R. Tom Baker

Position: Professor 
Address: Department of Chemistry
University of Ottawa
10 Marie Curie
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 6N5  Canada 
Office: BSC 512A
Phone: (613) 562-5800 ext. 5698
Fax: (613) 562-5800 ext.5613
E-Mail: rbaker@uottawa.ca

Education:

Molecular catalysis, chemical hydrogen storage, surface-supported catalysts, polyalcohol conversion, metal organofluorine chemistry

Research Interests:

Baker's focus is on application of catalysis science to development of efficient energy applications. Collaborative projects include amine-boranes for chemical hydrogen storage, metal-catalyzed lignocellulose disassembly and surface-supported molecular complexes for tandem catalysis. Studies in fundamental transition metal organofluorine chemistry look at 'greener' methods for preparing technologically valuable fluorochemicals and -polymers.