Michael Eberhart
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science
- michael.s.eberhart@njit.edu
- 973-596-6994
- 351 Tiernan Hall (TIER)
About Me
Michael S. Eberhart is an inorganic chemist in the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. His research interests include photoexcited state charge transfer reactions, biomimetic strategies for artificial photosynthesis, electrochemistry/electrocatalysis, and photoelectrocatalysis for solar energy conversion.
Education
Ph.D.; Columbia University in the City of New York; Chemistry; 2016
B.S.; New Mexico State University-Main Campus; Chemistry; 2010
Website
Past Courses
CHEM 125: GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 340: CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
CHEM 412: INORG REACTNS & PROCSSES
CHEM 412: INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CHEM 610: ADVANCED INORG CHEMISTRY
CHEM 610: ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
CHEM 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
EVSC 791: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SEMINAR
Journal Article
Giang T Ly, Annie Shen, Benjamin Cripe, Michael Eberhart. 2026. "Assembly of Molecular Chromophore–Catalyst Assemblies on Metal Oxide Semiconductors by Metal–Ligand Coordination Chemistry." Chemistry - A European Journal.
Mohammad Borna Bahramsari, Duyen B. Nguyen, Na Mao, Joel Duzha, Michael Eberhart, Alexei Khalizov. 2026. "Detection of Atmospherically Relevant Mixed Mercuric Compounds by Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry." ACS Earth and Space Chemistry.
Xiang He He, Michael Eberhart, Alex Martinson, David Tiede, Karen L. Mulfort. 2021. "Molecularly Functionalized Electrodes for Efficient Electrochemical Water Remediation." ChemSusChem, vol. 14, no. 16, pp. 3267-3276.
Michael Eberhart, Brian T. Phelan, Jens Niklas, Emily A Sprague-Klein, David M. Kaphan, David J. Gosztola, Lin X. Chen, David M. Tiede, Oleg G. Poluektov, Karen L. Mulfort. 2020. "Surface immobilized copper(i) diimine photosensitizers as molecular probes for elucidating the effects of confinement at interfaces for solar energy conversion." Chemical Communications, vol. 56, no. 2020, pp. 12130-12133.
L Wu, M K Brennaman, A Nayak, Michael Eberhart, Miller AJM, T J Meyer. 2019. "Stabilization of Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Chromophores on Mesoporous TiO<sub>2</sub> Electrodes: Surface Reductive Electropolymerization and Silane Chemistry.." ACS central science, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 506-514.
L Wu, Michael Eberhart, B Shan, A Nayak, M K Brennaman, Miller AJM, J Shao, T J Meyer. 2019. "Stable Molecular Surface Modification of Nanostructured, Mesoporous Metal Oxide Photoanodes by Silane and Click Chemistry.." ACS applied materials & interfaces, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 4560-4567.
Q Liu, D Wang, B Shan, B D Sherman, S L Marquard, Michael Eberhart, M Liu, C Li , T J Meyer. 2019. "Light-driven water oxidation by a dye-sensitized photoanode with a chromophore/catalyst assembly on a mesoporous double-shell electrode.." The Journal of chemical physics, vol. 150, no. 4, pp. 041727.
L Wu, Michael Eberhart, A Nayak, M K Brennaman, B Shan, T J Meyer. 2018. "A Molecular Silane-Derivatized Ru(II) Catalyst for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation.." Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 140, no. 44, pp. 15062-15069.
D Wang, Michael Eberhart, M V Sheridan, K Hu, B D Sherman, A Nayak, Y Wang, S L Marquard, C J Dares, T J Meyer. 2018. "Stabilized photoanodes for water oxidation by integration of organic dyes, water oxidation catalysts, and electron-transfer mediators.." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 115, no. 34, pp. 8523-8528.
Michael Eberhart, Bowers LMR, B Shan, L Troian-Gautier, M K Brennaman, J M Papanikolas, T J Meyer. 2018. "Completing a Charge Transport Chain for Artificial Photosynthesis.." Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 140, no. 31, pp. 9823-9826.
B Shan, A Nayak, M K Brennaman, M Liu, S L Marquard, Michael Eberhart, T J Meyer. 2018. "Controlling Vertical and Lateral Electron Migration Using a Bifunctional Chromophore Assembly in Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrosynthesis Cells.." Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 140, no. 20, pp. 6493-6500.
D Wang, S L Marquard, L Troian-Gautier, M V Sheridan, B D Sherman, Y Wang, Michael Eberhart, B H Farnum, C J Dares, T J Meyer. 2018. "Interfacial Deposition of Ru(II) Bipyridine-Dicarboxylate Complexes by Ligand Substitution for Applications in Water Oxidation Catalysis.." Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 140, no. 2, pp. 719-726.
Michael Eberhart, D Wang, R N Sampaio, S L Marquard, B Shan, M K Brennaman, G J Meyer, C Dares, T J Meyer. 2017. "Water Photo-oxidation Initiated by Surface-Bound Organic Chromophores.." Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 139, no. 45, pp. 16248-16255.
D Wang, M V Sheridan, B Shan, B H Farnum, S L Marquard, B D Sherman, Michael Eberhart, A Nayak, C J Dares, A K Das, R M Bullock, T J Meyer. 2017. "Layer-by-Layer Molecular Assemblies for Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrosynthesis Cells Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition.." Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 139, no. 41, pp. 14518-14525.
D Wang, B D Sherman, B H Farnum, M V Sheridan, S L Marquard, Michael Eberhart, C J Dares, T J Meyer. 2017. "Plasmon-enhanced light-driven water oxidation by a dye-sensitized photoanode.." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 114, no. 37, pp. 9809-9813.
S Liu, Michael Eberhart, J R Norton, X Yin, M C Neary, D W Paley. 2017. "Cationic Copper Hydride Clusters Arising from Oxidation of (Ph<sub>3</sub>P)<sub>6</sub>Cu<sub>6</sub>H<sub>6</sub>.." Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 139, no. 23, pp. 7685-7688.
Michael Eberhart, K R Wee, S Marquard, K Skinner, D Wang, A Nayak, T J Meyer. 2017. "Fluoropolymer-Stabilized Chromophore-Catalyst Assemblies in Aqueous Buffer Solutions for Water-Oxidation Catalysis.." ChemSusChem, vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 2380-2384.
Michael Eberhart, J R Norton, A Zuzek, W Sattler, S Ruccolo. 2013. "Electron transfer from hexameric copper hydrides.." Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 135, no. 46, pp. 17262-5.