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Electrochemical Measurements Workshop

An intensive one-week workshop that combines lectures, hands-on laboratory sessions and demonstrations oriented primarily towards meeting the needs of industrial and government laboratory scientists, engineers, and other highly trained technical employees in fundamental aspects of electrochemical science and technology.

The course emphasizes fundamental techniques and analysis and interpretation of experimental data in electrochemistry

Lecture Topics

• Basic Electrochemical Relationships
• Fundamental Measurements in Electrochemistry
• Electrode Kinetics
• Electroanalytical Techniques
• Experimental Design Considerations
• The Electrochemical Double-Layer
• Microelectrodes
• AC Impedance

Laboratory Sessions

• Rotating Disk Electrode
• Microelectrodes
• AC Impedance
• Cyclic Voltammetry

Small-Group Discussions

The Principal Instructors may hold small group sessions of 3-4 participants to discuss specific issues.

Laboratory Demonstrations

• Battery Testing
• Energy Storage-Energy Conversion Device
• Corrosion
• Current Distribution Modeling

Principal Instructors

Professor Daniel Scherson

• Professor of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University and Director of the Yeager Center for Electrochemical Sciences, Ph.D., University of California at Davis.
• Research Interests: in-situ spectroscopy, electrocatalysis, electrochemical energy conversion and energy storage.

Professor Henry S. White

• Professor of Chemistry, University of Utah, Ph.D., University of Texas.
• Research Interests: experimental and theoretical aspects of electrochemistry (analytical, biological, physical, and materials chemistry applications), electrochemistry in microscale and nanoscale domains.

Laboratory Director

Dr. Attila Palencsár

• Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University.
• Research Interests: electrochemical energy storage and conversion, single particle electrodes and microbatteries.

Other Instructors

Professor Uziel Landau

• Professor of Chemical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley.
• Research Interests: electrochemical engineering, modeling of electrochemical systems, current distributions, electrodeposition.

Professor Srdjan Nesic

• Professor of Chemical Engineering, Director of the Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Flow Technology, Ohio University, Ph.D., University of Saskatchewan.
• Research Interests: CO₂ corrosion, electrochemistry, computational and experimental fluid dynamics.

Professor Thomas Zawodzinski

• Professor of Engineering and Director of the Case Advanced Power Institute at Case Western Reserve University, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo.
• Research Interests: fuel cells, electrochemistry of energy conversion and storage devices, NMR spectroscopy and imaging, transport/structure in polymer electrolytes.

Course Schedule

Lunches will be provided each day during the week. An informal banquet has been scheduled for Tuesday evening. Location to be announced.

Location

The Case campus is located on Cleveland's East side in the University Circle area. The Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is approximately 30 minutes away from the University, and the Downtown area is 15 minutes away.