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Prof Mench

        Fuel Cell Engines
      Matthew M. Mench,
  ISBN: 978-0-471-68958-4
       ©2007 560 pages

 

FCDDL Founder and Director


Prof Mench

Matthew M. Mench

Director, Fuel Cell Dynamics and Diagnostics Laboratory
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
327 Reber Building

mmm124@psu.edu

Ph:  814-865-0060
Fax: 814-863-4848

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Post Doctoral Associates


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Emin Caglan Kumbur, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Fuel Cell Dynamics and Diagnostics Laboratory
Research Associate
Expertise in Transport Phenomena, Porous Media, and Fuel Cells

eck132@psu.edu
Ph:  814-777-2234
Fax: 814-863-4848

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Soowhan Kim, Ph.D.

Post Doc.
Dissertation Work: Determination of Degradation Modes and Mitigation of Damage from Freeze/Thaw Cycling in PEFCs

sxk388@psu.edu

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Graduate Students


Ahmet Turhan

Ph.D. Candidate
Dissertation Work: Two-Phase Flow Dynamics Visualization in PEFCs with Neutron Radiography

aut122@psu.edu

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Kyu-taek Cho

Ph.D. Student
Dissertation Work: Freeze/Thaw Damage Mitigation in PEFCs

kzc124@psu.edu

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Gif Zafred

M.S. Student
Dissertation Work: Electrochemical Conversion of Radioactive Gas Phase Material

gzafred@gmail.com

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Susan Red Cloud-Owen

M.S. Student
Dissertation Work: The Influence of Cyclic Voltammetry and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy on Electrochemical Performance and Bacterial Culture in Microbial Fuel Cells

ssr134@psu.edu

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Tushar Swamy

M.S. Student
Dissertation Work: Development of Interfacial Morphology and Contact Resistance Model for a PEM Fuel Cell

tus164@psu.edu

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Hemant Bajpai

M.S. Student
Dissertation Work: A Model to Investigate Interfacial Morphology Effects on Fuel Cell Performance

hxb919@psu.edu

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Michael Manahan

Ph.D. Student
Dissertation Work: In-Situ & Ex0Situ characterization of Interfacial Resistance of Fuel Cell Components

mpm268@psu.edu

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F. Erinç Hizir

M.S. Student
Dissertation Work: Experimental Characterization of Interfacial Morphology in PEFC's

fehizir@gmail.com

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Abdulkader Srouji

M.S. Student
Dissertation Work: CCL Degradation due to Freeze Cycles

ams808@psu.edu

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Yi Zhang

M.S. Student

yuz133@psu.edu

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Rong Li

M.S. Student

rxl231@psu.edu

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Michael Glath

B.S. Honors Student
Dissertation Work: Evaluation of Interfacial Resistance in PEM Fuel Cell Materials

mcg5020@psu.edu

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Marta Hatzell

B.S. Honors Student
Dissertation Work: Nerst Potential Calculations at Equilibrium Potential condition in PEFC's

mch223@psu.edu

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Collaborating Faculty


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Prof. Kenan Unlu

Professor of Nuclear Engineering
Research Interests : Radiation Science and Engineering

kxu2@psu.edu

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1

Prof. Jack Brenizer

Chair of Nuclear Engineering
Research Interests: Neutron Radiography, Neutron Activation Analysis and Radiation Detection

jsb18@psu.edu

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2

Prof. Kendra Sharp

Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department
Research Interests: Microfluidics, two-phase flows, flow diagnostics, Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) 

ksharp@psu.edu

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4

Prof. Ugur Pasaogullari

Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
University of Connecticut, Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center
Research Interests: Modeling PEFC,Water and Thermal Management in PEFC systems

ugurpasa@engr.uconn.edu

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Prof. Srinivas Tadigadapa

Electrical Engineering Department
Research Interest: Micro-electromechanical devices (MEMS) and novel micro fabrication techniques Fabrication of novel micro- and nano- sensors and actuators.

sat10@psu.edu

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Staff Assistant


Tammy L. Harter

Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
336-B Reber bldg.
University Park, PA  16802
 
tll4@psu.edu
(814) 865-3217 Phone
(814) 863-4848 Fax

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