Alberto Striolo

Professor
Asahi Glass Chair in Chemical Engineering
Lloyd and Jane Austin Presidential Professor

Email: astriolo@ou.edu
Office: Sarkeys Energy Center, Room T-311
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Education
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, 2002
University of Padova, Italy
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1998
University of Padova, Italy

Research Focus -Rerum Cognoscere Causas

• Our group combines advanced multi-scale simulations (including electronic structure calculations, atomistic molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations, and coarse-grained dissipative particle dynamics) with emerging computational approaches (e.g., stochastic kinetic Monte Carlo methods, machine learning and transfer learning). Our lab has access to massive computational environments (Legion, NERSC, OSCER, ARChER). We established a network of talented international collaborators to achieve the synergism between experiments and theory we believe is necessary to secure scientific progress in all technological areas of current societal importance. We thrive to establish and maintain an active network of collaborations with industry, to directly translate our results to positive impact.
• Areas of current active research interest in the group include:
• In-silico design of chemical additives – this project has allowed us to make contacts with major chemicals and energy companies, and to secure funding from government agencies.
• Reducing the environmental impact of the energy sector. Problems of interest include particle agglomeration, structure-transport relations in porous media, rheology, materials reliability and others. More details cannot be disclosed because of confidentiality.
• Management of the environmental contamination due to microplastics and antibiotics via a holistic approach that takes into consideration sources, transport, removal, and fate of the contaminants.
• We are interested in pedagogical research, to identify what motivate students from various socio-economic backgrounds to thrive for success.
• Building on recent success with the MSc program in ‘Global Management of Natural Resources’ at University College London, we seek to identify teaching programs that enable recent graduates and early- to mid-career professionals to acquire multi-disciplinary knowledge on topics relevant for the transformation of the industrial sector towards achieving a more sustainable society.

Experience and Awards

• Honorary Research Professor, University College London, UK (2021 to present)
• Deputy Head of Department (Enterprise), University College London, UK, 2014-2021
• Member of the Thomas Young Centre, London, 2013 – present
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Associate, 2012
• Visiting Fellow, Princeton University, 2011
• Associate Professor of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, OU, 2011-2013
• Assistant Professor of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, OU, 2005-2011
• Fellow: Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3)
• Fellow: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
• Fellow: Institute of Chemical Engineering (IChemE)
• Fellow: Institute of Physics (IoP)
• HP Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, American Chemical Society, 2011
• Regents’ Award for Superior Research and Creating Activity, University of Oklahoma, 2011