His principle areas of interest are in advanced materials for energy conversion and storage, membrane reactors, electrochemical reactors, electrosynthesis, catalysis, fuel cells, electrolyzers and sustainable chemical manufacturing.
Research:
- Materials
- Advanced Energy Materials Design, Synthesis, and Characterization
- Defect Chemistry and Tranport Properties of Solid State Ionic Conductors
- Ceramic Processing
- Power Generation, Fuels Production, Energy Storage
- Fuel Cells, Electrolysis Cells, Electrochemical Reactors
- High-Efficiency Reversible Electrochemical Cells for Long-term Energy Storage
- Sustainable Manufacturing, Electrification of Chemicals Production
- Sustainable Fertilizer Production (Water + Air + Renewable Electricity = Ammonia / Biomass + Air = Ammonia)
- Sustainable Hydrogen Production
- Sustainable Commodity Chemicals Manufacturing (e.g., light olefins, aromatics)
- CO2 Capture and Utilization
- Membrane Reactors for CO2 Capture and Utilization
- CO2 + H2O + Solar Energy/Renewable Electricity = CxHyOz
- Catalysis
- Natural Gas Upgrading (MDA, OCM)
- Electrochemical Promotion of Catalysis
- Solar Energy
- Solar Thermal Energy Storage
- Integration of Solar Energy with Chemicals Production
