Héctor D. Abruña Explained

Héctor D. Abruña
Birth Place:Santurce, Puerto Rico
Fields:Electrochemistry
Workplaces:Cornell University
Education:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS, 1975 & MS, 1976)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (PhD, 1980)
Awards:Member of the National Academy Sciences (2018)
Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2007)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2006)

Héctor Daniel Abruña (born 1953) is a Puerto Rican physical chemist whose work focuses on electrochemistry, molecular electronics, fuel cells, batteries, and electrocatalysis. Abruña is director of the Energy Materials Center and Emile M. Chamot professor for chemistry at Cornell University. He became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2006, a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2007, and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2018.[1] Abruña conducts research into battery and fuel cell systems using electrochemical techniques and X-ray microscopy and spectroscopy methods.

Early life and education

Abruña was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1953[2] and grew up in Puerto Rico. He studied at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, graduating with his bachelor of science degree in 1975 and master of science degree in 1976. He then earned a PhD in analytical chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980 under the direction of Thomas Meyer. As a postdoc, Abruña worked with Allen J. Bard at University of Texas at Austin.[2]

Career

In 1982, Abruña became a professor at the University of Puerto Rico.He joined the faculty at Cornell University in 1983.[3]

Abruña chaired the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 2004–2008.He is director of the Energy Materials Center at Cornell (previously the Cornell Fuel Cell Institute).[4] [5] [6] In 2018, Abruña became the lead of the Center for Alkaline-Based Energy Solutions (CABES) at Cornell University, supported by the United States Department of Energy.[7]

Abruña was co-chair of the Basic Energy Sciences Workshop on Electrical Energy Storage hosted by the United States Department of Energy in 2007 and acted as a principal editor on the report Basic Research Needs for Electrical Energy Storage.[8] [9] He chaired the 2006 Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference,[10] supported through the NSF and DOE.[11] [12]

Abruña advocates for underrepresented minorities to join the sciences at Cornell, and actively recruits students from Puerto Rican universities to access research and mentors in the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source.[13] [14] Fifteen of the 55 students who graduated from Abruña's group as of 2018 were from Puerto Rico.He collaborates on outreach activities with Casa Pueblo in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.[15] [16]

Abruña co-founded the battery company Lionano in 2013, with an initial grant from PowerBridgeNY.[17] [18] [19] [20] He also co-founded the startup company Ecolectro with Geoffrey W. Coates,[21] [22] which received funding from both the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.[23] [24] [25]

Research

Abruña develops materials to enhance fuel cell performance, in particular the oxygen reduction reaction, and researches materials for battery applications.

In 2016, Abruña developed a device that combines the large energy-storage capacity of batteries with the high charge-discharge rate of supercapacitors. The technology is based on infusing an electronically conducting polymer thin film into a covalent organic framework (COF),[26] combining the COF's lightweight properties with the superior conductivity of the polymer.

Abruña also works on other electronics research.In 2002, he collaborated on a project that created a single-atom transistor with Paul McEuen at Cornell.[27] [28] Abruña created extremely small light sources with sizes of only hundreds of nanometers by depositing light-emitting polymer fibers on a silicon substrate patterned with gold electrodes.[29]

Honors

Abruña was the second scientist born in Puerto Rico to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.[30] [31]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAS - Hector Abruna. National Academy of Sciences. April 26, 2020.
  2. Web site: Professor Héctor D. Abruña. April 26, 2020.
  3. Web site: Héctor D. Abruña. April 25, 2020.
  4. Web site: Energy Materials Center at Cornell - Leadership Team. April 26, 2020.
  5. Web site: $2.25 million institute for fuel cell development. EurekAlert!, AAAS. November 5, 2003. April 25, 2020.
  6. Web site: Chair Sutley Visits Cornell Fuel Cell Institute and Energy Materials Center. November 19, 2009. April 26, 2020.
  7. Web site: $10.75M grant aids next-gen fuel cell development. Cornell Chronicle.
  8. Basic Research Needs for Electrical Energy Storage. Report of the Basic Energy Sciences Workshop on Electrical Energy Storage, April 2-4, 2007 . 935429 . free.
  9. Batteries and electrochemical capacitors. Physics Today. December 1, 2008. 10.1063/1.3047681. April 25, 2020. Abruña. Héctor D.. Kiya. Yasuyuki. Henderson. Jay C.. 61. 12. 43–47. 2008PhT....61l..43A.
  10. Web site: 2006 Electrochemistry Conference GRC. April 26, 2020.
  11. Web site: Award Abstract #0618126 - Support for 2006 Electrochemistry Gordon Conference, Santa Ynez, California, February 12-17, 2006. April 26, 2020.
  12. Web site: 2006 Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference - February 12-17-2006. Hector D.. Abruna. April 3, 2007. 901626 . www.osti.gov.
  13. Web site: Hispanic-serving institutions partner with CHESS. Cornell Chronicle. October 25, 2018. April 26, 2020.
  14. Web site: Workshop on Excellence Empowered by a Diverse Academic Workforce: Achieving Racial & Ethnic Equity in Chemistry. April 26, 2020.
  15. Web site: Award Abstract #0847926 - CCI Phase I: Center for Molecular Interfacing. April 26, 2020.
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  17. Web site: Next-Generation Battery Technology - Lionano - About Lionano. April 26, 2020.
  18. Web site: Lionano Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Advisor, Prof. Héctor Abruña, Elected Member of the National Academy of Sciences. May 2018 . April 26, 2020.
  19. Web site: Lionano - PowerBridgeNY. April 26, 2020.
  20. Web site: The case for the iCar: Why an Apple car isn't crazy. CNBC. October 7, 2016. April 26, 2020.
  21. Web site: Ecolectro. April 25, 2020.
  22. Web site: New Energy - Highlighting Clean Energy Innovations in Upstate New York. April 26, 2020.
  23. Web site: Ecolectro receives $1.7M from DOE to accelerate hydrogen fuel development. Cornell Chronicle. November 30, 2018. April 26, 2020.
  24. Web site: eColectro Ready to Scale, Seeking Investors. April 26, 2020.
  25. Web site: Award Abstract #1548861 - SBIR Phase I: Polymer electrolyte membrane synthesis to enable low cost, durable fuel cells through novel material innovation. April 26, 2020.
  26. Web site: Best of both worlds: Team proposes novel energy storage model. Cornell Chronicle. August 31, 2016. April 26, 2020.
  27. Web site: Cornell demos single-atom transistor. June 25, 2002. April 26, 2020.
  28. Web site: The Electrons Are Virtually Dancing At The Single Atom Club. June 17, 2002. April 26, 2020.
  29. Web site: Tiny Light Bulbs. MIT Technology Review. April 18, 2007. April 26, 2020.
  30. Web site: Un boricua es exaltado a la Academia Nacional de Ciencias. Ciencia Puerto Rico. June 5, 2019. April 26, 2020.
  31. Web site: Héctor Abruña: a new member of the National Academy of Sciences. April 30, 2019 . April 26, 2020.
  32. Web site: Award Abstract #8351012 - Presidential Young Investigator Award/Electrochemical Studies. April 25, 2020.
  33. Web site: Sloan Foundation Awards 90 Grants. The New York Times. April 19, 1987. April 25, 2020.
  34. Web site: Tajima Prize - International Society of Electrochemistry. April 26, 2020.
  35. Web site: Prof. Héctor D. Abruña – Ecolectro. April 26, 2020.
  36. Web site: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation – Héctor D. Abruña. April 25, 2020.
  37. Web site: AAAS Fellows 2016. April 25, 2020.
  38. Web site: Hector Daniel Abruna - American Academy of Arts and Sciences. April 25, 2020.
  39. Web site: Electrochemistry. April 4, 2019 . April 25, 2020.
  40. Web site: Charles N. Reilley Awardees. April 25, 2020. April 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180403234829/http://electroanalytical.org/awards.html. dead.
  41. Web site: SEAC communications, October 2007. April 26, 2020.
  42. Web site: Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry Division David C. Grahame Award. April 25, 2020.
  43. Web site: The Faraday Medal. April 25, 2020.
  44. Web site: Brian Conway Prize for Physical Electrochemistry. April 25, 2020.
  45. Web site: Fellow of The Electrochemical Society. April 25, 2020.
  46. Web site: 68th Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry - Scientific Program. April 25, 2020.
  47. Web site: News from the National Academy of Sciences. May 1, 2018. April 25, 2020.
  48. Web site: Abruña elected to National Academy of Sciences. May 2, 2018. April 25, 2020.
  49. Web site: Two on faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences. Cornell Chronicle. May 2, 2018. April 25, 2020.
  50. Web site: Cornell Chemistry Prof Elected to National Academy of Sciences. The Cornell Daily Sun. May 9, 2018. April 25, 2020.
  51. New Members and Foreign Associates of the National Academy of Sciences. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Wiley, Angewandte Chemie International Edition. May 23, 2018. 57. 25. 7285. 10.1002/anie.201805601. 29797477. April 25, 2020.
  52. Web site: Allen J. Bard Award in Electrochemical Science. Electrochemical Society. April 25, 2020.
  53. Web site: Abruña honored by Electrochemical Society. October 31, 2018. April 25, 2020.
  54. Web site: Society Awards - 235th ECS Meeting. Electrochemical Society. April 25, 2020.
  55. Web site: 71st Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry. April 26, 2020.
  56. Web site: Chemistry professor Abruña honored by international society. Cornell Chronicle. June 27, 2019. April 26, 2020.
  57. Web site: Chemistry professor honored by international society. June 25, 2019. April 26, 2020.
  58. Web site: Congratulations, CHESS User, Professor Héctor Abruña!. July 10, 2019. April 26, 2020.
  59. Web site: Abruña wins national award in analytical chemistry. Cornell Chronicle. 2021-01-25. 2021-01-27.
  60. Web site: ACS 2021 national award winners. Chemical & Engineering News. 2020-08-13. 2021-01-27.
  61. Web site: 2021 ACS National Award winners—Part I. Chemical & Engineering News. 2021-01-02. 2021-01-27.
  62. Web site: В Волгограде назвали лауреатов международной премии "Глобальная энергия". In Volgograd, the laureates of the international Global Energy Prize were announced . А. Yemelianenkov . . 2024-07-03 . 2024-07-03 .

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