H2 Research by Research Group at Penn State

Dr. Joel Anstrom PA Transportation Institute	Responsible for developing research projects and graduate curriculum in the area of advanced vehicle systems. His research focus is system modeling of electric, hybrid electric, and fuel cell vehicles for efficiency and dynamic handling. Hybrid & Hydrogen Vehicle Research
Dr. Mary Ann Bruns Crop and Soil Sciences	Research in the Bruns lab aims to gain understanding of soil microbial responses to anthropogenic disturbance and of microbes’ roles in mitigating disturbance effects. Combining molecular, microbiological, biochemical, microscopic, and mineralogical techniques to explore microbe-mineral-plant interactions. Bacterial H2 Production from Wastewater Molecular Analysis of H2-Producing Bacterial Communities
Dr. Vincent Crespi E-mail Physics Materials Science & Engineering	Focused on Carbon Nanostructures electronic- structural and optical properties, Information theory of Materials, Frustrated Magnetism, Novel 2D Materials, Phyllotaxis
Dr. Darryl Farber Science, Technology, and Society	Research focuses on multiple stakeholder decision making and negotiation processes for sustainable technologies, which has included the analysis of agricultural technologies; drinking water technologies; nuclear materials, waste, and power generation technologies; nanotechnologies; and transportation technologies.
Dr. Henry Foley Chemical Engineering	Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate School. Research oriented in use of nanoporous carbon in separations of small molecule mixtures and for shape selective catalysis (membranes, transport, catalysis).
Dr. John Golbeck Biochemistry & Biophysics Chemistry	Research group focuses on the study of Type I (iron-sulfur) reaction centers, including Photosystem I of cyanobacteria and plants, and the reaction centers of the strictly anaerobic heliobacteria and green sulfur bacteria. My students and I work to uncover the genes, polypeptides, and cofactors that are involved in the structure, function, and assembly of Type I reaction centers.
Dr. Mark Guiltinan Horticulture	Knowledge and technology towards the improvement of crops, poverty and hunger reduction, water resource management, sustainable international development, and climate change on a meaningful scale. Focused on the use of Arabidopsis and other model species to advance research with tropical crops such as Theobroma cacao, (The Chocolate Tree) and Jatropha curcus, a biofuel feedstock plant.
Dr. Martin Klanchar Applied Research Lab	ARL- Transfer of advanced technologies and manufacturing processes, in partnership with industry and Navy research development centers, to acquisition programs and fleet operations, as well as to other government agencies and the private sector. Chemical Hydrogen Storage Fuel Cell Systems for Undersea Propulsion
Dr. Bruce E. Logan Civil & Environmental Engineering	The Logan lab is developing new bioenergy technologies with a focus on systems that can help sustain the global need for potable water and sanitation to protect human health, even as oil and other fossil fuels become less available and more costly (MFCs). Microbial Fuel Cells for Electricity Generation Biological H2 Production by Fermentation Biohydrogen production using modified MFC's (BioElectrochemically-Assisted Microbial Reactor - BEAMR)
Dr. Serguei Lvov Energy & Geo-Environmental Engineering	Studies in a variety of areas of electrochemical engineering and material sciences, including fuel cells, electrolysis, electrophoresis, and electrochemical corrosion in supercritical water and carbon dioxide systems. He has a number of innovations in areas such as thermodynamics of solutions, electrochemical kinetics, and electrochemical sensors at high temperatures and pressures.
Dr. Digby MacDonald Materials Science & Engineering	Passivity and passivity breakdown on metals, Deterministic prediction of corrosion damage, Advanced batteries and fuel cells, Chemistry and electrochemistry of supercritical aqueous systems, Nuclear power generation, Electrocatalysis Electrocatalysis of Hydrogen Oxidation and Oxygen Reduction Electrochemistry of the polyhydroboranes BO to BH Conversion
Dr. Tom Mallouk Chemistry	Passivity and passivity breakdown on metals, Deterministic prediction of corrosion damage, Advanced batteries and fuel cells, Chemistry and electrochemistry of supercritical aqueous systems, Nuclear power generation, Electrocatalysis Inorganic Protonic Conductors for Hydrogen Fuel Cells Artificial Photosynthesis Semiconductor Nanocrystal Solar Cells
Dr. John Regan Civil & Environmental Engineering	Biological processes with an emphasis on nutrient removal, regrowth in drinking water distribution systems, fermentative biological hydrogen production, microbial fuel cells, methanogenic systems, and molecular microbial ecology. Metabolic Engineering for Enhanced Fermentative Hydrogen Production Cellulose-Derived Hydrogen
Dr. Chunshan Song Energy & Geo-Environmental Engineering	Catalysis in fuel processing for ultra-clean fuels and fuel cells, Reforming of hydrocarbon and alcohol fuels for syngas and H2 production, Capture, conversion, and utilization of CO2, Shape-selective catalysis for synthesis of organic chemicals, Catalysis and reaction chemistry for energy conversion as well as synthesis and applications of nano-porous catalytic and sorbent materials Production of Hydrogen from Alcohol and Renewable Fuels Development of New Sulfur-and Carbon-resistant Catalyst for Effective Reforming of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels Removal of CO2 in H2 Production H2 Separation and Storage Ultra-Deep Desulfurization of Hydrocarbon Fuels for Fuel Cell Applications Integrated Fuel Processor for High-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Dr. Mirna Urquidi-Macdonald Engineering Science & Mechanics	Electrochemical Behavior of Lithium in Alkaline Aqueous Electrolytes
Dr. Chao-Yang Wang Mechanical Engineering Materials Science and Engineering	Conducts fundamental and applied research on fuel cells and advanced batteries for electric propulsion, stationary power generation and portable electronics. Multidisciplinary research on cutting-edge electrochemical power devices. ECEC - Electrochemical Engine Center Experimental and Computational Studies of CO Poisoning in PEM Fuel Cells Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Mobile and Stationary Power Generation