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Wen Wen

Research Associate
 

Chemistry Department
Building 555
Brookhaven National Laboratory
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

Phone: (631) 344-4343
FAX:    (631) 344-5815
e-mail: wwen@bnl.gov

Catalysis on the Nanoscale: Preparation, Characterization and Reactivity of Metal-Based Nanostructures

Education

B. S.: Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, P. R. China, Sep., 1995 - Jul., 2000
Ph. D., Chemistry, Northeastern University, USA., Sep., 2000 - Jan, 2006.

Work Experience

Postdoc Research Associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Mar. 2006 - Present

 Research:

i) Ph. D Studies
  In situ X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption spectroscopy studies of novel electrode materials during the electrochemical cycling process. 

ii) Postdoc
  In situ X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption spectroscopy studies of novel catalyst during the water-gas shift reaction process. 

Publications:

  1. Ghosh, S.; Wen, W.; Urian, R. C.; Heath, C.; Srinivasamurthi, V.; Reiff, W. M.; Mukerjee, S.; Naschitz, V.; Licht, S. Electrochem. Solid-State Lett. 2003 6, A260.
    (The Reversible Behavior of K2Fe (VI)O4 in Aqueous Media: In situ 57Fe Mössbauer and  Synchrotron X-ray Spectroscopy Studies)

  2. Ein-Eli, Y.; Urian, R. C.; Wen. W.; Mukerjee, S. Electrochim. Acta 2005 50, 1931.
    (Low Temperature Performance of Copper/Nickel Modified LiMn2O4 Spinels)

  3. Ein-Eli, Y.; Wen, W.; Mukerjee, S. Electrochem. Solid-State Lett. 2005 8, A141.
    (Unexpected 5 V Behavior of Zn-Doped Mn Spinel Cathode Material)

  4. Wen, W.; Kumarasamy, B; Mukerjee, S.; Auinat, M.; Ein-Eli, Y. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2005 9, A1902.
    (Origin of 5 V Electrochemical Activity Observed in Non-Redox Reactive Divalent Cation Doped LiM0.5-xMn1.5+xO4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5) Cathode Materials: in situ XRD and XANES Spectroscopy Studies)

  5. Wen, W.; Liu, J.; White, M. G.; Marinkovic, N.; Hanson, J. C.; Rodriguez, J. A. Catal. Lett. 2007 113, 1.
    (In Situ time-resolved characterization of novel Cu-MoO2 catalysts during the water-gas shift reaction)

  6. Chen, H.; Nambu, A.; Wen, W.; Graciani, J.; Zhong, Z.; Hanson, J. C.; Fujita, E.; Rodriguez, J.  A. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2007 111, 1366.
    (Reaction of NH3 with Titania: N-Doping of the Oxide and TiN Formation)

  7. Rodriguez, J. A.; Wang, X.; Liu, P.; Wen, W.; Hanson, J. C.; Hrbek, J.; Pérez, M.; Evans, J. Top. Catal. 2007 44, 73.
    (Gold nanoparticles on ceria: importance of O vacancies in the activation of gold)

  8. Han, W. Q.; Wen, W.; Ding, Y.; Liu, Z. X.; Maye, M. M.; Lewis, L. H.; Hanson, J. C.; Gang, O. J.    Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 14339-14342.
    (Fe-Doped trititanate nanotubes: Formation, optical and magnetic properties, and catalytic applications)

  9.  Wen. W.; Calderon, J. E.; Joaquin L. Brito, J. L.; Marinkovic, N.; Hanson, J. C.; Rodríguez, J. A. J. Phys. Chem. C in press.
    (    In-situ Time-resolved Characterization of Ni-MoO2 Catalysts for the Water-gas Shift Reaction)

  10.  Qian, Y. D.; Wen. W.; Adcock, P. A.; Jiang, Z.; Hakim, N.; Saha, M. S.; Mukerjee, S. J. Phys. Chem. C in press.
    (PtM/C Catalyst Prepared Using Reverse Micelle Method for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in PEM Fuel Cells)  

  11.  Teng, X. W.; Wang, Q.; Liu, P.; Han, W. Q.; Frenkel, A. I.; Wen, W.; Marinkovic, N.; Hanson, J. C.; Rodriguez, J. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. in press. 
     (Formation of Pd/Au Nanostructures from Pd Nanowire via Galvanic Replacement Reaction)

 Presentations:

  1. Probing Reversible Behavior of Potassium Ferrate Cathode in Aqueous Medium by in situ Methods, 203th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Le Palais des Congrčs, Paris, France, April, 27-May 2, 2003

  2. Spectroscopic Investigation of the Reversible Behavior of Fe(VI) Batteries in Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Medium, 204th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Orlando, Florida, Oct. 12,2003-Oct. 16,2003

  3. Aqueous Fe (VI) Batteries: Correlation of Electrochemistry with In situ Mössbauer and Synchrotron X-ray Spectroscopic Investigation, 206th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct, 3, 2004-Oct. 8, 2004

  4. 5 V Behavior of Zn Doped Spinel Manganese Oxide Materials for Li Ion Battery Applications, 207th Meeting of the Electrochemical society, Quebec City, Quebec, May 14, 2005-May 20, 2005.

  5. In Situ time-resolved characterization of novel Cu-MoO2 catalysts during the water-gas shift     reaction, NSLS & CFN Users Annual Meeting, May 23, 2006- May 26, 2006.

  6. In Situ time-resolved characterization of novel Cu-MoO2 catalysts during the water-gas shift     reaction, the 207th ACS meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, Sep. 10, 2006 – Sep. 15 2006.

  7. In Situ time-resolved characterization of novel Ni-MoO2 catalysts during the water-gas shift     reaction, the 20th NAM meeting, Houston, TX, USA, Jun, 17, 2007 – Jun. 22, 2007.

  8. In Situ time-resolved characterization of novel Pt-TiO2-CeO2 catalysts during the water-gas shift     reaction, the 20th NAM meeting, Houston, TX, USA, Jun, 17, 2007 – Jun. 22, 2007.

  9. Second XAFS Scans during in situ Oxidation/Reduction of Copper Doped Ceria WGS Catalyst, the 20th NAM meeting, Houston, TX, USA, Jun, 17, 2007 – Jun. 22, 2007.

 Invited Talks:

  1. The NSLS lunch seminar series, Nov. 18, 2005, Upton, NY.

  2. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, May, 15, 2007, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China.

 Awards:

  1. The outstanding teaching assistant awards, 2001-2002 academic year

  2. The outstanding teaching assistant awards, 2002-2003 academic year

  3. A travel grant from Army Research Office, 2003

  4. 2nd Place Award in Poster Competition, NSLS & CFN Users Annual Meeting, May 23, 2006- May
    26, 2006.

 Workshop attended:

  1. The EXAFS ‘data collection and analysis’, Jul. 14-Jul. 17, 2003, Brookhaven National Laboratory

  2. NSLS phase II workshop, Mar. 15, 2004, Brookhaven National Laboratory

  3. Application of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) to Fuel Cells, 2003, Northeastern University

 Affiliations:

  1. Student member of the Electrochemical Society

  2. Member of the American Chemical Society

 Service:

  1. Executive Officer, Graduate Students Association of Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, 2004-2005

  2. Vice President, Graduate Materials Links at Northeastern University, 2004-2005

  3. Vice President, Chinese Students and Scholar Association, 2004-2005

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