Location
Chemical Engineering
B-28 NCRC 2050W
2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800
Phone
(734) 764-1571
Primary Website
Education
- PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, 2015
- BSE, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2009
Experience
University of Michigan
Chemical Engineering Department
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Associate Professor, 2024-present
Assistant Professor, 2017-2024
University of Washington Clean Energy Institute and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
WRF Innovation Fellow, 2016-1017
Post Doctorate Research Scientist, 2015-2017
Advisors: Charles Campbell and Johannes Lercher
University of California-Santa Barbara
PhD Candidate, 2010-2015
Advisors: Eric W. McFarland and Horia Metiu
Research Interests
Energy Storage, Renewable Fuels and Waste Remediation
Our lab focuses on improving electrochemical processes to effectively use renewable electricity. Many renewable energy sources (solar, wind, etc.) provide electricity, but without an efficient or cost-effective method to convert the electricity to useful or storable products. Our goal is to develop processes to store energy, produce useful products such as transportation fuels or industrially-needed chemicals, and clean up waste streams varying from agricultural to low level nuclear waste. This includes experimental catalysis, electrocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis, focusing on understanding how to drive reactions efficiently and selectively.
Current research thrusts focus on:
- Improving kinetics of charge transfer for redox flow batteries
- Converting sunlight or renewable electricity to fuels and chemicals
- Developing electrocatalysts for electrochemical wastewater remediation
To address these, we will develop new materials, find links between heterogeneous catalysis and electrocatalysis, and use in situ spectroscopy of catalysts/electrocatalysts under operating conditions to better understand surface chemical reactions.
Awards
- Journal Chemical Physics-Division of Chemical Physics Editor’s Choice at APS Meeting, 2024
- NSF CAREER Award, 2022
- The Catalyst Review, Movers and Shakers, 2022