Rate My Professor Priya Samudrala

Dr. Samudrala's research specializes in the design and development of innovative heterogeneous catalysts, including hierarchically structured materials, nanozymes, and bio-inspired systems, to convert waste and renewable feedstocks into value-added chemicals and clean fuels. Her expertise encompasses catalyst synthesis, reaction engineering, process optimization, kinetic studies, and structure-activity relationships, with applications in biomass valorization, bio-based fuel production, CO2 utilization, and sustainable chemical manufacturing. She leads a research group at Monash integrating tailored catalytic interfaces with 3D-printed designs for cleaner pathways to sustainable fuels and chemicals, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals including affordable and clean energy, industry innovation, responsible consumption, and climate action. Key publications include 'Nanozymes for clean energy catalysis: unlocking potential, progress and perspectives' (Nanoscale, 2026), 'Catalytic transformation of eucalyptus oil and its primary component, 1,8-cineole into value-added products: a state-of-the-art review' (Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 2025), 'Deciphering the role of Cu⁰ and Cu^σ+ in engendering the hydrogen production from glycerol reforming over Cu/CeO₂' (Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2025), and 'CO₂ valorisation to methane on highly stable iron impregnated ceria-zirconia based 3D-printed catalyst' (Journal of CO₂ Utilization, 2023). With 39 research outputs spanning 2014 to 2026, her work advances green chemistry and sustainability in catalysis.