Oregon Center for Electrochemistry
Leaders in Electrochemical Science and Engineering focusing on Research, Education and Innovation.
The Oregon Center for Electrochemistry is systematically growing to build capacity in research, education, and innovation. Check back often for new position announcements.
In the near future we will be begin searching for new non-tenure-track research professor as well as tenure-track faculty positions.
Currently we are searching for motived and talented postdoctoral scholars:
The OCE team is happy to provide expert consulting services to partners. We have broad science, technology, and technoeconomic expertise across electrochemical systems.
Please reach out to Prof. Linqin Mu <linqinmu@uoregon.edu>; Prof. Paul Kempler <pkempler@uoregon.edu>; or Prof. Shannon Boettcher <swb@uoregon.edu>
The Oregon Center for Electrochemistry supports a rigorous and exciting Ph.D. research program.
There are three paths into the Ph.D. program.
Traditional Ph.D. Track: Students apply to the chemistry (or physics) PhD program. Chemistry PhD students typically do three 11-week research rotations in three different research groups during their first year while serving as graduate teaching assistants and taking coursework relevant to their research interests. PhD students joining OCE laboratories typically help teaching in the electrochemistry graduate program coursework periodically as senior students, but are primarily supported by research grants.
Industry Internship Ph.D. Track: Students apply to the M.S. internship program, completing the 6 months of immersive coursework and 9 month paid industry internship. At any point during or after the M.S. program, students discuss transferring to the Ph.D. program with OCE faculty. Students accepted to the Ph.D. program from the M.S. program do not need to take additional coursework and move directly to a faculty research group on an accelerated Ph.D. timeline. They are typically supported by grant funding, while also helping periodically in the graduate electrochemistry coursework.
External Ph.D. Track: Students apply to the M.S. internship program, completing the 6 months of immersive coursework and 9 month paid industry internship. Student then discuss with their industry or national laboratory supervisor, and OCE faculty, the possibility of earning a Ph.D. while remaining employed external to the University of Oregon. Students commit a portion of their time while employed externally and physically offsite from UO campus to publishable research. PhD thesis committees are established and the student completes all PhD requirements typically remotely, though travel stipends are provided for occasional visits to campus as needed. Students graduate with a PhD after completing a body of published research consistent with the standards in their field of study. Students on this track are supported financially by the external sponsoring company or national laboratory.
Disclaimer: These notes are not particularly good. They include some errors. I wrote them out the first time I started teaching, mostly, and have made corrections along the way. They are mostly from Bard and Faulkner. They do largely follow the video lectures posted. I will be working to put together a quality set of revised notes at some point.
0 Introduction to Electrochemistry – what is electrochemistry
1. Intro E-chem Faradaic and Non Faradaic Currents
2. Electrode processes and the nernst equation
3 Mass transport limiting current
12 Potential Sweep Methods – LSV and CV
13 Multistep mechanisms and cyclic voltammetry
13a Multistep mechanisms supporting slides
14 voltammetry of absorbed species
15 Practical Electrochemistry Slides r2
15 Practical Electrochemistry Slides
16 – Electrochemical Energy Storage batteries
17 Electrochemical Energy Storage – Fuel Cells and Water Electrolysis
18 Electrochemical Energy Storage – Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors
19 impedance batteries supporting slides
Fuel Cell Supporting Information
Director:
Prof. Shannon Boettcher
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
1253 University of Oregon
Eugene OR, 97403
Phone: +1 541-346-2543
E-mail: swb@uoregon.edu