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Scott Docherty

Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Department of Chemistry

Columbia University

Scott Docherty is a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University. His research integrates catalysis, materials science, and sustainable chemistry, with specific focus on alkyne semihydrogenation using earth-abundant Ni-Zn nanocrystals, syngas-to-ethanol conversion over RhFe alloy catalysts, and the application of data science frameworks to map alkyne chemical space. He also investigates strong coupling in orthogonal nanographenes and contorted acene ribbons for neural probes. His recent publications appear in Nature Communications, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Science Advances. His work advances hydrogen energy and chemical reaction engineering through innovative spectroscopic and computational approaches.

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Scott Docherty

Columbia University

Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Department of Chemistry

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chemistry chemical engineering catalysis materials science sustainable chemistry chemical reaction engineering energy chemistry chemical sciences hydrogen energy electrocatalysts hydrogen storage transition metal chemistry hydrogen inorganic chemistry frontier chemical synthesis material chemistry organic process research organic chemistry nanoparticle research organic synthesis organic chemistry frontier coordination chemistry chemical physics energy research molecular science biomolecular engineering metals energy conversion catalyst activation silica-supported pdga nanoparticles metal synergy molecular catalysis heterogeneous catalysis hydrogen bond catalyst preparation hydrogen generation hydrogen production bottom-up synthesis inorganic synthesis nanostructure synthesis powder synthesis nanoarchitectonics surface reactivity catalytic materials metal nanoparticles in-situ conversion superconducting materials implantable sensors cation sensing implantable devices graphene quantum dot advanced manufacturing technology molecular analogue c-h activation intermediate xanes signature molten metal synthesis extended ribbon structure acene ribbons neural probes

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Mapping Alkyne Chemical Space—Classifying the Reactivity of Alkynes in Semihydrogenation and Beyond Using a Data Science Framework. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich) (2026)

organic process researchchemistryorganic chemistrychemical synthesismolecular structurephysical organic chemistrychemical sciencesorganic synthesismolecular modelsmaterials sciencechemical structurechemical physicscomputational chemistrytransition metal chemistryorganic chemistry frontierchemical engineeringstructural chemistry

Strong Coupling in Orthogonal Nanographenes. Chemistry - A European Journal (2026)

carbonchemistrygraphenegraphene quantum dotnanotechnology

Contorted Acene Ribbons for Stable and Ultrasensitive Neural Probes. Science Advances (2025)

Shayan LouieQifeng JiangDuncan J. WisniewskiSi Tong BaoHonghu ZhangKaushik ChivukulaQiyi FangAshutosh GarudapalliScott R. DochertyFay NgMichael SteigerwaldYu ZhongDion KhodagholyColin Nuckolls

advanced functional materialsimplantable sensorsbioelectronicsimplantable devicesneural engineeringbiomedical engineeringmaterials sciencebiofabricationcation sensingacene ribbonsextended ribbon structureneural probesbiosensors

Conversion of Syngas to Ethanol Over a Rhfe Alloy Catalyst. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025)

sustainable chemistrybioproductschemistryenergy conversionbioresource technologychemical engineeringenergy chemistrygreen chemistryenergy researchchemical reaction engineeringhydrogen storageelectrocatalystshydrogenhydrogen energybiofuelscatalysis

Earth-Abundant Ni-Zn Nanocrystals for Efficient Alkyne Semihydrogenation Catalysis. Nature Communications (2025)

sustainable chemistrychemistrychemical engineeringenergy chemistryhydrogen storageelectrocatalystscatalysis

Rhfe Alloying Promotes the Efficient and Selective Conversion of Syngas to Ethanol. ChemRxiv (2025)

sustainable chemistrybioproductschemistrybioresource technologychemical engineeringenergy chemistrybiological engineeringchemical reaction engineeringbiochemical engineeringchemical scienceshydrogen storageprocess biochemistrybiotechnologygreen chemistryhydrogen energybiofuelscatalysis

2 H Quadrupolar Coupling Constant: A Spectroscopic Ruler for Transition Metal–Hydride Bond Distances in Molecular and Surface Sites. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025)

chemistryhydrogenmolecular sciencemolecular structuremolecular physicsphysical organic chemistryquantum chemistryvibrational spectroscopymolecular modelsapplied physicsphysical chemistrychemical structurechemical physicstheoretical chemistrycomputational chemistryphysicsstructural chemistry

Transitory Topochemical Tailoring of a Van Der Waals Superconductor. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025)

chemistrysuperconductivitymaterial chemistrychemical scienceschemical structuresuperconducting materials

GALLIUM: A Universal Promoter Switching Co 2 Methanation Catalysts to Produce Methanol. JACS Au (2024)

organic process researchsustainable chemistrychemistryorganic chemistrychemical synthesischemical biologychemical engineeringchemical reaction engineeringbiochemical engineeringchemical sciencesorganic synthesisbiochemistryinorganic chemistry frontierprocess biochemistrytransition metal chemistryorganic chemistry frontiercatalysis

Gallium Switches the Selectivity of Classical Methanation Catalysts to Produce Methanol From Co2. ChemRxiv (2024)

organic process researchsustainable chemistrychemical kineticschemistrychemical synthesischemical engineeringenergy chemistrychemical reaction engineeringchemical scienceshydrogen storageelectrocatalystsinorganic chemistry frontiercarbon capturehydrogen energytransition metal chemistrycatalysis

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Scott Docherty

Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Department of Chemistry

Columbia University

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Columbia University

Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Department of Chemistry

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Strong Coupling in Orthogonal Nanographenes. Chemistry - A European Journal (2026)

carbonchemistrygraphenegraphene quantum dotnanotechnology

Contorted Acene Ribbons for Stable and Ultrasensitive Neural Probes. Science Advances (2025)

Shayan LouieQifeng JiangDuncan J. WisniewskiSi Tong BaoHonghu ZhangKaushik ChivukulaQiyi FangAshutosh GarudapalliScott R. DochertyFay NgMichael SteigerwaldYu ZhongDion KhodagholyColin Nuckolls

Conversion of Syngas to Ethanol Over a Rhfe Alloy Catalyst. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025)

Earth-Abundant Ni-Zn Nanocrystals for Efficient Alkyne Semihydrogenation Catalysis. Nature Communications (2025)

sustainable chemistrychemistrychemical engineeringenergy chemistryhydrogen storageelectrocatalystscatalysis

Rhfe Alloying Promotes the Efficient and Selective Conversion of Syngas to Ethanol. ChemRxiv (2025)

2 H Quadrupolar Coupling Constant: A Spectroscopic Ruler for Transition Metal–Hydride Bond Distances in Molecular and Surface Sites. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025)

Transitory Topochemical Tailoring of a Van Der Waals Superconductor. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025)

chemistrysuperconductivitymaterial chemistrychemical scienceschemical structuresuperconducting materials

GALLIUM: A Universal Promoter Switching Co 2 Methanation Catalysts to Produce Methanol. JACS Au (2024)

Gallium Switches the Selectivity of Classical Methanation Catalysts to Produce Methanol From Co2. ChemRxiv (2024)

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