Computational Surface Science and Catalysis Group

Michael Rebarchik

Email: rebarchik@wisc.edu

Address:
2745 Engineering Hall

Education:

Ph. D. Chemical Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison

B.S. Chemical Engineering
Oregon State University

Awards:

  • Awarded North American Catalysis Society Kokes Travel Award (2022)
  • Awarded Bird-Stewart-Lightfoot Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship (2021)
  • Awarded Donald E. Baldovin Graduate Fellowship (2018)

Publications:

  1. “Operando probing dynamic migration of copper carbonyl during electrocatalytic CO2 reduction”, Y. Yang, J. Feijóo, M. Figueras-Valls, C. Chen, C. Shi, M. V. Fonseca Guzman, Y. M. Maombi, S. Liu, P. Jain, V. Briega-Martos, Z. Peng, Y. Shan, G. Lee, M. Rebarchik, L. Xu, C. J. Pollock, J. Jin, N. E. Soland, C. Wang, M. B. Salmeron, Z. Chen, Y. Han, M. Mavrikakis and P. Yang, Nature Catalysis 8, 579 (2025). [DOI]

    2. Read a commentary paper on publication # 10

  2. “Selective Hydrogenation of Furfural Acetone over a Cu Catalyst: Combined Theoretical and Experimental Study”, M. Rebarchik,* E. Smith,* H. Chang, J. A. Dumesic, and M. Mavrikakis, ACS Catalysis 15, 6662 (2025). [DOI]

  3. “Adsorbate-Induced Adatom Formation on Au-Cu Bimetallic Alloys and Its Possible Consequences for CO2 Electroreduction”, L. Xu, M. Rebarchik, S. Bhandari, and M. Mavrikakis, Surface Science 751, 122613 (2025). [DOI]

  4. “Experimental Perspective on Occluded CuxOy Nanoclusters in Hydrothermally Aged Cu-SSZ-13 SCR Catalysts”, D. Kiani, M. Rebarchik, T. Ryu, E. A. Lebrón-Rodríguez, W.-S. Lo, N. Ottinger, Y. Xi, Z. G. Liu, and I. Hermans, Chem Catalysis 4, 101012 (2024). [DOI]

  5. “Atomically Dispersed Zn/Co-N-C as ORR Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Fuel Cells”, W. Xu, R. Zeng, M. Rebarchik, A. Posada-Borbón, H. Li, C. J. Pollock, M. Mavrikakis, and H. D. Abruña, Journal of the American Chemical Society 146, 2593 (2024). [DOI]

  6. “Exploiting Electricity Market Dynamics using Flexible Electrolysis Units for Retrofitting Methanol Synthesis”, J. Ma, M. Rebarchik, S. Bhandari, M. Mavrikakis, G. W. Huber, and V. M. Zavala, Energy & Environmental Science 16, 2346 (2023). [DOI]

  7. “Insights into the Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Graphene-Based Single-Atom Catalysts from First-Principles-Informed Microkinetic Modeling”, M. Rebarchik, S. Bhandari, T. Kropp, and M. Mavrikakis, ACS Catalysis 13, 5225 (2023). [DOI]

  8. “Effects of Water Addition to Isopropanol for Hydrogenation of Compounds Derived from 5-Hydroxymethyl Furfural over Pd, Ru, and Cu Catalysts”, E. Gilcher, H. Chang, M. Rebarchik, G. W. Huber, and J. A. Dumesic, ACS Catalysis 12, 10186 (2022). [DOI]

  9. “How Noninnocent Spectator Species Improve the Oxygen Reduction Activity of Single-atom Catalysts: Microkinetic Models from First-principles Calculations”, M. Rebarchik, S. Bhandari, T. Kropp, and M. Mavrikakis, ACS Catalysis 10, 9129 (2020). [DOI]

  10. “On the Active Site for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting on Late Transition Metals Embedded in Graphene”, T. E. Kropp, M. Rebarchik, and M. Mavrikakis, Catalysis Science & Technology 9, 6793 (2019). [DOI]