Kolen'ko Research Group at INL
We investigate unconventional nanomaterials for sustainable chemistry!
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Our Research
Novel chemical strategies for unconventional nanostructured materials
Nanomaterials
Engineering unconventional nanomaterials with tailored structural and functional properties.
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Developing critical-raw-material-free, active, selective, and stable catalysts.
Electrocatalysis
Advancing high-performance electrocatalysts for water splitting, and nitrogen reduction reactions.
Coatings
Creating eco-friendly functional coatings that minimize environmental impact.
Research Highlights
Discover our most impactful recent achievements and breakthroughs
Latest News
Research activities, publications, and events from our group
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Advanced Materials Science 2026
Ângela, Juliana and Tânia took part in the Advanced Materials Science 2026, held in Rome, Italy.
2nd International Conference on Circularity, Sustainability and Resilience in Water, Wastewater and Sludge Management
João Braga and João Restivo took part in the 2nd International Conference on Circularity, Sustainability and Resilience in Water, Wastewater and Sludge Management, held in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Materials for Sustainable Development Conference
Catarina took part in the MATSUS SPRING 2026, with a poster presentation entitled "Enhanced alkaline HER electrocatalysts by waste-derived NiCoMn materials", held in Barcelona, Spain.
Nanomaterials 2026
Juliana and Tânia participated in the Nanomaterials 2026 conference, held in Barcelona, Spain.
New paper on Coatings
Collaborative article on functional conductive coatings based on metallic core@shell nanoparticles!
New paper on Heterogeneous Catalysis
Joana and Laura co-author collaborative study on COF materials for environmental monitoring in Microchemical Journal!
New paper on Electrolysis
Collaborative JACS paper by Yury and Natalia with Kirill Kovnir's group at Iowa State University on Ni phosphide electrocatalysts has been published!
New paper on Electrolysis
Zhipeng and Mouli Thalluri have contributed to paper on electrocatalytic ammonia production published in Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy.
New paper on Electrolysis
Thalluri collaborated a Communications Chemistry paper on Cu²⁺-directed high entropy alloy sulfides for multifunctional electrocatalysis.
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