(6do) Nanoscale Design of Electrocatalysts for CO2-to-Fuels Powered Using Renewable Electricity

Research Interests: I am passionate about renewable energy technology and I want to develop my research program to study the fundamental mechanisms of electrocatalytic materials for the sustainable production of commodity chemicals.

On the cathodic side, how can we achieve high-value chemical products, such as CO₂ to C4+? What is a suitable anodic reaction that can generate value added products, other than oxygen, and maximize the overall energy efficiency at the same time? To answer these questions, my research program will focus on a combination of computational chemistry, electrochemical experiments and in-situ characterizations.

Teaching Interests: with a B.S. degree in chemical engineering and a number of years working as a R&D engineer, I am comfortable teaching any chemical engineering courses in an undergraduate curriculum. I am particularly interested in chemical kinetics, transport phenomena and material&energy balances.

My Ph.D. training is in electroanalytical methods, thus I am particularly suited to teach an electrochemical engineering method class. This class will cover topics such as electrochemical thermodynamics, kinetics and catalysis. We will apply the fundamental principles of electrochemistry to understand engineering applications such as fuel cell, battery and corrosion. The difficulty of this class is suitable for an upper-level undergraduate student or a graduate student.