Tsapatsis is the 36th Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
Over a decade of work addressing the challenge of disintegration of fabricated sheets eventually led to multiple discoveries allowing for the preparation of "layered nanosheets" that are just a few silicon atoms thick.
In 2011, he discovered a synthesis method for preparing nanosheets of microporous materials that could be organized as sheets for filtration application.
[7] In 2012, Tsapatsis led a team of researchers to develop a hierarchical zeolite nanoparticle called Self-Pillared Pentasil (SPP).
[9] He has been part of catalysis research teams that have developed new processes to prepare renewable chemicals including isoprene, p-xylene, and bio-derived surfactants.
[10] For his outstanding research and education efforts, Tsapatsis has received numerous awards including:[11] In addition to being elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2015, he is also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and in 2013 was elected as a council member of the International Zeolite Association.
[13] Tsapatsis has authored numerous journal articles describing significant advances in zeolite synthesis, materials science, and chemical engineering which includes but is not limited to: