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Michael Hickner is an accomplished researcher and educator
with an extensive background in chemical engineering. He
received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Virginia
Tech in 2003. For the past 15 years, Hickner has been a
Rogerson Endowed Professor at Michigan State University,
where he has conducted highly acclaimed research in the
areas of sustainable energy technologies and
nanomanufacturing. Previous to this appointment, Hickner
was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia
National Laboratories, where he conducted post-doctoral
research in the fields of materials science,
nanotechnology, and catalysis. Given his diverse skill set
and supportive leadership style, Michigan State students
look to Hickner to provide them with the guidance,
mentorship, and educational tools necessary to excel in
the field of chemical engineering.
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Michael Hickner
Michigan State University
Research Expertise
polymers : 3D printing : materials chemistry :
energy : water
Colloid and Surface Chemistry
Biochemistry
Catalysis
Pollution
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Filtration and Separation
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics
Organic Chemistry
Condensed Matter Physics
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrochemistry
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanics of Materials
Biomaterials
Fuel Technology
Metals and Alloys
Ceramics and Composites
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Waste Management and Disposal
Water Science and Technology
Ecology
Bioengineering
Environmental Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Spectroscopy
Surfaces and Interfaces
Strategy and Management
Analytical Chemistry
About
Michael Hickner is an accomplished researcher
and educator with an extensive background in
chemical engineering. He received his PhD in
Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech in
2003. For the past 15 years, Hickner has been
a Rogerson Endowed Professor at Michigan State
University, where he has conducted highly
acclaimed research in the areas of sustainable
energy technologies and nanomanufacturing.
Previous to this appointment, Hickner was a
Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia
National Laboratories, where he conducted
post-doctoral research in the fields of
materials science, nanotechnology, and
catalysis. Given his diverse skill set and
supportive leadership style, Michigan State
students look to Hickner to provide them with
the guidance, mentorship, and educational
tools necessary to excel in the field of
chemical engineering.
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Anion-exchange membranes in
electrochemical energy systems
Energy Environ. Sci.
2014
Highly Stable, Anion Conductive,
Comb-Shaped Copolymers for Alkaline Fuel
Cells
Journal of the American Chemical
Society
2013
Fabrication and characterization of
heteropolyacid (H3PW12O40)/directly
polymerized sulfonated poly(arylene ether
sulfone) copolymer composite membranes for
higher temperature fuel cell applications
Journal of Membrane Science
2003
Solid-State Water Electrolysis with an
Alkaline Membrane
Journal of the American Chemical
Society
2012
State of Water in Disulfonated
Poly(arylene ether sulfone) Copolymers and
a Perfluorosulfonic Acid Copolymer
(Nafion) and Its Effect on Physical and
Electrochemical Properties
Macromolecules
2003
Transport Properties of Hydroxide and
Proton Conducting Membranes
Chemistry of Materials
2008
Anion exchange membranes: Current status
and moving forward
Journal of Polymer Science Part B:
Polymer Physics
2013
The Chemical and Structural Nature of
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
Properties
Fuel Cells
2005
Anion Exchange Membranes by Bromination of
Benzylmethyl-Containing Poly(sulfone)s
Macromolecules
2010
Poly(Arylene Ether Sulfone) Copolymers and
Related Systems from Disulfonated Monomer
Building Blocks: Synthesis,
Characterization, and Performance - A
Topical Review
Fuel Cells
2005
Synthesis of highly sulfonated
poly(arylene ether sulfone)
random(statistical) copolymers via direct
polymerization
Macromolecular Symposia
2001
Ion-containing polymers: new energy &
clean water
Materials Today
2010
Tuning the properties of
poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide)
anion exchange membranes and their
performance in H2/O2
fuel cells
Energy & Environmental
Science
2018
Processing induced morphological
development in hydrated sulfonated
poly(arylene ether sulfone) copolymer
membranes
Polymer
2003
Cationic Side-Chain Attachment to
Poly(Phenylene Oxide) Backbones for
Chemically Stable and Conductive Anion
Exchange Membranes
Chemistry of Materials
2017
High Performance Anion Exchange Membrane
Fuel Cells Enabled by Fluoropoly(olefin)
Membranes
Advanced Functional Materials
2019
The balance of electric field and
interfacial catalysis in promoting water
dissociation in bipolar membranes
Energy & Environmental
Science
2018
Ion-conducting sulfonated polymeric
materials better than Nafion®
Fuel Cells Bulletin
2002
Mesoscale Simulations of Anion Exchange
Membranes Based on Quaternary Ammonium
Tethered Triblock Copolymers
Macromolecules
2017
Ceramic–Salt Composite Electrolytes from
Cold Sintering
Advanced Functional Materials
2019
An Ionophore-Based Anion-Selective Optode
Printed on Cellulose Paper
Angewandte Chemie International
Edition
2017
Additive manufacturing of
silicone-thermoplastic elastomeric
composite architectures
Journal of Composite Materials
2022
Designing anion exchange membranes for CO2
electrolysers
Nature Energy
2021
Improving the efficiency of CO2
electrolysis by using a bipolar membrane
with a weak-acid cation exchange layer
Nature Chemistry
2020
Using a vapor-fed anode and saline
catholyte to manage ion transport in a
proton exchange membrane electrolyzer
Energy & Environmental
Science
2021
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
investigation of water microenvironments
in polyelectrolyte multilayers at varying
temperatures
Soft Matter
2020
Using reverse osmosis membranes to control
ion transport during water electrolysis
Energy & Environmental
Science
2020
Substrate‐Dependent Molecular and
Nanostructural Orientation of Nafion Thin
Films
Advanced Functional Materials
2019
Ion Transport in Pendant and Backbone
Polymerized Ionic Liquids
Macromolecules
2019
Solvent-non-solvent rapid-injection for
preparing nanostructured materials from
micelles to hydrogels
Nature Communications
2019
Electrokinetic Streaming-Current Methods
to Probe the Electrode–Electrolyte
Interface under Applied Potentials
The Journal of Physical Chemistry
C
2019
Anion Exchange Membranes with Dynamic
Redox-Responsive Properties
ACS Applied Materials &
Interfaces
2019
Resistance and Permselectivity of
3D-Printed Micropatterned Anion-Exchange
Membranes
ACS Applied Materials &
Interfaces
2018
Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Study of
Hydroxide Diffusion Mechanisms in
Nanoconfined Structural Mimics of Anion
Exchange Membranes
The Journal of Physical Chemistry
C
2019
Solvent-cast 3D printing of polysulfone
and polyaniline composites
Polymer
2018
Electrolyte-resistant epoxy for bonding
batteries based on sandwich structures
Journal of Applied Polymer
Science
2017
Substrate-Dependent Physical Aging of
Confined Nafion Thin Films
ACS Macro Letters
2018
Unraveling the Complex Hydration Behavior
of Ionomers under Thin Film Confinement
The Journal of Physical Chemistry
C
2018
Exploring backbone-cation alkyl spacers
for multi-cation side chain anion exchange
membranes
Journal of Power Sources
2018
Improved ATR-FTIR detection of
hydrocarbons in water with
semi-crystalline polyolefin coatings on
ATR elements
The Analyst
2018
Spectroscopic Characterization of
Sulfonate Charge Density in Ion-Containing
Polymers
The Journal of Physical Chemistry
B
2017
Molecular Engineering Mechanically
Programmable Hydrogels with Orthogonal
Functionalization
Chemistry of Materials
2017
First-Principles Calculation of Pt Surface
Energies in an Electrochemical
Environment: Thermodynamic Driving Forces
for Surface Faceting and Nanoparticle
Reconstruction
Langmuir
2017
Anion exchange membranes by bromination of
tetramethylbiphenol-based poly(sulfone)s
Polymer Chemistry
2017
Elastic Long-Chain Multication
Cross-Linked Anion Exchange Membranes
Macromolecules
2017
Electrocatalyst Design for Direct
Borohydride Oxidation Guided by First
Principles
The Journal of Physical Chemistry
C
2017
Flexible Ionic Diodes for Low-Frequency
Mechanical Energy Harvesting
Advanced Energy Materials
2016
Improved electrical power production of
thermally regenerative batteries using a
poly(phenylene oxide) based anion exchange
membrane
Journal of Power Sources
2017
Mechanically Robust Anion Exchange
Membranes via Long Hydrophilic
Cross-Linkers
Macromolecules
2017
States of water in proton exchange
membranes: Part A - Influence of chemical
structure and composition
Polymer
2017
3D Printing of Micropatterned Anion
Exchange Membranes
ACS Applied Materials &
Interfaces
2016
Bicarbonate and chloride anion transport
in anion exchange membranes
Journal of Membrane Science
2016
Click Cross-Linking-Improved Waterborne
Polymers for Environment-Friendly Coatings
and Adhesives
ACS Applied Materials &
Interfaces
2016
Crosslinking of comb-shaped polymer anion
exchange membranes via thiol–ene click
chemistry
Polymer Chemistry
2016
Correction: Crosslinking of comb-shaped
polymer anion exchange membranes via
thiol–ene click chemistry
Polymer Chemistry
2016
Functionalization of
Poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide)s
with Hindered Fluorene Side Chains for
Anion Exchange Membranes
Macromolecules
2016
Highly conductive side chain block
copolymer anion exchange membranes
Soft Matter
2016
Highly ordered ion-conducting block
copolymers by hydrophobic block
modification
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2016
Imidazolium-based organic–inorganic hybrid
anion exchange membranes for fuel cell
applications
Journal of Membrane Science
2016
Increased Hydrogel Swelling Induced by
Absorption of Small Molecules
ACS Applied Materials &
Interfaces
2016
Multication Side Chain Anion Exchange
Membranes
Macromolecules
2016
N-Alkyl Interstitial Spacers and
Terminal Pendants Influence the Alkaline
Stability of Tetraalkylammonium Cations
for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Chemistry of Materials
2016
Side Chain Influence on the Mechanical
Properties and Water Uptake of Confined
Comb-Shaped Cationic Polymer Thin Films
Macromolecular Chemistry and
Physics
2016
Signal Enhanced FTIR Analysis of Alignment
in NAFION Thin Films at SiO2
and Au Interfaces
ACS Macro Letters
2015
Specific ion effects on the
permselectivity of sulfonated poly(ether
sulfone) cation exchange membranes
Journal of Membrane Science
2016
Using the tools of polymer science to
impact water treatment membranes
Polymer
2016
Varying the microphase separation patterns
of alkaline polymer electrolytes
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2016
Alkaline membrane fuel cells with in-situ
cross-linked ionomers
Electrochimica Acta
2015
Characterization and Chemical Stability of
Anion Exchange Membranes Cross-Linked with
Polar Electron-Donating Linkers
Journal of The Electrochemical
Society
2015
Controlling crystallization to improve
charge mobilities in transistors based on
2,7-dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene
Journal of Materials Chemistry C
2015
Design, manufacture and test of a novel
structural battery based on sandwich
construction
Journal of Sandwich Structures &
Materials
2015
Effect of Superacidic Side Chain
Structures on High Conductivity Aromatic
Polymer Fuel Cell Membranes
Macromolecules
2015
Investigation of intricate, amphiphilic
crosslinked hyperbranched fluoropolymers
as anti-icing coatings for extreme
environments
Journal of Polymer Science Part A:
Polymer Chemistry
2015
Measuring water hydrogen bonding
distributions in proton exchange membranes
using linear Fourier Transform Infrared
spectroscopy
Solid State Ionics
2015
Mechanically Tough and Chemically Stable
Anion Exchange Membranes from
Rigid-Flexible Semi-Interpenetrating
Networks
Chemistry of Materials
2015
Miscibility and Acid Strength Govern
Contact Doping of Organic Photovoltaics
with Strong Polyelectrolytes
Macromolecules
2015
New Polymer Structures for Anion Exchange
Membranes
ECS Transactions
2015
Reducing nitrogen crossover in microbial
reverse-electrodialysis cells by using
adjacent anion exchange membranes and
anion exchange resin
Environmental Science: Water Research
& Technology
2015
Sulfonated polymers containing polyhedral
oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) core for
high performance proton exchange membranes
International Journal of Hydrogen
Energy
2015
Amphoteric ion exchange membrane
synthesized by direct polymerization for
vanadium redox flow battery application
International Journal of Hydrogen
Energy
2014
Anion Exchange Fuel Cell Membranes
Prepared from C–H Borylation and Suzuki
Coupling Reactions
Macromolecules
2014
Assessing the Utility of Bipolar Membranes
for use in Photoelectrochemical
Water-Splitting Cells
ChemSusChem
2014
Contact Doping with Sub-Monolayers of
Strong Polyelectrolytes for Organic
Photovoltaics
Advanced Energy Materials
2014
Cross-Linked Anion Exchange Membranes for
AEMFC
ECS Transactions
2014
Cross-linked comb-shaped anion exchange
membranes with high base stability
Chemical Communications
2014
Corrigendum: Anion exchange membranes:
Current status and moving forward
Journal of Polymer Science Part B:
Polymer Physics
2013
Correction: Development and evaluation of
carbon and binder loading in low-cost
activated carbon cathodes for air-cathode
microbial fuel cells
RSC Adv.
2014
Impact of Substrate and Processing on
Confinement of Nafion Thin Films
Advanced Functional Materials
2014
Influence of Sulfone Linkage on the
Stability of Aromatic Quaternary Ammonium
Polymers for Alkaline Fuel Cells
Journal of The Electrochemical
Society
2014
Low-temperature crosslinking of anion
exchange membranes
Polymer Chemistry
2014
Metal-Ligand Based Anion Exchange
Membranes
ACS Symposium Series
2014
Patterned ion exchange membranes for
improved power production in microbial
reverse-electrodialysis cells
Journal of Power Sources
2014
Poly(vinylidene
fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) phase
inversion coating as a diffusion layer to
enhance the cathode performance in
microbial fuel cells
Journal of Power Sources
2014
Probing microphase separation and proton
transport cooperativity in
polymer-tethered 1H-tetrazoles
Journal of Polymer Science Part B:
Polymer Physics
2014
Reducing capacity fade in vanadium redox
flow batteries by altering charging and
discharging currents
Journal of Power Sources
2014
Single-Step Fabrication Using a Phase
Inversion Method of Poly(vinylidene
fluoride) (PVDF) Activated Carbon Air
Cathodes for Microbial Fuel Cells
Environmental Science & Technology
Letters
2014
Solution Synthesis of Cu3PdN
Nanocrystals as Ternary Metal Nitride
Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction
Reaction
Chemistry of Materials
2014
Specific ion effects on membrane potential
and the permselectivity of ion exchange
membranes
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.
2014
Spray-on polyvinyl alcohol separators and
impact on power production in air-cathode
microbial fuel cells with different
solution conductivities
Bioresource Technology
2014
Tetrazolation of Side Chains and Anhydrous
Conductivity in a Hydrophobic Polymer
Macromolecules
2014
Ammonium Bicarbonate Transport in Anion
Exchange Membranes for Salinity Gradient
Energy
ACS Macro Letters
2013
Anion Exchange Membranes for Vanadium
Redox Flow Batteries
ECS Transactions
2013
Characterization of Anion Exchange
Membrane Technology for Low Cost
Electrolysis
ECS Transactions
2013
Composite blend polymer membranes with
increased proton selectivity and lifetime
for vanadium redox flow batteries
Journal of Power Sources
2013
Confinement and Proton Transfer in NAFION
Thin Films
Macromolecules
2013
FTIR Characterization of Water–Polymer
Interactions in Superacid Polymers
The Journal of Physical Chemistry
B
2013
Ion Clustering in Quaternary Ammonium
Functionalized Benzylmethyl Containing
Poly(arylene ether ketone)s
Macromolecules
2013
Ion Motion in Anion and Proton-Conducting
Triblock Copolymers
Macromolecules
2013
Ionic Resistance and Permselectivity
Tradeoffs in Anion Exchange Membranes
ACS Applied Materials &
Interfaces
2013
Layer-by-layer self-assembly of
PDDA/PSS-SPFEK composite membrane with low
vanadium permeability for vanadium redox
flow battery
RSC Advances
2013
Layered zirconium phosphate
sulfophenylphosphonates reinforced
sulfonated poly (fluorenyl ether ketone)
hybrid membranes with high proton
conductivity and low vanadium ion
permeability
Journal of Membrane Science
2013
Low-Cost, Damage-Free Patterning of Lead
Zirconate Titanate Films
Journal of the American Ceramic
Society
2013
Optimized Anion Exchange Membranes for
Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries
ACS Applied Materials &
Interfaces
2013
Optimizing membrane thickness for vanadium
redox flow batteries
Journal of Membrane Science
2013
Poly(vinyl alcohol) separators improve the
coulombic efficiency of activated carbon
cathodes in microbial fuel cells
Electrochemistry Communications
2013
Polymer electrolyte membranes based on
poly(arylene ether sulfone) with pendant
perfluorosulfonic acid
Polym. Chem.
2013
Quantitative 1H NMR Analysis of
Chemical Stabilities in Anion-Exchange
Membranes
ACS Macro Letters
2012
Salt Concentration Differences Alter
Membrane Resistance in Reverse
Electrodialysis Stacks
Environmental Science & Technology
Letters
2013
Selective anion exchange membranes for
high coulombic efficiency vanadium redox
flow batteries
Electrochemistry Communications
2013
Self-Assembly and Transport Limitations in
Confined Nafion Films
Macromolecules
2013
Species transport mechanisms governing
capacity loss in vanadium flow batteries:
Comparing Nafion® and sulfonated Radel
membranes
Electrochimica Acta
2013
Synthesis and structure-property
relationships of poly(sulfone)s for anion
exchange membranes
Journal of Polymer Science Part B:
Polymer Physics
2013
V5+ degradation of sulfonated Radel
membranes for vanadium redox flow
batteries
Physical Chemistry Chemical
Physics
2013
Water Uptake and Ion Mobility in
Cross-Linked
Bis(terpyridine)ruthenium-Based Anion
Exchange Membranes
Macromolecules
2013
Antiplasticization and Water Uptake of
Nafion Thin Films
ACS Macro Letters
2012
Cationic fluorinated polymer binders for
microbial fuel cell cathodes
RSC Advances
2012
Degradation of Imidazolium- and Quaternary
Ammonium-Functionalized Poly(fluorenyl
ether ketone sulfone) Anion Exchange
Membranes
ACS Applied Materials &
Interfaces
2012
Development and evaluation of carbon and
binder loading in low-cost activated
carbon cathodes for air-cathode microbial
fuel cells
RSC Adv.
2012
Directly fluorinated polyaromatic
composite membranes for vanadium redox
flow batteries
Journal of Membrane Science
2012
Introduction
Polymer Science: A Comprehensive
Reference
2012
Metal-Cation-Based Anion Exchange
Membranes
Journal of the American Chemical
Society
2012
Novel anti-flooding poly(dimethylsiloxane)
(PDMS) catalyst binder for microbial fuel
cell cathodes
Journal of Power Sources
2012
Poly(Arylene Ether Sulfone) Ionomers with
Different Acidity Strengths and Fuel Cell
Membrane Properties
ECS Transactions
2013
Polymer Separators for High-Power,
High-Efficiency Microbial Fuel Cells
ACS Applied Materials &
Interfaces
2012
Polymers in Energy Applications
Polymer Science: A Comprehensive
Reference
2012
Stable fluorinated sulfonated poly(arylene
ether) membranes for vanadium redox flow
batteries
RSC Advances
2012
Synthesis and characterization of
quaternary ammonium functionalized
fluorene-containing cardo polymers for
potential anion exchange membrane water
electrolyzer applications
International Journal of Hydrogen
Energy
2012
Transport properties and fuel cell
performance of sulfonated poly(imide)
proton exchange membranes
International Journal of Hydrogen
Energy
2012
Water-mediated transport in ion-containing
polymers
Journal of Polymer Science Part B:
Polymer Physics
2011
Aromatic Ionomers with Highly Acidic
Sulfonate Groups: Acidity, Hydration, and
Proton Conductivity
Macromolecules
2011
Block Copolymers for Fuel Cells
Macromolecules
2010
Characterization of Water in
Proton-Conducting Membranes by Deuterium
NMR T1 Relaxation
The Journal of Physical Chemistry
B
2011
Chemical and mechanical degradation of
sulfonated poly(sulfone) membranes in
vanadium redox flow batteries
Journal of Applied
Electrochemistry
2011
Chemical mapping and electrical
conductivity of carbon nanotube patterned
arrays
Journal of Materials Chemistry
2011
Effect of nitrogen addition on the
performance of microbial fuel cell anodes
Bioresource Technology
2011
Electro-optical properties of
electropolymerized
poly(3-hexylthiophene)/carbon nanotube
composite thin films
Journal of Polymer Science Part B:
Polymer Physics
2011
Corrigendum to “Cycling performance and
efficiency of sulfonated poly(sulfone)
membranes in vanadium redox flow
batteries” [Electrochem. Commun. 12 (11)
(2010) 1650–1653]
Electrochemistry Communications
2011
First-principles based microkinetic
modeling of borohydride oxidation on a
Au(111) electrode
Journal of Power Sources
2011
Highly Conductive Aromatic Ionomers with
Perfluorosulfonic Acid Side Chains for
Elevated Temperature Fuel Cells
Macromolecules
2011
Ion Conduction in Poly(ethylene oxide)
Ionically Assembled Complexes
Macromolecules
2011
Mesh optimization for microbial fuel cell
cathodes constructed around stainless
steel mesh current collectors
Journal of Power Sources
2011
Neutral hydrophilic cathode catalyst
binders for microbial fuel cells
Energy Environ. Sci.
2011
Polymer coatings as separator layers for
microbial fuel cell cathodes
Journal of Power Sources
2011
Raman Spectroscopic Mapping of the Carbon
and PTFE Distribution in Gas Diffusion
Layers
Fuel Cells
2011
Thermal and ion transport properties of
hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymerized
styrenic imidazolium ionic liquids
Journal of Polymer Science Part B:
Polymer Physics
2011
Zeta Potential of Ion-Conductive Membranes
by Streaming Current Measurements
Langmuir
2011
Cycling performance and efficiency of
sulfonated poly(sulfone) membranes in
vanadium redox flow batteries
Electrochemistry Communications
2010
Electrostatic Assembly of Poly(ethylene
glycol) Nanotubes
Macromolecular Rapid
Communications
2010
Elucidating Liquid Water Distribution and
Removal in an Operating Proton Exchange
Membrane Fuel Cell via Neutron Radiography
Journal of Fuel Cell Science and
Technology
2009
Highly selective proton conductive
networks based on chain-end functionalized
polymers with perfluorosulfonate side
groups
Journal of Materials Chemistry
2010
Investigation of ionic polymer cathode
binders for microbial fuel cells
Electrochimica Acta
2010
Mechanisms of Morphology Development and
Water Motion in Proton Exchange Membranes
ECS Transactions
2010
Microbial Fuel Cell Cathodes With
Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Diffusion Layers
Constructed around Stainless Steel Mesh
Current Collectors
Environmental Science &
Technology
2010
Morphology and transport properties of
midblock-sulfonated triblock copolymers
Journal of Materials Chemistry
2010
Observations of Transient Flooding in a
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Using
Time-Resolved Neutron Radiography
Journal of The Electrochemical
Society
2010
Proton Exchange Membrane Nanocomposites
ACS Symposium Series
2010
Single-Crystal Colloidal Nanosheets of GeS
and GeSe
Journal of the American Chemical
Society
2010
Synthesis of Midblock-Sulfonated Triblock
Copolymers
Macromolecules
2009
Synthesis of Proton Conductive Polymers
with High Electrochemical Selectivity
Macromolecules
2010
Uniform Hollow Carbon Shells:
Nanostructured Graphitic Supports for
Improved Oxygen-Reduction Catalysis
Angewandte Chemie International
Edition
2010
Using Cyclic Voltammetry to Measure
Bandgap Modulation of Functionalized
Carbon Nanotubes
Electrochemical and Solid-State
Letters
2010
Using microbial desalination cells to
reduce water salinity prior to reverse
osmosis
Energy & Environmental
Science
2010
Acid-Functionalized
Polysilsesquioxane−Nafion Composite
Membranes with High Proton Conductivity
and Enhanced Selectivity
ACS Applied Materials &
Interfaces
2009
Dynamic Water Uptake of Flexible
Ion-Containing Polymer Networks
Fuel Cells
2009
Evolution of Dendritic Platinum Nanosheets
into Ripening-Resistant Holey Sheets
Nano Letters
2009
Investigation of membrane electrode
assembly (MEA) processing parameters on
performance for wholly aromatic
hydrocarbon-based proton exchange
membranes
Journal of Power Sources
2009
Polymers with Tethered Anionic and
Cationic Groups as Membranes for Fuel
Cells
Macromolecular Symposia
2009
Synthesis and characterization of
partially disulfonated hydroquinone-based
poly(arylene ether sulfone)s random
copolymers for application as proton
exchange membranes
Journal of Polymer Science Part A:
Polymer Chemistry
2009
Transport Properties and Performance of
Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for the
Hybrid Sulfur Electrolyzer
Journal of The Electrochemical
Society
2009
In Situ High-Resolution Neutron
Radiography of Cross-Sectional Liquid
Water Profiles in Proton Exchange Membrane
Fuel Cells
Journal of The Electrochemical
Society
2008
Modeling and high-resolution-imaging
studies of water-content profiles in a
polymer-electrolyte-fuel-cell
membrane-electrode assembly
Electrochimica Acta
2008
Understanding Liquid Water Distribution
and Removal Phenomena in an Operating
PEMFC via Neutron Radiography
Journal of The Electrochemical
Society
2008
Water Uptake Characteristics and Backbone
Flexibility of Novel Polymers for Proton
Exchange Membranes
ECS Transactions
2008
Directly Copolymerized Poly(arylene
sulfide sulfone) and Poly(arylene ether
sulfone) Disulfonated Copolymers for Use
in Ionic Polymer Transducers
Journal of The Electrochemical
Society
2007
Transport Properties of Proton Exchange
Membranes
ECS Transactions
2007
Influence of chemical composition and
sequence length on the transport
properties of proton exchange membranes
Journal of Polymer Science Part B:
Polymer Physics
2006
Real-Time Imaging of Liquid Water in an
Operating Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel
Cell
Journal of The Electrochemical
Society
2006
Relaxation of Proton Conductivity and
Stress in Proton Exchange Membranes Under
Strain
Journal of Engineering Materials and
Technology
2006
Transport in sulfonated poly(phenylene)s:
Proton conductivity, permeability, and the
state of water
Polymer
2006
An NMR study of methanol diffusion in
polymer electrolyte fuel cell membranes
Journal of Membrane Science
2005
Correlation of capacitance and actuation
in ionomeric polymer transducers
Journal of Materials Science
2005
Ionomeric Poly(phenylene) Prepared by
Diels−Alder Polymerization: Synthesis and
Physical Properties of a Novel
Polyelectrolyte
Macromolecules
2005
Simplified models for predicting the onset
of liquid water droplet instability at the
gas diffusion layer/gas flow channel
interface
International Journal of Energy
Research
2005
A New Constitutive Model for Predicting
Proton Conductivity in Polymer
Electrolytes
Heat Transfer, Volume 2
2004
Alternative Polymer Systems for Proton
Exchange Membranes (PEMs)
Chemical Reviews
2004
Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)
copolymer proton exchange membranes:
composition and morphology effects on the
methanol permeability
Journal of Membrane Science
2004
Effect of acidification treatment and
morphological stability of sulfonated
poly(arylene ether sulfone) copolymer
proton-exchange membranes for fuel-cell
use above 100 °C
Journal of Polymer Science Part B:
Polymer Physics
2003
Electroactive Polymers Based on Novel
Ionomers
Aerospace
2003
Direct polymerization of sulfonated
poly(arylene ether sulfone) random
(statistical) copolymers: candidates for
new proton exchange membranes
Journal of Membrane Science
2002
Education
Virginia Tech
PhD, Chemical Engineering / 2003
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
of America
Experience
Michigan State University
Rogerson Endowed Professor / January, 2023 — Present
The Pennsylvania State University
July, 2007 — December, 2022
Sandia National Laboratories
Senior Member of the Technical Staff / September, 2005 — June, 2007
Postdoctoral researcher / December, 2003 — September, 2005
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