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Division & Section Award Winn er s ECS Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division Student Achievement Award When: Wednesday, 0820-0900h Where: Aqua 309 Engineering the Ionic Polymer Phase Surface Properties of a PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer by Regis P. Dowd,Jr. REGIS P. DOWD, JR. is currently a PhD student at the University of Kansas in the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, where his research focuses on electrochemical systems, including fuel cells and energy storage devices. His educational journey has taken him to both the University of Florida and Old Dominion University. During his time at the University of Florida, Dowd completed a four-term cooperative education position with the Dow Chemical Company, where he led various cross- functional teams in manufacturing process designs as well as research and development projects in the fluid mechanics and mixing group. Dowd later joined the U.S. Navy, completing its nuclear propulsion training program to become a naval nuclear engineer. Most recently, Dowd completed an eight-month graduate research internship with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory, focusing on solid oxide fuel cell research for optimizing a cathode infiltration technique to improve fuel cell performance and durability while lowering production costs. ECS High Temperature Materials Division J. Bruce Wagner, Jr. Award When: Tuesday, I 140-1220h Where: Indigo Ballroom C Electrochemomechanical Coupling in Thin Films for Energy Conversion and Storage by Sean Bishop SEAN BISHOP'S work examines the electrical, chemical, and mechanical coupling in solid oxide fuel cell materials. Currently, he is a research associate at MIT and a visiting associate professor at Kyushu University in Japan. Bishop's interest in solid oxide fuel cell research began while under the guidance of Professor Eric Wachsman at the University of Florida, where he wrote his dissertation on defect induced lattice dilation, known as chemical expansion, in low to intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell materials. After continuing his studies with Professor Harry Tuller at MIT, Bishop became an assistant professor at Kyushu University. Bishop is currently pioneering an in situ optical absorption measurement technique to examine fuel cell electrode kinetics on "natural" and chemical modified surfaces of thin films. He has also co-organized symposia at ECS conferences and is currently serving as secretary for the High Temperature Materials Division of ECS. 38 ECS Nanocarbons Division SES Young Investigator Award When: Wednesday, I 000-1 020h Where: Aqua 3 I I B Making Graphene Resist Aggregation by Jiayan Luo JIAYAN Luo's work in nanocarbons, bulk nanostructured materials assembly, and energy storage/conversion technology has led the esteemed researcher to many of the top international research institutions. Luo has spent time at Fudan University, Northwestern University, and MIT. Recently, Luo joined Tianjin University - the first modern higher education institution in China - as a professor in the School of Chemical Engineering. Luo has been the first or corresponding author of over 20 peer- review articles in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Nature Chemistry, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Accounts of Chemical Research, and more. Additionally, Luo has received a number of awards, including the Chinese Government 1,000 Talent Plan-Young Scientist Award (2014) and the Carbon Journal Prize for Outstanding PhD Thesis in Carbon Research. . ECS Organic and Biological Electrochemistry Division Manuel M. Baizer Award When: Monday, 0820-0920h Where: Aqua 300A Following the Lead of R. B. Woodward and M. M. Baizer: Using Concepts in Physical Organic Chemistry to Shape the Course of Electrochemical Reactions by Kevin Moeller KEVIN MOELLER is a dedicated researcher and teacher, focUSing on the broad area of organic chemistry with a particular interest in the use of electrochemistry as a tool for contrasting complex, biologically relevant molecules, exploring the chemistry of reactive radial cations, and functionalizing the surface of microelectrode arrays in a site- selective fashion. Since joining Washington University in St. Louis in 1987, where he is currently a professor of chemistry, Moeller has taught over 4,800 students and guided 42 PhD students. In 200 I, the Associated Student Union at Washington University in St. Louis named Moeller their "Faculty Member of the Year" and in the spring of 2014 he received the university's Art and Science Council Award for Excellence in Research. Moeller has spent time at UC Santa Barbara and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, working with researchers such as Daniel Little and Barry M. Trost. Throughout his career, Moeller has authored 135 papers and presented over 160 invited lectures. The Electrochemical Society Interface· Spring 2016' www.electrochem.org
