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. “Diamondoid-templated lithium single-cation conduction in solid state organic electrolytes”, J. McAlpine, M. Rebarchik, H. Tupkar, Z. Jiang, S. Alemdar, M. Gallmeyer, J. E. Dahl, R. M.K. Carlson, B. O. Tkachenko, H. Hofstetter, C. F. M. Clewett, P. R. Schreiner, W. Loo, M. Mavrikakis, and M. A. Gebbie, Journal of Materials Chemistry A xx, xxx (2025). [DOI]

  2. “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]

    3. Read a commentary paper on publication # 10

  3. “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]

  4. “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]

  5. “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]

  6. “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]

  7. “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]

  8. “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]

  9. “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]

  10. “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]

  11. “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]