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Personal Profile
Wilson McNeary is a research engineer in NREL’s Catalytic Carbon Transformation and Scale-Up Center, where he uses his background in materials development and atomic layer deposition to develop new technologies for capture and conversion of carbon dioxide and production of sustainable aviation fuel.
Personal Profile
Reactive capture and conversion of carbon dioxide
Direct air capture and carbon removal strategies
Catalyst design and synthesis
Atomic layer deposition and thin film growth techniques
Catalytic upgrading of waste-derived intermediates to sustainable aviation fuel
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Master, Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Bachelor, Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Improving Conversion of Captured CO2 on Mixed-Oxide Dual-Function Materials by Low-Concentration Metal Promotion
Hill, A., Jeong-Potter, C., McNeary, W. W., Klinger, A., Arellano-Trevino, M., Ruddy, D. & To, A., 2026, In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 65, 1, p. 391-401 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Materials, Methods, and Systems for Reactive Capture and Conversion Of CO2
Ruddy, D. (Inventor), The To, A. (Inventor), Arellano Trevino, M. (Inventor), McNeary IV, W. (Inventor), Jeong-Potter, C. (Inventor) & Hill, A. (Inventor), 2026, National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), Patent No. 12,576,393 B2, 17 Mar 2026Research output: Patent
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Application of Solid-Supported Amines for Thermocatalytic Reactive CO2 Capture
McNeary, W. W., Ellebracht, N., Jue, M., Rasmussen, M., Crawford, J., Yung, M., To, A. & Pang, S., 2025, In: ACS Omega. 10, 3, p. 2364-2371 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Pressure-Swing Process for Reactive CO2 Capture and Conversion to Methanol through Precise Control of Co-Located Active Sites in Dual Functional Materials
To, A., McNeary, W., Arellano Trevino, M., Martin, J., Jeong-Potter, C., Hill, A., Tan, E. & Ruddy, D., 2025, 132 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Metallic Phase-Free Zn-Al Mixed Oxide Dual Function Materials Enable High CO Selectivity in Reactive Carbon Capture from Dilute CO2 Streams: Article No. 125305
Hill, A., Jeong-Potter, C., McNeary, W. W., Arellano-Trevino, M., Ruddy, D. & To, A., 2025, In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 372, 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Scopus Citations
Awards and Honors
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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Clary, J. (Recipient) & McNeary, W. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Honorary award
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NREL Director’s Award
Choi, H. (Recipient), Walzberg, J. (Recipient), Arellano Trevino, M. (Recipient), Shankari, K. (Recipient), McNeary, W. (Recipient), Choi, H. (Recipient) & Wu, C. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Honorary award