Trung Van Nguyen
School of Engineering - Chemical & Petroleum EngineeringRoom 4132
Education
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
B.S., Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University
Research
Current focus is on:
• Interfacial phenomena at the electrode/membrane and membrane/membrane interfaces,
• Theoretical and experimental studies of spatiotemporal behavior and two-phase transport in porous electrodes and flow channels of proton exchange membrane fuel cells,
• Heat, gas and water management in proton exchange membrane fuel cells,
• Optimization of the micro-structures and phase distribution in the catalyst layers of PEM fuel cells for optimal two phase transport, durability and high performance,
• Development of stable and active catalysts for HER/HOR and MEAs for H2-Br2 fuel cells.
• Regenerative H2-Br2 fuel cells for large-scale electrical energy storage (funded by NSF and ARPA-E)
Research Interests
- Fuel cells
- Batteries
- Interfacial phenomena, mathematical modeling of electrochemical systems
Selected Publications
Li, Y. & Nguyen, T. V. (2018). Synthesis and Evaluation of RhxSy Catalyst with Functionalized Carbon for HOR/HER in H2-Br2 Reversible Fuel Cells. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 165(14), F1139-F1146. DOI:10.1149/2.0191814jes
Li, Y. & Nguyen, T. V. (2018). Core-Shell Rhodium Sulfide Catalyst for HER/HOR in HBr solution. Journal of Power Sources, 382, 152-159. DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.02.005
Nguyen, T. V. (2017). Mark's Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, 12th Edition, by Ali M Sadegh and William M. Worek . FUEL CELLS (A. Sadegh & W. Worek, Eds.). Section 7: Power Generation.
Dowd, R. Verma, A. Li, Y. Powers, D. Wycisk, R. Pintauro, P. & Nguyen, T. V. (2017). A Hydrogen-Vanadium Rerversible Fuel Cell Crossover Study. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 164(14), F1-F7. DOI:10.1149/2.11001714jes
Tenny, K. M., Lakhanpal, V. S., Dowd Jr., R. P., Yarlagadda, V. & Nguyen, T. V. (2017). Impact of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Fabrication on Carbon Cloth Electrodes for Hydrogen-Vanadium Reversible Fuel Cells. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 164(12), A1-A5. DOI:10.1149/2.1151712jes
Park, W. Wycisk, R. Lin, G. Chong, Y. Powers, D. Nguyen, T. V., Dowd Jr., R. P., & Pintauro, P. N. (2017). Electrospun Nafion/PVDF single-fiber blended membranes for regenerative H2/Br2 fuel cells. Journal of Membrane Science, 541, 85-92. DOI:10.1016/j.memsci.2017.06.086
Dowd, R. P., Lakhanpal, V. & Nguyen, T. V. (2017). Evaluation of a Hydrogen-Vanadium Reversible Fuel Cell Performance. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 164(6). DOI:10.1149/2.0521706jes
Dowd Jr., R. P., Day, C. S., & Van Nguyen, T. (2016). Engineering the Ionic Polymer Phase Surface Properties of a PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 164(2), F138–F146. DOI:10.1149/2.1081702jes
Dowd, R. P., Yarlagadda, V. Konwar, D. Lin, G. Weng, G. Li, C. V., Chan, K. & Van Nguyen, T. (2016). A Study of Alkaline-Based H2-Br2 and H2-I2 Reversible Fuel Cells. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 163(14), F1471–F1479. DOI:10.1149/2.0011614jes
Woo, J. Wycisk, R. Pintauro, P. Yarlagadda, V. & Nguyen, T. V. (2016). Electrospun Nafion/Polyphenylsulfone Composite Membranes for Regenerative Hydrogen Bromine Fuel Cells. Materials, 143(9), 15. DOI:10.3390/ma9030143 http://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials
Ye, Q. You, X. Nguyen, T. & Cheng, P. (2015). 2-D Model of a H2/Br2 Flow Battery with Flow-Through Positive Electrode. J. Electrochemical Soc., 163(3), A447-A457. DOI:10.1149/2.0361603jes
Weber, A. & Nguyen, T. V. (2015). Redox Flow Batteries–Reversible Fuel Cells. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 163(1), Y1-Y1. DOI:10.1149/2.0331601jes
Yarlagadda, V. Lin, G. Chong, P. & Nguyen, T. V. (2015). High Active Surface Area and Durable Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotube-Based Electrodes for the Bromine Reactions in H2-Br2 Fuel Cells., 163(1), A5134-A5143. DOI:10.1149/2.0181601jes
Yarlagadda, V. Lin, G. Chong, Y. & Nguyen, T. V. (2015). High Surface Area Carbon Electrodes for Bromine Reactions in H2-Br2 Fuel Cells. J. Electrochemical Society, 163(1), A5126-A5133. DOI:10.1149/2.0181601jes
Nguyen, T. V., Ahosseini, A. Wang, X. Yarlagadda, V. Kwong, A. Weber, A. Z., Deevanhxay, P. Tsushima, S. & Hirai, S. (2015). Hydrophobic Gas-Diffusion Media for Polymer-Electrolyte Fuel Cells by Direct Fluorination. J. Electrochem. Soc., 162(14), F1451-F1460. DOI:10.1149/2.0411514jes
Lin, G. Chong, Y. Yarlagadda, V. Nguyen, T. V., Wycisk, R. J., Pintauro, P. N., Bates, M. Mukerjee, S. Tucker, M. C., & Weber, A. Z. (2015). Advanced Hydrogen-Bromine Flow Batteries with Improved Efficiency, Durability and Cost. J. Electrochemical Society, 163(1), A5049-A5056. DOI:10.1149/2.0071601jes
Yarlagadda, V. Dowd Jr., R. Park, W. Pintauro, P. N., & Nguyen, T. V. (2015). A Comprehensive Study of an Acid-Based Reversible H2-Br2 Fuel Cell System. J. Electrochemical Society, 162(8), F919-F926. DOI:10.1149/2.1041508jes
Masud, J. Nguyen, T. V., Singh, N. McFarland, E. Ikenberry, M. Horn, K. Pan, C. & Hwang, B. (2015). A RhxSy/C Catalyst for the Hydrogen Oxidation and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions in HBr. J. Electrochemical Society, 162(4), F455-F462. DOI://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.0901504jes
Nguyen, T. V., Yarlagadda, V. Lin, G. Weng, G. Li, V. & Chan, K. (2014). Comparison of Acid and Alkaline Hydrogen-Bromine Fuel Cell Systems. (37th ed., Vol. 58, pp. 29-35). In ECS Transactions, Electrochemical Society.
Dowd, R. P., Nguyen, T. V., Moore, D. S., Pintauro, P. N., & Park, J. (2014). Conductive AFM Study to Differentiate between the Surface Ionic Conductivity of Nafion and Electrospun Membranes. (1st ed., Vol. 58, pp. 607-613). In ECS Transactions, Electrochemical Society.
Yarlagadda, V. & Nguyen, T. V. (2014). High Surface Area Carbon Electrodes for the Bromine Reactions in H2-Br2 Fuel Cells. (36th ed., Vol. 58, pp. 25-32). In ECS Transactions, Electrochemical Society.
Masud, J. Walter, J. Nguyen, T. V., Lin, G. Singh, N. McFarland, E. Metiu, H. Ikenberry, M. Hohn, K. Pan, C. & Hwang, B. (2014). Synthesis and Characterization of RhxSy/C Catalysts for HOR/HER in HBr. (1st ed., Vol. 58, pp. 37-43). In ECS Transactions, Electrochemical Society.
Tucker, M. C., Cho, T. Weber, A. Z., Lin, G. & Nguyen, T. V. (2014). Optimization of Electrode Characteristics for the Br2/H2 Redox Flow Cell. J. Appl. Electrochem., 45, 11-19. DOI:10.1007/s10800-014-0772-1
Selected Presentations
Nguyen, T. V. (06/25/2018). A Hybrid Reversible Hydrogen-Bromine Fuel Cell for Large-Scale Renewable Energy Storage. Mechanical Engineering Department Seminar, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea. Daejeon, South Korea
Li, Y. & Nguyen, T. V. (05/16/2018). Highly Dispersed RhxSy/C Catalyst with High Nafion Affinity for HER/HOR in H2-Br2 Fuel Cell. Electrochemical Society Spring 2018 Meeting. Seattle, WA
Nguyen, T. Hammar, R. & Garton, K. . (05/15/2018). High Performance Reversible Hydrogen Vanadium Fuel Cell for Electrical Energy Storage. Electrochemical Society Spring 2018 Meeting. Seattle, WA
Nguyen, T. V. (01/19/2018). Engineering the Electrodes of PEMFCs for Optimal Two-Phase Transport and High Current Density Performance. Industrial Invitation, General Motors Global Propulsion Systems. Pontiac, MI
Nguyen, T. V. (12/19/2017). Reversible Fuel Cells for Electrical Energy Storage, II. How to be Successful in Graduate School, and III. How to Write a Good Proposal. The Sixth International Education Forum on Environment and Energy Science . Tenerife, Spain
Dowd, R. & Nguyen, T. V. (11/02/2017). Controlling the Polymer/Gas Interface of the Ionic Polymer Phase of a PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer during Membrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication. AIChE 2017 National Conference. Minneapolis, MN
Nguyen, T. V., Dowd, R. Lakhanpal, V. Powers, D. Wycisk, R. & Pintauro, P. . (10/30/2017). Performance Evaluation of a Hybrid Hydrogen-Vanadium Reversible Fuel Cell. AIChE 2017 National Conference. Minneapolis, MN
Dowd, R. P. & Nguyen, T. V. (10/03/2017). Controlling the Polymer/Gas Interfacial Property of the Ionic Polymer Phase of a PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer during Membrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication. 232nd Electrochemical Society Meeting. National Harbor, MD
Nguyen, T. V., Dowd, R. P., Powers, D. Wycisk, R. & Pintauro, P. . (10/03/2017). Performance Evaluation of a Hybrid Hydrogen-Vanadium Reversible Fuel Cell. 232nd Electrochemical Society Meeting. National Harbor
Dowd, R. P. & Nguyen, T. V. (10/02/2017). Hydrogen-Vanadium Reversible Fuel Cell Crossover Study. 232nd Electrochemical Society Meeting. National Harbor
Nguyen, T. V. & Pintauro, P. N. (09/01/2017). Hybrid Hydrogen-Bromine and Hydrogen-Vanadium Reversible Fuel Cells for Electrical Energy Storage. Research Seminar. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Nguyen, T. V. (06/26/2017). Reversible (H2-Br2 & H2-V) Fuel Cells as Energy Storage Systems for the Electrical Grids and Renewable Energy Sources. Research Seminar, Department of Chemistry. National University of Laos
Li, Y. & Nguyen, T. V. (05/30/2017). New Process to Synthesize Rh2S3 Precusor for RhxSy Catalyst for HER/HOR in HBr Solution by Na2S and Pretreated Carbon. 231st Electrochemical Society Meeting. New Orleans, LA
Nguyen, T. V. (04/14/2017). Performance Evaluation of a Hybrid Hydrogen-Vanadium Reversible Fuel Cell. Seminar, Department of Chemistry. University of Hong Kong
Nguyen, T. V. (04/12/2017). Performance Evaluation of a Hybrid Hydrogen-Vanadium Reversible Fuel Cell . Research Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Li, Y. & Nguyen, T. V. (06/01/2016 - 06/01/2016). Core-Shell Rhodium Sulfide as Catalyst for HER/HOR in HBr Solution. 229th Electrochemical Society Meeting. San Diego, CA
Dowd, R. & Nguyen, T. V. (06/01/2016 - 06/01/2016). Engineering the Ionic Polymer Phase Surface Properties of a PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer (Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division Student Achievement Award Presentation). 229th Electrochemical Society Meeting. San Diego, CA
Dowd, R. Zeets, M. & Nguyen, T. V. (06/01/2016 - 06/01/2016). Preliminary Study of a Hydrogen-Vanadium Flow Battery. 229th Electrochemical Society Meeting. San Diego, CA
Nguyen, T. V. (02/16/2016 - 02/16/2016). Reversible H2-Br2 Fuel Cells for Electrical Energy Storage for the Electrical Grids and Renewable Energy Sources. Missouri University of Science and Technology
Dowd, R. Zeets, M. & Nguyen, T. V. (12/08/2015). Effect of Br2 Complexation on a Hydrogen Bromine Flow Battery. ACEEES 2015 Conference. Maui, Hawaii
Nguyen, T. V., Yarlagadda, V. Li, Y. Lin, G. Chong, P. Tucker, M. Weber, A. Wycisk, R. Pintauro, P. Bates, M. & Mukerjee, S. . (11/10/2015). Advances in Hydrogen Bromine Fuel Cells. 2015 AIChE Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, Utah
Dowd, R. Zeets, M. & Nguyen, T. V. (11/10/2015). Effect of Br2 Complexation on a Hydrogen Bromine Flow Battery. 2015 AIChE Annual Meeting.
Nguyen, T. V., Konwar, D. Yarlagadda, V. & Dowd, R. . (11/09/2015). Alkaline Hydrogen Iodine Fuel Cell. 2015 AIChE Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, Utah
Selected Grants
Nguyen, Trung, (Principal), Engineering the Ionic Polymer Phase-Fluid Interface of the PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer for Higher Performance, National Science Foundation, $300,000, Submitted 10/18/2017 (08/01/2018 - 07/31/2021). Federal. Status: Funded.
Selected Awards & Honors
Bellows Scholar for 2016
School of Engineering
University of Kansas
2016
Miller Scholar for 2015
School of Engineering
University of Kansas
2015
Education
- BS, North Carolina State University, 1981
- MS, Texas A&M University, 1985
- PhD, Texas A&M University, 1988
Work Experience
- Visiting Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 2013.
- Visiting Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2013
- Visiting Professor, University of Hong Kong, 2013
- Program Director, Energy for Sustainability Program, CBET Division, Engineering Directorate, National Science Foundation, 2007-2009.
- Visiting Faculty, Los Alamos National Lab, 1998
- Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1992-1994
- Associate Director, Center for Electrochemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1990-1991
- Senior Process and Product Development Engineer, Duracell, 1989-1990
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National Lab, 1988-1989
- Summer Research Intern, GM Research Center, 1985 and 1986
- Process Engineer, DuPont, 1982
Career Most Influential People
- Professor Ralph E. White (MS and PhD Advisor)
- Dr. Hiram Gu (formerly at General Motors Research Lab)
- Dr. Nicholas Vanderborgh (formerly at Los Alamos National Lab)
Recent Honors and Awards
- Fellow of The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 2015
- Miller Scholar, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 2015
- Miller Scholar, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 2014
- Fellow of The Electrochemical Society, 2012
- Leading Light Award, University of Kansas, April 2012
Research Interests
Fuel cells and batteries and mathematical modeling of electrochemical systems
Current Research Focus:
- Interfacial phenomena at the electrode/membrane and membrane/membrane interfaces,
- Theoretical and experimental studies of two-phase transport in porous electrodes and flow channels of proton exchange membrane fuel cells,
- Heat, gas and water management in proton exchange membrane fuel cells,
- Optimization of the micro-structures the catalyst layers used in PEM fuel cells for two phase flow,
- Development of electrode and membrane assemblies for PEM fuel cells for specific applications,
- Development of large scale electrical energy storage systems for wind and solar ($2.3M from NSF and $1.724M from ARPA-A).
Recent Graduate Students Accomplishments
Wensheng He, PhD
Awarded the H.H. Dow Memorial Student Achievement Award for outstanding graduate research by the IEEE Division of the Electrochemical Society, May 2002; Frank Bowdish Outstanding PhD Research Award from the Chemical & Petroleum Department of the University of Kansas, May 2004; and the Marnie and Bill Argersinger Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation from the University of Kansas, May 2004.
Dilip Natarajan, PhD
Awarded Frank Bowdish Outstanding PhD Research Award from the Chemical & Petroleum Department of the University of Kansas, May 2005; and the Marnie and Bill Argersinger Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation from the University of Kansas, May 2005
Guangyu Lin, PhD
Awarded the Frank Bowdish Outstanding PhD Research Award from the Chemical & Petroleum Department of the University of Kansas, May 2006
Xuhai Wang, PhD
Awarded the Frank Bowdish Outstanding PhD Research Award from the Chemical & Petroleum Department of the University of Kansas, May 2010
Venkata Yarlagadda, PhD
Received the 2013 Student Achievement Award by the Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering (IEEE) Division of the Electrochemical Society. Received the Frank Bowdish Outstanding PhD Research Award from the Chemical & Petroleum Department of the University of Kansas, May 2016, and the Marnie and Bill Argersinger Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in the Sciences and Engineering from the University of Kansas, May 2016.
Regis Dowd, PhD
Received Best Student Presentation at 2013 ACEEES Conference organized by Tokyo Institute of Technology in Huntington Beach, California. Received the 2016 Student Achievement Award by the Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering (IEEE) Division of the Electrochemical Society. Received the Frank Bowdish Outstanding PhD Research Award from the Chemical and Petroleum Department of the University of Kansas, May 2017.
Current Research Students
Yuanchao Li, PhD
Abdullah Bahdad – MS
Ryan Hammar – undergraduate
Steffan Green – undergraduate
Steve Osindo – undergraduate
Andrew Jaeschke - undergraduate
