The primary mission of the Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering of Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is to forge industry-IIT partnerships for the development and commercialization of electrochemical technologies for stationary and mobile applications. To achieve this objective, the center:

• Carries out basic and applied research.

• Provides strategic direction and operational support as required in cooperative research with industry.

• Develops innovative educational programs with concentrations or specializations in electrochemical science and engineering.

• Communicates and transfers research and analytical results to industry.

Center activities are framed by IIT's strategic outlook of the energy future.

Core Faculty

Jai Prakash
Director
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Electrochemistry, solid state chemistry, materials synthesis and characterization for energy conversion and storage applications. Faculty Page

Said Al-Hallaj
Research Associate Professor and Coordinator, Renewable Energy Programs, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Energy storage and conversion. Faculty Page

Donald Chmielewski
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Advanced process control, fuel cell system design and control. Faculty Page

Satish Parulekar
Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Biochemical engineering, chemical reaction engineering, fuel cell catalysis, electrodialysis.  Faculty Page

Robert Selman
Distinguished University Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering, particularly of energy conversion devices, lithium battery materials, molten salt and high-temperature technology.  Faculty Page

Vijay Ramani
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Hybrid materials for sustainable chemical and electrochemical energy conversion; Hydrogen and liquid fueled polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs); Degradation mitigation strategies in PEFCs; Development of educational modules to demonstrate sustainable energy economy concepts.  Faculty Page

Alan Zdunek
Research Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.  Faculty Page

Affiliated Faculty

Ali Emadi
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Director, Electric Power and Power Electronics Center.  Faculty Page

Henry Linden
Max McGraw Professor of Energy and Power Engineering and Management. Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Energy economics and policy, energy R&D. Past president of Institute of Gas Technology and Gas Research Institute. Member of the National Academy of Engineering. Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Faculty Page

Bert Plomp
Electrode materials for fuel cells.  Faculty Page

Rong Wang
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences. Construction of novel nanoscale materials.  Faculty Page

Yang-Kook Sun

Research Professor of Chemical Engineering.  Faculty Page

Additional Resources

Electrochemistry Encyclopedia

Electrochemistry Dictionary
 

Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering

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