Research.
Process systems, end-to-end — hands-on system engineering, thermal simulation & optimization, ALD processes, and publications.
Area · System Engineering
SBH Hydrogen Energy System
Bench-scale testbed converting sodium borohydride hydrolysis into electricity via a PEM fuel cell — designed, built, and operated end-to-end.
View project →PEMFC Characterization
PEM fuel cell work on two fronts — lab-scale single-cell characterization (IV, EIS, CO sensitivity) and stack operation for the regulatory approval track.
View project →Regulatory Approval Track
Certification and safety review for portable hydrogen power systems — centered on the CO purification unit I was responsible for.
View project →Integrated Energy System — Scale-up
Scale-up of the integrated SBH energy system on two tracks — a compact small-scale unit and a vehicle-class large-scale system.
View project →Area · Simulation & Optimization
SBH Thermal Simulation
Physics-based thermal study comparing 5 heat-recovery configurations for the SBH hydrogen system — from simple retrofit to fully integrated design.
View project →CCPP-LOHC Optimization
Multi-objective optimization of a combined-cycle power plant integrated with LOHC hydrogen production — Aspen Plus, ML surrogates, and NSGA-II.
View project →Area · ALD
ALD Life-Cycle Assessment
Cradle-to-gate LCA of Ru atomic layer deposition — a measurement-informed inventory and scenario framework quantifying where the environmental burden of a precious-metal ALD process actually sits, from laboratory reactor to manufacturing scale.
View project →ALD Catalyst Synthesis
Atomic layer deposition for precision catalyst synthesis — atomic-scale control of active sites and film composition, bridging process engineering and semiconductor-grade thin-film technique.
View project →Publications
CO Purification — Manuscript
Manuscript on CO purification under submission. Catalyst performance and CO removal under varying SBH operating conditions for PEM fuel cell integration.
Target: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (TBD)
LOHC-CCPP Integrated Optimization — Manuscript Draft
Draft manuscript on multi-objective optimization of a combined-cycle power plant integrated with LOHC hydrogen production. Phase 1 grid sweep results + planned NSGA-II Pareto-front analysis.
Target: TBD (energy systems journal)
SBH Thermal Simulation — Manuscript Draft
Manuscript in preparation on physics-based thermal simulation of the SBH hydrogen system. Five heat-recovery configurations compared (baseline / wrap coil / internal coil / embedded purification / hybrid).
Target: TBD (hydrogen energy journal)