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Fuel Cell Department Staff

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Romesh Kumar, Manager, Fuel Cell Technology
phone: 630/252-4342, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: kumar@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley
  • Fuel cell system design and analysis, fuel 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: ahmed@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Nebraska
  • Modeling, catalyst development, reactor design, and systems analysis for fuel processing in fuel cell systems
  • Nine patents

Deborah J. Myers, Group Leader, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Materials
phone: 630/252-4261, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: myers@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Analytical Chemistry, University of Illinois-Urbana
  • Metallic bipolar-plate-supported solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)
  • High-temperature, low-relative-humidity polymer electrolytes
  • Thermochemical and electrolysis hydrogen production

Daniel V. Applegate
phone: 630-252-4367, fax: 630/252-4410, e-mail: applegate@cmt.anl.gov

  • BA, Biology, Trinity Christian College
  • Long-term testing of fuel-reforming catalysts
  • Analytical support for fuel-reforming tests
  • Diesel reformer development for fuel cells

J. David Carter, Materials Engineer
phone: 630/252-4544, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: carter@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Ceramic Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla
  • Materials, processing, and cell and stack testing for SOFCs
  • Eight patents , four pending

Terry A. Cruse, Metallurgical Engineer
phone: 630/252-6043, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: cruse@cmt.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, Chemical Engineer
phone:  630/252-6260, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: ferrandon@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Chemical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Development and testing of catalyst materials for fuel reforming for fuel cell systems
  • Characterization of catalyst materials, including chemisorption and EXAFS

John Kopasz, Chemist
phone: 630/252-7531, fax: 630/972-4405, e-mail: kopasz@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Inorganic Chemistry, State University of New York-Buffalo
  • Fuel processing for fuel cells
  • Catalyst development and evaluation

Sheldon H.D. Lee, Chemical Engineer
phone: 630/252-4395, fax: 630/972-4442, e-mail: lee@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Fuels Engineering, University of Utah
  • Removal of CO from fuel gas for fuel cells used in transportation
  • Development of reforming technology for hydrocarbon fuels used in fuel cells

Di-Jia Liu, Chemist, Physical Chemist
phone 630/252-4511, fax 630/252-4176, e-mail: liud@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Physical Chemistry, The University of Chicago
  • Fuel reforming and electrode material development for solid oxide fuel cells
  • Nanomaterial development for hydrogen storage and proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Jennifer Mawdsley, Materials Engineer
phone: 630/252-4608, fax: 630/972-4452, e-mail: mawdsley@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
  • Fuel processing for fuel cell systems
  • Catalyst development and evaluation
  • Fuel cell materials development and evaluation

Suhas G. Niyogi, Polymer Chemist
phone: 630/252-4510, fax: 630/972-4502, e-mail: niyogi@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Polymer Chemistry, Calcutta University
  • Polymerization and new polymers for membranes
  • Reactions of polymers, polymer blends and alloys, filled polymers and polymer nanocomposites
  • Seven patents and thirty-three research publications

Dionissios (Dennis) Papadias, Chemical Engineer
phone: 630/252-3206, fax: 630/972-4523, e-mail: papadias@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Chemical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Sweden
  • Author of 7 scientific publications in international journals in the field of chemical engineering
  • Diverse oral presentations at national and international conferences

Xiaoping Wang, Chemist
phone: 630/252-1182, fax: 630/252-4176, e-mail: wangx@cmt.anl.gov

  • PhD, Electrochemistry, North Carolina State University
  • Non-platinum electrocatalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells
  • Polymer electrolyte fuel cell electrode stability
  • Cathode and sulfur-tolerant anode materials for solid oxide fuel cells
  • Sorbents for sulfur removal from reformates

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