Anna Klinkova

Assistant Professor

Professor Anna Klinkova’s research is focused on developing efficient and scalable synthetic approaches to advanced nanomaterials for applications in sustainable energy and catalysis. Her current research goals include: (1) gaining a systematic understanding of the effects of nanocrystal composition, morphology, and surface chemistry on their physicochemical properties relevant to conventional thermal catalysis, photo- and electrocatalysis, and (2) building functional (electro)catalytic devices for addressing current energy and sustainability challenges.

Prof. Klinkova is currently considering applications from potential graduate students, for more info see https://klinkovalab.com/careers/

Contact information

Office: ESC 331
Phone: 519-888-4567, ext. 36863
Email: aklinkova@uwaterloo.ca
Website: klinkovalab.com

Expertise

Nanomaterials synthesis
Surface chemistry
Nanocatalysis
CO₂ electroreduction
Plasmonics
Self-assembly

Research

Anna Klinkova’s research interests encompass the following areas:

Scalable synthetic routes for nanoparticles with well-defined facets, defects, dopants, and surface chemistry;
Structure – catalytic performance relationship in nanocatalysis;
Catalytic reaction mechanism studies using theory and experiment;
Electrolyzer design and fabrication;
CO₂ electroreduction and electrocarboxylation;
Electrochemical wastewater treatment;
Techno-economic and environmental assessment of electrocatalytic technologies

Learn more about Anna Klinkova's research through her research group website: klinkovalab.com.

Highlighted Publications

F. Li, X. V. Medvedeva, J. J. Medvedev, E. Khairullina, H. Engelhardt, S. Chandrasekar, Y. Guo, J. Jin, A. Lee, H. Thérien-Aubin, Y. Pang, A. Ahmed, A. Klinkova Interplay of Electrochemical and Electrical effects Induces Structural Transformations in Electrocatalysts, Nature Catal., 2021, DOI: 10.1038/s41929-021-00624-y (selected for issue cover; read behind the paper post: https://go.nature.com/3gol8ye).
J. J. Medvedev, X. V. Medvedeva, H. Engelhardt, A. Klinkova Relative Activity of Metal Cathodes towards Electroorganic Coupling of CO₂ with Benzylic Halides, Electrochim. Acta, 2021, 387, 138528 (invited, special issue “Electrochemical Reduction of CO₂ for the Synthesis of Value-added Chemicals”).
S. W. Tatarchuk, R. Choueiri, X. V. Medvedeva, L. D. Chen, A. Klinkova Inductive Effects in Cobalt-Doped Nickel Hydroxide Electronic Structure Facilitating Urea Electrooxidation, Chemosphere, 2021, 279, 130550 (invited, special issue “2D Advanced Materials and Technologies for Industrial Wastewater Treatment”).
X. V. Medvedeva, J. J. Medvedev, A. Klinkova Translating Tactics from Direct CO₂ Electroreduction to Electroorganic Coupling Reactions with CO₂, Adv. Energy Sustainability Res., 2021, doi: 10.1002/aesr.202100001 (invited).
J. J. Medvedev, Y. P. Steksova, X. V. Medvedeva, Y. Pivovarova, E. F. Krivoshapkina, A. Klinkova Synthesis of Dimeric Molecules via Ag-Catalyzed Electrochemical Homocoupling of Organic Bromides Paired with Electrooxidation of Urea, J. Electrochem. Soc., 2020, 167, 155521 (in the Focus Issue on Organic and Inorganic Molecular Electrochemistry).
X. V. Medvedeva, J. J. Medvedev, S. W. Tatarchuk, R. M. Choueiri, A. Klinkova Sustainable at Both Ends: Electrochemical CO₂Utilization Paired with Electrochemical Treatment of Nitrogeneous Waste, Green Chem., 2020, 22, 4456-4462.

Please see Anna Klinkova's Google Scholar profile for a current list of her peer-reviewed articles.

Awards and Distinctions

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2017 - 2019 (declined)
Connaught Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Toronto, 2015 - 2017
Canada Research Chair Graduate Prize in Nanochemistry, University of Toronto, 2014 - 2015
Ontario Trillium Scholarship, Government of Canada, 2011 - 2015