Preliminary Program subject to change
TF004 Nanomaterials and Devices for Energy Applications
OverviewWe seek papers pertaining to the design, synthesis, fabrication, and characterization of nanomaterials and devices for energy applications including fuel cells, batteries, hydrogen storage and hydrogen production. Papers describing experimental, theoretical and computational work are welcome.
Primary SponsorTopical F – 5th Topical Conference on Nanoscale Science & Engineering (TF)
Co-Sponsor(s)Entrepreneurial Forum (05c), Transport and Energy Processes (07), Materials Engineering and Sciences Division (08), Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20), Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (22)

Chair

Levi T. Thompson
Professor
University of Michigan
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
3074 H.H. Dow Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone Number: 734-647-7150
Fax Number: 734-647-7126
Email: ltt@umich.edu

CoChair

Hank Foley
Professor
Penn State University
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
160 Fenske Laboratory
State College, PA
Phone Number: 814) 865-2577
Email: hankfoley@engr.psu.edu
Development of Sulfur-Tolerant Catalysts for Jet Fuel Reforming
Amanda C. McCoy1, Abdul-Majeed Azad1 and Martin Abraham2, (1)Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft, 3048 Nitschke Hall, Toledo, OH 43606, (2)University of Toledo, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, MS 310, 2801 West Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43606
Supported Nanocomposite Catalysts for High Temperature Reactions: Building a Catalyst from the Nanoparticle up
Tom Sanders, Phae Papas and Götz Veser, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Self-Assembly of Nanocomposite Molecular Films Containing Photosystem I
Helen A. Kincaid1, Kane G. Jennings1, Madalina Ciobanu2, Tom Niedringhaus1 and David Cliffel2, (1)Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Box 1604 Station B, Nashville, TN 37235, (2)Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, VU Station B 351822, Nashville, TN 37235
Hydrogen Production Via Nanostructured Photocatalytic Titania Thin-Films
Rafael N. McDonald, Damien Brewer and Pratim Biswas, Environmental Engineering Science, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Dr, Campus Box 1180, Saint Louis, MO 63130
Peo Mobility in Nanoparticle-Filled Polymer Electrolytes as Measured by Neutron Scattering
Susan K. Fullerton, Chemical Engineering, Penn State University, 115 Fenske Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802, Janna K. Maranas, Chemical Engineering, Penn State University, 132C Fenske Lab, University Park, PA 16802 and Victoria Garcia Sakai, NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8562, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Fabrication of Ordered Titania Films by the Three-Dimensional Replication of Block Copolymer Templates in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
David M. Hess, Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 51 Goessmann, Amherst, MA 01002 and James J. Watkins, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 51 Goessmann, Amherst, MA 01002
Proton Conductivity of Microporous Zincosilicates
Jennifer L. Anthony1, John C. McKeen1, Zhongwei Chen2, Yushan Yan2 and Mark E. Davis1, (1)California Institute of Technology, Mail Code 210-41, Pasadena, CA 91125, (2)Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521
Using Photoelectrochemical Probes to Investigate the Pore Accessibility in Surfactant-Templated Ordered Mesoporous Thin Films
Vikrant N. Urade and Hugh W. Hillhouse, School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Mill Scale-Steam Reforming: a Novel and Inexpensive Route of Hydrogen Generation
Sathees Kumar Kesavan and Abdul-Majeed Azad, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Toledo, 3052 Nitschke hall, 2801 W.Bancroft st., Toledo, OH 43606

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