PEOPLE

WILLIAM MUSTAIN, PH.D.

Professor

Recent Honors and Awards

• Fulbright Scholar Fellowship

• Electrochemical Society Supramaniam Srinivasan Young Investigator Award

• CQIA Platinum Innovation Prize (Shared with R. Maric, C.B. Carter and J. Roller)

• DOE Early Career Award

• Illinois Institute of Technology Young Alumni Award

Horie Adabi

Ph.D. Student

M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Tehran 2016

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Petroleum University of Technology, 2013

Interests and Activities:

• Understanding the behavior of water in anion exchange membrane fuel cells.  

• Using electrochemical techniques to capture and utilize carbon dioxide

• Hiking, volunteer work for the environment, reading

Lyzmarie Irizarry Colon

Ph.D. Student

B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of South Florida, 2014

Interests and Activities:

• Using computational tools to understand and improve water management in AEMFCs

• Novel cell design of fuel cell components

• Mixed media art projects

EHSAN FAEGH

Ph.D. Student

B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Tehran, 2016

Interests and activities:

• Zn corrosion and gassing in alkaline batteries

• New ionic liquids for lithium-based batteries

• Playing soccer, watching movie and traveling

Hanna Soucie

Ph.D. Student

B.S., Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2017

Interests and Activities:

• Sustainable reaction pathways for electrochemcial synthesis of chemicals and fuels

• Decentralized Industrial chemical production

• Hiking, running, rowing, playing cello

BENJAMIN NG

Ph.D. Student

B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2017

B.S., Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2017

Interests and Activities:

• Surface engineering of high capacity transition metal oxide anodes

• Characterization of Solid-Electrolyte Interphase (SEI)

• Developing stable nanostructured polymer electrolytes for Li-metal batteries

• Personal interests: volunteer work (NPO, NGO, animal shelters), soccer, archery, hiking