Jodie Lutkenhaus Explained

Jodie Lutkennhaus
Alma Mater:University of Texas at Austin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Workplaces:University of Massachusetts Amherst
Yale University
Texas A&M University
Known For:Energy materials
Doctoral Advisor:Paula T. Hammond

Jodie L. Lutkenhaus is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University who develops redox active polymers for energy storage and smart coatings. In 2019 Lutkenhaus and Karen L. Wooley demonstrated the world's first biodegradable peptide battery. Lutkenhaus is a World Economic Forum Young Scientist.

Early life and education

Lutkenhaus was inspired to study engineering by her mother and father, who studied chemistry and physics respectively.[1] She studied chemical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin and graduated in 2002. She moved to Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After obtaining her doctoral degree there in 2007[2] under the supervision of Paula T. Hammond, Lutkenhaus moved to the University of Massachusetts Amherst,[3] and then in 2008 joined the faculty of Yale University.

Research and career

Lutkenhaus joined the faculty at Texas A&M University in 2010, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2015.[4] She develops new materials for energy storage and smart coatings, including polyelectrolytes and redox active polymers.[5] She aspires to develop soft and flexible power supplies for wearable electronics that are durable, sustainable and efficient.[6] [7]

A challenge with using polymers in batteries is that they are typically poor at storing and exchanging electrons.[8] Lutkenhaus has demonstrated that organic radical polymers are electrochemically active, allowing for fast charge transfer during redox reactions.[9] If used in portable electronic devices, organic radical polymers could enable fast charging.[10] [11] Lutkenhaus has characterised the speed of charge transfer in these systems using an electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance.[12] She hopes that future batteries will be metal-free, organic and recyclable.[13] (At present, only 5% of lithium-ion batteries are recycled.) Lutkenhaus and Wooley demonstrated that glutamic acid could be used to make batteries—the first fully biodegradable protein battery.[14] The peptides contain redox-active compounds, the stable radical Tempo on the cathode and bipyridine viologen on the anodes.[15]

Lutkenhaus has studied how polymer films behave when deposited in confined spaces. She is developing two-dimensional transition metal-carbon nanosheets (MXenes), sheet-like structures made from layered ceramics that can include a range of different composites and functional groups. She is also investigating how chemical structure and molecular packing influence these materials' electronic properties. She has shown that MXene-polyelectrolyte devices can be used to sense humidity and pressure, as water facilitates the relaxation of charged molecular assemblies by reducing Coulombic attraction.[16]

Awards and honours

Publications

Lutkenhaus serves on the editorial board of ACS Macro Letters, Macromolecules and Scientific Reports.

Personal life

Lutkenhaus is married to chemical engineer Ben Wilhite, also a professor at TAMU. They have two sons. Her older sister, Jessica Winter, is also a scientist.[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jodie Lutkenhaus. EngineerGirl. 2019-09-11.
  2. Web site: Jodie Lutkenhaus. 2018-07-31. www.aiche.org. en. 2019-09-11.
  3. 10.1126/science.caredit.a1400299. The Paula T. Hammond Lab. Science. 2014. Bohannon. John.
  4. Web site: Seven chosen as TEES Select Young Faculty. July 12, 2002. tees.tamu.edu. 2019-09-11.
  5. Web site: NSF Award Search: Award#1760859 - Tailoring the Composition, Morphology and Assembly of MXene Nanosheets. www.nsf.gov. 2019-09-11.
  6. Web site: NSF Award Search: Award#1840453 - Planning Grant: Engineering Research Center for Soft Energy and Power. www.nsf.gov. 2019-09-11.
  7. Web site: The energy implications of organic radical polymers. phys.org. en-us. 2019-09-11.
  8. Web site: Better batteries: The energy implications of organic radical polymers: New technology could change the way we charge everything from phones to electric vehicles. ScienceDaily. en. 2019-09-11.
  9. Web site: Researchers demonstrate highest reported conductivity for organic radical polymer. phys.org. en-us. 2019-09-11.
  10. Web site: Organic Radical Polymers Could Unlock Faster Charging. www.engineering.com. en-US. 2019-09-11.
  11. Web site: Batteries From Organic Radical Polymers. Clemens. Kevin. 2019-02-05. Design News. en. 2019-09-11.
  12. Wang. Shaoyang. Li. Fei. Easley. Alexandra D.. Lutkenhaus. Jodie L.. 2018-11-26. Real-time insight into the doping mechanism of redox-active organic radical polymers. Nature Materials. 18. 1. 69–75. 10.1038/s41563-018-0215-1. 30478451. 53757403 . 1476-1122.
  13. Web site: How can batteries become more sustainable? This young scientist might have the answer. World Economic Forum. 2019-09-11.
  14. Web site: Protein Batteries for Environmentally Friendly and Safer Energy Storage. 2019-08-27. AZoCleantech.com. en. 2019-09-11.
  15. Web site: Biodegradable batteries could be made from modified proteins. Krämer. Katrina. 2019-08-29. Chemistry World. 2019-09-11.
  16. Web site: Thiele Lecture – Jodie L. Lutkenhaus: Polyelectrolyte Assemblies: Fundamentals and Applications — Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. cbe.nd.edu. 2019-09-11.
  17. Web site: NSF Award Search: Award#1049706 - CAREER: Internal Structure and Properties of Confined Layer-by-Layer Films and Nanotubes. www.nsf.gov. 2019-09-11.
  18. Web site: Lutkenhaus receives AFOSR Young Investigator Award. tees.tamu.edu. 2019-09-11.
  19. Web site: Lutkenhaus, Jodie. engineering.tamu.edu. en. 2019-09-11.
  20. Web site: Jodie Lutkenhaus. www.nasonline.org. 2019-09-11.
  21. Web site: Deputy Editor. pubs.acs.org. en. 2019-09-11.
  22. Web site: Two engineering faculty members named 2018 Texas A&M Presidential Impact Fellows. engineering.tamu.edu. en. 2019-09-11.
  23. Web site: Lutkenhaus selected as Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow and named ACS Rising Star. Thompson. Drew. engineering.tamu.edu. en. 2019-09-11.
  24. Web site: 2018 WCC Rising Star - Dr. Jodie Lutkenhaus. communities.acs.org. 2019-09-11.

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