Fuel Cell Experts
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From Chemical Sciences and Engineering
Romesh Kumar, Senior Chemical Engineer, Manager - Fuel Cell Technology
phone: 630/252-4342, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: kumar@anl.gov
- PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley
- Fuel cell system design and analysis, reformate processing for fuel cell systems, development of catalytic and sorbent materials
- Ten patents
Shabbir Ahmed, Group Leader, Fuel Processor Engineering
phone: 630/252-4553, fax: 630/972-4553, e-mail: ahmeds@anl.gov
- PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Nebraska
- Systems analysis for hydrogen production and purification systems, fuel processing for fuel cell systems: catalyst development, reactor design and evaluation
- Eleven patents
Theodore R. Krause, Group Leader, Reforming Catalysts and Processes
phone: 630/252-4356, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: krause@anl.gov
- PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
- Fuel processing for fuel cell systems
- Partial oxidation reforming
- Catalyst development and evaluation
Deborah J. Myers, Group Leader, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Materials
phone: 630/252-4261, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: dmyers@anl.gov
- PhD, Analytical Chemistry, University of Illinois-Urbana
- Non-platinum bimetallic polymer electrolyte fuel cell cathode electrocatalysts
- Degradation mechanisms of platinum-based polymer electrolyte fuel cell cathode electrocatalysts
- Ethanol oxidation electrocatalysts for direct ethanol fuel cells
- X-ray absorption spectroscopy studies of base metal polymer electrolyte fuel cell cathode electrocatalysts
J. David Carter, Materials Engineer
phone: 630/252-4544, fax: 630/972-4544, e-mail: jdavidcarter@anl.gov
- PhD, Ceramic Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla
- Materials, processing, and cell and stack testing for SOFCs
- Eight patents, three patents pending and more than sixty technical publications
Terry A. Cruse, Metallurgical Engineer
phone: 630/252-6043, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: cruse@anl.gov
- PhD, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla
- Materials and processing techniques for SOFC applications
- Novel materials and processing techniques for high-temperature ceramic composites
Magali Ferrandon, Assistant Chemical Engineer
phone: 630/252-6260, fax: 630/252-5655, e-mail: ferrandon@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
- Hydrolysis reaction in the Cu-CL thermochemical cycle
Brian Ingram, Assistant Materials Engineer
phone: 630/252-5964, fax: 2-4176, e-mail: ingram@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
- Investigation of the fundamental properties of oxygen reduction and exchange in perovskite materials used for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cathodes
- Development of processing techniques to produce and utilize perovskite materials, and examining the interactions of these materials under cell environments
- One patent and eighteen publications
Nancy Kariuki, Assistant Chemist
phone: 630-252-4733, fax: 630-252-9917, e-mail: kariuki@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton
- Development of non-platinum cathode electrocatalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC).
- Development of a novel PEMFC stack using patterned aligned carbon nanotubes as electrodes in membrane electrode assembly (MEA).
- Twenty-four journal articles and two patents
Michael Krumpelt, Principle Investigator, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
phone: 630/252-8520, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: krumpelt@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Physical chemistry, University of Braunschweig, Germany
- Fuel cell materials and processes
- Fuel processing and catalysis
- Electrochemistry, systems analysis, technology assessment
- Over 200 papers and reports, over 25 patents, many invited lectures
Sheldon H.D. Lee, Chemical Engineer
phone: 630/252-4395, fax: 630/972-4442, e-mail: lee@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Fuels Engineering, University of Utah
- Development of micro-reactor test facility for steam reforming of ethanol
- Integrated methane reformer system development
Michele Lewis, Chemist
phone: 630/252-6603; fax: 630/252-5246; e-mail: lewism@anl.gov
- PhD., Northern Illinois University
- Hydrogen production using thermochemical cycles
- Hydrogen production, gas-solid reactions, process design, copper chemistry
Di-Jia Liu, Chemist
phone 630/252-4511, fax 630/252-4176, e-mail: djliu@anl.gov
- PhD, Physical Chemistry, The University of Chicago
- Postdoc, Physical Chemistry, The University of California, Berkeley
- Nanomaterials for PEm fuel cell catalyst and electrode development
- Nanostructured porous polymers for on-board hydrogen storage applications
- Fuel-reforming catalyst and electrode structural characterization for SOFCs
- Synchrotron X-ray investigations on heterogeneous catalyst for NoX reduction, electrocatalyst for fuel cells and photocatalyst for hydrogen production
- Seven patents and more than fifty scientific publications
Jennifer Mawdsley, Materials Scientist
phone: 630/252-4608, fax: 630/972-4452, e-mail: mawdsley@anl.gov
- PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
- Fuel processing for fuel cell systems
- Catalyst development and evaluation
Suhas G. Niyogi
phone: 630/252-4510, fax: 630/972-4502, e-mail: niyogi@anl.gov
- PhD, Polymer Chemistry, Calcutta University
- Polymerization and new polymers for membranes
- Non-Platinum bimetallic supported catalysts for oxygen reduction in fuel cells
- Reactions of polymers, polymer blends and alloys, filled polymers and polymer nanocomposites
- Twelve patents and thirty-three research publications
Dennis Papadias, Assistant Chemical Engineer
phone: 630/252-3206, fax: 630/972-4523, e-mail: papadias@anl.gov
- PhD, Chemical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
- Modeling and design of fuel processors for fuel cell applications
- Hydrogen production and quality considerations for fuel cell vehicles
- Impurity effects on membrane-electrolyte assembly components
- Sub-freezing start-up of PEM fuel cells
- Thirty technical papers and presentations
Matthew Smith, Postdoctoral Researcher
phone: 630/252-5670; fax: 630/252-4176; e-mail: mcqsmith@anl.gov
- Ph.D. University of East Anglia (John Innes Centre), Norwich, United Kingdom
- Synthetic and Theoretical/Computational Design of Novel Catalysts for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells
- In-situ spectroscopies to study the mechanism of catalyst degradation in fuel cells.
- X-ray and vibrational spectroscopies
- Twenty-one publications
Xiaoping Wang, Chemist
phone: 630/252-1182, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: wangx@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Electrochemistry, North Carolina State University
- Electrocatalysts for PEFCs and PEFCs' electrode stability
- Electrode materials for SOFC and sulfur sorbents
Junbing Yang, Assistant Chemist
phone: 630/252-4699, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: yangj@anl.gov
Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Catalyst development for proton exchange membrane and direct ethanol fuel cell
- Development of novel proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack using patterned and aligned carbon nanotubes as electrodes in membrane electrode assembly
- Fuel cell assembly and testing
- Synthesis and testing of nanoporous polymer as hydrogen storage materials for transportation applications
- Eight patents and over 30 publications
From Materials Science
Paul Fuoss, Physicist
phone: 630/252-3289, fax: 630/252-7777, e-mail: fuoss@anl.gov
Nenad Markovic, Senior Staff Scientist and Group Leader
phone: 630/252-5181, fax: 630/252-7777, e-mail: nmmarkovic@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Belgrade
- Hydrogen program
- Fuel Cells program
- Nanoscience program
- Development and fundamental research of FC Catalysts
- One patent and over 200 publications
Hoydoo You, Physicist
phone: 630/252-3429, fax: 630/252-7777, e-mail: hyou@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Physics, University of Washington
- Basic sciences of cathodes catalysts
- Seventy journal publications
From Nuclear Engineering
Rajesh Ahluwalia, Senior Mechanical Engineer
phone: 630/252-5979, fax: 630/252-5287, e-mail: walia@anl.gov
Thanh Hua, Nuclear Engineer
phone: 630/252-7753, fax: 630/252-5287, e-mail: hua@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering, University of Washington
- Hydrogen storage
Jui-Kun Peng, Postdoctoral Appointee (new CV)
phone: 630/252-6593, fax: 630/252-3344, e-mail: jpeng@anl.gov
- Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology
- System level analysis of hydrogen storage options including gaseous and liquid hydrogen storage, metal hydrides, chemical hydrides, and carbon-based and new materials
Xiaohua (Joshua) Wang, Assistant Mechanical Engineer (new CV)
phone: 630/252-1475, fax: 630/252-3344, e-mail: x.wang@anl.gov
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Fuel Cell and Power Plant System
- Hydrogen Storage
- Stack Modeling
- FIfteen journal publications
April 2008
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