088.
  • “The influence of surface modification on the epoxidation selectivity and mechanism of TiSBA15 and TaSBA15 catalysts with aqueous hydrogen peroxide.” D. A. Ruddy, R. L. Brutchey and T. D. Tilley, Topics in Catalysis, 2008, 48, 99.
  • “Highly selective olefin epoxidation with aqueous H2O2 over surface-modified TaSBA15 prepared via the TMP method.” D. A. Ruddy and T. D. Tilley, Chem. Commun., 2007, 3350.
  • “Thermolytic molecular precursor route to site-isolated vanadia-silica materials and their catalytic performance in methane selective oxidation.” D. A. Ruddy, N. L. Ohler, A. T. Bell and T. D. Tilley, J. Catal., 2006, 238, 277.
  • “Influence of surface modification of Ti-SBA15 catalysts on the epoxidation mechanism for cyclohexene with aqueous hydrogen peroxide.” R. L. Brutchey, D. A. Ruddy, L. K. Andersen and T. D. Tilley, Langmuir 2005, 21, 9576.
  • “Acylative dimerization of tetrahydrofuran catalyzed by rare-earth triflates.” W. H. Miles, D. A. Ruddy, S. Tinorgah and R. L. Geisler, Synth. Comm., 2004, 34, 1871.
  • “Determination of the active ingredient loperamide hydrochloride in pharmaceutical caplets by high performance thin layer chromatography with ultraviolet absorption densitometry of fluorescence quenched zones.” D. A. Ruddy and J. Sherma, Acta Poloniae Pharm., 2002, 59, 15.