David W. Flaherty

{{Short description|American chemical engineer and professor at Georgia Institute of Technology}}

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| fields = Chemical Engineering, Catalysis

| workplaces = Georgia Institute of Technology

| alma_mater = University of California, Berkeley, University of Texas at Austin

| doctoral_advisor = Charles Buddie Mullins

| known_for = Catalysis, Surface Science, Materials Synthesis

| awards = Department of Energy Early Career Award, National Science Foundation CAREER Award, Eastman Foundation Distinguished Lecturer in Catalysis

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David W. Flaherty is the Thomas C. Loach Jr. Endowed Professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, joining in June 2023 after previously serving at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.{{cite web | title=David Flaherty | url=https://research.gatech.edu/david-flaherty | website=Georgia Tech Research | access-date=June 10, 2024}}{{cite web | title=David Flaherty | url=https://www.chbe.gatech.edu/directory/person/david-flaherty | website=Georgia Tech School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | access-date=June 10, 2024}}{{cite web | title=David W. Flaherty | url=https://sites.gatech.edu/flahertycatalysis/group-members/david-w-flaherty/ | website=Flaherty Catalysis Lab | access-date=June 10, 2024}} His research focuses on catalysis, surface science, and materials synthesis aimed at sustainability.{{cite journal | title=Production of fuels and chemicals from biomass: condensation reactions and beyond | author=Wu, L., Moteki, T., Gokhale, A. A., Flaherty, D. W., Toste, F. D. | journal=Chem | volume=1 | issue=1 | pages=32–58 | year=2016 | doi=10.1016/j.chempr.2016.05.002 | bibcode=2016Chem....1...32W | url=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2016.05.002 | access-date=June 10, 2024}}{{cite journal | title=Mechanism for the direct synthesis of H2O2 on Pd clusters: heterolytic reaction pathways at the liquid–solid interface | author=Wilson, N. M., Flaherty, D. W. | journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society | volume=138 | issue=2 | pages=574–586 | year=2016 | doi=10.1021/jacs.5b10669 | pmid=26597848 | bibcode=2016JAChS.138..574W | url=https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b10817 | access-date=June 10, 2024}}