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
Golareh Jalilvand
Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, 2020
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2012
Interests and Activities:
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Flexible and wearable energy conversion and storage
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Thin films for electronics, and energy applications.
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Nanomaterials and nano-scale characterization methods
Recent Awards and Recognition
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Order of Pegasus Award nominee, College of Engineering and Computer Science, UCF, c/o '20
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Exemplary Presentation Award, UCF-GRF, 2019
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Robert Blewer Outstanding Student Paper, 2017
Surachet (Ray) Duanghathaipornsuk
Postoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Toledo, 2021
M.S., Polymer Science, Chulalongkorn University, 2015
B.S., Industrial Chemistry, Chiangmai University, 2013
Interests and Activities:
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Improving performance and durability of the anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers
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Electrocatalysis in alkaline anion-exchange membrane fuel cells
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Hiking, running and exploring the outdoors
Marjanul Manjum
Postoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Integrated Design and Engineering, Keio University, Japan, 2020
M.S., Physical Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2017
Interests and Activities:
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Electrodeposition of active material in aqueous and non-aqueous (ionic liquids) media
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Energy storage in Li-ion and Li-S batteries
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Cooking, travelling, and watching movies
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:
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Understanding the behavior of water in anion exchange membrane fuel cells.
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Using electrochemical techniques to capture and utilize carbon dioxide
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Hiking, volunteer work for the environment, reading
Hanna Soucie
Ph.D. Student
B.S., Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2017
Interests and Activities:
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Sustainable reaction pathways for electrochemcial synthesis of chemicals and fuels
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Decentralized Industrial chemical production
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Hiking, running, rowing, playing cello
Saheed Lateef
Ph.D. Student
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M.S., Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 2017.
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria, 2013.
Interests and activities:
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Improving the energy density of Li-ion Batteries
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Rational design of materials and materials degradation
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Hobbies: Soccer, Watching Movies
Noor Ul Hassan
Ph.D. Student
M.Sc. Industrial & Systems Engineering, Istanbul Sehir University Turkey, 2015
B.Sc. Mechatronics & Control Engineering, UET Lahore Pakistan, 2006
Interests and Activities:
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Advanced Catalysts for Hydrogen/Oxygen reactions in Fuel Cells
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Exploring Fuel Cell electrochemical reactions through modelling and experimentation
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Personal interests: Swimming, Travelling and Cricket
Jasmine Bohannon
Ph.D. Student
B.S., Chemistry, Columbus State University, 2020
Interests and Activities:
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Electrochemical synthesis and the conversion of natural gas
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Understanding how electrocatalytic activity is linked to the properties of transition metals
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Personal interests: hiking, eating seafood, and making wigs
YIWEI ZHENG
Ph.D. Student
B.S, Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, 2014
MS, Chemical Engineering, Israel Institute of Technology-Technion, 2017
Interests and activities:
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Applications of anion exchange membranes in electrochemical devices
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Management of water within electrode structures in electrochemical devices
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Personal Interests: Reading, cooking, astrology, diving
Brian Lenhart
Ph.D. Student
B.S, Molecular Biology, Indian River State College, 2015
Interests and activities:
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Enabling on-chip battery/biosensor co-development through the development of body fluid-derived electrolytes and biocompatible materials.
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Battery engineering principles and applications of analytical chemistry and techniques
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Co-advised with Prof. Chang Liu
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Personal Interests: Hiking, skateboarding, coffee
CONTACT US
Professor William E. Mustain
Department of Chemical Engineering
Swearingen Engineering Center
University of South Carolina
301 Main St.
Columbia, SC 29208
803-576-6393