Bernard Whajah

Dr. Whajah joined the Applied Catalysis and Emissions Research Group as a Postdoctoral Research Associate on November 4, 2024. He earned his Ph.D. from the Cain Department of Chemical Engineering at Louisiana State University in July 2024, where he was co-supervised by Dr. Kerry Dooley and Dr. James Dorman. Dr. Whajah also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana. His Doctoral research focused on the catalytic upcycling of waste plastics using induction heating. At Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Dr. Whajah is working on developing and optimizing monolith-supported bifunctional catalysts to enhance the efficiency of CO₂ conversion into dimethyl ether.