The Ferris Group has received a two-year grant from the Princeton Catalysis Initiative to pursue a collaborative research project entitled, “Photoredox-driven upcycling of hydrocarbons to next-generation turbine fuels: Synthesis and chemical-kinetic analysis.” In collaboration with Prof. David MacMillan’s research group (Chemistry), this work will investigate a novel way to synthesize high-value components for next-generation aviation fuels, while simultaneously providing insight into the high-temperature pyrolysis/oxidation behavior of these fuels.