I’m happy to announce that beginning this fall I’ll be the DiPietro Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University. There I’ll continue working to improve kinetics and transport within complex electrochemical systems. You can expect batteries, phase changes, and synchrotron science, as well as some new tricks. It’s an understatement to say I’m looking forward to it. See you soon.
A hardy thank you to the Transport Phenomena I and II class that just finished up the year at NYU. This was a great class, and sadly my last. After seven years teaching Transport in Brooklyn, I’m headed on to other things. May the no-slip boundary condition be with you!
We have a new paper out, led by Dr. Damon Turney, which is required reading for anyone who wants to know the practical considerations for commercializing rechargeable zinc anodes, particularly energy density values. Inside there’s a modern literature survey of zinc alkaline anodes with levelized performance metrics, along with experimental assessment of leading formulations. Long-cycle materials characterization, performance metrics, and failure analysis are reported for over 25 unique anode formulations with up to 1500 cycles and ∼1.5 years of shelf life per test.