Welcome to the Baker Lab at Queen’s University
The chemical industry is one of the biggest contributors to climate change, with a two-fold dependence on fossil fuels: both as starting materials and as an energy source for chemical reactions. Our research program involves the development of carbon-neutral and carbon-negative chemical processes, using renewable electricity as an energy source and sustainable materials as building blocks. The program will focus on pairing together electrochemical reactions, and understanding their mechanistic pathways, to decrease waste and better prepare these processes for industrial implementation. Ultimately, the research in the Baker lab will reduce the carbon footprint of the chemical industry while maintaining production of valuable chemical goods.
Welcome Leah, Sam and Ali to the Baker lab!
Leah Chesney (Chemistry/Education), Sam Fahrngruber (Chemical Engineering, Biochemical stream, co-supervised by Kevin De France), and Alexandra Romain (Engineering Chemistry) join the Baker lab for their
Rachel Baker, Sc’17, to commence inaugural Robins Family Professorship of Engineering Chemistry in 2023
This article originally appeared in Smith Engineering at Queen’s News here. Kingston native Rachel Baker, Sc’17, will begin her term next year as Robins Family Professor