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Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
1
Cynthia Ann Rice
110 Sheffield Ct
Cookeville TN 38506
cricetntechedu
Home (931) 854-1068
Office (931) 372-6059
Cell (860) 966-0653
Education University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Urbana IL
PhD Chemistry May rsquo00
State University of New York at Potsdam Potsdam NY
BA Chemistry May lsquo95
Relevant Tennessee Tech University Cookeville TN
Experience Assistant Professor Center for Manufacturing ResearchChemical Engineering
Department
808-current Courses Taught Undergraduate ndash Chemical Reaction Engineering Chemical
Engineering Operation Electrochemical Reaction Engineering and
Undergraduate Research Mentor
Graduate ndash Graduate Seminar Electrochemical Reaction Engineering Advances
in Fuel Cell Electrocatalysis and Electrochemical Power Sources ndash Fuel Cells
Batteries and Supercapacitors
Research Fuel cells spanning various types and power ranges
702 ndash 708 United Technologies Research Center East Hartford CT
Staff Research Engineer (Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs))
Subscale PEMFC lsquoCold-Startsrsquo from -30C for automotive applications and
involved in designing novel adiabatic test fixture to emulate stack environments
Mechanical and chemical durability PEMFC testing
Investigation of Direct Antifreeze solutions for PEMFC automotive applications
Gas Diffusion Layer screeninginvestigation into PEMFC performance
401-702 University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Urbana IL
Post-Doctoral ResearcherLaboratory Manager Dept of Chemical Engineering
Advisor Dr Richard Masel
Research objective develop a direct formic acid fuel cell (DFAFC) for portable
power applications Resulting in 3 patents and well cited publications
600-401 Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos NM
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Advisor Dr Shimshon Gottesfeld
A part of the direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) team working on catalyst issues
related to commercialization Worked in close collaboration with Motorola in the
production of prototypes for portable power DMFCs
995-500 University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Urbana IL
Graduate Student Research Assistant Dept of Analytical Chemistry
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
2
Advisors Dr Andrzej Wieckowski and Dr Eric Oldfield
Thesis topic combined electrochemistry and nuclear magnetic resonance
spectroscopy to probe fuel cell grade platinum nanoparticles with relevance
towards DMFCs
194-595 State University of New York at Potsdam Potsdam NY
Undergraduate Researcher Dept of Chemistry
Advisor Dr Maria Hepel
Electrodeposition of silver onto polypyrrole Deposition was performed using an
electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance and smoothness of film assessed
using a scanning electron microscope
Funding Record
1 AFCC Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp lsquoCollaborative Research Catalyst
Durability in PEM Fuel Cells From Fundamental Understanding to Innovative Control
Strategiesrsquo PI $195k for Inductively Coupled PlasmaMass Spectroscopy Analysis at
Galbraith Labs June 2013
2 AFCC Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp lsquoCollaborative Research Catalyst
Durability in PEM Fuel Cells From Fundamental Understanding to Innovative Control
Strategiesrsquo PI $0995k for PEEK Electrochemical Quartz Crystal MicroBalance Holder
November 2012
3 AFCC Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp lsquoCollaborative Research Catalyst
Durability in PEM Fuel Cells From Fundamental Understanding to Innovative Control
Strategiesrsquo PI $175k for Inductively Coupled PlasmaMass Spectroscopy Analysis at
Galbraith Labs October 2012
4 TTU Faculty Research Grant ldquoAdvanced Direct Formica Acid Fuel Cell Fixture
Developmentrdquo PI $5K September 2012 ndash August 2013
5 EPSCoR National Science Foundation ldquoComponents and Devices for Energy Storage
and Conversionrdquo Co-Thrust 2 Leader [PI Dr D Milhorn at The University of
Tennessee Knoxville Total $20M5 years across State of Tennessee] $4998375 years
(To TTU) October rsquo10 ndash October rsquo15
6 Powe Award ndash Oak Ridge Associated Universities ldquoPEMFC Enhanced Freeze
TolerancemdashUnderstanding Supercooled Water Mobilityrdquo PI $5K June 2009 ndash May
2010
7 National Science Foundation ldquoRET Site Research Experience for Teachers in
Manufacturing for Competitiveness in the United States (RETainUS)rdquo Senior Personnel
[PI ndash Dr M Abdelrahman] $4996953 years June 2009 ndash May 2012
8 National Science Foundation ldquoMRI Acquisition of XRD Attachments for Extending X-
Ray Lab Capabilities with Temperature and Atmosphere Controlrdquo Senior Personnel [PI
ndash J Biernacki] $171083 November 2009 ndash October 2010
9 TTU Faculty Research Grant ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel CellsmdashModeling and
Optimizing Fuel Mass Transportrdquo PI [co-PI ndash Dr V Subramanian] $8K September
2009 ndash August 2010
Teaching Experience
Classes taught at Tennessee Tech University
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
3
Teaching assistant at the University of Illinois
CHEM4xx ndash Separations Laboratory
CHEM223 ndash Quantitative Analysis Laboratory
CHEM102TV ndash General Chemistry Lecture Assisted wVideo
CHEM102 ndash General Chemistry Recitation
Research Group
Current Group Members
(Student Degree Project Expected Graduated)
PhD students
1 Antonio Pistono PhD Supercooled Water Mobility in H2Air Fuel Cells for Robust
Automotive Cold-Starts Spring 2015
2 Michael Adenson PhD Accelerated Stress Tests of Cathode Catalyst for Automotive
Applications using Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance Spring 2016
Undergraduate students Spring 2013
3 Shadi Saeed (Funding ndash EPSCoR National Science Foundation)
4 Bobby Adams (Funding ndash EPSCoR National Science Foundation)
5 Chris (Funding ndash EPSCoR National Science Foundation)
6 Brandon Davis (CHE4990 ndash Intro to Research)
7 Paul Moody (CHE4990 ndash Intro to Research)
Past Group Members
Research Assistant Professor
1 Dr Vijayasekaran Boovaragavan Fall 2009 ndash Spring 2010
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
2 Patrick Urchaga PhD from University of Poitier in France Cathode Catalyst Durability
for Automotive Fuel Cells March 2012 ndash June 2013
Doctorate of Philosophy
(Student Degree Title of Thesis Primary Advisor Graduated)
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
4
3 Akshay Bauskar PhD lsquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cell Catalyst and Membrane Electrode
Assembly Designrsquo Dr Rice May 2013
Masters students
(Student Degree Title of Thesis Primary Advisor Graduated)
4 Sai Manohar Goli MS lsquoEx-Situ Investigation of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cell Cathode Catalyst Durabilityrsquo Dr Rice August 2012
5 Daniel Betancourt MS lsquoDevelopment of an Accelerated Stress Test of Realistic Cathode
Catalyst PEMFC Automotive Decay and Preliminary Resultsrsquo Dr Rice July 2010
6 Rajavardhan Nagolu MS lsquoModeling Transport in Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Dr
Arce May 2011
Undergraduate students
Honors and Awards
rsquo14 Kinslow Award TTU high-quality archival publications by Engineering faculty
lsquo11 Sigma Xi TTU Outstanding Research Award
lsquo09 Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
rsquo09 Inducted into the Sigma Xi lsquoScientific Research Societyrsquo
rsquo04 UTRC Extra Effort Award
rsquo03 UTRC Great Job Award (for outstanding performance and contribution)
lsquo99 Electrochemical Society Student Poster Award
rsquo95 SUNY Potsdam Undergraduate American Chemical Society Award
rsquo94 SUNY Potsdam Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Award
lsquo94-rsquo95 SUNY Potsdam Departmental Scholar
rsquo93 Jessie J McNal Award (Organic Chemistry)
rsquo92 SUNY Potsdam Freshman Academic Achievement Award
CHE3990 CHE4990 Workstudy Grant URECA Hourly REU REU
Fall 4 4
Summer 1 1
Spring 3 1 4
Fall 1 1 1 3
Summer 1 2
Spring 1 1 3
Fall 1 1
Summer 1 1 2
Spring 4 5
Fall 6 1
Summer 1 1 1
Spring 2 1
Fall 1 1
Summer 2
Spring 2 1
Fall 1
Total 68
2008
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
5
Grouprsquos Awards
Travel Award to Antonio Pistono ndash Fuel Cell Gordon Conference Smithfield RI July
2012
Research advisor to Akshay Bauskar ndash Thrust 2 Poster Winner at Annual TN-SCORE
meeting Nashville TN July 2012
Research advisor to Sai Manohar Goli ndash Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion
Forum cosponsored by TN-SCORE Knoxville TN April 19th 2012
Travel Award to Akshay Bauskar ndash Electrochemical Society Energy Technology
Division Student Travel Grant Boston MA October 2011
Travel Award to Shilpa Beravelli ndash Electrochemical Society Industrial Electrochemistry
and Electrochemical Engineering Division Student Travel Grant Boston MA October
2011
Travel Award to Akshay Bauskar ndash Fuel Cell Gordon Conference Smithfield RI July
2010
Travel Award to Shilpa Beravelli ndash Fuel Cell Gordon Conference Smithfield RI July
2010
Research advisor to Antonio Pistono ndash 2nd place at the AIChE Fall 2009 National
Meeting Poster Session in the Fuels Petrochemicals and Energy Research ndash
lsquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo
Professional Service
Department
Chemical Engineering Department Undergraduate Research Mentor 2011 ndash current
Chemical Engineering Departmental Seminar Coordinator August 2008 ndash May 2013
Faculty advisor for The Chemical Engineering Graduate Research Association
Tennessee Tech University Fall rsquo09 ndash Spring lsquo11
Co-advisor AIChE fuel cell car team Tennessee Tech University Spring rsquo09 ndash present
College of Engineering
Member of The Center for Energy System Research Director Search Committee ndash Fall
lsquo13
Member of The Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Search Committee ndash Fall
lsquo13
Member of The Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Search Committee ndash
Spring lsquo13
Member of The Civil Engineering Chair Search Committee ndash Spring lsquo12
University
Panelist Strategies For Grant Writing Office Of Research Faculty Workshop For All
Disciplines November 9th 2013
Panelist Office Of Research New Faculty Luncheon September 24th rsquo13
Participant Formative Assessment Work Shop August 10th rsquo11
Participant Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) April 8th-10th rsquo11 at Belmont
University in Nashville
Participant Tennessee Teaching Quality Initiative TBR Initiative Fall rsquo08 ndash Spring rsquo09
External
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
6
Journal Reviewermdash (1)ACS Applied Materials amp Interfaces (2)Applied Catalysis B
Environmental (3)Catalysis Reviews (4)Chemical Communications (5)Electrocatalyst
(6)Electrochimica Acta (7)Electrochemistry Communications (8)Energy amp
Environmental Science (9)Fuel Cells (10)International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
(11)Journal of the Electrochemical Society (12)Journal of Materials Chemistry
(13)Journal of Nanotechnology (14)Journal of Physical Chemistry (15)Journal of Power
Sources (16)Journal of the Electrochemical Society (17)Physical Chemistry Chemical
Physics (18)PolymerRSC Advances
Proposal Reviewermdash(1) National Science Foundation (2) Department of Energy (3)
Automotive Partnership Canada (NSERC)
Electrochemical Society Annual meeting Session Chair 2009 ndash current
American Institute of Chemical Engineering National Meeting Session co-Chair 2009
Electrochemical Society Annual Meeting Student Poster Session Judge 2008 ndash current
Chief Judge for the Connecticut Science Fair Spring lsquo05 ndash Spring lsquo08
Physical Sciences Chair for the Connecticut Science Fair Spring rsquo04
Outreach Activities K-12
Prescott South Middle School field trip to TTU Alternative Energy Lab May 9th 2014
Fab Friday at the TTU STEM Center Alternative Energy Lab April 11th 2014
Prescott South Elementary School CSI Energy Themed Science Night organized and
facilitated AIChE students in a hands on energy display November lsquo13
Engineering a Future at TTU organized and taught fuel cell course February rsquo09 amp rsquo11
ndash lsquo14
Judge in the Regional Tennessee Science Fair March rsquo09 amp rsquo11 ndash lsquo13
STEM Exploration ndash lsquoBuilding a Fuel Cellrsquo collaborators from UTK NSF EPSCoR June
2012
STEM Unconference ndash Prepared video on lsquofuel cellsrsquo targeting high school students For
the Tennessee Board of Regents October 17th 2011
STEM Exploration ndash lsquoAlternative Energy Sourcesrsquo collaborators from UTK NSF
EPSCoR June 13th 2011
Presidents Academy at TTU organized and taught fuel cell course June rsquo09 ndash lsquo11
IEampEE Division of the Electrochemical Society Outreach Program ndash lsquotraditional
electrolyzerfuel cell care activityrsquo Advanced Technologies Academy in Las Vegas lsquo
October rsquo10
Faculty Mentor NSF RETainUS grant at TTU June ndash July rsquo09 ndash lsquo10
CEE Engineering Campus for Wilson Middle School at TTU organized a fuel cell car
lab May 11th lsquo09
Affiliations
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Electrochemical Society
American Institute of Chemical Engineering
Patents
1 Kameswaran S Zaffou R Suzuki T Hagans PL Cipollini NE Perry ML York
CA ldquoProton exchange membrane fuel cell catalyst and diffusion layer structure for
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
7
increased water storage capacity and improved cold start performancerdquo WO 2010132050
Nov 18th 2010
2 Patterson TW Resnick G Balliet RJ Gupta N York CA Reiser CA Darling
RM Marzullo JM Meyers JP ldquoTailoring liquid water permeability of diffusion
layers in fuel cell stacksrdquo WO 2009075861 Dec 9th 2010
3 Masel RI York CA Waszczuk P Wieckowski A ldquoFuel Cell Membranes and
Crossover Protectionrdquo US 7569297 Aug 4th 2009
4 Masel RI Rice CA Waszczuk P Wieckowski A ldquoFuel cells and fuel cells
catalystsrdquo US 7132188 Nov 7th 2006
5 Masel RI Rice CA ldquoSolids supporting mass transfer for fuel cells and other
applications and solutions and methods for formingrdquo US 7108773 Sept 19th 2006
6 Schrooten J A Schmidt W R Rice C A Perry M L Michels H H Marzullo J
M Hagans P L ldquoFreeze tolerant fuel cell power plant with a direct contact heat
exchangerrdquo US 7090940 Aug 15th 2006
7 Rice C Ren X Gottesfeld S ldquoMethods of conditioning direct methanol fuel cellsrdquo
US 6962760 Nov 8th 2005
Publications (Peer Reviewed)
1 Rice CA Urchaga P Hu J Lee W Stumper J Rinaldo SG Eikerling M
lsquoAccelerated Stress Tests Mass Balance Assessment of Potential Perturbationsrsquo
Electrochimica Acta Submitted
2 Urchaga P Hu J Rice CA lsquoAccelerated Stress Tests Enhanced Degradation from
Surface Area Assessmentrsquo Electrochimica Acta Submitted
3 Urchaga P AO Pistono CA Rice J Hu W Lee C Richards T Kadyk SG
Rinaldo and M Eikerling Catalyst Degradation in Fuel Cell Electrodes Accelerated
Stress Tests and Model-based Analysis Electrochim Acta 2014 Under Review
4 Rice CA Betancourt D Hepel M Platinum Oxide Growth on PtC Fuel Cell
Catalysts Using Asymmetric Scan Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Nanogravimetry
Electrocatalysis 2014 Ahead of Print
5 Pistono AO Burke CS Cisco J Wilson C Adams BJ Rice CA Inhibition of
Bismuth Dissolution during Anode Catalyst Layer Pore Former Removal in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cell ECS Electrochemistry Letters 2014 3 F65
6 Rinaldo SG Urchaga P Hu J Lee W Stumper J Rice C Eikerling M lsquoA
Model-Based Diagnostic Methodology for Studies of Electrochemical Surface-Area Loss
in Supported Catalystsrsquo Appl Phys Rev In Press
7 Bauskar AS CA Rice CA Electrochimica Acta Spontaneously Bi decorated carbon
supported Pd nanoparticles for formic acid electro-oxidation 2013 107 562
8 Bauskar AS CA Rice CA Electrochimica Acta Spontaneously Bi decorated carbon
supported Pt nanoparticles for formic acid electro-oxidation 2013 93 152
9 Bauskar A Rice CA Electrochimica Acta ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cells with Pore-
Formers for Improved Mass Transportrdquo 2012 62(0) 36-41
10 Pistono A Rice-York CA Boovaragavana V J Electrochem Soc ldquoElectrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopy Detection of Saturation Level in a Frozen Polymer Electrolyte
Membrane Fuel Cellrdquo 2011 158(2) B233-B238
11 Zhao M Rice C Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A J Electrochem Soc
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
8
ldquoKinetic Study of Electro-oxidation of Formic Acid on Spontaneously-Deposited PtPd
Nanoparticles CO Tolerant Fuel Cell Chemistryrdquo 2004 151(1) A131-A136
12 Rice C Ha S Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A J Power Sources ldquoCatalyst
for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo 2003 115(2) 229-235
13 McGovern M S Garnett E C Rice C Masel R I Wieckowski A J Power
Sources ldquoEffects of Nafion as a binding agent for unsupported nanoparticle catalystsrdquo
2003 115(1) 35-39
14 Ha S Rice CA Masel RI Wieckowski A J Power Sources ldquoMethanol
conditioning for improved performance of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 112(2) 655-659
15 Waszczuk P Barnard TM Rice C Masel RI Wieckowski A Electrochem
Comm ldquoA nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic
acidrdquo 2002 4(9) 732
16 Waszczuk P Lu G-Q Wieckowski A Lu C Rice C Masel RI Electrochemica
Acta ldquoUHV and Electrochemical Studies of CO and Methanol Adsorbed at
PlatinumRuthenium Surfaces and Reference to Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo 2002 47(22-23)
3637-3652
17 Rice C Ha S Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Barnard T J Power
Sources ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo 2002 111(1) 83-89
18 Lu C Rice C Masel R I Babu P K Waszczuk P Kim H S Oldfield E
Wieckowski A J Phys Chem B ldquoUHV Electrochemical NMR and Electrochemical
Studies of PlatinumRuthenium Fuel Cell Catalystsrdquo 2002 106(37) 9581-9589
19 Waszczuk P Barnard TM Rice C Masel RI Wieckowski A Electrochem
Comm ldquoA nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic
acidrdquo 2002 4(7) 599-603
20 Lu C Lee IC Masel RI Wieckowski A Rice C J Phys Chem A ldquoCorrelations
between the Heat of Adsorption and the Position of the Center of the D-Band
Differences between Computation and Experimentrdquo 2002 106(13) 3084-3091
21 Tong YY Rice C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoPt-195 NMR of
platinum electrocatalysts Friedel-Heine invariance and correlations between platinum
knight shifts healing length and adsobated electronegativityrdquo 2000 122 11921-11924
22 Crown A Kim H Lu GQ de Moraes IR Rice C Wieckowski A J New Mat
Electrochem Systems ldquoResearch Towards Designing High Activity Catalysts for Fuel
Cells Structure and Reactivityrdquo 2000 3 275-284
23 Tong YY Rice C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoA Detailed
NMR-Based Model for CO on Pt Catalysts in an Electrochemical Environment Shifts
Relaxation Back-Bonding and the Fermi-level Local Density of Statesrdquo 2000 122
1123-1129
24 Rice C Tong Y Oldfield E Wieckowski A Hahn F Gloaguen F Leger J-M
Lamy C J Phys Chem B ldquoIn-Situ infrared study of carbon monoxide adsorbed onto
commercial fuel-cell-grade carbon supported platinum nanoparticles Correlation with C-
13 NMR resultsrdquo 2000 104 5803-5807
25 Tong YY Rice C Godbout N Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc
ldquoCorrelation between the Knight Shift of Chemisorbed CO and the Fermi Level Local
Density of States at Clean Platinum Catalyst Surfacesrdquo 1999 121 2996-3003
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
9
26 Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A Electrochem Acta ldquoCyclic
Voltammetry and 195Pt Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Characterization of Graphite-
Supported Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Platinum Electrocatalystsrdquo 1998 43 2825-2830
27 Tong YY Belrose C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoFirst
Observation of Platinum-195 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Commercial Graphite-
Supported Platinum Electrodes in an Electrochemical Environmentrdquo 1997 119 11709-
11710
Book Chapters
1 Rice CA Wieckowski AJ Electrocatalysis of formic acid oxidation in
Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum
Approach Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 43
2 Rice CA Bauskar A and Pickup PG Recent advances in electrocatalysis of formic
acid oxidation in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum Approach
Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 69
Publications (Proceedings Transactions and Reports)
1 Pistono A Rice C A Lewis J Ramani VK Subzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additives ECS Transactions 2013
50(2) 531-537
2 Pistono A CA Rice-York ldquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of Membrane Electrode
Assemblies Modified with Additivesrdquo ECS Transactions - Honolulu Hawaii V50
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 12 (PEFC 12) 2012
3 Abdelrahman M Rice-York CA York JD Sircy R Stowers C ASEE ldquoTwo
Legacy Cycle modules in Math and Chemistry for High School Students based on Fuel
Cell Technologyrdquo ASEE Annual Conference amp Exposition Louisville KY June 20 ndash
23 2010 AC 2010-778
4 Patterson T OrsquoNeill J Perry M Hagans P York C Zaffou R DOE Report ldquoPEM
Fuel Cell Freeze Durability and Cold Start Projectrdquo Contract Number DE-FG36-
06GO86042 May 31 2007
5 Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL ECS Transactions ldquoPlatform for
Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start Performance and
Durabilityrdquo 2006 1(6) 383-388
6 Ren X Davey J Pivovar BS Dinh H Rice C Gottesfeld S Zelenay P Pre-
Print Archive - AIChE ldquo80 W direct methanol fuel cell stack for portable power
applicationsrdquo New Orleans LA Mar 11-14 2002 2407-2414
7 Rice C Ha S Masel R I Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Proceedings of the Power
Sources Conference ldquoCharacteristics of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 40th 254-257
8 Tong YY Rice C Oldfield E Wieckowski A ACS Symposium Series ldquoElectronic
properties at a metal-solution interface as viewed by solid-state NMRrdquo 2001 789(Solid-
Liquid Interface Theory) 26-39
9 Wieckowski A Kim H Rice C Waszczuk P Proceedings- Electrochemical Society
(2001) 2000-20(Global Climate Change) ldquoSpectroscopic and Electrochemical Strategies
for Basic Research in Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo ECS Pennington 2001 91-110
10 Hepel M and Rice-Belrose C Proceedings of the SURFINrsquo96 Technical Conference
Ceveand OH June 11-14 1996 American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
10
Society ldquoMetallization of Polypyrrole Films Part III Electrodeposition of Silverrdquo 1996
1-13
Invited Presentations
1 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
2 C Rice ldquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo University of Memphis
March 2nd 2012
3 C Rice-York ldquoAnode Catalysts for Complex Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi
October 26th 2011
4 C Rice-York Prepared fuel cell video targeting high school students for TBRTTU
STEM Unconference October 17th 2011
5 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo University of
Tennessee Knoxville September 22nd 2011
6 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo Illinois Institute of
Technology February 16th 2011
7 C Rice-York PEM Fuel Cell for Automotive Subzero Cold-Starts-Supercooled Water
Mobility and Ice Formation American Chemical Society North East Region
Meeting June 2-5 2010
8 C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells A
blessing and a curse for automotive applicationsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi October 23rd 2008
Presentations
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2014
1 J Cisco C Burke C Wilson B Adams A Pistono CA Rice lsquoCatalyst Layers
Structure in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
2 S Saeed A Pistono C A Rice M M Mench (ME UTK) lsquoNovel Flow Field Design for
Efficient Removal of CO120784 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
3 C Phillips C Koudelka CA Rice lsquoAccelerated Automotive Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst
Decay ex-situ vs in-sitursquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash San Francisco CA Oct 2013
4 P Urchaga and C Rice (Presenter) lsquoEx-Situ Accelerated Stress Tests of PtC Cathode
Catalysts The Importance of Standard Test Proceduresrsquo Oral
5 P Urchaga S Rinaldo J Hu W Lee J Stumper M Eikerling C Rice (Presenter)
lsquoPlatinum Durability in Cathode Catalyst Layers of PEM Fuel Cells An Ex-Situ
Diagnostic Approachrsquo Oral
6 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2013
7 C Mitchell C A Rice lsquoThe Impact Of Sulfated Zirconia On The Catalyst Layer Of
PEMFCsrsquo Poster
8 A Edwards K Mason C A Rice lsquoWater Uptake Analysis Of Fuel Cell Membranes
Using Differential Scanning Calorimetryrsquo Poster
9 A Douglas AC Addington C A Rice lsquoTechniques In The Preparation Of Additive
Enhanced Membranes For PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
11
10 B Davis P Urchaga C A Rice lsquoQuartz Crystal Microbalance To Quantify Fuel
Cell Cathode Catalyst Loss (Automotive)rsquo Poster
11 A Pistono C A Rice lsquoSubzero Fuel Cell Performance Enhancement Via Catalyst Layer
Additivesrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Honolulu HI Oct 2012
12 P Urchaga S Goli C A Rice lsquoStudy of the Cathode Catalyst Layer Degradation
Mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cellrsquo Oral
13 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Fabricated Using Two Common Techniquesrsquo Poster
14 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additivesrsquo Oral
15 C Rice AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2012
Thrust II annual retreat ndash Knoxville TN July 25th 2012
16 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski lsquoCarbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidationrsquo Poster
17 S Saeed M Brooks A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
TN-SCORE Annual Conference lsquoCreating a Culture of Collaborationrsquo ndash Nashville TN May
17th-18th 2012
18 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski Carbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic-acid electro-oxidation Poster
19 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Impact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cell Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2012
20 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
21 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
22 S Saeed A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Forum cosponsored by TN-SCORE ndash
Knoxville TN April 19th 2012
23 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
24 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Minneapolis MN Oct 2011
25 C Rice-York Shilpa Beravelli AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid
Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Electrochemical Society ndash Boston MA Oct 2011
26 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoMembrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication Effects in
PEMFC Subzero Characteristicsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
12
27 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoElectrodes enhanced with sulfated zirconia for direct
methanol fuel cellsrsquo Oral
28 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly active and stable carbon supported PtBi catalyst for
formic acid eletcrooxidationrsquo Oral
29 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
TN-Score Annual Conference ndash Nashville TN Aug 2011
30 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoImpact of S-ZrO2 modified anode catalyst layers on DMFCs
performancersquo Poster
31 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
32 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
33 S Jorgense C Rice-York lsquoAnalyzing Fuel Cell Performance with Electrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopyrsquo Poster
34 W Kelley A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoImprovement of Fuel Cell performance in low
humidity environments with Sulfated Zirconiarsquo Poster
35 C Crawford S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquorsquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2011
36 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoSulfated Zirconia Doped Catalyst Layers for Direct
Methanol Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster Winner
37 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
38 M Morris J Sadikoff A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBond Strength Dependence of Sulfate
Coverage on Zirconia Nanoparticlesrsquo Poster
39 A Postono C Rice-York lsquoDynamic Modeling of Sub-Zero PEMFCs Under Isothermal
Conditionsrsquo Poster
40 J Williams C Rice-York lsquoWater Retention Via Sulfated Zirconia Additive to Proton
Exchange Membranesrsquo Poster Winner
41 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster Winner
42 J DeLoach A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBismuth Ad-Atoms On Platinum-Based
Catalyists For Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
43 W Kelly C Rice-York lsquoAnalysis Of Catalytic Poison Reduction Toward Formic Acid
Electooxidation By Electrocatalysis Optimizationrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Salt Lake City UT Nov 2010
44 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
45 S Beravelli C A Rice-York J D York AS Bauskar lsquoInfluence of Sulfated Zirconia-
Doped NafionTM Composite Membranes and Catalyst Layers on Direct Methanol Fuel
Cell Performancersquo Poster
46 J D York S Beravelli C A Rice-York S A Gold lsquoDirect Methanol Fuel Cell
Performance Enhancement with Segregated Sulfated Zirconia-NafionTM Composite
Membranesrsquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
13
Tennessee Academy of Science ndash Cookeville TN Nov 2010
47 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoEffect of anode catalyst layer porosity on the performance
of a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
48 Shilpa Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Las Vegas NV Oct 2010
49 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo Poster
50 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoSulfated
ZirconiaNafion Composite Membranes for improved performance of DMFCsrsquo Poster
51 CA Rice-York A Pistono lsquoWater Mobility in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cells During Sub-zero Isothermal Cold-Startsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2010
52 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo
53 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society ndash Potsdam NY Jun 2010
54 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to automotive
Potential Cyclingrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2010
55 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to StartStop
Automotive Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
56 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoEQCM Study of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Degradation Due
to Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
57 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoEffect of Sulfated-Zirconia Doped Nafion Composite
Membrane in a DMFCrsquo Poster
58 A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoFormic Acid Oxidation on Pure and Bismuth-Modified
Platinumrsquo Poster
59 E Hannah H Orr C Rice-York lsquoAIChE Regional ChemE Car TeammdashDirect Formic
Acid Fuel Cell Carrsquo Poster
60 E Hannah D Martin P Moody C Rice-York lsquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellsrsquo Poster
Posters at the Capitol ndash Nashville TN Sp 2010
61 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoSupercooled Water Mobility in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Nashville TN Nov 2009
62 J D York H J Orr R Nagolu C Rice-York ldquoAssessment of Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
14
63 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
64 A Pistono C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster Winner
Electrochemical Society ndash Austria Vienna Oct 2009
65 J D York R Nagolu C Rice-York C Wang ldquoPotential for Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
66 JD York S Beravell RJ Sircy A Bauskar CA Rice-York ldquoNovel Effects of
Sulfated-Zirconia in Nafion Membranes for DMFCsrdquo Poster
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2009
67 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoAccelerated Durability of Carbon Supported Catalyst Fuel
Cells for Automotive Applications ndash Size Effectrdquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2009
68 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
69 R Nagolu J D York C Rice-York ldquo Dual-ion Conducting Membranes for Portable
Power Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster
70 D Dearmon C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water Movement Within a PEM Fuel Cellrdquo
Poster
Prior to Joining Tennessee Tech University
71 ldquoPEM Fuel Cells Freeze Durability and Cold-Start Performancerdquo York C Needham J
Gupta N Hagans PL Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Smithfield
July 23-28 2006 Poster
72 ldquoPlatform for Rapid Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start
Performance and Durabilityrdquo Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL Presented
at the 208th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Los Angeles Oct 16-21 2005
Oral
73 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Pandy A Raghunathan A Gupta N Gummalla M York C
Burlatsky S Presented at the National Meeting of the AIChE Cincinnati OH Oct 31 -
Nov 4 2005 Oral
74 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Gupta N Gummalla M Rice C Ghosh S Hagans PL Presented
at the National Meeting of the AIChE Austin TX Nov 7-12 2004 Oral
75 ldquoStartup of Fuel Cells from Subfreezing Temperatures Technical Challengesrdquo
Gummalla M Rice C Gupta N Burlatsky S Ghosh S Resnick G Hagans PL
Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Bristol RI July 25-30 2004
Poster
76 ldquoEnhanced Fuel Cell Performance from Direct Electrooxidation of Liquid Fuelrdquo Rice C
Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE
Conference Indianapolis IN Nov 3-8 2002 Oral
77 ldquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P
Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Indianapolis IN Nov
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
15
3-8 2002 Oral
78 ldquoCharacteristics of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Barnard
T Waszczuk P Wieckowski A presented at the Fuel Cell Gordon Research
Conference Bristol RI Jul 28 ndash Aug 2 2002 Poster
79 ldquoCharacteristics of Small Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk
P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the 201st Meeting of the Electrochemical
Society Philadelphia PA May 12-16 2002 Oral
80 ldquoCharacteristics of Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Masel R Waszczuk P Lu G-
Q Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Reno NV Nov 4-8 2001
Oral
81 ldquoMetal NMR at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference
Ventura CA Jan 16-21 2000 Poster
82 ldquoStudy of Nanoparticle Electrochemical Interfaces via 195Pt 13C NMR and CO FTIRrdquo
Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at Argonne National
Laboratory Chicago IL Oct 5 1999 Oral
83 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 28th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Potsdam NY
Jun 22-25 1999 Oral
84 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldflield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle
WA May 2-6 1999 Poster
85 ldquoLooking at Both Sides of an Electrochemical Interface Via 195Pt and 13C NMRrdquo Rice
C Tong YY Wieckowski A Oldfield E presented at the 40th Experimental Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Conference Orlando FL Feb 28 - Mar 5 1999 Poster
86 ldquoFuel Cell Grade Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR Spectroscopy at the
SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at
the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle WA May 2-6 1999 Oral
87 ldquo195Pt NMR Study of Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Graphite-Supported Platinum
Electrocatalysts at Low Temperaturesrdquo Belrose(Rice) C Tong YY Wieckowski A
Oldfield E presented at the 39th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Conference Pacific Grove CA Mar 22-27 1998 Poster
88 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Polypyrrolerdquo Rice C Hepel
M presented at the 49rsquo~ Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference Ithaca NY Apr
21-22 1995 Poster
89 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Conductive Polymersrdquo Rice C
Hepel M presented at the 24th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Burlington VT Jun
19-22 1994 Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
2
Advisors Dr Andrzej Wieckowski and Dr Eric Oldfield
Thesis topic combined electrochemistry and nuclear magnetic resonance
spectroscopy to probe fuel cell grade platinum nanoparticles with relevance
towards DMFCs
194-595 State University of New York at Potsdam Potsdam NY
Undergraduate Researcher Dept of Chemistry
Advisor Dr Maria Hepel
Electrodeposition of silver onto polypyrrole Deposition was performed using an
electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance and smoothness of film assessed
using a scanning electron microscope
Funding Record
1 AFCC Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp lsquoCollaborative Research Catalyst
Durability in PEM Fuel Cells From Fundamental Understanding to Innovative Control
Strategiesrsquo PI $195k for Inductively Coupled PlasmaMass Spectroscopy Analysis at
Galbraith Labs June 2013
2 AFCC Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp lsquoCollaborative Research Catalyst
Durability in PEM Fuel Cells From Fundamental Understanding to Innovative Control
Strategiesrsquo PI $0995k for PEEK Electrochemical Quartz Crystal MicroBalance Holder
November 2012
3 AFCC Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp lsquoCollaborative Research Catalyst
Durability in PEM Fuel Cells From Fundamental Understanding to Innovative Control
Strategiesrsquo PI $175k for Inductively Coupled PlasmaMass Spectroscopy Analysis at
Galbraith Labs October 2012
4 TTU Faculty Research Grant ldquoAdvanced Direct Formica Acid Fuel Cell Fixture
Developmentrdquo PI $5K September 2012 ndash August 2013
5 EPSCoR National Science Foundation ldquoComponents and Devices for Energy Storage
and Conversionrdquo Co-Thrust 2 Leader [PI Dr D Milhorn at The University of
Tennessee Knoxville Total $20M5 years across State of Tennessee] $4998375 years
(To TTU) October rsquo10 ndash October rsquo15
6 Powe Award ndash Oak Ridge Associated Universities ldquoPEMFC Enhanced Freeze
TolerancemdashUnderstanding Supercooled Water Mobilityrdquo PI $5K June 2009 ndash May
2010
7 National Science Foundation ldquoRET Site Research Experience for Teachers in
Manufacturing for Competitiveness in the United States (RETainUS)rdquo Senior Personnel
[PI ndash Dr M Abdelrahman] $4996953 years June 2009 ndash May 2012
8 National Science Foundation ldquoMRI Acquisition of XRD Attachments for Extending X-
Ray Lab Capabilities with Temperature and Atmosphere Controlrdquo Senior Personnel [PI
ndash J Biernacki] $171083 November 2009 ndash October 2010
9 TTU Faculty Research Grant ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel CellsmdashModeling and
Optimizing Fuel Mass Transportrdquo PI [co-PI ndash Dr V Subramanian] $8K September
2009 ndash August 2010
Teaching Experience
Classes taught at Tennessee Tech University
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
3
Teaching assistant at the University of Illinois
CHEM4xx ndash Separations Laboratory
CHEM223 ndash Quantitative Analysis Laboratory
CHEM102TV ndash General Chemistry Lecture Assisted wVideo
CHEM102 ndash General Chemistry Recitation
Research Group
Current Group Members
(Student Degree Project Expected Graduated)
PhD students
1 Antonio Pistono PhD Supercooled Water Mobility in H2Air Fuel Cells for Robust
Automotive Cold-Starts Spring 2015
2 Michael Adenson PhD Accelerated Stress Tests of Cathode Catalyst for Automotive
Applications using Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance Spring 2016
Undergraduate students Spring 2013
3 Shadi Saeed (Funding ndash EPSCoR National Science Foundation)
4 Bobby Adams (Funding ndash EPSCoR National Science Foundation)
5 Chris (Funding ndash EPSCoR National Science Foundation)
6 Brandon Davis (CHE4990 ndash Intro to Research)
7 Paul Moody (CHE4990 ndash Intro to Research)
Past Group Members
Research Assistant Professor
1 Dr Vijayasekaran Boovaragavan Fall 2009 ndash Spring 2010
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
2 Patrick Urchaga PhD from University of Poitier in France Cathode Catalyst Durability
for Automotive Fuel Cells March 2012 ndash June 2013
Doctorate of Philosophy
(Student Degree Title of Thesis Primary Advisor Graduated)
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
4
3 Akshay Bauskar PhD lsquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cell Catalyst and Membrane Electrode
Assembly Designrsquo Dr Rice May 2013
Masters students
(Student Degree Title of Thesis Primary Advisor Graduated)
4 Sai Manohar Goli MS lsquoEx-Situ Investigation of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cell Cathode Catalyst Durabilityrsquo Dr Rice August 2012
5 Daniel Betancourt MS lsquoDevelopment of an Accelerated Stress Test of Realistic Cathode
Catalyst PEMFC Automotive Decay and Preliminary Resultsrsquo Dr Rice July 2010
6 Rajavardhan Nagolu MS lsquoModeling Transport in Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Dr
Arce May 2011
Undergraduate students
Honors and Awards
rsquo14 Kinslow Award TTU high-quality archival publications by Engineering faculty
lsquo11 Sigma Xi TTU Outstanding Research Award
lsquo09 Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
rsquo09 Inducted into the Sigma Xi lsquoScientific Research Societyrsquo
rsquo04 UTRC Extra Effort Award
rsquo03 UTRC Great Job Award (for outstanding performance and contribution)
lsquo99 Electrochemical Society Student Poster Award
rsquo95 SUNY Potsdam Undergraduate American Chemical Society Award
rsquo94 SUNY Potsdam Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Award
lsquo94-rsquo95 SUNY Potsdam Departmental Scholar
rsquo93 Jessie J McNal Award (Organic Chemistry)
rsquo92 SUNY Potsdam Freshman Academic Achievement Award
CHE3990 CHE4990 Workstudy Grant URECA Hourly REU REU
Fall 4 4
Summer 1 1
Spring 3 1 4
Fall 1 1 1 3
Summer 1 2
Spring 1 1 3
Fall 1 1
Summer 1 1 2
Spring 4 5
Fall 6 1
Summer 1 1 1
Spring 2 1
Fall 1 1
Summer 2
Spring 2 1
Fall 1
Total 68
2008
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
5
Grouprsquos Awards
Travel Award to Antonio Pistono ndash Fuel Cell Gordon Conference Smithfield RI July
2012
Research advisor to Akshay Bauskar ndash Thrust 2 Poster Winner at Annual TN-SCORE
meeting Nashville TN July 2012
Research advisor to Sai Manohar Goli ndash Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion
Forum cosponsored by TN-SCORE Knoxville TN April 19th 2012
Travel Award to Akshay Bauskar ndash Electrochemical Society Energy Technology
Division Student Travel Grant Boston MA October 2011
Travel Award to Shilpa Beravelli ndash Electrochemical Society Industrial Electrochemistry
and Electrochemical Engineering Division Student Travel Grant Boston MA October
2011
Travel Award to Akshay Bauskar ndash Fuel Cell Gordon Conference Smithfield RI July
2010
Travel Award to Shilpa Beravelli ndash Fuel Cell Gordon Conference Smithfield RI July
2010
Research advisor to Antonio Pistono ndash 2nd place at the AIChE Fall 2009 National
Meeting Poster Session in the Fuels Petrochemicals and Energy Research ndash
lsquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo
Professional Service
Department
Chemical Engineering Department Undergraduate Research Mentor 2011 ndash current
Chemical Engineering Departmental Seminar Coordinator August 2008 ndash May 2013
Faculty advisor for The Chemical Engineering Graduate Research Association
Tennessee Tech University Fall rsquo09 ndash Spring lsquo11
Co-advisor AIChE fuel cell car team Tennessee Tech University Spring rsquo09 ndash present
College of Engineering
Member of The Center for Energy System Research Director Search Committee ndash Fall
lsquo13
Member of The Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Search Committee ndash Fall
lsquo13
Member of The Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Search Committee ndash
Spring lsquo13
Member of The Civil Engineering Chair Search Committee ndash Spring lsquo12
University
Panelist Strategies For Grant Writing Office Of Research Faculty Workshop For All
Disciplines November 9th 2013
Panelist Office Of Research New Faculty Luncheon September 24th rsquo13
Participant Formative Assessment Work Shop August 10th rsquo11
Participant Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) April 8th-10th rsquo11 at Belmont
University in Nashville
Participant Tennessee Teaching Quality Initiative TBR Initiative Fall rsquo08 ndash Spring rsquo09
External
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
6
Journal Reviewermdash (1)ACS Applied Materials amp Interfaces (2)Applied Catalysis B
Environmental (3)Catalysis Reviews (4)Chemical Communications (5)Electrocatalyst
(6)Electrochimica Acta (7)Electrochemistry Communications (8)Energy amp
Environmental Science (9)Fuel Cells (10)International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
(11)Journal of the Electrochemical Society (12)Journal of Materials Chemistry
(13)Journal of Nanotechnology (14)Journal of Physical Chemistry (15)Journal of Power
Sources (16)Journal of the Electrochemical Society (17)Physical Chemistry Chemical
Physics (18)PolymerRSC Advances
Proposal Reviewermdash(1) National Science Foundation (2) Department of Energy (3)
Automotive Partnership Canada (NSERC)
Electrochemical Society Annual meeting Session Chair 2009 ndash current
American Institute of Chemical Engineering National Meeting Session co-Chair 2009
Electrochemical Society Annual Meeting Student Poster Session Judge 2008 ndash current
Chief Judge for the Connecticut Science Fair Spring lsquo05 ndash Spring lsquo08
Physical Sciences Chair for the Connecticut Science Fair Spring rsquo04
Outreach Activities K-12
Prescott South Middle School field trip to TTU Alternative Energy Lab May 9th 2014
Fab Friday at the TTU STEM Center Alternative Energy Lab April 11th 2014
Prescott South Elementary School CSI Energy Themed Science Night organized and
facilitated AIChE students in a hands on energy display November lsquo13
Engineering a Future at TTU organized and taught fuel cell course February rsquo09 amp rsquo11
ndash lsquo14
Judge in the Regional Tennessee Science Fair March rsquo09 amp rsquo11 ndash lsquo13
STEM Exploration ndash lsquoBuilding a Fuel Cellrsquo collaborators from UTK NSF EPSCoR June
2012
STEM Unconference ndash Prepared video on lsquofuel cellsrsquo targeting high school students For
the Tennessee Board of Regents October 17th 2011
STEM Exploration ndash lsquoAlternative Energy Sourcesrsquo collaborators from UTK NSF
EPSCoR June 13th 2011
Presidents Academy at TTU organized and taught fuel cell course June rsquo09 ndash lsquo11
IEampEE Division of the Electrochemical Society Outreach Program ndash lsquotraditional
electrolyzerfuel cell care activityrsquo Advanced Technologies Academy in Las Vegas lsquo
October rsquo10
Faculty Mentor NSF RETainUS grant at TTU June ndash July rsquo09 ndash lsquo10
CEE Engineering Campus for Wilson Middle School at TTU organized a fuel cell car
lab May 11th lsquo09
Affiliations
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Electrochemical Society
American Institute of Chemical Engineering
Patents
1 Kameswaran S Zaffou R Suzuki T Hagans PL Cipollini NE Perry ML York
CA ldquoProton exchange membrane fuel cell catalyst and diffusion layer structure for
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
7
increased water storage capacity and improved cold start performancerdquo WO 2010132050
Nov 18th 2010
2 Patterson TW Resnick G Balliet RJ Gupta N York CA Reiser CA Darling
RM Marzullo JM Meyers JP ldquoTailoring liquid water permeability of diffusion
layers in fuel cell stacksrdquo WO 2009075861 Dec 9th 2010
3 Masel RI York CA Waszczuk P Wieckowski A ldquoFuel Cell Membranes and
Crossover Protectionrdquo US 7569297 Aug 4th 2009
4 Masel RI Rice CA Waszczuk P Wieckowski A ldquoFuel cells and fuel cells
catalystsrdquo US 7132188 Nov 7th 2006
5 Masel RI Rice CA ldquoSolids supporting mass transfer for fuel cells and other
applications and solutions and methods for formingrdquo US 7108773 Sept 19th 2006
6 Schrooten J A Schmidt W R Rice C A Perry M L Michels H H Marzullo J
M Hagans P L ldquoFreeze tolerant fuel cell power plant with a direct contact heat
exchangerrdquo US 7090940 Aug 15th 2006
7 Rice C Ren X Gottesfeld S ldquoMethods of conditioning direct methanol fuel cellsrdquo
US 6962760 Nov 8th 2005
Publications (Peer Reviewed)
1 Rice CA Urchaga P Hu J Lee W Stumper J Rinaldo SG Eikerling M
lsquoAccelerated Stress Tests Mass Balance Assessment of Potential Perturbationsrsquo
Electrochimica Acta Submitted
2 Urchaga P Hu J Rice CA lsquoAccelerated Stress Tests Enhanced Degradation from
Surface Area Assessmentrsquo Electrochimica Acta Submitted
3 Urchaga P AO Pistono CA Rice J Hu W Lee C Richards T Kadyk SG
Rinaldo and M Eikerling Catalyst Degradation in Fuel Cell Electrodes Accelerated
Stress Tests and Model-based Analysis Electrochim Acta 2014 Under Review
4 Rice CA Betancourt D Hepel M Platinum Oxide Growth on PtC Fuel Cell
Catalysts Using Asymmetric Scan Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Nanogravimetry
Electrocatalysis 2014 Ahead of Print
5 Pistono AO Burke CS Cisco J Wilson C Adams BJ Rice CA Inhibition of
Bismuth Dissolution during Anode Catalyst Layer Pore Former Removal in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cell ECS Electrochemistry Letters 2014 3 F65
6 Rinaldo SG Urchaga P Hu J Lee W Stumper J Rice C Eikerling M lsquoA
Model-Based Diagnostic Methodology for Studies of Electrochemical Surface-Area Loss
in Supported Catalystsrsquo Appl Phys Rev In Press
7 Bauskar AS CA Rice CA Electrochimica Acta Spontaneously Bi decorated carbon
supported Pd nanoparticles for formic acid electro-oxidation 2013 107 562
8 Bauskar AS CA Rice CA Electrochimica Acta Spontaneously Bi decorated carbon
supported Pt nanoparticles for formic acid electro-oxidation 2013 93 152
9 Bauskar A Rice CA Electrochimica Acta ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cells with Pore-
Formers for Improved Mass Transportrdquo 2012 62(0) 36-41
10 Pistono A Rice-York CA Boovaragavana V J Electrochem Soc ldquoElectrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopy Detection of Saturation Level in a Frozen Polymer Electrolyte
Membrane Fuel Cellrdquo 2011 158(2) B233-B238
11 Zhao M Rice C Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A J Electrochem Soc
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
8
ldquoKinetic Study of Electro-oxidation of Formic Acid on Spontaneously-Deposited PtPd
Nanoparticles CO Tolerant Fuel Cell Chemistryrdquo 2004 151(1) A131-A136
12 Rice C Ha S Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A J Power Sources ldquoCatalyst
for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo 2003 115(2) 229-235
13 McGovern M S Garnett E C Rice C Masel R I Wieckowski A J Power
Sources ldquoEffects of Nafion as a binding agent for unsupported nanoparticle catalystsrdquo
2003 115(1) 35-39
14 Ha S Rice CA Masel RI Wieckowski A J Power Sources ldquoMethanol
conditioning for improved performance of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 112(2) 655-659
15 Waszczuk P Barnard TM Rice C Masel RI Wieckowski A Electrochem
Comm ldquoA nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic
acidrdquo 2002 4(9) 732
16 Waszczuk P Lu G-Q Wieckowski A Lu C Rice C Masel RI Electrochemica
Acta ldquoUHV and Electrochemical Studies of CO and Methanol Adsorbed at
PlatinumRuthenium Surfaces and Reference to Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo 2002 47(22-23)
3637-3652
17 Rice C Ha S Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Barnard T J Power
Sources ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo 2002 111(1) 83-89
18 Lu C Rice C Masel R I Babu P K Waszczuk P Kim H S Oldfield E
Wieckowski A J Phys Chem B ldquoUHV Electrochemical NMR and Electrochemical
Studies of PlatinumRuthenium Fuel Cell Catalystsrdquo 2002 106(37) 9581-9589
19 Waszczuk P Barnard TM Rice C Masel RI Wieckowski A Electrochem
Comm ldquoA nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic
acidrdquo 2002 4(7) 599-603
20 Lu C Lee IC Masel RI Wieckowski A Rice C J Phys Chem A ldquoCorrelations
between the Heat of Adsorption and the Position of the Center of the D-Band
Differences between Computation and Experimentrdquo 2002 106(13) 3084-3091
21 Tong YY Rice C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoPt-195 NMR of
platinum electrocatalysts Friedel-Heine invariance and correlations between platinum
knight shifts healing length and adsobated electronegativityrdquo 2000 122 11921-11924
22 Crown A Kim H Lu GQ de Moraes IR Rice C Wieckowski A J New Mat
Electrochem Systems ldquoResearch Towards Designing High Activity Catalysts for Fuel
Cells Structure and Reactivityrdquo 2000 3 275-284
23 Tong YY Rice C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoA Detailed
NMR-Based Model for CO on Pt Catalysts in an Electrochemical Environment Shifts
Relaxation Back-Bonding and the Fermi-level Local Density of Statesrdquo 2000 122
1123-1129
24 Rice C Tong Y Oldfield E Wieckowski A Hahn F Gloaguen F Leger J-M
Lamy C J Phys Chem B ldquoIn-Situ infrared study of carbon monoxide adsorbed onto
commercial fuel-cell-grade carbon supported platinum nanoparticles Correlation with C-
13 NMR resultsrdquo 2000 104 5803-5807
25 Tong YY Rice C Godbout N Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc
ldquoCorrelation between the Knight Shift of Chemisorbed CO and the Fermi Level Local
Density of States at Clean Platinum Catalyst Surfacesrdquo 1999 121 2996-3003
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
9
26 Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A Electrochem Acta ldquoCyclic
Voltammetry and 195Pt Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Characterization of Graphite-
Supported Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Platinum Electrocatalystsrdquo 1998 43 2825-2830
27 Tong YY Belrose C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoFirst
Observation of Platinum-195 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Commercial Graphite-
Supported Platinum Electrodes in an Electrochemical Environmentrdquo 1997 119 11709-
11710
Book Chapters
1 Rice CA Wieckowski AJ Electrocatalysis of formic acid oxidation in
Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum
Approach Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 43
2 Rice CA Bauskar A and Pickup PG Recent advances in electrocatalysis of formic
acid oxidation in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum Approach
Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 69
Publications (Proceedings Transactions and Reports)
1 Pistono A Rice C A Lewis J Ramani VK Subzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additives ECS Transactions 2013
50(2) 531-537
2 Pistono A CA Rice-York ldquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of Membrane Electrode
Assemblies Modified with Additivesrdquo ECS Transactions - Honolulu Hawaii V50
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 12 (PEFC 12) 2012
3 Abdelrahman M Rice-York CA York JD Sircy R Stowers C ASEE ldquoTwo
Legacy Cycle modules in Math and Chemistry for High School Students based on Fuel
Cell Technologyrdquo ASEE Annual Conference amp Exposition Louisville KY June 20 ndash
23 2010 AC 2010-778
4 Patterson T OrsquoNeill J Perry M Hagans P York C Zaffou R DOE Report ldquoPEM
Fuel Cell Freeze Durability and Cold Start Projectrdquo Contract Number DE-FG36-
06GO86042 May 31 2007
5 Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL ECS Transactions ldquoPlatform for
Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start Performance and
Durabilityrdquo 2006 1(6) 383-388
6 Ren X Davey J Pivovar BS Dinh H Rice C Gottesfeld S Zelenay P Pre-
Print Archive - AIChE ldquo80 W direct methanol fuel cell stack for portable power
applicationsrdquo New Orleans LA Mar 11-14 2002 2407-2414
7 Rice C Ha S Masel R I Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Proceedings of the Power
Sources Conference ldquoCharacteristics of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 40th 254-257
8 Tong YY Rice C Oldfield E Wieckowski A ACS Symposium Series ldquoElectronic
properties at a metal-solution interface as viewed by solid-state NMRrdquo 2001 789(Solid-
Liquid Interface Theory) 26-39
9 Wieckowski A Kim H Rice C Waszczuk P Proceedings- Electrochemical Society
(2001) 2000-20(Global Climate Change) ldquoSpectroscopic and Electrochemical Strategies
for Basic Research in Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo ECS Pennington 2001 91-110
10 Hepel M and Rice-Belrose C Proceedings of the SURFINrsquo96 Technical Conference
Ceveand OH June 11-14 1996 American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
10
Society ldquoMetallization of Polypyrrole Films Part III Electrodeposition of Silverrdquo 1996
1-13
Invited Presentations
1 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
2 C Rice ldquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo University of Memphis
March 2nd 2012
3 C Rice-York ldquoAnode Catalysts for Complex Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi
October 26th 2011
4 C Rice-York Prepared fuel cell video targeting high school students for TBRTTU
STEM Unconference October 17th 2011
5 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo University of
Tennessee Knoxville September 22nd 2011
6 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo Illinois Institute of
Technology February 16th 2011
7 C Rice-York PEM Fuel Cell for Automotive Subzero Cold-Starts-Supercooled Water
Mobility and Ice Formation American Chemical Society North East Region
Meeting June 2-5 2010
8 C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells A
blessing and a curse for automotive applicationsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi October 23rd 2008
Presentations
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2014
1 J Cisco C Burke C Wilson B Adams A Pistono CA Rice lsquoCatalyst Layers
Structure in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
2 S Saeed A Pistono C A Rice M M Mench (ME UTK) lsquoNovel Flow Field Design for
Efficient Removal of CO120784 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
3 C Phillips C Koudelka CA Rice lsquoAccelerated Automotive Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst
Decay ex-situ vs in-sitursquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash San Francisco CA Oct 2013
4 P Urchaga and C Rice (Presenter) lsquoEx-Situ Accelerated Stress Tests of PtC Cathode
Catalysts The Importance of Standard Test Proceduresrsquo Oral
5 P Urchaga S Rinaldo J Hu W Lee J Stumper M Eikerling C Rice (Presenter)
lsquoPlatinum Durability in Cathode Catalyst Layers of PEM Fuel Cells An Ex-Situ
Diagnostic Approachrsquo Oral
6 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2013
7 C Mitchell C A Rice lsquoThe Impact Of Sulfated Zirconia On The Catalyst Layer Of
PEMFCsrsquo Poster
8 A Edwards K Mason C A Rice lsquoWater Uptake Analysis Of Fuel Cell Membranes
Using Differential Scanning Calorimetryrsquo Poster
9 A Douglas AC Addington C A Rice lsquoTechniques In The Preparation Of Additive
Enhanced Membranes For PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
11
10 B Davis P Urchaga C A Rice lsquoQuartz Crystal Microbalance To Quantify Fuel
Cell Cathode Catalyst Loss (Automotive)rsquo Poster
11 A Pistono C A Rice lsquoSubzero Fuel Cell Performance Enhancement Via Catalyst Layer
Additivesrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Honolulu HI Oct 2012
12 P Urchaga S Goli C A Rice lsquoStudy of the Cathode Catalyst Layer Degradation
Mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cellrsquo Oral
13 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Fabricated Using Two Common Techniquesrsquo Poster
14 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additivesrsquo Oral
15 C Rice AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2012
Thrust II annual retreat ndash Knoxville TN July 25th 2012
16 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski lsquoCarbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidationrsquo Poster
17 S Saeed M Brooks A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
TN-SCORE Annual Conference lsquoCreating a Culture of Collaborationrsquo ndash Nashville TN May
17th-18th 2012
18 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski Carbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic-acid electro-oxidation Poster
19 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Impact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cell Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2012
20 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
21 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
22 S Saeed A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Forum cosponsored by TN-SCORE ndash
Knoxville TN April 19th 2012
23 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
24 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Minneapolis MN Oct 2011
25 C Rice-York Shilpa Beravelli AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid
Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Electrochemical Society ndash Boston MA Oct 2011
26 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoMembrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication Effects in
PEMFC Subzero Characteristicsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
12
27 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoElectrodes enhanced with sulfated zirconia for direct
methanol fuel cellsrsquo Oral
28 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly active and stable carbon supported PtBi catalyst for
formic acid eletcrooxidationrsquo Oral
29 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
TN-Score Annual Conference ndash Nashville TN Aug 2011
30 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoImpact of S-ZrO2 modified anode catalyst layers on DMFCs
performancersquo Poster
31 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
32 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
33 S Jorgense C Rice-York lsquoAnalyzing Fuel Cell Performance with Electrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopyrsquo Poster
34 W Kelley A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoImprovement of Fuel Cell performance in low
humidity environments with Sulfated Zirconiarsquo Poster
35 C Crawford S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquorsquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2011
36 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoSulfated Zirconia Doped Catalyst Layers for Direct
Methanol Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster Winner
37 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
38 M Morris J Sadikoff A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBond Strength Dependence of Sulfate
Coverage on Zirconia Nanoparticlesrsquo Poster
39 A Postono C Rice-York lsquoDynamic Modeling of Sub-Zero PEMFCs Under Isothermal
Conditionsrsquo Poster
40 J Williams C Rice-York lsquoWater Retention Via Sulfated Zirconia Additive to Proton
Exchange Membranesrsquo Poster Winner
41 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster Winner
42 J DeLoach A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBismuth Ad-Atoms On Platinum-Based
Catalyists For Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
43 W Kelly C Rice-York lsquoAnalysis Of Catalytic Poison Reduction Toward Formic Acid
Electooxidation By Electrocatalysis Optimizationrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Salt Lake City UT Nov 2010
44 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
45 S Beravelli C A Rice-York J D York AS Bauskar lsquoInfluence of Sulfated Zirconia-
Doped NafionTM Composite Membranes and Catalyst Layers on Direct Methanol Fuel
Cell Performancersquo Poster
46 J D York S Beravelli C A Rice-York S A Gold lsquoDirect Methanol Fuel Cell
Performance Enhancement with Segregated Sulfated Zirconia-NafionTM Composite
Membranesrsquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
13
Tennessee Academy of Science ndash Cookeville TN Nov 2010
47 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoEffect of anode catalyst layer porosity on the performance
of a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
48 Shilpa Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Las Vegas NV Oct 2010
49 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo Poster
50 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoSulfated
ZirconiaNafion Composite Membranes for improved performance of DMFCsrsquo Poster
51 CA Rice-York A Pistono lsquoWater Mobility in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cells During Sub-zero Isothermal Cold-Startsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2010
52 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo
53 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society ndash Potsdam NY Jun 2010
54 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to automotive
Potential Cyclingrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2010
55 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to StartStop
Automotive Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
56 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoEQCM Study of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Degradation Due
to Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
57 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoEffect of Sulfated-Zirconia Doped Nafion Composite
Membrane in a DMFCrsquo Poster
58 A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoFormic Acid Oxidation on Pure and Bismuth-Modified
Platinumrsquo Poster
59 E Hannah H Orr C Rice-York lsquoAIChE Regional ChemE Car TeammdashDirect Formic
Acid Fuel Cell Carrsquo Poster
60 E Hannah D Martin P Moody C Rice-York lsquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellsrsquo Poster
Posters at the Capitol ndash Nashville TN Sp 2010
61 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoSupercooled Water Mobility in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Nashville TN Nov 2009
62 J D York H J Orr R Nagolu C Rice-York ldquoAssessment of Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
14
63 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
64 A Pistono C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster Winner
Electrochemical Society ndash Austria Vienna Oct 2009
65 J D York R Nagolu C Rice-York C Wang ldquoPotential for Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
66 JD York S Beravell RJ Sircy A Bauskar CA Rice-York ldquoNovel Effects of
Sulfated-Zirconia in Nafion Membranes for DMFCsrdquo Poster
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2009
67 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoAccelerated Durability of Carbon Supported Catalyst Fuel
Cells for Automotive Applications ndash Size Effectrdquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2009
68 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
69 R Nagolu J D York C Rice-York ldquo Dual-ion Conducting Membranes for Portable
Power Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster
70 D Dearmon C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water Movement Within a PEM Fuel Cellrdquo
Poster
Prior to Joining Tennessee Tech University
71 ldquoPEM Fuel Cells Freeze Durability and Cold-Start Performancerdquo York C Needham J
Gupta N Hagans PL Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Smithfield
July 23-28 2006 Poster
72 ldquoPlatform for Rapid Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start
Performance and Durabilityrdquo Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL Presented
at the 208th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Los Angeles Oct 16-21 2005
Oral
73 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Pandy A Raghunathan A Gupta N Gummalla M York C
Burlatsky S Presented at the National Meeting of the AIChE Cincinnati OH Oct 31 -
Nov 4 2005 Oral
74 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Gupta N Gummalla M Rice C Ghosh S Hagans PL Presented
at the National Meeting of the AIChE Austin TX Nov 7-12 2004 Oral
75 ldquoStartup of Fuel Cells from Subfreezing Temperatures Technical Challengesrdquo
Gummalla M Rice C Gupta N Burlatsky S Ghosh S Resnick G Hagans PL
Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Bristol RI July 25-30 2004
Poster
76 ldquoEnhanced Fuel Cell Performance from Direct Electrooxidation of Liquid Fuelrdquo Rice C
Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE
Conference Indianapolis IN Nov 3-8 2002 Oral
77 ldquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P
Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Indianapolis IN Nov
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
15
3-8 2002 Oral
78 ldquoCharacteristics of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Barnard
T Waszczuk P Wieckowski A presented at the Fuel Cell Gordon Research
Conference Bristol RI Jul 28 ndash Aug 2 2002 Poster
79 ldquoCharacteristics of Small Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk
P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the 201st Meeting of the Electrochemical
Society Philadelphia PA May 12-16 2002 Oral
80 ldquoCharacteristics of Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Masel R Waszczuk P Lu G-
Q Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Reno NV Nov 4-8 2001
Oral
81 ldquoMetal NMR at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference
Ventura CA Jan 16-21 2000 Poster
82 ldquoStudy of Nanoparticle Electrochemical Interfaces via 195Pt 13C NMR and CO FTIRrdquo
Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at Argonne National
Laboratory Chicago IL Oct 5 1999 Oral
83 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 28th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Potsdam NY
Jun 22-25 1999 Oral
84 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldflield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle
WA May 2-6 1999 Poster
85 ldquoLooking at Both Sides of an Electrochemical Interface Via 195Pt and 13C NMRrdquo Rice
C Tong YY Wieckowski A Oldfield E presented at the 40th Experimental Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Conference Orlando FL Feb 28 - Mar 5 1999 Poster
86 ldquoFuel Cell Grade Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR Spectroscopy at the
SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at
the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle WA May 2-6 1999 Oral
87 ldquo195Pt NMR Study of Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Graphite-Supported Platinum
Electrocatalysts at Low Temperaturesrdquo Belrose(Rice) C Tong YY Wieckowski A
Oldfield E presented at the 39th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Conference Pacific Grove CA Mar 22-27 1998 Poster
88 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Polypyrrolerdquo Rice C Hepel
M presented at the 49rsquo~ Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference Ithaca NY Apr
21-22 1995 Poster
89 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Conductive Polymersrdquo Rice C
Hepel M presented at the 24th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Burlington VT Jun
19-22 1994 Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
3
Teaching assistant at the University of Illinois
CHEM4xx ndash Separations Laboratory
CHEM223 ndash Quantitative Analysis Laboratory
CHEM102TV ndash General Chemistry Lecture Assisted wVideo
CHEM102 ndash General Chemistry Recitation
Research Group
Current Group Members
(Student Degree Project Expected Graduated)
PhD students
1 Antonio Pistono PhD Supercooled Water Mobility in H2Air Fuel Cells for Robust
Automotive Cold-Starts Spring 2015
2 Michael Adenson PhD Accelerated Stress Tests of Cathode Catalyst for Automotive
Applications using Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance Spring 2016
Undergraduate students Spring 2013
3 Shadi Saeed (Funding ndash EPSCoR National Science Foundation)
4 Bobby Adams (Funding ndash EPSCoR National Science Foundation)
5 Chris (Funding ndash EPSCoR National Science Foundation)
6 Brandon Davis (CHE4990 ndash Intro to Research)
7 Paul Moody (CHE4990 ndash Intro to Research)
Past Group Members
Research Assistant Professor
1 Dr Vijayasekaran Boovaragavan Fall 2009 ndash Spring 2010
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
2 Patrick Urchaga PhD from University of Poitier in France Cathode Catalyst Durability
for Automotive Fuel Cells March 2012 ndash June 2013
Doctorate of Philosophy
(Student Degree Title of Thesis Primary Advisor Graduated)
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
4
3 Akshay Bauskar PhD lsquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cell Catalyst and Membrane Electrode
Assembly Designrsquo Dr Rice May 2013
Masters students
(Student Degree Title of Thesis Primary Advisor Graduated)
4 Sai Manohar Goli MS lsquoEx-Situ Investigation of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cell Cathode Catalyst Durabilityrsquo Dr Rice August 2012
5 Daniel Betancourt MS lsquoDevelopment of an Accelerated Stress Test of Realistic Cathode
Catalyst PEMFC Automotive Decay and Preliminary Resultsrsquo Dr Rice July 2010
6 Rajavardhan Nagolu MS lsquoModeling Transport in Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Dr
Arce May 2011
Undergraduate students
Honors and Awards
rsquo14 Kinslow Award TTU high-quality archival publications by Engineering faculty
lsquo11 Sigma Xi TTU Outstanding Research Award
lsquo09 Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
rsquo09 Inducted into the Sigma Xi lsquoScientific Research Societyrsquo
rsquo04 UTRC Extra Effort Award
rsquo03 UTRC Great Job Award (for outstanding performance and contribution)
lsquo99 Electrochemical Society Student Poster Award
rsquo95 SUNY Potsdam Undergraduate American Chemical Society Award
rsquo94 SUNY Potsdam Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Award
lsquo94-rsquo95 SUNY Potsdam Departmental Scholar
rsquo93 Jessie J McNal Award (Organic Chemistry)
rsquo92 SUNY Potsdam Freshman Academic Achievement Award
CHE3990 CHE4990 Workstudy Grant URECA Hourly REU REU
Fall 4 4
Summer 1 1
Spring 3 1 4
Fall 1 1 1 3
Summer 1 2
Spring 1 1 3
Fall 1 1
Summer 1 1 2
Spring 4 5
Fall 6 1
Summer 1 1 1
Spring 2 1
Fall 1 1
Summer 2
Spring 2 1
Fall 1
Total 68
2008
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
5
Grouprsquos Awards
Travel Award to Antonio Pistono ndash Fuel Cell Gordon Conference Smithfield RI July
2012
Research advisor to Akshay Bauskar ndash Thrust 2 Poster Winner at Annual TN-SCORE
meeting Nashville TN July 2012
Research advisor to Sai Manohar Goli ndash Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion
Forum cosponsored by TN-SCORE Knoxville TN April 19th 2012
Travel Award to Akshay Bauskar ndash Electrochemical Society Energy Technology
Division Student Travel Grant Boston MA October 2011
Travel Award to Shilpa Beravelli ndash Electrochemical Society Industrial Electrochemistry
and Electrochemical Engineering Division Student Travel Grant Boston MA October
2011
Travel Award to Akshay Bauskar ndash Fuel Cell Gordon Conference Smithfield RI July
2010
Travel Award to Shilpa Beravelli ndash Fuel Cell Gordon Conference Smithfield RI July
2010
Research advisor to Antonio Pistono ndash 2nd place at the AIChE Fall 2009 National
Meeting Poster Session in the Fuels Petrochemicals and Energy Research ndash
lsquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo
Professional Service
Department
Chemical Engineering Department Undergraduate Research Mentor 2011 ndash current
Chemical Engineering Departmental Seminar Coordinator August 2008 ndash May 2013
Faculty advisor for The Chemical Engineering Graduate Research Association
Tennessee Tech University Fall rsquo09 ndash Spring lsquo11
Co-advisor AIChE fuel cell car team Tennessee Tech University Spring rsquo09 ndash present
College of Engineering
Member of The Center for Energy System Research Director Search Committee ndash Fall
lsquo13
Member of The Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Search Committee ndash Fall
lsquo13
Member of The Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Search Committee ndash
Spring lsquo13
Member of The Civil Engineering Chair Search Committee ndash Spring lsquo12
University
Panelist Strategies For Grant Writing Office Of Research Faculty Workshop For All
Disciplines November 9th 2013
Panelist Office Of Research New Faculty Luncheon September 24th rsquo13
Participant Formative Assessment Work Shop August 10th rsquo11
Participant Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) April 8th-10th rsquo11 at Belmont
University in Nashville
Participant Tennessee Teaching Quality Initiative TBR Initiative Fall rsquo08 ndash Spring rsquo09
External
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
6
Journal Reviewermdash (1)ACS Applied Materials amp Interfaces (2)Applied Catalysis B
Environmental (3)Catalysis Reviews (4)Chemical Communications (5)Electrocatalyst
(6)Electrochimica Acta (7)Electrochemistry Communications (8)Energy amp
Environmental Science (9)Fuel Cells (10)International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
(11)Journal of the Electrochemical Society (12)Journal of Materials Chemistry
(13)Journal of Nanotechnology (14)Journal of Physical Chemistry (15)Journal of Power
Sources (16)Journal of the Electrochemical Society (17)Physical Chemistry Chemical
Physics (18)PolymerRSC Advances
Proposal Reviewermdash(1) National Science Foundation (2) Department of Energy (3)
Automotive Partnership Canada (NSERC)
Electrochemical Society Annual meeting Session Chair 2009 ndash current
American Institute of Chemical Engineering National Meeting Session co-Chair 2009
Electrochemical Society Annual Meeting Student Poster Session Judge 2008 ndash current
Chief Judge for the Connecticut Science Fair Spring lsquo05 ndash Spring lsquo08
Physical Sciences Chair for the Connecticut Science Fair Spring rsquo04
Outreach Activities K-12
Prescott South Middle School field trip to TTU Alternative Energy Lab May 9th 2014
Fab Friday at the TTU STEM Center Alternative Energy Lab April 11th 2014
Prescott South Elementary School CSI Energy Themed Science Night organized and
facilitated AIChE students in a hands on energy display November lsquo13
Engineering a Future at TTU organized and taught fuel cell course February rsquo09 amp rsquo11
ndash lsquo14
Judge in the Regional Tennessee Science Fair March rsquo09 amp rsquo11 ndash lsquo13
STEM Exploration ndash lsquoBuilding a Fuel Cellrsquo collaborators from UTK NSF EPSCoR June
2012
STEM Unconference ndash Prepared video on lsquofuel cellsrsquo targeting high school students For
the Tennessee Board of Regents October 17th 2011
STEM Exploration ndash lsquoAlternative Energy Sourcesrsquo collaborators from UTK NSF
EPSCoR June 13th 2011
Presidents Academy at TTU organized and taught fuel cell course June rsquo09 ndash lsquo11
IEampEE Division of the Electrochemical Society Outreach Program ndash lsquotraditional
electrolyzerfuel cell care activityrsquo Advanced Technologies Academy in Las Vegas lsquo
October rsquo10
Faculty Mentor NSF RETainUS grant at TTU June ndash July rsquo09 ndash lsquo10
CEE Engineering Campus for Wilson Middle School at TTU organized a fuel cell car
lab May 11th lsquo09
Affiliations
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Electrochemical Society
American Institute of Chemical Engineering
Patents
1 Kameswaran S Zaffou R Suzuki T Hagans PL Cipollini NE Perry ML York
CA ldquoProton exchange membrane fuel cell catalyst and diffusion layer structure for
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
7
increased water storage capacity and improved cold start performancerdquo WO 2010132050
Nov 18th 2010
2 Patterson TW Resnick G Balliet RJ Gupta N York CA Reiser CA Darling
RM Marzullo JM Meyers JP ldquoTailoring liquid water permeability of diffusion
layers in fuel cell stacksrdquo WO 2009075861 Dec 9th 2010
3 Masel RI York CA Waszczuk P Wieckowski A ldquoFuel Cell Membranes and
Crossover Protectionrdquo US 7569297 Aug 4th 2009
4 Masel RI Rice CA Waszczuk P Wieckowski A ldquoFuel cells and fuel cells
catalystsrdquo US 7132188 Nov 7th 2006
5 Masel RI Rice CA ldquoSolids supporting mass transfer for fuel cells and other
applications and solutions and methods for formingrdquo US 7108773 Sept 19th 2006
6 Schrooten J A Schmidt W R Rice C A Perry M L Michels H H Marzullo J
M Hagans P L ldquoFreeze tolerant fuel cell power plant with a direct contact heat
exchangerrdquo US 7090940 Aug 15th 2006
7 Rice C Ren X Gottesfeld S ldquoMethods of conditioning direct methanol fuel cellsrdquo
US 6962760 Nov 8th 2005
Publications (Peer Reviewed)
1 Rice CA Urchaga P Hu J Lee W Stumper J Rinaldo SG Eikerling M
lsquoAccelerated Stress Tests Mass Balance Assessment of Potential Perturbationsrsquo
Electrochimica Acta Submitted
2 Urchaga P Hu J Rice CA lsquoAccelerated Stress Tests Enhanced Degradation from
Surface Area Assessmentrsquo Electrochimica Acta Submitted
3 Urchaga P AO Pistono CA Rice J Hu W Lee C Richards T Kadyk SG
Rinaldo and M Eikerling Catalyst Degradation in Fuel Cell Electrodes Accelerated
Stress Tests and Model-based Analysis Electrochim Acta 2014 Under Review
4 Rice CA Betancourt D Hepel M Platinum Oxide Growth on PtC Fuel Cell
Catalysts Using Asymmetric Scan Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Nanogravimetry
Electrocatalysis 2014 Ahead of Print
5 Pistono AO Burke CS Cisco J Wilson C Adams BJ Rice CA Inhibition of
Bismuth Dissolution during Anode Catalyst Layer Pore Former Removal in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cell ECS Electrochemistry Letters 2014 3 F65
6 Rinaldo SG Urchaga P Hu J Lee W Stumper J Rice C Eikerling M lsquoA
Model-Based Diagnostic Methodology for Studies of Electrochemical Surface-Area Loss
in Supported Catalystsrsquo Appl Phys Rev In Press
7 Bauskar AS CA Rice CA Electrochimica Acta Spontaneously Bi decorated carbon
supported Pd nanoparticles for formic acid electro-oxidation 2013 107 562
8 Bauskar AS CA Rice CA Electrochimica Acta Spontaneously Bi decorated carbon
supported Pt nanoparticles for formic acid electro-oxidation 2013 93 152
9 Bauskar A Rice CA Electrochimica Acta ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cells with Pore-
Formers for Improved Mass Transportrdquo 2012 62(0) 36-41
10 Pistono A Rice-York CA Boovaragavana V J Electrochem Soc ldquoElectrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopy Detection of Saturation Level in a Frozen Polymer Electrolyte
Membrane Fuel Cellrdquo 2011 158(2) B233-B238
11 Zhao M Rice C Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A J Electrochem Soc
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
8
ldquoKinetic Study of Electro-oxidation of Formic Acid on Spontaneously-Deposited PtPd
Nanoparticles CO Tolerant Fuel Cell Chemistryrdquo 2004 151(1) A131-A136
12 Rice C Ha S Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A J Power Sources ldquoCatalyst
for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo 2003 115(2) 229-235
13 McGovern M S Garnett E C Rice C Masel R I Wieckowski A J Power
Sources ldquoEffects of Nafion as a binding agent for unsupported nanoparticle catalystsrdquo
2003 115(1) 35-39
14 Ha S Rice CA Masel RI Wieckowski A J Power Sources ldquoMethanol
conditioning for improved performance of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 112(2) 655-659
15 Waszczuk P Barnard TM Rice C Masel RI Wieckowski A Electrochem
Comm ldquoA nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic
acidrdquo 2002 4(9) 732
16 Waszczuk P Lu G-Q Wieckowski A Lu C Rice C Masel RI Electrochemica
Acta ldquoUHV and Electrochemical Studies of CO and Methanol Adsorbed at
PlatinumRuthenium Surfaces and Reference to Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo 2002 47(22-23)
3637-3652
17 Rice C Ha S Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Barnard T J Power
Sources ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo 2002 111(1) 83-89
18 Lu C Rice C Masel R I Babu P K Waszczuk P Kim H S Oldfield E
Wieckowski A J Phys Chem B ldquoUHV Electrochemical NMR and Electrochemical
Studies of PlatinumRuthenium Fuel Cell Catalystsrdquo 2002 106(37) 9581-9589
19 Waszczuk P Barnard TM Rice C Masel RI Wieckowski A Electrochem
Comm ldquoA nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic
acidrdquo 2002 4(7) 599-603
20 Lu C Lee IC Masel RI Wieckowski A Rice C J Phys Chem A ldquoCorrelations
between the Heat of Adsorption and the Position of the Center of the D-Band
Differences between Computation and Experimentrdquo 2002 106(13) 3084-3091
21 Tong YY Rice C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoPt-195 NMR of
platinum electrocatalysts Friedel-Heine invariance and correlations between platinum
knight shifts healing length and adsobated electronegativityrdquo 2000 122 11921-11924
22 Crown A Kim H Lu GQ de Moraes IR Rice C Wieckowski A J New Mat
Electrochem Systems ldquoResearch Towards Designing High Activity Catalysts for Fuel
Cells Structure and Reactivityrdquo 2000 3 275-284
23 Tong YY Rice C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoA Detailed
NMR-Based Model for CO on Pt Catalysts in an Electrochemical Environment Shifts
Relaxation Back-Bonding and the Fermi-level Local Density of Statesrdquo 2000 122
1123-1129
24 Rice C Tong Y Oldfield E Wieckowski A Hahn F Gloaguen F Leger J-M
Lamy C J Phys Chem B ldquoIn-Situ infrared study of carbon monoxide adsorbed onto
commercial fuel-cell-grade carbon supported platinum nanoparticles Correlation with C-
13 NMR resultsrdquo 2000 104 5803-5807
25 Tong YY Rice C Godbout N Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc
ldquoCorrelation between the Knight Shift of Chemisorbed CO and the Fermi Level Local
Density of States at Clean Platinum Catalyst Surfacesrdquo 1999 121 2996-3003
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
9
26 Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A Electrochem Acta ldquoCyclic
Voltammetry and 195Pt Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Characterization of Graphite-
Supported Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Platinum Electrocatalystsrdquo 1998 43 2825-2830
27 Tong YY Belrose C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoFirst
Observation of Platinum-195 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Commercial Graphite-
Supported Platinum Electrodes in an Electrochemical Environmentrdquo 1997 119 11709-
11710
Book Chapters
1 Rice CA Wieckowski AJ Electrocatalysis of formic acid oxidation in
Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum
Approach Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 43
2 Rice CA Bauskar A and Pickup PG Recent advances in electrocatalysis of formic
acid oxidation in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum Approach
Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 69
Publications (Proceedings Transactions and Reports)
1 Pistono A Rice C A Lewis J Ramani VK Subzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additives ECS Transactions 2013
50(2) 531-537
2 Pistono A CA Rice-York ldquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of Membrane Electrode
Assemblies Modified with Additivesrdquo ECS Transactions - Honolulu Hawaii V50
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 12 (PEFC 12) 2012
3 Abdelrahman M Rice-York CA York JD Sircy R Stowers C ASEE ldquoTwo
Legacy Cycle modules in Math and Chemistry for High School Students based on Fuel
Cell Technologyrdquo ASEE Annual Conference amp Exposition Louisville KY June 20 ndash
23 2010 AC 2010-778
4 Patterson T OrsquoNeill J Perry M Hagans P York C Zaffou R DOE Report ldquoPEM
Fuel Cell Freeze Durability and Cold Start Projectrdquo Contract Number DE-FG36-
06GO86042 May 31 2007
5 Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL ECS Transactions ldquoPlatform for
Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start Performance and
Durabilityrdquo 2006 1(6) 383-388
6 Ren X Davey J Pivovar BS Dinh H Rice C Gottesfeld S Zelenay P Pre-
Print Archive - AIChE ldquo80 W direct methanol fuel cell stack for portable power
applicationsrdquo New Orleans LA Mar 11-14 2002 2407-2414
7 Rice C Ha S Masel R I Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Proceedings of the Power
Sources Conference ldquoCharacteristics of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 40th 254-257
8 Tong YY Rice C Oldfield E Wieckowski A ACS Symposium Series ldquoElectronic
properties at a metal-solution interface as viewed by solid-state NMRrdquo 2001 789(Solid-
Liquid Interface Theory) 26-39
9 Wieckowski A Kim H Rice C Waszczuk P Proceedings- Electrochemical Society
(2001) 2000-20(Global Climate Change) ldquoSpectroscopic and Electrochemical Strategies
for Basic Research in Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo ECS Pennington 2001 91-110
10 Hepel M and Rice-Belrose C Proceedings of the SURFINrsquo96 Technical Conference
Ceveand OH June 11-14 1996 American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
10
Society ldquoMetallization of Polypyrrole Films Part III Electrodeposition of Silverrdquo 1996
1-13
Invited Presentations
1 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
2 C Rice ldquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo University of Memphis
March 2nd 2012
3 C Rice-York ldquoAnode Catalysts for Complex Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi
October 26th 2011
4 C Rice-York Prepared fuel cell video targeting high school students for TBRTTU
STEM Unconference October 17th 2011
5 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo University of
Tennessee Knoxville September 22nd 2011
6 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo Illinois Institute of
Technology February 16th 2011
7 C Rice-York PEM Fuel Cell for Automotive Subzero Cold-Starts-Supercooled Water
Mobility and Ice Formation American Chemical Society North East Region
Meeting June 2-5 2010
8 C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells A
blessing and a curse for automotive applicationsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi October 23rd 2008
Presentations
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2014
1 J Cisco C Burke C Wilson B Adams A Pistono CA Rice lsquoCatalyst Layers
Structure in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
2 S Saeed A Pistono C A Rice M M Mench (ME UTK) lsquoNovel Flow Field Design for
Efficient Removal of CO120784 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
3 C Phillips C Koudelka CA Rice lsquoAccelerated Automotive Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst
Decay ex-situ vs in-sitursquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash San Francisco CA Oct 2013
4 P Urchaga and C Rice (Presenter) lsquoEx-Situ Accelerated Stress Tests of PtC Cathode
Catalysts The Importance of Standard Test Proceduresrsquo Oral
5 P Urchaga S Rinaldo J Hu W Lee J Stumper M Eikerling C Rice (Presenter)
lsquoPlatinum Durability in Cathode Catalyst Layers of PEM Fuel Cells An Ex-Situ
Diagnostic Approachrsquo Oral
6 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2013
7 C Mitchell C A Rice lsquoThe Impact Of Sulfated Zirconia On The Catalyst Layer Of
PEMFCsrsquo Poster
8 A Edwards K Mason C A Rice lsquoWater Uptake Analysis Of Fuel Cell Membranes
Using Differential Scanning Calorimetryrsquo Poster
9 A Douglas AC Addington C A Rice lsquoTechniques In The Preparation Of Additive
Enhanced Membranes For PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
11
10 B Davis P Urchaga C A Rice lsquoQuartz Crystal Microbalance To Quantify Fuel
Cell Cathode Catalyst Loss (Automotive)rsquo Poster
11 A Pistono C A Rice lsquoSubzero Fuel Cell Performance Enhancement Via Catalyst Layer
Additivesrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Honolulu HI Oct 2012
12 P Urchaga S Goli C A Rice lsquoStudy of the Cathode Catalyst Layer Degradation
Mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cellrsquo Oral
13 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Fabricated Using Two Common Techniquesrsquo Poster
14 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additivesrsquo Oral
15 C Rice AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2012
Thrust II annual retreat ndash Knoxville TN July 25th 2012
16 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski lsquoCarbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidationrsquo Poster
17 S Saeed M Brooks A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
TN-SCORE Annual Conference lsquoCreating a Culture of Collaborationrsquo ndash Nashville TN May
17th-18th 2012
18 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski Carbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic-acid electro-oxidation Poster
19 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Impact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cell Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2012
20 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
21 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
22 S Saeed A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Forum cosponsored by TN-SCORE ndash
Knoxville TN April 19th 2012
23 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
24 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Minneapolis MN Oct 2011
25 C Rice-York Shilpa Beravelli AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid
Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Electrochemical Society ndash Boston MA Oct 2011
26 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoMembrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication Effects in
PEMFC Subzero Characteristicsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
12
27 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoElectrodes enhanced with sulfated zirconia for direct
methanol fuel cellsrsquo Oral
28 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly active and stable carbon supported PtBi catalyst for
formic acid eletcrooxidationrsquo Oral
29 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
TN-Score Annual Conference ndash Nashville TN Aug 2011
30 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoImpact of S-ZrO2 modified anode catalyst layers on DMFCs
performancersquo Poster
31 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
32 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
33 S Jorgense C Rice-York lsquoAnalyzing Fuel Cell Performance with Electrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopyrsquo Poster
34 W Kelley A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoImprovement of Fuel Cell performance in low
humidity environments with Sulfated Zirconiarsquo Poster
35 C Crawford S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquorsquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2011
36 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoSulfated Zirconia Doped Catalyst Layers for Direct
Methanol Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster Winner
37 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
38 M Morris J Sadikoff A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBond Strength Dependence of Sulfate
Coverage on Zirconia Nanoparticlesrsquo Poster
39 A Postono C Rice-York lsquoDynamic Modeling of Sub-Zero PEMFCs Under Isothermal
Conditionsrsquo Poster
40 J Williams C Rice-York lsquoWater Retention Via Sulfated Zirconia Additive to Proton
Exchange Membranesrsquo Poster Winner
41 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster Winner
42 J DeLoach A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBismuth Ad-Atoms On Platinum-Based
Catalyists For Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
43 W Kelly C Rice-York lsquoAnalysis Of Catalytic Poison Reduction Toward Formic Acid
Electooxidation By Electrocatalysis Optimizationrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Salt Lake City UT Nov 2010
44 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
45 S Beravelli C A Rice-York J D York AS Bauskar lsquoInfluence of Sulfated Zirconia-
Doped NafionTM Composite Membranes and Catalyst Layers on Direct Methanol Fuel
Cell Performancersquo Poster
46 J D York S Beravelli C A Rice-York S A Gold lsquoDirect Methanol Fuel Cell
Performance Enhancement with Segregated Sulfated Zirconia-NafionTM Composite
Membranesrsquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
13
Tennessee Academy of Science ndash Cookeville TN Nov 2010
47 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoEffect of anode catalyst layer porosity on the performance
of a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
48 Shilpa Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Las Vegas NV Oct 2010
49 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo Poster
50 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoSulfated
ZirconiaNafion Composite Membranes for improved performance of DMFCsrsquo Poster
51 CA Rice-York A Pistono lsquoWater Mobility in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cells During Sub-zero Isothermal Cold-Startsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2010
52 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo
53 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society ndash Potsdam NY Jun 2010
54 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to automotive
Potential Cyclingrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2010
55 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to StartStop
Automotive Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
56 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoEQCM Study of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Degradation Due
to Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
57 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoEffect of Sulfated-Zirconia Doped Nafion Composite
Membrane in a DMFCrsquo Poster
58 A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoFormic Acid Oxidation on Pure and Bismuth-Modified
Platinumrsquo Poster
59 E Hannah H Orr C Rice-York lsquoAIChE Regional ChemE Car TeammdashDirect Formic
Acid Fuel Cell Carrsquo Poster
60 E Hannah D Martin P Moody C Rice-York lsquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellsrsquo Poster
Posters at the Capitol ndash Nashville TN Sp 2010
61 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoSupercooled Water Mobility in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Nashville TN Nov 2009
62 J D York H J Orr R Nagolu C Rice-York ldquoAssessment of Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
14
63 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
64 A Pistono C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster Winner
Electrochemical Society ndash Austria Vienna Oct 2009
65 J D York R Nagolu C Rice-York C Wang ldquoPotential for Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
66 JD York S Beravell RJ Sircy A Bauskar CA Rice-York ldquoNovel Effects of
Sulfated-Zirconia in Nafion Membranes for DMFCsrdquo Poster
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2009
67 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoAccelerated Durability of Carbon Supported Catalyst Fuel
Cells for Automotive Applications ndash Size Effectrdquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2009
68 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
69 R Nagolu J D York C Rice-York ldquo Dual-ion Conducting Membranes for Portable
Power Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster
70 D Dearmon C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water Movement Within a PEM Fuel Cellrdquo
Poster
Prior to Joining Tennessee Tech University
71 ldquoPEM Fuel Cells Freeze Durability and Cold-Start Performancerdquo York C Needham J
Gupta N Hagans PL Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Smithfield
July 23-28 2006 Poster
72 ldquoPlatform for Rapid Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start
Performance and Durabilityrdquo Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL Presented
at the 208th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Los Angeles Oct 16-21 2005
Oral
73 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Pandy A Raghunathan A Gupta N Gummalla M York C
Burlatsky S Presented at the National Meeting of the AIChE Cincinnati OH Oct 31 -
Nov 4 2005 Oral
74 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Gupta N Gummalla M Rice C Ghosh S Hagans PL Presented
at the National Meeting of the AIChE Austin TX Nov 7-12 2004 Oral
75 ldquoStartup of Fuel Cells from Subfreezing Temperatures Technical Challengesrdquo
Gummalla M Rice C Gupta N Burlatsky S Ghosh S Resnick G Hagans PL
Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Bristol RI July 25-30 2004
Poster
76 ldquoEnhanced Fuel Cell Performance from Direct Electrooxidation of Liquid Fuelrdquo Rice C
Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE
Conference Indianapolis IN Nov 3-8 2002 Oral
77 ldquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P
Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Indianapolis IN Nov
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
15
3-8 2002 Oral
78 ldquoCharacteristics of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Barnard
T Waszczuk P Wieckowski A presented at the Fuel Cell Gordon Research
Conference Bristol RI Jul 28 ndash Aug 2 2002 Poster
79 ldquoCharacteristics of Small Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk
P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the 201st Meeting of the Electrochemical
Society Philadelphia PA May 12-16 2002 Oral
80 ldquoCharacteristics of Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Masel R Waszczuk P Lu G-
Q Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Reno NV Nov 4-8 2001
Oral
81 ldquoMetal NMR at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference
Ventura CA Jan 16-21 2000 Poster
82 ldquoStudy of Nanoparticle Electrochemical Interfaces via 195Pt 13C NMR and CO FTIRrdquo
Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at Argonne National
Laboratory Chicago IL Oct 5 1999 Oral
83 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 28th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Potsdam NY
Jun 22-25 1999 Oral
84 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldflield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle
WA May 2-6 1999 Poster
85 ldquoLooking at Both Sides of an Electrochemical Interface Via 195Pt and 13C NMRrdquo Rice
C Tong YY Wieckowski A Oldfield E presented at the 40th Experimental Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Conference Orlando FL Feb 28 - Mar 5 1999 Poster
86 ldquoFuel Cell Grade Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR Spectroscopy at the
SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at
the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle WA May 2-6 1999 Oral
87 ldquo195Pt NMR Study of Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Graphite-Supported Platinum
Electrocatalysts at Low Temperaturesrdquo Belrose(Rice) C Tong YY Wieckowski A
Oldfield E presented at the 39th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Conference Pacific Grove CA Mar 22-27 1998 Poster
88 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Polypyrrolerdquo Rice C Hepel
M presented at the 49rsquo~ Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference Ithaca NY Apr
21-22 1995 Poster
89 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Conductive Polymersrdquo Rice C
Hepel M presented at the 24th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Burlington VT Jun
19-22 1994 Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
4
3 Akshay Bauskar PhD lsquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cell Catalyst and Membrane Electrode
Assembly Designrsquo Dr Rice May 2013
Masters students
(Student Degree Title of Thesis Primary Advisor Graduated)
4 Sai Manohar Goli MS lsquoEx-Situ Investigation of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cell Cathode Catalyst Durabilityrsquo Dr Rice August 2012
5 Daniel Betancourt MS lsquoDevelopment of an Accelerated Stress Test of Realistic Cathode
Catalyst PEMFC Automotive Decay and Preliminary Resultsrsquo Dr Rice July 2010
6 Rajavardhan Nagolu MS lsquoModeling Transport in Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Dr
Arce May 2011
Undergraduate students
Honors and Awards
rsquo14 Kinslow Award TTU high-quality archival publications by Engineering faculty
lsquo11 Sigma Xi TTU Outstanding Research Award
lsquo09 Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
rsquo09 Inducted into the Sigma Xi lsquoScientific Research Societyrsquo
rsquo04 UTRC Extra Effort Award
rsquo03 UTRC Great Job Award (for outstanding performance and contribution)
lsquo99 Electrochemical Society Student Poster Award
rsquo95 SUNY Potsdam Undergraduate American Chemical Society Award
rsquo94 SUNY Potsdam Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Award
lsquo94-rsquo95 SUNY Potsdam Departmental Scholar
rsquo93 Jessie J McNal Award (Organic Chemistry)
rsquo92 SUNY Potsdam Freshman Academic Achievement Award
CHE3990 CHE4990 Workstudy Grant URECA Hourly REU REU
Fall 4 4
Summer 1 1
Spring 3 1 4
Fall 1 1 1 3
Summer 1 2
Spring 1 1 3
Fall 1 1
Summer 1 1 2
Spring 4 5
Fall 6 1
Summer 1 1 1
Spring 2 1
Fall 1 1
Summer 2
Spring 2 1
Fall 1
Total 68
2008
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
5
Grouprsquos Awards
Travel Award to Antonio Pistono ndash Fuel Cell Gordon Conference Smithfield RI July
2012
Research advisor to Akshay Bauskar ndash Thrust 2 Poster Winner at Annual TN-SCORE
meeting Nashville TN July 2012
Research advisor to Sai Manohar Goli ndash Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion
Forum cosponsored by TN-SCORE Knoxville TN April 19th 2012
Travel Award to Akshay Bauskar ndash Electrochemical Society Energy Technology
Division Student Travel Grant Boston MA October 2011
Travel Award to Shilpa Beravelli ndash Electrochemical Society Industrial Electrochemistry
and Electrochemical Engineering Division Student Travel Grant Boston MA October
2011
Travel Award to Akshay Bauskar ndash Fuel Cell Gordon Conference Smithfield RI July
2010
Travel Award to Shilpa Beravelli ndash Fuel Cell Gordon Conference Smithfield RI July
2010
Research advisor to Antonio Pistono ndash 2nd place at the AIChE Fall 2009 National
Meeting Poster Session in the Fuels Petrochemicals and Energy Research ndash
lsquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo
Professional Service
Department
Chemical Engineering Department Undergraduate Research Mentor 2011 ndash current
Chemical Engineering Departmental Seminar Coordinator August 2008 ndash May 2013
Faculty advisor for The Chemical Engineering Graduate Research Association
Tennessee Tech University Fall rsquo09 ndash Spring lsquo11
Co-advisor AIChE fuel cell car team Tennessee Tech University Spring rsquo09 ndash present
College of Engineering
Member of The Center for Energy System Research Director Search Committee ndash Fall
lsquo13
Member of The Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Search Committee ndash Fall
lsquo13
Member of The Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Search Committee ndash
Spring lsquo13
Member of The Civil Engineering Chair Search Committee ndash Spring lsquo12
University
Panelist Strategies For Grant Writing Office Of Research Faculty Workshop For All
Disciplines November 9th 2013
Panelist Office Of Research New Faculty Luncheon September 24th rsquo13
Participant Formative Assessment Work Shop August 10th rsquo11
Participant Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) April 8th-10th rsquo11 at Belmont
University in Nashville
Participant Tennessee Teaching Quality Initiative TBR Initiative Fall rsquo08 ndash Spring rsquo09
External
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
6
Journal Reviewermdash (1)ACS Applied Materials amp Interfaces (2)Applied Catalysis B
Environmental (3)Catalysis Reviews (4)Chemical Communications (5)Electrocatalyst
(6)Electrochimica Acta (7)Electrochemistry Communications (8)Energy amp
Environmental Science (9)Fuel Cells (10)International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
(11)Journal of the Electrochemical Society (12)Journal of Materials Chemistry
(13)Journal of Nanotechnology (14)Journal of Physical Chemistry (15)Journal of Power
Sources (16)Journal of the Electrochemical Society (17)Physical Chemistry Chemical
Physics (18)PolymerRSC Advances
Proposal Reviewermdash(1) National Science Foundation (2) Department of Energy (3)
Automotive Partnership Canada (NSERC)
Electrochemical Society Annual meeting Session Chair 2009 ndash current
American Institute of Chemical Engineering National Meeting Session co-Chair 2009
Electrochemical Society Annual Meeting Student Poster Session Judge 2008 ndash current
Chief Judge for the Connecticut Science Fair Spring lsquo05 ndash Spring lsquo08
Physical Sciences Chair for the Connecticut Science Fair Spring rsquo04
Outreach Activities K-12
Prescott South Middle School field trip to TTU Alternative Energy Lab May 9th 2014
Fab Friday at the TTU STEM Center Alternative Energy Lab April 11th 2014
Prescott South Elementary School CSI Energy Themed Science Night organized and
facilitated AIChE students in a hands on energy display November lsquo13
Engineering a Future at TTU organized and taught fuel cell course February rsquo09 amp rsquo11
ndash lsquo14
Judge in the Regional Tennessee Science Fair March rsquo09 amp rsquo11 ndash lsquo13
STEM Exploration ndash lsquoBuilding a Fuel Cellrsquo collaborators from UTK NSF EPSCoR June
2012
STEM Unconference ndash Prepared video on lsquofuel cellsrsquo targeting high school students For
the Tennessee Board of Regents October 17th 2011
STEM Exploration ndash lsquoAlternative Energy Sourcesrsquo collaborators from UTK NSF
EPSCoR June 13th 2011
Presidents Academy at TTU organized and taught fuel cell course June rsquo09 ndash lsquo11
IEampEE Division of the Electrochemical Society Outreach Program ndash lsquotraditional
electrolyzerfuel cell care activityrsquo Advanced Technologies Academy in Las Vegas lsquo
October rsquo10
Faculty Mentor NSF RETainUS grant at TTU June ndash July rsquo09 ndash lsquo10
CEE Engineering Campus for Wilson Middle School at TTU organized a fuel cell car
lab May 11th lsquo09
Affiliations
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Electrochemical Society
American Institute of Chemical Engineering
Patents
1 Kameswaran S Zaffou R Suzuki T Hagans PL Cipollini NE Perry ML York
CA ldquoProton exchange membrane fuel cell catalyst and diffusion layer structure for
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
7
increased water storage capacity and improved cold start performancerdquo WO 2010132050
Nov 18th 2010
2 Patterson TW Resnick G Balliet RJ Gupta N York CA Reiser CA Darling
RM Marzullo JM Meyers JP ldquoTailoring liquid water permeability of diffusion
layers in fuel cell stacksrdquo WO 2009075861 Dec 9th 2010
3 Masel RI York CA Waszczuk P Wieckowski A ldquoFuel Cell Membranes and
Crossover Protectionrdquo US 7569297 Aug 4th 2009
4 Masel RI Rice CA Waszczuk P Wieckowski A ldquoFuel cells and fuel cells
catalystsrdquo US 7132188 Nov 7th 2006
5 Masel RI Rice CA ldquoSolids supporting mass transfer for fuel cells and other
applications and solutions and methods for formingrdquo US 7108773 Sept 19th 2006
6 Schrooten J A Schmidt W R Rice C A Perry M L Michels H H Marzullo J
M Hagans P L ldquoFreeze tolerant fuel cell power plant with a direct contact heat
exchangerrdquo US 7090940 Aug 15th 2006
7 Rice C Ren X Gottesfeld S ldquoMethods of conditioning direct methanol fuel cellsrdquo
US 6962760 Nov 8th 2005
Publications (Peer Reviewed)
1 Rice CA Urchaga P Hu J Lee W Stumper J Rinaldo SG Eikerling M
lsquoAccelerated Stress Tests Mass Balance Assessment of Potential Perturbationsrsquo
Electrochimica Acta Submitted
2 Urchaga P Hu J Rice CA lsquoAccelerated Stress Tests Enhanced Degradation from
Surface Area Assessmentrsquo Electrochimica Acta Submitted
3 Urchaga P AO Pistono CA Rice J Hu W Lee C Richards T Kadyk SG
Rinaldo and M Eikerling Catalyst Degradation in Fuel Cell Electrodes Accelerated
Stress Tests and Model-based Analysis Electrochim Acta 2014 Under Review
4 Rice CA Betancourt D Hepel M Platinum Oxide Growth on PtC Fuel Cell
Catalysts Using Asymmetric Scan Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Nanogravimetry
Electrocatalysis 2014 Ahead of Print
5 Pistono AO Burke CS Cisco J Wilson C Adams BJ Rice CA Inhibition of
Bismuth Dissolution during Anode Catalyst Layer Pore Former Removal in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cell ECS Electrochemistry Letters 2014 3 F65
6 Rinaldo SG Urchaga P Hu J Lee W Stumper J Rice C Eikerling M lsquoA
Model-Based Diagnostic Methodology for Studies of Electrochemical Surface-Area Loss
in Supported Catalystsrsquo Appl Phys Rev In Press
7 Bauskar AS CA Rice CA Electrochimica Acta Spontaneously Bi decorated carbon
supported Pd nanoparticles for formic acid electro-oxidation 2013 107 562
8 Bauskar AS CA Rice CA Electrochimica Acta Spontaneously Bi decorated carbon
supported Pt nanoparticles for formic acid electro-oxidation 2013 93 152
9 Bauskar A Rice CA Electrochimica Acta ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cells with Pore-
Formers for Improved Mass Transportrdquo 2012 62(0) 36-41
10 Pistono A Rice-York CA Boovaragavana V J Electrochem Soc ldquoElectrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopy Detection of Saturation Level in a Frozen Polymer Electrolyte
Membrane Fuel Cellrdquo 2011 158(2) B233-B238
11 Zhao M Rice C Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A J Electrochem Soc
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
8
ldquoKinetic Study of Electro-oxidation of Formic Acid on Spontaneously-Deposited PtPd
Nanoparticles CO Tolerant Fuel Cell Chemistryrdquo 2004 151(1) A131-A136
12 Rice C Ha S Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A J Power Sources ldquoCatalyst
for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo 2003 115(2) 229-235
13 McGovern M S Garnett E C Rice C Masel R I Wieckowski A J Power
Sources ldquoEffects of Nafion as a binding agent for unsupported nanoparticle catalystsrdquo
2003 115(1) 35-39
14 Ha S Rice CA Masel RI Wieckowski A J Power Sources ldquoMethanol
conditioning for improved performance of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 112(2) 655-659
15 Waszczuk P Barnard TM Rice C Masel RI Wieckowski A Electrochem
Comm ldquoA nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic
acidrdquo 2002 4(9) 732
16 Waszczuk P Lu G-Q Wieckowski A Lu C Rice C Masel RI Electrochemica
Acta ldquoUHV and Electrochemical Studies of CO and Methanol Adsorbed at
PlatinumRuthenium Surfaces and Reference to Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo 2002 47(22-23)
3637-3652
17 Rice C Ha S Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Barnard T J Power
Sources ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo 2002 111(1) 83-89
18 Lu C Rice C Masel R I Babu P K Waszczuk P Kim H S Oldfield E
Wieckowski A J Phys Chem B ldquoUHV Electrochemical NMR and Electrochemical
Studies of PlatinumRuthenium Fuel Cell Catalystsrdquo 2002 106(37) 9581-9589
19 Waszczuk P Barnard TM Rice C Masel RI Wieckowski A Electrochem
Comm ldquoA nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic
acidrdquo 2002 4(7) 599-603
20 Lu C Lee IC Masel RI Wieckowski A Rice C J Phys Chem A ldquoCorrelations
between the Heat of Adsorption and the Position of the Center of the D-Band
Differences between Computation and Experimentrdquo 2002 106(13) 3084-3091
21 Tong YY Rice C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoPt-195 NMR of
platinum electrocatalysts Friedel-Heine invariance and correlations between platinum
knight shifts healing length and adsobated electronegativityrdquo 2000 122 11921-11924
22 Crown A Kim H Lu GQ de Moraes IR Rice C Wieckowski A J New Mat
Electrochem Systems ldquoResearch Towards Designing High Activity Catalysts for Fuel
Cells Structure and Reactivityrdquo 2000 3 275-284
23 Tong YY Rice C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoA Detailed
NMR-Based Model for CO on Pt Catalysts in an Electrochemical Environment Shifts
Relaxation Back-Bonding and the Fermi-level Local Density of Statesrdquo 2000 122
1123-1129
24 Rice C Tong Y Oldfield E Wieckowski A Hahn F Gloaguen F Leger J-M
Lamy C J Phys Chem B ldquoIn-Situ infrared study of carbon monoxide adsorbed onto
commercial fuel-cell-grade carbon supported platinum nanoparticles Correlation with C-
13 NMR resultsrdquo 2000 104 5803-5807
25 Tong YY Rice C Godbout N Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc
ldquoCorrelation between the Knight Shift of Chemisorbed CO and the Fermi Level Local
Density of States at Clean Platinum Catalyst Surfacesrdquo 1999 121 2996-3003
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
9
26 Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A Electrochem Acta ldquoCyclic
Voltammetry and 195Pt Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Characterization of Graphite-
Supported Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Platinum Electrocatalystsrdquo 1998 43 2825-2830
27 Tong YY Belrose C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoFirst
Observation of Platinum-195 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Commercial Graphite-
Supported Platinum Electrodes in an Electrochemical Environmentrdquo 1997 119 11709-
11710
Book Chapters
1 Rice CA Wieckowski AJ Electrocatalysis of formic acid oxidation in
Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum
Approach Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 43
2 Rice CA Bauskar A and Pickup PG Recent advances in electrocatalysis of formic
acid oxidation in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum Approach
Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 69
Publications (Proceedings Transactions and Reports)
1 Pistono A Rice C A Lewis J Ramani VK Subzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additives ECS Transactions 2013
50(2) 531-537
2 Pistono A CA Rice-York ldquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of Membrane Electrode
Assemblies Modified with Additivesrdquo ECS Transactions - Honolulu Hawaii V50
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 12 (PEFC 12) 2012
3 Abdelrahman M Rice-York CA York JD Sircy R Stowers C ASEE ldquoTwo
Legacy Cycle modules in Math and Chemistry for High School Students based on Fuel
Cell Technologyrdquo ASEE Annual Conference amp Exposition Louisville KY June 20 ndash
23 2010 AC 2010-778
4 Patterson T OrsquoNeill J Perry M Hagans P York C Zaffou R DOE Report ldquoPEM
Fuel Cell Freeze Durability and Cold Start Projectrdquo Contract Number DE-FG36-
06GO86042 May 31 2007
5 Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL ECS Transactions ldquoPlatform for
Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start Performance and
Durabilityrdquo 2006 1(6) 383-388
6 Ren X Davey J Pivovar BS Dinh H Rice C Gottesfeld S Zelenay P Pre-
Print Archive - AIChE ldquo80 W direct methanol fuel cell stack for portable power
applicationsrdquo New Orleans LA Mar 11-14 2002 2407-2414
7 Rice C Ha S Masel R I Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Proceedings of the Power
Sources Conference ldquoCharacteristics of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 40th 254-257
8 Tong YY Rice C Oldfield E Wieckowski A ACS Symposium Series ldquoElectronic
properties at a metal-solution interface as viewed by solid-state NMRrdquo 2001 789(Solid-
Liquid Interface Theory) 26-39
9 Wieckowski A Kim H Rice C Waszczuk P Proceedings- Electrochemical Society
(2001) 2000-20(Global Climate Change) ldquoSpectroscopic and Electrochemical Strategies
for Basic Research in Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo ECS Pennington 2001 91-110
10 Hepel M and Rice-Belrose C Proceedings of the SURFINrsquo96 Technical Conference
Ceveand OH June 11-14 1996 American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
10
Society ldquoMetallization of Polypyrrole Films Part III Electrodeposition of Silverrdquo 1996
1-13
Invited Presentations
1 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
2 C Rice ldquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo University of Memphis
March 2nd 2012
3 C Rice-York ldquoAnode Catalysts for Complex Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi
October 26th 2011
4 C Rice-York Prepared fuel cell video targeting high school students for TBRTTU
STEM Unconference October 17th 2011
5 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo University of
Tennessee Knoxville September 22nd 2011
6 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo Illinois Institute of
Technology February 16th 2011
7 C Rice-York PEM Fuel Cell for Automotive Subzero Cold-Starts-Supercooled Water
Mobility and Ice Formation American Chemical Society North East Region
Meeting June 2-5 2010
8 C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells A
blessing and a curse for automotive applicationsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi October 23rd 2008
Presentations
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2014
1 J Cisco C Burke C Wilson B Adams A Pistono CA Rice lsquoCatalyst Layers
Structure in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
2 S Saeed A Pistono C A Rice M M Mench (ME UTK) lsquoNovel Flow Field Design for
Efficient Removal of CO120784 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
3 C Phillips C Koudelka CA Rice lsquoAccelerated Automotive Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst
Decay ex-situ vs in-sitursquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash San Francisco CA Oct 2013
4 P Urchaga and C Rice (Presenter) lsquoEx-Situ Accelerated Stress Tests of PtC Cathode
Catalysts The Importance of Standard Test Proceduresrsquo Oral
5 P Urchaga S Rinaldo J Hu W Lee J Stumper M Eikerling C Rice (Presenter)
lsquoPlatinum Durability in Cathode Catalyst Layers of PEM Fuel Cells An Ex-Situ
Diagnostic Approachrsquo Oral
6 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2013
7 C Mitchell C A Rice lsquoThe Impact Of Sulfated Zirconia On The Catalyst Layer Of
PEMFCsrsquo Poster
8 A Edwards K Mason C A Rice lsquoWater Uptake Analysis Of Fuel Cell Membranes
Using Differential Scanning Calorimetryrsquo Poster
9 A Douglas AC Addington C A Rice lsquoTechniques In The Preparation Of Additive
Enhanced Membranes For PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
11
10 B Davis P Urchaga C A Rice lsquoQuartz Crystal Microbalance To Quantify Fuel
Cell Cathode Catalyst Loss (Automotive)rsquo Poster
11 A Pistono C A Rice lsquoSubzero Fuel Cell Performance Enhancement Via Catalyst Layer
Additivesrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Honolulu HI Oct 2012
12 P Urchaga S Goli C A Rice lsquoStudy of the Cathode Catalyst Layer Degradation
Mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cellrsquo Oral
13 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Fabricated Using Two Common Techniquesrsquo Poster
14 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additivesrsquo Oral
15 C Rice AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2012
Thrust II annual retreat ndash Knoxville TN July 25th 2012
16 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski lsquoCarbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidationrsquo Poster
17 S Saeed M Brooks A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
TN-SCORE Annual Conference lsquoCreating a Culture of Collaborationrsquo ndash Nashville TN May
17th-18th 2012
18 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski Carbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic-acid electro-oxidation Poster
19 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Impact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cell Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2012
20 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
21 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
22 S Saeed A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Forum cosponsored by TN-SCORE ndash
Knoxville TN April 19th 2012
23 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
24 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Minneapolis MN Oct 2011
25 C Rice-York Shilpa Beravelli AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid
Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Electrochemical Society ndash Boston MA Oct 2011
26 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoMembrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication Effects in
PEMFC Subzero Characteristicsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
12
27 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoElectrodes enhanced with sulfated zirconia for direct
methanol fuel cellsrsquo Oral
28 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly active and stable carbon supported PtBi catalyst for
formic acid eletcrooxidationrsquo Oral
29 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
TN-Score Annual Conference ndash Nashville TN Aug 2011
30 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoImpact of S-ZrO2 modified anode catalyst layers on DMFCs
performancersquo Poster
31 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
32 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
33 S Jorgense C Rice-York lsquoAnalyzing Fuel Cell Performance with Electrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopyrsquo Poster
34 W Kelley A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoImprovement of Fuel Cell performance in low
humidity environments with Sulfated Zirconiarsquo Poster
35 C Crawford S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquorsquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2011
36 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoSulfated Zirconia Doped Catalyst Layers for Direct
Methanol Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster Winner
37 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
38 M Morris J Sadikoff A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBond Strength Dependence of Sulfate
Coverage on Zirconia Nanoparticlesrsquo Poster
39 A Postono C Rice-York lsquoDynamic Modeling of Sub-Zero PEMFCs Under Isothermal
Conditionsrsquo Poster
40 J Williams C Rice-York lsquoWater Retention Via Sulfated Zirconia Additive to Proton
Exchange Membranesrsquo Poster Winner
41 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster Winner
42 J DeLoach A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBismuth Ad-Atoms On Platinum-Based
Catalyists For Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
43 W Kelly C Rice-York lsquoAnalysis Of Catalytic Poison Reduction Toward Formic Acid
Electooxidation By Electrocatalysis Optimizationrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Salt Lake City UT Nov 2010
44 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
45 S Beravelli C A Rice-York J D York AS Bauskar lsquoInfluence of Sulfated Zirconia-
Doped NafionTM Composite Membranes and Catalyst Layers on Direct Methanol Fuel
Cell Performancersquo Poster
46 J D York S Beravelli C A Rice-York S A Gold lsquoDirect Methanol Fuel Cell
Performance Enhancement with Segregated Sulfated Zirconia-NafionTM Composite
Membranesrsquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
13
Tennessee Academy of Science ndash Cookeville TN Nov 2010
47 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoEffect of anode catalyst layer porosity on the performance
of a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
48 Shilpa Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Las Vegas NV Oct 2010
49 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo Poster
50 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoSulfated
ZirconiaNafion Composite Membranes for improved performance of DMFCsrsquo Poster
51 CA Rice-York A Pistono lsquoWater Mobility in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cells During Sub-zero Isothermal Cold-Startsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2010
52 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo
53 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society ndash Potsdam NY Jun 2010
54 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to automotive
Potential Cyclingrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2010
55 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to StartStop
Automotive Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
56 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoEQCM Study of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Degradation Due
to Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
57 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoEffect of Sulfated-Zirconia Doped Nafion Composite
Membrane in a DMFCrsquo Poster
58 A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoFormic Acid Oxidation on Pure and Bismuth-Modified
Platinumrsquo Poster
59 E Hannah H Orr C Rice-York lsquoAIChE Regional ChemE Car TeammdashDirect Formic
Acid Fuel Cell Carrsquo Poster
60 E Hannah D Martin P Moody C Rice-York lsquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellsrsquo Poster
Posters at the Capitol ndash Nashville TN Sp 2010
61 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoSupercooled Water Mobility in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Nashville TN Nov 2009
62 J D York H J Orr R Nagolu C Rice-York ldquoAssessment of Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
14
63 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
64 A Pistono C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster Winner
Electrochemical Society ndash Austria Vienna Oct 2009
65 J D York R Nagolu C Rice-York C Wang ldquoPotential for Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
66 JD York S Beravell RJ Sircy A Bauskar CA Rice-York ldquoNovel Effects of
Sulfated-Zirconia in Nafion Membranes for DMFCsrdquo Poster
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2009
67 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoAccelerated Durability of Carbon Supported Catalyst Fuel
Cells for Automotive Applications ndash Size Effectrdquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2009
68 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
69 R Nagolu J D York C Rice-York ldquo Dual-ion Conducting Membranes for Portable
Power Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster
70 D Dearmon C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water Movement Within a PEM Fuel Cellrdquo
Poster
Prior to Joining Tennessee Tech University
71 ldquoPEM Fuel Cells Freeze Durability and Cold-Start Performancerdquo York C Needham J
Gupta N Hagans PL Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Smithfield
July 23-28 2006 Poster
72 ldquoPlatform for Rapid Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start
Performance and Durabilityrdquo Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL Presented
at the 208th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Los Angeles Oct 16-21 2005
Oral
73 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Pandy A Raghunathan A Gupta N Gummalla M York C
Burlatsky S Presented at the National Meeting of the AIChE Cincinnati OH Oct 31 -
Nov 4 2005 Oral
74 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Gupta N Gummalla M Rice C Ghosh S Hagans PL Presented
at the National Meeting of the AIChE Austin TX Nov 7-12 2004 Oral
75 ldquoStartup of Fuel Cells from Subfreezing Temperatures Technical Challengesrdquo
Gummalla M Rice C Gupta N Burlatsky S Ghosh S Resnick G Hagans PL
Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Bristol RI July 25-30 2004
Poster
76 ldquoEnhanced Fuel Cell Performance from Direct Electrooxidation of Liquid Fuelrdquo Rice C
Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE
Conference Indianapolis IN Nov 3-8 2002 Oral
77 ldquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P
Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Indianapolis IN Nov
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
15
3-8 2002 Oral
78 ldquoCharacteristics of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Barnard
T Waszczuk P Wieckowski A presented at the Fuel Cell Gordon Research
Conference Bristol RI Jul 28 ndash Aug 2 2002 Poster
79 ldquoCharacteristics of Small Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk
P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the 201st Meeting of the Electrochemical
Society Philadelphia PA May 12-16 2002 Oral
80 ldquoCharacteristics of Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Masel R Waszczuk P Lu G-
Q Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Reno NV Nov 4-8 2001
Oral
81 ldquoMetal NMR at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference
Ventura CA Jan 16-21 2000 Poster
82 ldquoStudy of Nanoparticle Electrochemical Interfaces via 195Pt 13C NMR and CO FTIRrdquo
Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at Argonne National
Laboratory Chicago IL Oct 5 1999 Oral
83 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 28th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Potsdam NY
Jun 22-25 1999 Oral
84 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldflield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle
WA May 2-6 1999 Poster
85 ldquoLooking at Both Sides of an Electrochemical Interface Via 195Pt and 13C NMRrdquo Rice
C Tong YY Wieckowski A Oldfield E presented at the 40th Experimental Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Conference Orlando FL Feb 28 - Mar 5 1999 Poster
86 ldquoFuel Cell Grade Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR Spectroscopy at the
SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at
the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle WA May 2-6 1999 Oral
87 ldquo195Pt NMR Study of Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Graphite-Supported Platinum
Electrocatalysts at Low Temperaturesrdquo Belrose(Rice) C Tong YY Wieckowski A
Oldfield E presented at the 39th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Conference Pacific Grove CA Mar 22-27 1998 Poster
88 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Polypyrrolerdquo Rice C Hepel
M presented at the 49rsquo~ Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference Ithaca NY Apr
21-22 1995 Poster
89 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Conductive Polymersrdquo Rice C
Hepel M presented at the 24th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Burlington VT Jun
19-22 1994 Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
5
Grouprsquos Awards
Travel Award to Antonio Pistono ndash Fuel Cell Gordon Conference Smithfield RI July
2012
Research advisor to Akshay Bauskar ndash Thrust 2 Poster Winner at Annual TN-SCORE
meeting Nashville TN July 2012
Research advisor to Sai Manohar Goli ndash Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion
Forum cosponsored by TN-SCORE Knoxville TN April 19th 2012
Travel Award to Akshay Bauskar ndash Electrochemical Society Energy Technology
Division Student Travel Grant Boston MA October 2011
Travel Award to Shilpa Beravelli ndash Electrochemical Society Industrial Electrochemistry
and Electrochemical Engineering Division Student Travel Grant Boston MA October
2011
Travel Award to Akshay Bauskar ndash Fuel Cell Gordon Conference Smithfield RI July
2010
Travel Award to Shilpa Beravelli ndash Fuel Cell Gordon Conference Smithfield RI July
2010
Research advisor to Antonio Pistono ndash 2nd place at the AIChE Fall 2009 National
Meeting Poster Session in the Fuels Petrochemicals and Energy Research ndash
lsquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo
Professional Service
Department
Chemical Engineering Department Undergraduate Research Mentor 2011 ndash current
Chemical Engineering Departmental Seminar Coordinator August 2008 ndash May 2013
Faculty advisor for The Chemical Engineering Graduate Research Association
Tennessee Tech University Fall rsquo09 ndash Spring lsquo11
Co-advisor AIChE fuel cell car team Tennessee Tech University Spring rsquo09 ndash present
College of Engineering
Member of The Center for Energy System Research Director Search Committee ndash Fall
lsquo13
Member of The Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Search Committee ndash Fall
lsquo13
Member of The Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Search Committee ndash
Spring lsquo13
Member of The Civil Engineering Chair Search Committee ndash Spring lsquo12
University
Panelist Strategies For Grant Writing Office Of Research Faculty Workshop For All
Disciplines November 9th 2013
Panelist Office Of Research New Faculty Luncheon September 24th rsquo13
Participant Formative Assessment Work Shop August 10th rsquo11
Participant Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) April 8th-10th rsquo11 at Belmont
University in Nashville
Participant Tennessee Teaching Quality Initiative TBR Initiative Fall rsquo08 ndash Spring rsquo09
External
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
6
Journal Reviewermdash (1)ACS Applied Materials amp Interfaces (2)Applied Catalysis B
Environmental (3)Catalysis Reviews (4)Chemical Communications (5)Electrocatalyst
(6)Electrochimica Acta (7)Electrochemistry Communications (8)Energy amp
Environmental Science (9)Fuel Cells (10)International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
(11)Journal of the Electrochemical Society (12)Journal of Materials Chemistry
(13)Journal of Nanotechnology (14)Journal of Physical Chemistry (15)Journal of Power
Sources (16)Journal of the Electrochemical Society (17)Physical Chemistry Chemical
Physics (18)PolymerRSC Advances
Proposal Reviewermdash(1) National Science Foundation (2) Department of Energy (3)
Automotive Partnership Canada (NSERC)
Electrochemical Society Annual meeting Session Chair 2009 ndash current
American Institute of Chemical Engineering National Meeting Session co-Chair 2009
Electrochemical Society Annual Meeting Student Poster Session Judge 2008 ndash current
Chief Judge for the Connecticut Science Fair Spring lsquo05 ndash Spring lsquo08
Physical Sciences Chair for the Connecticut Science Fair Spring rsquo04
Outreach Activities K-12
Prescott South Middle School field trip to TTU Alternative Energy Lab May 9th 2014
Fab Friday at the TTU STEM Center Alternative Energy Lab April 11th 2014
Prescott South Elementary School CSI Energy Themed Science Night organized and
facilitated AIChE students in a hands on energy display November lsquo13
Engineering a Future at TTU organized and taught fuel cell course February rsquo09 amp rsquo11
ndash lsquo14
Judge in the Regional Tennessee Science Fair March rsquo09 amp rsquo11 ndash lsquo13
STEM Exploration ndash lsquoBuilding a Fuel Cellrsquo collaborators from UTK NSF EPSCoR June
2012
STEM Unconference ndash Prepared video on lsquofuel cellsrsquo targeting high school students For
the Tennessee Board of Regents October 17th 2011
STEM Exploration ndash lsquoAlternative Energy Sourcesrsquo collaborators from UTK NSF
EPSCoR June 13th 2011
Presidents Academy at TTU organized and taught fuel cell course June rsquo09 ndash lsquo11
IEampEE Division of the Electrochemical Society Outreach Program ndash lsquotraditional
electrolyzerfuel cell care activityrsquo Advanced Technologies Academy in Las Vegas lsquo
October rsquo10
Faculty Mentor NSF RETainUS grant at TTU June ndash July rsquo09 ndash lsquo10
CEE Engineering Campus for Wilson Middle School at TTU organized a fuel cell car
lab May 11th lsquo09
Affiliations
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Electrochemical Society
American Institute of Chemical Engineering
Patents
1 Kameswaran S Zaffou R Suzuki T Hagans PL Cipollini NE Perry ML York
CA ldquoProton exchange membrane fuel cell catalyst and diffusion layer structure for
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
7
increased water storage capacity and improved cold start performancerdquo WO 2010132050
Nov 18th 2010
2 Patterson TW Resnick G Balliet RJ Gupta N York CA Reiser CA Darling
RM Marzullo JM Meyers JP ldquoTailoring liquid water permeability of diffusion
layers in fuel cell stacksrdquo WO 2009075861 Dec 9th 2010
3 Masel RI York CA Waszczuk P Wieckowski A ldquoFuel Cell Membranes and
Crossover Protectionrdquo US 7569297 Aug 4th 2009
4 Masel RI Rice CA Waszczuk P Wieckowski A ldquoFuel cells and fuel cells
catalystsrdquo US 7132188 Nov 7th 2006
5 Masel RI Rice CA ldquoSolids supporting mass transfer for fuel cells and other
applications and solutions and methods for formingrdquo US 7108773 Sept 19th 2006
6 Schrooten J A Schmidt W R Rice C A Perry M L Michels H H Marzullo J
M Hagans P L ldquoFreeze tolerant fuel cell power plant with a direct contact heat
exchangerrdquo US 7090940 Aug 15th 2006
7 Rice C Ren X Gottesfeld S ldquoMethods of conditioning direct methanol fuel cellsrdquo
US 6962760 Nov 8th 2005
Publications (Peer Reviewed)
1 Rice CA Urchaga P Hu J Lee W Stumper J Rinaldo SG Eikerling M
lsquoAccelerated Stress Tests Mass Balance Assessment of Potential Perturbationsrsquo
Electrochimica Acta Submitted
2 Urchaga P Hu J Rice CA lsquoAccelerated Stress Tests Enhanced Degradation from
Surface Area Assessmentrsquo Electrochimica Acta Submitted
3 Urchaga P AO Pistono CA Rice J Hu W Lee C Richards T Kadyk SG
Rinaldo and M Eikerling Catalyst Degradation in Fuel Cell Electrodes Accelerated
Stress Tests and Model-based Analysis Electrochim Acta 2014 Under Review
4 Rice CA Betancourt D Hepel M Platinum Oxide Growth on PtC Fuel Cell
Catalysts Using Asymmetric Scan Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Nanogravimetry
Electrocatalysis 2014 Ahead of Print
5 Pistono AO Burke CS Cisco J Wilson C Adams BJ Rice CA Inhibition of
Bismuth Dissolution during Anode Catalyst Layer Pore Former Removal in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cell ECS Electrochemistry Letters 2014 3 F65
6 Rinaldo SG Urchaga P Hu J Lee W Stumper J Rice C Eikerling M lsquoA
Model-Based Diagnostic Methodology for Studies of Electrochemical Surface-Area Loss
in Supported Catalystsrsquo Appl Phys Rev In Press
7 Bauskar AS CA Rice CA Electrochimica Acta Spontaneously Bi decorated carbon
supported Pd nanoparticles for formic acid electro-oxidation 2013 107 562
8 Bauskar AS CA Rice CA Electrochimica Acta Spontaneously Bi decorated carbon
supported Pt nanoparticles for formic acid electro-oxidation 2013 93 152
9 Bauskar A Rice CA Electrochimica Acta ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cells with Pore-
Formers for Improved Mass Transportrdquo 2012 62(0) 36-41
10 Pistono A Rice-York CA Boovaragavana V J Electrochem Soc ldquoElectrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopy Detection of Saturation Level in a Frozen Polymer Electrolyte
Membrane Fuel Cellrdquo 2011 158(2) B233-B238
11 Zhao M Rice C Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A J Electrochem Soc
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
8
ldquoKinetic Study of Electro-oxidation of Formic Acid on Spontaneously-Deposited PtPd
Nanoparticles CO Tolerant Fuel Cell Chemistryrdquo 2004 151(1) A131-A136
12 Rice C Ha S Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A J Power Sources ldquoCatalyst
for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo 2003 115(2) 229-235
13 McGovern M S Garnett E C Rice C Masel R I Wieckowski A J Power
Sources ldquoEffects of Nafion as a binding agent for unsupported nanoparticle catalystsrdquo
2003 115(1) 35-39
14 Ha S Rice CA Masel RI Wieckowski A J Power Sources ldquoMethanol
conditioning for improved performance of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 112(2) 655-659
15 Waszczuk P Barnard TM Rice C Masel RI Wieckowski A Electrochem
Comm ldquoA nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic
acidrdquo 2002 4(9) 732
16 Waszczuk P Lu G-Q Wieckowski A Lu C Rice C Masel RI Electrochemica
Acta ldquoUHV and Electrochemical Studies of CO and Methanol Adsorbed at
PlatinumRuthenium Surfaces and Reference to Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo 2002 47(22-23)
3637-3652
17 Rice C Ha S Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Barnard T J Power
Sources ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo 2002 111(1) 83-89
18 Lu C Rice C Masel R I Babu P K Waszczuk P Kim H S Oldfield E
Wieckowski A J Phys Chem B ldquoUHV Electrochemical NMR and Electrochemical
Studies of PlatinumRuthenium Fuel Cell Catalystsrdquo 2002 106(37) 9581-9589
19 Waszczuk P Barnard TM Rice C Masel RI Wieckowski A Electrochem
Comm ldquoA nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic
acidrdquo 2002 4(7) 599-603
20 Lu C Lee IC Masel RI Wieckowski A Rice C J Phys Chem A ldquoCorrelations
between the Heat of Adsorption and the Position of the Center of the D-Band
Differences between Computation and Experimentrdquo 2002 106(13) 3084-3091
21 Tong YY Rice C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoPt-195 NMR of
platinum electrocatalysts Friedel-Heine invariance and correlations between platinum
knight shifts healing length and adsobated electronegativityrdquo 2000 122 11921-11924
22 Crown A Kim H Lu GQ de Moraes IR Rice C Wieckowski A J New Mat
Electrochem Systems ldquoResearch Towards Designing High Activity Catalysts for Fuel
Cells Structure and Reactivityrdquo 2000 3 275-284
23 Tong YY Rice C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoA Detailed
NMR-Based Model for CO on Pt Catalysts in an Electrochemical Environment Shifts
Relaxation Back-Bonding and the Fermi-level Local Density of Statesrdquo 2000 122
1123-1129
24 Rice C Tong Y Oldfield E Wieckowski A Hahn F Gloaguen F Leger J-M
Lamy C J Phys Chem B ldquoIn-Situ infrared study of carbon monoxide adsorbed onto
commercial fuel-cell-grade carbon supported platinum nanoparticles Correlation with C-
13 NMR resultsrdquo 2000 104 5803-5807
25 Tong YY Rice C Godbout N Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc
ldquoCorrelation between the Knight Shift of Chemisorbed CO and the Fermi Level Local
Density of States at Clean Platinum Catalyst Surfacesrdquo 1999 121 2996-3003
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
9
26 Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A Electrochem Acta ldquoCyclic
Voltammetry and 195Pt Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Characterization of Graphite-
Supported Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Platinum Electrocatalystsrdquo 1998 43 2825-2830
27 Tong YY Belrose C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoFirst
Observation of Platinum-195 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Commercial Graphite-
Supported Platinum Electrodes in an Electrochemical Environmentrdquo 1997 119 11709-
11710
Book Chapters
1 Rice CA Wieckowski AJ Electrocatalysis of formic acid oxidation in
Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum
Approach Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 43
2 Rice CA Bauskar A and Pickup PG Recent advances in electrocatalysis of formic
acid oxidation in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum Approach
Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 69
Publications (Proceedings Transactions and Reports)
1 Pistono A Rice C A Lewis J Ramani VK Subzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additives ECS Transactions 2013
50(2) 531-537
2 Pistono A CA Rice-York ldquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of Membrane Electrode
Assemblies Modified with Additivesrdquo ECS Transactions - Honolulu Hawaii V50
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 12 (PEFC 12) 2012
3 Abdelrahman M Rice-York CA York JD Sircy R Stowers C ASEE ldquoTwo
Legacy Cycle modules in Math and Chemistry for High School Students based on Fuel
Cell Technologyrdquo ASEE Annual Conference amp Exposition Louisville KY June 20 ndash
23 2010 AC 2010-778
4 Patterson T OrsquoNeill J Perry M Hagans P York C Zaffou R DOE Report ldquoPEM
Fuel Cell Freeze Durability and Cold Start Projectrdquo Contract Number DE-FG36-
06GO86042 May 31 2007
5 Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL ECS Transactions ldquoPlatform for
Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start Performance and
Durabilityrdquo 2006 1(6) 383-388
6 Ren X Davey J Pivovar BS Dinh H Rice C Gottesfeld S Zelenay P Pre-
Print Archive - AIChE ldquo80 W direct methanol fuel cell stack for portable power
applicationsrdquo New Orleans LA Mar 11-14 2002 2407-2414
7 Rice C Ha S Masel R I Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Proceedings of the Power
Sources Conference ldquoCharacteristics of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 40th 254-257
8 Tong YY Rice C Oldfield E Wieckowski A ACS Symposium Series ldquoElectronic
properties at a metal-solution interface as viewed by solid-state NMRrdquo 2001 789(Solid-
Liquid Interface Theory) 26-39
9 Wieckowski A Kim H Rice C Waszczuk P Proceedings- Electrochemical Society
(2001) 2000-20(Global Climate Change) ldquoSpectroscopic and Electrochemical Strategies
for Basic Research in Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo ECS Pennington 2001 91-110
10 Hepel M and Rice-Belrose C Proceedings of the SURFINrsquo96 Technical Conference
Ceveand OH June 11-14 1996 American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
10
Society ldquoMetallization of Polypyrrole Films Part III Electrodeposition of Silverrdquo 1996
1-13
Invited Presentations
1 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
2 C Rice ldquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo University of Memphis
March 2nd 2012
3 C Rice-York ldquoAnode Catalysts for Complex Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi
October 26th 2011
4 C Rice-York Prepared fuel cell video targeting high school students for TBRTTU
STEM Unconference October 17th 2011
5 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo University of
Tennessee Knoxville September 22nd 2011
6 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo Illinois Institute of
Technology February 16th 2011
7 C Rice-York PEM Fuel Cell for Automotive Subzero Cold-Starts-Supercooled Water
Mobility and Ice Formation American Chemical Society North East Region
Meeting June 2-5 2010
8 C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells A
blessing and a curse for automotive applicationsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi October 23rd 2008
Presentations
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2014
1 J Cisco C Burke C Wilson B Adams A Pistono CA Rice lsquoCatalyst Layers
Structure in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
2 S Saeed A Pistono C A Rice M M Mench (ME UTK) lsquoNovel Flow Field Design for
Efficient Removal of CO120784 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
3 C Phillips C Koudelka CA Rice lsquoAccelerated Automotive Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst
Decay ex-situ vs in-sitursquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash San Francisco CA Oct 2013
4 P Urchaga and C Rice (Presenter) lsquoEx-Situ Accelerated Stress Tests of PtC Cathode
Catalysts The Importance of Standard Test Proceduresrsquo Oral
5 P Urchaga S Rinaldo J Hu W Lee J Stumper M Eikerling C Rice (Presenter)
lsquoPlatinum Durability in Cathode Catalyst Layers of PEM Fuel Cells An Ex-Situ
Diagnostic Approachrsquo Oral
6 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2013
7 C Mitchell C A Rice lsquoThe Impact Of Sulfated Zirconia On The Catalyst Layer Of
PEMFCsrsquo Poster
8 A Edwards K Mason C A Rice lsquoWater Uptake Analysis Of Fuel Cell Membranes
Using Differential Scanning Calorimetryrsquo Poster
9 A Douglas AC Addington C A Rice lsquoTechniques In The Preparation Of Additive
Enhanced Membranes For PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
11
10 B Davis P Urchaga C A Rice lsquoQuartz Crystal Microbalance To Quantify Fuel
Cell Cathode Catalyst Loss (Automotive)rsquo Poster
11 A Pistono C A Rice lsquoSubzero Fuel Cell Performance Enhancement Via Catalyst Layer
Additivesrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Honolulu HI Oct 2012
12 P Urchaga S Goli C A Rice lsquoStudy of the Cathode Catalyst Layer Degradation
Mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cellrsquo Oral
13 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Fabricated Using Two Common Techniquesrsquo Poster
14 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additivesrsquo Oral
15 C Rice AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2012
Thrust II annual retreat ndash Knoxville TN July 25th 2012
16 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski lsquoCarbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidationrsquo Poster
17 S Saeed M Brooks A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
TN-SCORE Annual Conference lsquoCreating a Culture of Collaborationrsquo ndash Nashville TN May
17th-18th 2012
18 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski Carbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic-acid electro-oxidation Poster
19 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Impact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cell Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2012
20 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
21 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
22 S Saeed A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Forum cosponsored by TN-SCORE ndash
Knoxville TN April 19th 2012
23 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
24 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Minneapolis MN Oct 2011
25 C Rice-York Shilpa Beravelli AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid
Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Electrochemical Society ndash Boston MA Oct 2011
26 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoMembrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication Effects in
PEMFC Subzero Characteristicsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
12
27 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoElectrodes enhanced with sulfated zirconia for direct
methanol fuel cellsrsquo Oral
28 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly active and stable carbon supported PtBi catalyst for
formic acid eletcrooxidationrsquo Oral
29 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
TN-Score Annual Conference ndash Nashville TN Aug 2011
30 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoImpact of S-ZrO2 modified anode catalyst layers on DMFCs
performancersquo Poster
31 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
32 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
33 S Jorgense C Rice-York lsquoAnalyzing Fuel Cell Performance with Electrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopyrsquo Poster
34 W Kelley A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoImprovement of Fuel Cell performance in low
humidity environments with Sulfated Zirconiarsquo Poster
35 C Crawford S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquorsquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2011
36 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoSulfated Zirconia Doped Catalyst Layers for Direct
Methanol Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster Winner
37 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
38 M Morris J Sadikoff A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBond Strength Dependence of Sulfate
Coverage on Zirconia Nanoparticlesrsquo Poster
39 A Postono C Rice-York lsquoDynamic Modeling of Sub-Zero PEMFCs Under Isothermal
Conditionsrsquo Poster
40 J Williams C Rice-York lsquoWater Retention Via Sulfated Zirconia Additive to Proton
Exchange Membranesrsquo Poster Winner
41 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster Winner
42 J DeLoach A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBismuth Ad-Atoms On Platinum-Based
Catalyists For Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
43 W Kelly C Rice-York lsquoAnalysis Of Catalytic Poison Reduction Toward Formic Acid
Electooxidation By Electrocatalysis Optimizationrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Salt Lake City UT Nov 2010
44 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
45 S Beravelli C A Rice-York J D York AS Bauskar lsquoInfluence of Sulfated Zirconia-
Doped NafionTM Composite Membranes and Catalyst Layers on Direct Methanol Fuel
Cell Performancersquo Poster
46 J D York S Beravelli C A Rice-York S A Gold lsquoDirect Methanol Fuel Cell
Performance Enhancement with Segregated Sulfated Zirconia-NafionTM Composite
Membranesrsquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
13
Tennessee Academy of Science ndash Cookeville TN Nov 2010
47 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoEffect of anode catalyst layer porosity on the performance
of a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
48 Shilpa Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Las Vegas NV Oct 2010
49 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo Poster
50 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoSulfated
ZirconiaNafion Composite Membranes for improved performance of DMFCsrsquo Poster
51 CA Rice-York A Pistono lsquoWater Mobility in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cells During Sub-zero Isothermal Cold-Startsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2010
52 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo
53 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society ndash Potsdam NY Jun 2010
54 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to automotive
Potential Cyclingrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2010
55 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to StartStop
Automotive Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
56 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoEQCM Study of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Degradation Due
to Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
57 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoEffect of Sulfated-Zirconia Doped Nafion Composite
Membrane in a DMFCrsquo Poster
58 A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoFormic Acid Oxidation on Pure and Bismuth-Modified
Platinumrsquo Poster
59 E Hannah H Orr C Rice-York lsquoAIChE Regional ChemE Car TeammdashDirect Formic
Acid Fuel Cell Carrsquo Poster
60 E Hannah D Martin P Moody C Rice-York lsquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellsrsquo Poster
Posters at the Capitol ndash Nashville TN Sp 2010
61 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoSupercooled Water Mobility in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Nashville TN Nov 2009
62 J D York H J Orr R Nagolu C Rice-York ldquoAssessment of Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
14
63 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
64 A Pistono C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster Winner
Electrochemical Society ndash Austria Vienna Oct 2009
65 J D York R Nagolu C Rice-York C Wang ldquoPotential for Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
66 JD York S Beravell RJ Sircy A Bauskar CA Rice-York ldquoNovel Effects of
Sulfated-Zirconia in Nafion Membranes for DMFCsrdquo Poster
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2009
67 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoAccelerated Durability of Carbon Supported Catalyst Fuel
Cells for Automotive Applications ndash Size Effectrdquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2009
68 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
69 R Nagolu J D York C Rice-York ldquo Dual-ion Conducting Membranes for Portable
Power Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster
70 D Dearmon C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water Movement Within a PEM Fuel Cellrdquo
Poster
Prior to Joining Tennessee Tech University
71 ldquoPEM Fuel Cells Freeze Durability and Cold-Start Performancerdquo York C Needham J
Gupta N Hagans PL Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Smithfield
July 23-28 2006 Poster
72 ldquoPlatform for Rapid Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start
Performance and Durabilityrdquo Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL Presented
at the 208th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Los Angeles Oct 16-21 2005
Oral
73 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Pandy A Raghunathan A Gupta N Gummalla M York C
Burlatsky S Presented at the National Meeting of the AIChE Cincinnati OH Oct 31 -
Nov 4 2005 Oral
74 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Gupta N Gummalla M Rice C Ghosh S Hagans PL Presented
at the National Meeting of the AIChE Austin TX Nov 7-12 2004 Oral
75 ldquoStartup of Fuel Cells from Subfreezing Temperatures Technical Challengesrdquo
Gummalla M Rice C Gupta N Burlatsky S Ghosh S Resnick G Hagans PL
Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Bristol RI July 25-30 2004
Poster
76 ldquoEnhanced Fuel Cell Performance from Direct Electrooxidation of Liquid Fuelrdquo Rice C
Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE
Conference Indianapolis IN Nov 3-8 2002 Oral
77 ldquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P
Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Indianapolis IN Nov
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
15
3-8 2002 Oral
78 ldquoCharacteristics of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Barnard
T Waszczuk P Wieckowski A presented at the Fuel Cell Gordon Research
Conference Bristol RI Jul 28 ndash Aug 2 2002 Poster
79 ldquoCharacteristics of Small Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk
P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the 201st Meeting of the Electrochemical
Society Philadelphia PA May 12-16 2002 Oral
80 ldquoCharacteristics of Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Masel R Waszczuk P Lu G-
Q Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Reno NV Nov 4-8 2001
Oral
81 ldquoMetal NMR at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference
Ventura CA Jan 16-21 2000 Poster
82 ldquoStudy of Nanoparticle Electrochemical Interfaces via 195Pt 13C NMR and CO FTIRrdquo
Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at Argonne National
Laboratory Chicago IL Oct 5 1999 Oral
83 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 28th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Potsdam NY
Jun 22-25 1999 Oral
84 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldflield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle
WA May 2-6 1999 Poster
85 ldquoLooking at Both Sides of an Electrochemical Interface Via 195Pt and 13C NMRrdquo Rice
C Tong YY Wieckowski A Oldfield E presented at the 40th Experimental Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Conference Orlando FL Feb 28 - Mar 5 1999 Poster
86 ldquoFuel Cell Grade Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR Spectroscopy at the
SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at
the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle WA May 2-6 1999 Oral
87 ldquo195Pt NMR Study of Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Graphite-Supported Platinum
Electrocatalysts at Low Temperaturesrdquo Belrose(Rice) C Tong YY Wieckowski A
Oldfield E presented at the 39th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Conference Pacific Grove CA Mar 22-27 1998 Poster
88 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Polypyrrolerdquo Rice C Hepel
M presented at the 49rsquo~ Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference Ithaca NY Apr
21-22 1995 Poster
89 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Conductive Polymersrdquo Rice C
Hepel M presented at the 24th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Burlington VT Jun
19-22 1994 Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
6
Journal Reviewermdash (1)ACS Applied Materials amp Interfaces (2)Applied Catalysis B
Environmental (3)Catalysis Reviews (4)Chemical Communications (5)Electrocatalyst
(6)Electrochimica Acta (7)Electrochemistry Communications (8)Energy amp
Environmental Science (9)Fuel Cells (10)International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
(11)Journal of the Electrochemical Society (12)Journal of Materials Chemistry
(13)Journal of Nanotechnology (14)Journal of Physical Chemistry (15)Journal of Power
Sources (16)Journal of the Electrochemical Society (17)Physical Chemistry Chemical
Physics (18)PolymerRSC Advances
Proposal Reviewermdash(1) National Science Foundation (2) Department of Energy (3)
Automotive Partnership Canada (NSERC)
Electrochemical Society Annual meeting Session Chair 2009 ndash current
American Institute of Chemical Engineering National Meeting Session co-Chair 2009
Electrochemical Society Annual Meeting Student Poster Session Judge 2008 ndash current
Chief Judge for the Connecticut Science Fair Spring lsquo05 ndash Spring lsquo08
Physical Sciences Chair for the Connecticut Science Fair Spring rsquo04
Outreach Activities K-12
Prescott South Middle School field trip to TTU Alternative Energy Lab May 9th 2014
Fab Friday at the TTU STEM Center Alternative Energy Lab April 11th 2014
Prescott South Elementary School CSI Energy Themed Science Night organized and
facilitated AIChE students in a hands on energy display November lsquo13
Engineering a Future at TTU organized and taught fuel cell course February rsquo09 amp rsquo11
ndash lsquo14
Judge in the Regional Tennessee Science Fair March rsquo09 amp rsquo11 ndash lsquo13
STEM Exploration ndash lsquoBuilding a Fuel Cellrsquo collaborators from UTK NSF EPSCoR June
2012
STEM Unconference ndash Prepared video on lsquofuel cellsrsquo targeting high school students For
the Tennessee Board of Regents October 17th 2011
STEM Exploration ndash lsquoAlternative Energy Sourcesrsquo collaborators from UTK NSF
EPSCoR June 13th 2011
Presidents Academy at TTU organized and taught fuel cell course June rsquo09 ndash lsquo11
IEampEE Division of the Electrochemical Society Outreach Program ndash lsquotraditional
electrolyzerfuel cell care activityrsquo Advanced Technologies Academy in Las Vegas lsquo
October rsquo10
Faculty Mentor NSF RETainUS grant at TTU June ndash July rsquo09 ndash lsquo10
CEE Engineering Campus for Wilson Middle School at TTU organized a fuel cell car
lab May 11th lsquo09
Affiliations
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Electrochemical Society
American Institute of Chemical Engineering
Patents
1 Kameswaran S Zaffou R Suzuki T Hagans PL Cipollini NE Perry ML York
CA ldquoProton exchange membrane fuel cell catalyst and diffusion layer structure for
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
7
increased water storage capacity and improved cold start performancerdquo WO 2010132050
Nov 18th 2010
2 Patterson TW Resnick G Balliet RJ Gupta N York CA Reiser CA Darling
RM Marzullo JM Meyers JP ldquoTailoring liquid water permeability of diffusion
layers in fuel cell stacksrdquo WO 2009075861 Dec 9th 2010
3 Masel RI York CA Waszczuk P Wieckowski A ldquoFuel Cell Membranes and
Crossover Protectionrdquo US 7569297 Aug 4th 2009
4 Masel RI Rice CA Waszczuk P Wieckowski A ldquoFuel cells and fuel cells
catalystsrdquo US 7132188 Nov 7th 2006
5 Masel RI Rice CA ldquoSolids supporting mass transfer for fuel cells and other
applications and solutions and methods for formingrdquo US 7108773 Sept 19th 2006
6 Schrooten J A Schmidt W R Rice C A Perry M L Michels H H Marzullo J
M Hagans P L ldquoFreeze tolerant fuel cell power plant with a direct contact heat
exchangerrdquo US 7090940 Aug 15th 2006
7 Rice C Ren X Gottesfeld S ldquoMethods of conditioning direct methanol fuel cellsrdquo
US 6962760 Nov 8th 2005
Publications (Peer Reviewed)
1 Rice CA Urchaga P Hu J Lee W Stumper J Rinaldo SG Eikerling M
lsquoAccelerated Stress Tests Mass Balance Assessment of Potential Perturbationsrsquo
Electrochimica Acta Submitted
2 Urchaga P Hu J Rice CA lsquoAccelerated Stress Tests Enhanced Degradation from
Surface Area Assessmentrsquo Electrochimica Acta Submitted
3 Urchaga P AO Pistono CA Rice J Hu W Lee C Richards T Kadyk SG
Rinaldo and M Eikerling Catalyst Degradation in Fuel Cell Electrodes Accelerated
Stress Tests and Model-based Analysis Electrochim Acta 2014 Under Review
4 Rice CA Betancourt D Hepel M Platinum Oxide Growth on PtC Fuel Cell
Catalysts Using Asymmetric Scan Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Nanogravimetry
Electrocatalysis 2014 Ahead of Print
5 Pistono AO Burke CS Cisco J Wilson C Adams BJ Rice CA Inhibition of
Bismuth Dissolution during Anode Catalyst Layer Pore Former Removal in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cell ECS Electrochemistry Letters 2014 3 F65
6 Rinaldo SG Urchaga P Hu J Lee W Stumper J Rice C Eikerling M lsquoA
Model-Based Diagnostic Methodology for Studies of Electrochemical Surface-Area Loss
in Supported Catalystsrsquo Appl Phys Rev In Press
7 Bauskar AS CA Rice CA Electrochimica Acta Spontaneously Bi decorated carbon
supported Pd nanoparticles for formic acid electro-oxidation 2013 107 562
8 Bauskar AS CA Rice CA Electrochimica Acta Spontaneously Bi decorated carbon
supported Pt nanoparticles for formic acid electro-oxidation 2013 93 152
9 Bauskar A Rice CA Electrochimica Acta ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cells with Pore-
Formers for Improved Mass Transportrdquo 2012 62(0) 36-41
10 Pistono A Rice-York CA Boovaragavana V J Electrochem Soc ldquoElectrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopy Detection of Saturation Level in a Frozen Polymer Electrolyte
Membrane Fuel Cellrdquo 2011 158(2) B233-B238
11 Zhao M Rice C Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A J Electrochem Soc
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
8
ldquoKinetic Study of Electro-oxidation of Formic Acid on Spontaneously-Deposited PtPd
Nanoparticles CO Tolerant Fuel Cell Chemistryrdquo 2004 151(1) A131-A136
12 Rice C Ha S Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A J Power Sources ldquoCatalyst
for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo 2003 115(2) 229-235
13 McGovern M S Garnett E C Rice C Masel R I Wieckowski A J Power
Sources ldquoEffects of Nafion as a binding agent for unsupported nanoparticle catalystsrdquo
2003 115(1) 35-39
14 Ha S Rice CA Masel RI Wieckowski A J Power Sources ldquoMethanol
conditioning for improved performance of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 112(2) 655-659
15 Waszczuk P Barnard TM Rice C Masel RI Wieckowski A Electrochem
Comm ldquoA nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic
acidrdquo 2002 4(9) 732
16 Waszczuk P Lu G-Q Wieckowski A Lu C Rice C Masel RI Electrochemica
Acta ldquoUHV and Electrochemical Studies of CO and Methanol Adsorbed at
PlatinumRuthenium Surfaces and Reference to Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo 2002 47(22-23)
3637-3652
17 Rice C Ha S Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Barnard T J Power
Sources ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo 2002 111(1) 83-89
18 Lu C Rice C Masel R I Babu P K Waszczuk P Kim H S Oldfield E
Wieckowski A J Phys Chem B ldquoUHV Electrochemical NMR and Electrochemical
Studies of PlatinumRuthenium Fuel Cell Catalystsrdquo 2002 106(37) 9581-9589
19 Waszczuk P Barnard TM Rice C Masel RI Wieckowski A Electrochem
Comm ldquoA nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic
acidrdquo 2002 4(7) 599-603
20 Lu C Lee IC Masel RI Wieckowski A Rice C J Phys Chem A ldquoCorrelations
between the Heat of Adsorption and the Position of the Center of the D-Band
Differences between Computation and Experimentrdquo 2002 106(13) 3084-3091
21 Tong YY Rice C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoPt-195 NMR of
platinum electrocatalysts Friedel-Heine invariance and correlations between platinum
knight shifts healing length and adsobated electronegativityrdquo 2000 122 11921-11924
22 Crown A Kim H Lu GQ de Moraes IR Rice C Wieckowski A J New Mat
Electrochem Systems ldquoResearch Towards Designing High Activity Catalysts for Fuel
Cells Structure and Reactivityrdquo 2000 3 275-284
23 Tong YY Rice C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoA Detailed
NMR-Based Model for CO on Pt Catalysts in an Electrochemical Environment Shifts
Relaxation Back-Bonding and the Fermi-level Local Density of Statesrdquo 2000 122
1123-1129
24 Rice C Tong Y Oldfield E Wieckowski A Hahn F Gloaguen F Leger J-M
Lamy C J Phys Chem B ldquoIn-Situ infrared study of carbon monoxide adsorbed onto
commercial fuel-cell-grade carbon supported platinum nanoparticles Correlation with C-
13 NMR resultsrdquo 2000 104 5803-5807
25 Tong YY Rice C Godbout N Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc
ldquoCorrelation between the Knight Shift of Chemisorbed CO and the Fermi Level Local
Density of States at Clean Platinum Catalyst Surfacesrdquo 1999 121 2996-3003
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
9
26 Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A Electrochem Acta ldquoCyclic
Voltammetry and 195Pt Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Characterization of Graphite-
Supported Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Platinum Electrocatalystsrdquo 1998 43 2825-2830
27 Tong YY Belrose C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoFirst
Observation of Platinum-195 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Commercial Graphite-
Supported Platinum Electrodes in an Electrochemical Environmentrdquo 1997 119 11709-
11710
Book Chapters
1 Rice CA Wieckowski AJ Electrocatalysis of formic acid oxidation in
Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum
Approach Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 43
2 Rice CA Bauskar A and Pickup PG Recent advances in electrocatalysis of formic
acid oxidation in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum Approach
Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 69
Publications (Proceedings Transactions and Reports)
1 Pistono A Rice C A Lewis J Ramani VK Subzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additives ECS Transactions 2013
50(2) 531-537
2 Pistono A CA Rice-York ldquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of Membrane Electrode
Assemblies Modified with Additivesrdquo ECS Transactions - Honolulu Hawaii V50
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 12 (PEFC 12) 2012
3 Abdelrahman M Rice-York CA York JD Sircy R Stowers C ASEE ldquoTwo
Legacy Cycle modules in Math and Chemistry for High School Students based on Fuel
Cell Technologyrdquo ASEE Annual Conference amp Exposition Louisville KY June 20 ndash
23 2010 AC 2010-778
4 Patterson T OrsquoNeill J Perry M Hagans P York C Zaffou R DOE Report ldquoPEM
Fuel Cell Freeze Durability and Cold Start Projectrdquo Contract Number DE-FG36-
06GO86042 May 31 2007
5 Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL ECS Transactions ldquoPlatform for
Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start Performance and
Durabilityrdquo 2006 1(6) 383-388
6 Ren X Davey J Pivovar BS Dinh H Rice C Gottesfeld S Zelenay P Pre-
Print Archive - AIChE ldquo80 W direct methanol fuel cell stack for portable power
applicationsrdquo New Orleans LA Mar 11-14 2002 2407-2414
7 Rice C Ha S Masel R I Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Proceedings of the Power
Sources Conference ldquoCharacteristics of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 40th 254-257
8 Tong YY Rice C Oldfield E Wieckowski A ACS Symposium Series ldquoElectronic
properties at a metal-solution interface as viewed by solid-state NMRrdquo 2001 789(Solid-
Liquid Interface Theory) 26-39
9 Wieckowski A Kim H Rice C Waszczuk P Proceedings- Electrochemical Society
(2001) 2000-20(Global Climate Change) ldquoSpectroscopic and Electrochemical Strategies
for Basic Research in Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo ECS Pennington 2001 91-110
10 Hepel M and Rice-Belrose C Proceedings of the SURFINrsquo96 Technical Conference
Ceveand OH June 11-14 1996 American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
10
Society ldquoMetallization of Polypyrrole Films Part III Electrodeposition of Silverrdquo 1996
1-13
Invited Presentations
1 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
2 C Rice ldquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo University of Memphis
March 2nd 2012
3 C Rice-York ldquoAnode Catalysts for Complex Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi
October 26th 2011
4 C Rice-York Prepared fuel cell video targeting high school students for TBRTTU
STEM Unconference October 17th 2011
5 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo University of
Tennessee Knoxville September 22nd 2011
6 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo Illinois Institute of
Technology February 16th 2011
7 C Rice-York PEM Fuel Cell for Automotive Subzero Cold-Starts-Supercooled Water
Mobility and Ice Formation American Chemical Society North East Region
Meeting June 2-5 2010
8 C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells A
blessing and a curse for automotive applicationsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi October 23rd 2008
Presentations
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2014
1 J Cisco C Burke C Wilson B Adams A Pistono CA Rice lsquoCatalyst Layers
Structure in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
2 S Saeed A Pistono C A Rice M M Mench (ME UTK) lsquoNovel Flow Field Design for
Efficient Removal of CO120784 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
3 C Phillips C Koudelka CA Rice lsquoAccelerated Automotive Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst
Decay ex-situ vs in-sitursquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash San Francisco CA Oct 2013
4 P Urchaga and C Rice (Presenter) lsquoEx-Situ Accelerated Stress Tests of PtC Cathode
Catalysts The Importance of Standard Test Proceduresrsquo Oral
5 P Urchaga S Rinaldo J Hu W Lee J Stumper M Eikerling C Rice (Presenter)
lsquoPlatinum Durability in Cathode Catalyst Layers of PEM Fuel Cells An Ex-Situ
Diagnostic Approachrsquo Oral
6 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2013
7 C Mitchell C A Rice lsquoThe Impact Of Sulfated Zirconia On The Catalyst Layer Of
PEMFCsrsquo Poster
8 A Edwards K Mason C A Rice lsquoWater Uptake Analysis Of Fuel Cell Membranes
Using Differential Scanning Calorimetryrsquo Poster
9 A Douglas AC Addington C A Rice lsquoTechniques In The Preparation Of Additive
Enhanced Membranes For PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
11
10 B Davis P Urchaga C A Rice lsquoQuartz Crystal Microbalance To Quantify Fuel
Cell Cathode Catalyst Loss (Automotive)rsquo Poster
11 A Pistono C A Rice lsquoSubzero Fuel Cell Performance Enhancement Via Catalyst Layer
Additivesrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Honolulu HI Oct 2012
12 P Urchaga S Goli C A Rice lsquoStudy of the Cathode Catalyst Layer Degradation
Mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cellrsquo Oral
13 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Fabricated Using Two Common Techniquesrsquo Poster
14 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additivesrsquo Oral
15 C Rice AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2012
Thrust II annual retreat ndash Knoxville TN July 25th 2012
16 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski lsquoCarbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidationrsquo Poster
17 S Saeed M Brooks A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
TN-SCORE Annual Conference lsquoCreating a Culture of Collaborationrsquo ndash Nashville TN May
17th-18th 2012
18 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski Carbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic-acid electro-oxidation Poster
19 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Impact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cell Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2012
20 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
21 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
22 S Saeed A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Forum cosponsored by TN-SCORE ndash
Knoxville TN April 19th 2012
23 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
24 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Minneapolis MN Oct 2011
25 C Rice-York Shilpa Beravelli AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid
Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Electrochemical Society ndash Boston MA Oct 2011
26 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoMembrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication Effects in
PEMFC Subzero Characteristicsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
12
27 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoElectrodes enhanced with sulfated zirconia for direct
methanol fuel cellsrsquo Oral
28 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly active and stable carbon supported PtBi catalyst for
formic acid eletcrooxidationrsquo Oral
29 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
TN-Score Annual Conference ndash Nashville TN Aug 2011
30 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoImpact of S-ZrO2 modified anode catalyst layers on DMFCs
performancersquo Poster
31 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
32 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
33 S Jorgense C Rice-York lsquoAnalyzing Fuel Cell Performance with Electrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopyrsquo Poster
34 W Kelley A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoImprovement of Fuel Cell performance in low
humidity environments with Sulfated Zirconiarsquo Poster
35 C Crawford S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquorsquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2011
36 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoSulfated Zirconia Doped Catalyst Layers for Direct
Methanol Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster Winner
37 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
38 M Morris J Sadikoff A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBond Strength Dependence of Sulfate
Coverage on Zirconia Nanoparticlesrsquo Poster
39 A Postono C Rice-York lsquoDynamic Modeling of Sub-Zero PEMFCs Under Isothermal
Conditionsrsquo Poster
40 J Williams C Rice-York lsquoWater Retention Via Sulfated Zirconia Additive to Proton
Exchange Membranesrsquo Poster Winner
41 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster Winner
42 J DeLoach A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBismuth Ad-Atoms On Platinum-Based
Catalyists For Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
43 W Kelly C Rice-York lsquoAnalysis Of Catalytic Poison Reduction Toward Formic Acid
Electooxidation By Electrocatalysis Optimizationrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Salt Lake City UT Nov 2010
44 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
45 S Beravelli C A Rice-York J D York AS Bauskar lsquoInfluence of Sulfated Zirconia-
Doped NafionTM Composite Membranes and Catalyst Layers on Direct Methanol Fuel
Cell Performancersquo Poster
46 J D York S Beravelli C A Rice-York S A Gold lsquoDirect Methanol Fuel Cell
Performance Enhancement with Segregated Sulfated Zirconia-NafionTM Composite
Membranesrsquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
13
Tennessee Academy of Science ndash Cookeville TN Nov 2010
47 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoEffect of anode catalyst layer porosity on the performance
of a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
48 Shilpa Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Las Vegas NV Oct 2010
49 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo Poster
50 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoSulfated
ZirconiaNafion Composite Membranes for improved performance of DMFCsrsquo Poster
51 CA Rice-York A Pistono lsquoWater Mobility in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cells During Sub-zero Isothermal Cold-Startsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2010
52 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo
53 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society ndash Potsdam NY Jun 2010
54 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to automotive
Potential Cyclingrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2010
55 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to StartStop
Automotive Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
56 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoEQCM Study of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Degradation Due
to Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
57 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoEffect of Sulfated-Zirconia Doped Nafion Composite
Membrane in a DMFCrsquo Poster
58 A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoFormic Acid Oxidation on Pure and Bismuth-Modified
Platinumrsquo Poster
59 E Hannah H Orr C Rice-York lsquoAIChE Regional ChemE Car TeammdashDirect Formic
Acid Fuel Cell Carrsquo Poster
60 E Hannah D Martin P Moody C Rice-York lsquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellsrsquo Poster
Posters at the Capitol ndash Nashville TN Sp 2010
61 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoSupercooled Water Mobility in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Nashville TN Nov 2009
62 J D York H J Orr R Nagolu C Rice-York ldquoAssessment of Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
14
63 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
64 A Pistono C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster Winner
Electrochemical Society ndash Austria Vienna Oct 2009
65 J D York R Nagolu C Rice-York C Wang ldquoPotential for Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
66 JD York S Beravell RJ Sircy A Bauskar CA Rice-York ldquoNovel Effects of
Sulfated-Zirconia in Nafion Membranes for DMFCsrdquo Poster
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2009
67 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoAccelerated Durability of Carbon Supported Catalyst Fuel
Cells for Automotive Applications ndash Size Effectrdquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2009
68 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
69 R Nagolu J D York C Rice-York ldquo Dual-ion Conducting Membranes for Portable
Power Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster
70 D Dearmon C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water Movement Within a PEM Fuel Cellrdquo
Poster
Prior to Joining Tennessee Tech University
71 ldquoPEM Fuel Cells Freeze Durability and Cold-Start Performancerdquo York C Needham J
Gupta N Hagans PL Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Smithfield
July 23-28 2006 Poster
72 ldquoPlatform for Rapid Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start
Performance and Durabilityrdquo Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL Presented
at the 208th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Los Angeles Oct 16-21 2005
Oral
73 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Pandy A Raghunathan A Gupta N Gummalla M York C
Burlatsky S Presented at the National Meeting of the AIChE Cincinnati OH Oct 31 -
Nov 4 2005 Oral
74 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Gupta N Gummalla M Rice C Ghosh S Hagans PL Presented
at the National Meeting of the AIChE Austin TX Nov 7-12 2004 Oral
75 ldquoStartup of Fuel Cells from Subfreezing Temperatures Technical Challengesrdquo
Gummalla M Rice C Gupta N Burlatsky S Ghosh S Resnick G Hagans PL
Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Bristol RI July 25-30 2004
Poster
76 ldquoEnhanced Fuel Cell Performance from Direct Electrooxidation of Liquid Fuelrdquo Rice C
Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE
Conference Indianapolis IN Nov 3-8 2002 Oral
77 ldquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P
Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Indianapolis IN Nov
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
15
3-8 2002 Oral
78 ldquoCharacteristics of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Barnard
T Waszczuk P Wieckowski A presented at the Fuel Cell Gordon Research
Conference Bristol RI Jul 28 ndash Aug 2 2002 Poster
79 ldquoCharacteristics of Small Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk
P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the 201st Meeting of the Electrochemical
Society Philadelphia PA May 12-16 2002 Oral
80 ldquoCharacteristics of Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Masel R Waszczuk P Lu G-
Q Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Reno NV Nov 4-8 2001
Oral
81 ldquoMetal NMR at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference
Ventura CA Jan 16-21 2000 Poster
82 ldquoStudy of Nanoparticle Electrochemical Interfaces via 195Pt 13C NMR and CO FTIRrdquo
Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at Argonne National
Laboratory Chicago IL Oct 5 1999 Oral
83 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 28th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Potsdam NY
Jun 22-25 1999 Oral
84 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldflield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle
WA May 2-6 1999 Poster
85 ldquoLooking at Both Sides of an Electrochemical Interface Via 195Pt and 13C NMRrdquo Rice
C Tong YY Wieckowski A Oldfield E presented at the 40th Experimental Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Conference Orlando FL Feb 28 - Mar 5 1999 Poster
86 ldquoFuel Cell Grade Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR Spectroscopy at the
SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at
the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle WA May 2-6 1999 Oral
87 ldquo195Pt NMR Study of Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Graphite-Supported Platinum
Electrocatalysts at Low Temperaturesrdquo Belrose(Rice) C Tong YY Wieckowski A
Oldfield E presented at the 39th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Conference Pacific Grove CA Mar 22-27 1998 Poster
88 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Polypyrrolerdquo Rice C Hepel
M presented at the 49rsquo~ Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference Ithaca NY Apr
21-22 1995 Poster
89 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Conductive Polymersrdquo Rice C
Hepel M presented at the 24th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Burlington VT Jun
19-22 1994 Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
7
increased water storage capacity and improved cold start performancerdquo WO 2010132050
Nov 18th 2010
2 Patterson TW Resnick G Balliet RJ Gupta N York CA Reiser CA Darling
RM Marzullo JM Meyers JP ldquoTailoring liquid water permeability of diffusion
layers in fuel cell stacksrdquo WO 2009075861 Dec 9th 2010
3 Masel RI York CA Waszczuk P Wieckowski A ldquoFuel Cell Membranes and
Crossover Protectionrdquo US 7569297 Aug 4th 2009
4 Masel RI Rice CA Waszczuk P Wieckowski A ldquoFuel cells and fuel cells
catalystsrdquo US 7132188 Nov 7th 2006
5 Masel RI Rice CA ldquoSolids supporting mass transfer for fuel cells and other
applications and solutions and methods for formingrdquo US 7108773 Sept 19th 2006
6 Schrooten J A Schmidt W R Rice C A Perry M L Michels H H Marzullo J
M Hagans P L ldquoFreeze tolerant fuel cell power plant with a direct contact heat
exchangerrdquo US 7090940 Aug 15th 2006
7 Rice C Ren X Gottesfeld S ldquoMethods of conditioning direct methanol fuel cellsrdquo
US 6962760 Nov 8th 2005
Publications (Peer Reviewed)
1 Rice CA Urchaga P Hu J Lee W Stumper J Rinaldo SG Eikerling M
lsquoAccelerated Stress Tests Mass Balance Assessment of Potential Perturbationsrsquo
Electrochimica Acta Submitted
2 Urchaga P Hu J Rice CA lsquoAccelerated Stress Tests Enhanced Degradation from
Surface Area Assessmentrsquo Electrochimica Acta Submitted
3 Urchaga P AO Pistono CA Rice J Hu W Lee C Richards T Kadyk SG
Rinaldo and M Eikerling Catalyst Degradation in Fuel Cell Electrodes Accelerated
Stress Tests and Model-based Analysis Electrochim Acta 2014 Under Review
4 Rice CA Betancourt D Hepel M Platinum Oxide Growth on PtC Fuel Cell
Catalysts Using Asymmetric Scan Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Nanogravimetry
Electrocatalysis 2014 Ahead of Print
5 Pistono AO Burke CS Cisco J Wilson C Adams BJ Rice CA Inhibition of
Bismuth Dissolution during Anode Catalyst Layer Pore Former Removal in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cell ECS Electrochemistry Letters 2014 3 F65
6 Rinaldo SG Urchaga P Hu J Lee W Stumper J Rice C Eikerling M lsquoA
Model-Based Diagnostic Methodology for Studies of Electrochemical Surface-Area Loss
in Supported Catalystsrsquo Appl Phys Rev In Press
7 Bauskar AS CA Rice CA Electrochimica Acta Spontaneously Bi decorated carbon
supported Pd nanoparticles for formic acid electro-oxidation 2013 107 562
8 Bauskar AS CA Rice CA Electrochimica Acta Spontaneously Bi decorated carbon
supported Pt nanoparticles for formic acid electro-oxidation 2013 93 152
9 Bauskar A Rice CA Electrochimica Acta ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cells with Pore-
Formers for Improved Mass Transportrdquo 2012 62(0) 36-41
10 Pistono A Rice-York CA Boovaragavana V J Electrochem Soc ldquoElectrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopy Detection of Saturation Level in a Frozen Polymer Electrolyte
Membrane Fuel Cellrdquo 2011 158(2) B233-B238
11 Zhao M Rice C Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A J Electrochem Soc
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
8
ldquoKinetic Study of Electro-oxidation of Formic Acid on Spontaneously-Deposited PtPd
Nanoparticles CO Tolerant Fuel Cell Chemistryrdquo 2004 151(1) A131-A136
12 Rice C Ha S Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A J Power Sources ldquoCatalyst
for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo 2003 115(2) 229-235
13 McGovern M S Garnett E C Rice C Masel R I Wieckowski A J Power
Sources ldquoEffects of Nafion as a binding agent for unsupported nanoparticle catalystsrdquo
2003 115(1) 35-39
14 Ha S Rice CA Masel RI Wieckowski A J Power Sources ldquoMethanol
conditioning for improved performance of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 112(2) 655-659
15 Waszczuk P Barnard TM Rice C Masel RI Wieckowski A Electrochem
Comm ldquoA nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic
acidrdquo 2002 4(9) 732
16 Waszczuk P Lu G-Q Wieckowski A Lu C Rice C Masel RI Electrochemica
Acta ldquoUHV and Electrochemical Studies of CO and Methanol Adsorbed at
PlatinumRuthenium Surfaces and Reference to Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo 2002 47(22-23)
3637-3652
17 Rice C Ha S Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Barnard T J Power
Sources ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo 2002 111(1) 83-89
18 Lu C Rice C Masel R I Babu P K Waszczuk P Kim H S Oldfield E
Wieckowski A J Phys Chem B ldquoUHV Electrochemical NMR and Electrochemical
Studies of PlatinumRuthenium Fuel Cell Catalystsrdquo 2002 106(37) 9581-9589
19 Waszczuk P Barnard TM Rice C Masel RI Wieckowski A Electrochem
Comm ldquoA nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic
acidrdquo 2002 4(7) 599-603
20 Lu C Lee IC Masel RI Wieckowski A Rice C J Phys Chem A ldquoCorrelations
between the Heat of Adsorption and the Position of the Center of the D-Band
Differences between Computation and Experimentrdquo 2002 106(13) 3084-3091
21 Tong YY Rice C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoPt-195 NMR of
platinum electrocatalysts Friedel-Heine invariance and correlations between platinum
knight shifts healing length and adsobated electronegativityrdquo 2000 122 11921-11924
22 Crown A Kim H Lu GQ de Moraes IR Rice C Wieckowski A J New Mat
Electrochem Systems ldquoResearch Towards Designing High Activity Catalysts for Fuel
Cells Structure and Reactivityrdquo 2000 3 275-284
23 Tong YY Rice C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoA Detailed
NMR-Based Model for CO on Pt Catalysts in an Electrochemical Environment Shifts
Relaxation Back-Bonding and the Fermi-level Local Density of Statesrdquo 2000 122
1123-1129
24 Rice C Tong Y Oldfield E Wieckowski A Hahn F Gloaguen F Leger J-M
Lamy C J Phys Chem B ldquoIn-Situ infrared study of carbon monoxide adsorbed onto
commercial fuel-cell-grade carbon supported platinum nanoparticles Correlation with C-
13 NMR resultsrdquo 2000 104 5803-5807
25 Tong YY Rice C Godbout N Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc
ldquoCorrelation between the Knight Shift of Chemisorbed CO and the Fermi Level Local
Density of States at Clean Platinum Catalyst Surfacesrdquo 1999 121 2996-3003
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
9
26 Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A Electrochem Acta ldquoCyclic
Voltammetry and 195Pt Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Characterization of Graphite-
Supported Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Platinum Electrocatalystsrdquo 1998 43 2825-2830
27 Tong YY Belrose C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoFirst
Observation of Platinum-195 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Commercial Graphite-
Supported Platinum Electrodes in an Electrochemical Environmentrdquo 1997 119 11709-
11710
Book Chapters
1 Rice CA Wieckowski AJ Electrocatalysis of formic acid oxidation in
Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum
Approach Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 43
2 Rice CA Bauskar A and Pickup PG Recent advances in electrocatalysis of formic
acid oxidation in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum Approach
Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 69
Publications (Proceedings Transactions and Reports)
1 Pistono A Rice C A Lewis J Ramani VK Subzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additives ECS Transactions 2013
50(2) 531-537
2 Pistono A CA Rice-York ldquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of Membrane Electrode
Assemblies Modified with Additivesrdquo ECS Transactions - Honolulu Hawaii V50
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 12 (PEFC 12) 2012
3 Abdelrahman M Rice-York CA York JD Sircy R Stowers C ASEE ldquoTwo
Legacy Cycle modules in Math and Chemistry for High School Students based on Fuel
Cell Technologyrdquo ASEE Annual Conference amp Exposition Louisville KY June 20 ndash
23 2010 AC 2010-778
4 Patterson T OrsquoNeill J Perry M Hagans P York C Zaffou R DOE Report ldquoPEM
Fuel Cell Freeze Durability and Cold Start Projectrdquo Contract Number DE-FG36-
06GO86042 May 31 2007
5 Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL ECS Transactions ldquoPlatform for
Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start Performance and
Durabilityrdquo 2006 1(6) 383-388
6 Ren X Davey J Pivovar BS Dinh H Rice C Gottesfeld S Zelenay P Pre-
Print Archive - AIChE ldquo80 W direct methanol fuel cell stack for portable power
applicationsrdquo New Orleans LA Mar 11-14 2002 2407-2414
7 Rice C Ha S Masel R I Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Proceedings of the Power
Sources Conference ldquoCharacteristics of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 40th 254-257
8 Tong YY Rice C Oldfield E Wieckowski A ACS Symposium Series ldquoElectronic
properties at a metal-solution interface as viewed by solid-state NMRrdquo 2001 789(Solid-
Liquid Interface Theory) 26-39
9 Wieckowski A Kim H Rice C Waszczuk P Proceedings- Electrochemical Society
(2001) 2000-20(Global Climate Change) ldquoSpectroscopic and Electrochemical Strategies
for Basic Research in Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo ECS Pennington 2001 91-110
10 Hepel M and Rice-Belrose C Proceedings of the SURFINrsquo96 Technical Conference
Ceveand OH June 11-14 1996 American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
10
Society ldquoMetallization of Polypyrrole Films Part III Electrodeposition of Silverrdquo 1996
1-13
Invited Presentations
1 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
2 C Rice ldquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo University of Memphis
March 2nd 2012
3 C Rice-York ldquoAnode Catalysts for Complex Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi
October 26th 2011
4 C Rice-York Prepared fuel cell video targeting high school students for TBRTTU
STEM Unconference October 17th 2011
5 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo University of
Tennessee Knoxville September 22nd 2011
6 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo Illinois Institute of
Technology February 16th 2011
7 C Rice-York PEM Fuel Cell for Automotive Subzero Cold-Starts-Supercooled Water
Mobility and Ice Formation American Chemical Society North East Region
Meeting June 2-5 2010
8 C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells A
blessing and a curse for automotive applicationsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi October 23rd 2008
Presentations
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2014
1 J Cisco C Burke C Wilson B Adams A Pistono CA Rice lsquoCatalyst Layers
Structure in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
2 S Saeed A Pistono C A Rice M M Mench (ME UTK) lsquoNovel Flow Field Design for
Efficient Removal of CO120784 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
3 C Phillips C Koudelka CA Rice lsquoAccelerated Automotive Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst
Decay ex-situ vs in-sitursquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash San Francisco CA Oct 2013
4 P Urchaga and C Rice (Presenter) lsquoEx-Situ Accelerated Stress Tests of PtC Cathode
Catalysts The Importance of Standard Test Proceduresrsquo Oral
5 P Urchaga S Rinaldo J Hu W Lee J Stumper M Eikerling C Rice (Presenter)
lsquoPlatinum Durability in Cathode Catalyst Layers of PEM Fuel Cells An Ex-Situ
Diagnostic Approachrsquo Oral
6 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2013
7 C Mitchell C A Rice lsquoThe Impact Of Sulfated Zirconia On The Catalyst Layer Of
PEMFCsrsquo Poster
8 A Edwards K Mason C A Rice lsquoWater Uptake Analysis Of Fuel Cell Membranes
Using Differential Scanning Calorimetryrsquo Poster
9 A Douglas AC Addington C A Rice lsquoTechniques In The Preparation Of Additive
Enhanced Membranes For PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
11
10 B Davis P Urchaga C A Rice lsquoQuartz Crystal Microbalance To Quantify Fuel
Cell Cathode Catalyst Loss (Automotive)rsquo Poster
11 A Pistono C A Rice lsquoSubzero Fuel Cell Performance Enhancement Via Catalyst Layer
Additivesrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Honolulu HI Oct 2012
12 P Urchaga S Goli C A Rice lsquoStudy of the Cathode Catalyst Layer Degradation
Mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cellrsquo Oral
13 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Fabricated Using Two Common Techniquesrsquo Poster
14 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additivesrsquo Oral
15 C Rice AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2012
Thrust II annual retreat ndash Knoxville TN July 25th 2012
16 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski lsquoCarbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidationrsquo Poster
17 S Saeed M Brooks A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
TN-SCORE Annual Conference lsquoCreating a Culture of Collaborationrsquo ndash Nashville TN May
17th-18th 2012
18 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski Carbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic-acid electro-oxidation Poster
19 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Impact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cell Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2012
20 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
21 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
22 S Saeed A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Forum cosponsored by TN-SCORE ndash
Knoxville TN April 19th 2012
23 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
24 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Minneapolis MN Oct 2011
25 C Rice-York Shilpa Beravelli AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid
Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Electrochemical Society ndash Boston MA Oct 2011
26 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoMembrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication Effects in
PEMFC Subzero Characteristicsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
12
27 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoElectrodes enhanced with sulfated zirconia for direct
methanol fuel cellsrsquo Oral
28 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly active and stable carbon supported PtBi catalyst for
formic acid eletcrooxidationrsquo Oral
29 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
TN-Score Annual Conference ndash Nashville TN Aug 2011
30 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoImpact of S-ZrO2 modified anode catalyst layers on DMFCs
performancersquo Poster
31 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
32 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
33 S Jorgense C Rice-York lsquoAnalyzing Fuel Cell Performance with Electrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopyrsquo Poster
34 W Kelley A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoImprovement of Fuel Cell performance in low
humidity environments with Sulfated Zirconiarsquo Poster
35 C Crawford S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquorsquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2011
36 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoSulfated Zirconia Doped Catalyst Layers for Direct
Methanol Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster Winner
37 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
38 M Morris J Sadikoff A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBond Strength Dependence of Sulfate
Coverage on Zirconia Nanoparticlesrsquo Poster
39 A Postono C Rice-York lsquoDynamic Modeling of Sub-Zero PEMFCs Under Isothermal
Conditionsrsquo Poster
40 J Williams C Rice-York lsquoWater Retention Via Sulfated Zirconia Additive to Proton
Exchange Membranesrsquo Poster Winner
41 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster Winner
42 J DeLoach A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBismuth Ad-Atoms On Platinum-Based
Catalyists For Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
43 W Kelly C Rice-York lsquoAnalysis Of Catalytic Poison Reduction Toward Formic Acid
Electooxidation By Electrocatalysis Optimizationrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Salt Lake City UT Nov 2010
44 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
45 S Beravelli C A Rice-York J D York AS Bauskar lsquoInfluence of Sulfated Zirconia-
Doped NafionTM Composite Membranes and Catalyst Layers on Direct Methanol Fuel
Cell Performancersquo Poster
46 J D York S Beravelli C A Rice-York S A Gold lsquoDirect Methanol Fuel Cell
Performance Enhancement with Segregated Sulfated Zirconia-NafionTM Composite
Membranesrsquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
13
Tennessee Academy of Science ndash Cookeville TN Nov 2010
47 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoEffect of anode catalyst layer porosity on the performance
of a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
48 Shilpa Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Las Vegas NV Oct 2010
49 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo Poster
50 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoSulfated
ZirconiaNafion Composite Membranes for improved performance of DMFCsrsquo Poster
51 CA Rice-York A Pistono lsquoWater Mobility in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cells During Sub-zero Isothermal Cold-Startsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2010
52 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo
53 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society ndash Potsdam NY Jun 2010
54 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to automotive
Potential Cyclingrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2010
55 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to StartStop
Automotive Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
56 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoEQCM Study of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Degradation Due
to Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
57 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoEffect of Sulfated-Zirconia Doped Nafion Composite
Membrane in a DMFCrsquo Poster
58 A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoFormic Acid Oxidation on Pure and Bismuth-Modified
Platinumrsquo Poster
59 E Hannah H Orr C Rice-York lsquoAIChE Regional ChemE Car TeammdashDirect Formic
Acid Fuel Cell Carrsquo Poster
60 E Hannah D Martin P Moody C Rice-York lsquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellsrsquo Poster
Posters at the Capitol ndash Nashville TN Sp 2010
61 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoSupercooled Water Mobility in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Nashville TN Nov 2009
62 J D York H J Orr R Nagolu C Rice-York ldquoAssessment of Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
14
63 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
64 A Pistono C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster Winner
Electrochemical Society ndash Austria Vienna Oct 2009
65 J D York R Nagolu C Rice-York C Wang ldquoPotential for Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
66 JD York S Beravell RJ Sircy A Bauskar CA Rice-York ldquoNovel Effects of
Sulfated-Zirconia in Nafion Membranes for DMFCsrdquo Poster
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2009
67 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoAccelerated Durability of Carbon Supported Catalyst Fuel
Cells for Automotive Applications ndash Size Effectrdquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2009
68 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
69 R Nagolu J D York C Rice-York ldquo Dual-ion Conducting Membranes for Portable
Power Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster
70 D Dearmon C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water Movement Within a PEM Fuel Cellrdquo
Poster
Prior to Joining Tennessee Tech University
71 ldquoPEM Fuel Cells Freeze Durability and Cold-Start Performancerdquo York C Needham J
Gupta N Hagans PL Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Smithfield
July 23-28 2006 Poster
72 ldquoPlatform for Rapid Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start
Performance and Durabilityrdquo Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL Presented
at the 208th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Los Angeles Oct 16-21 2005
Oral
73 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Pandy A Raghunathan A Gupta N Gummalla M York C
Burlatsky S Presented at the National Meeting of the AIChE Cincinnati OH Oct 31 -
Nov 4 2005 Oral
74 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Gupta N Gummalla M Rice C Ghosh S Hagans PL Presented
at the National Meeting of the AIChE Austin TX Nov 7-12 2004 Oral
75 ldquoStartup of Fuel Cells from Subfreezing Temperatures Technical Challengesrdquo
Gummalla M Rice C Gupta N Burlatsky S Ghosh S Resnick G Hagans PL
Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Bristol RI July 25-30 2004
Poster
76 ldquoEnhanced Fuel Cell Performance from Direct Electrooxidation of Liquid Fuelrdquo Rice C
Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE
Conference Indianapolis IN Nov 3-8 2002 Oral
77 ldquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P
Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Indianapolis IN Nov
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
15
3-8 2002 Oral
78 ldquoCharacteristics of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Barnard
T Waszczuk P Wieckowski A presented at the Fuel Cell Gordon Research
Conference Bristol RI Jul 28 ndash Aug 2 2002 Poster
79 ldquoCharacteristics of Small Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk
P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the 201st Meeting of the Electrochemical
Society Philadelphia PA May 12-16 2002 Oral
80 ldquoCharacteristics of Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Masel R Waszczuk P Lu G-
Q Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Reno NV Nov 4-8 2001
Oral
81 ldquoMetal NMR at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference
Ventura CA Jan 16-21 2000 Poster
82 ldquoStudy of Nanoparticle Electrochemical Interfaces via 195Pt 13C NMR and CO FTIRrdquo
Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at Argonne National
Laboratory Chicago IL Oct 5 1999 Oral
83 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 28th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Potsdam NY
Jun 22-25 1999 Oral
84 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldflield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle
WA May 2-6 1999 Poster
85 ldquoLooking at Both Sides of an Electrochemical Interface Via 195Pt and 13C NMRrdquo Rice
C Tong YY Wieckowski A Oldfield E presented at the 40th Experimental Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Conference Orlando FL Feb 28 - Mar 5 1999 Poster
86 ldquoFuel Cell Grade Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR Spectroscopy at the
SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at
the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle WA May 2-6 1999 Oral
87 ldquo195Pt NMR Study of Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Graphite-Supported Platinum
Electrocatalysts at Low Temperaturesrdquo Belrose(Rice) C Tong YY Wieckowski A
Oldfield E presented at the 39th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Conference Pacific Grove CA Mar 22-27 1998 Poster
88 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Polypyrrolerdquo Rice C Hepel
M presented at the 49rsquo~ Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference Ithaca NY Apr
21-22 1995 Poster
89 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Conductive Polymersrdquo Rice C
Hepel M presented at the 24th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Burlington VT Jun
19-22 1994 Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
8
ldquoKinetic Study of Electro-oxidation of Formic Acid on Spontaneously-Deposited PtPd
Nanoparticles CO Tolerant Fuel Cell Chemistryrdquo 2004 151(1) A131-A136
12 Rice C Ha S Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A J Power Sources ldquoCatalyst
for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo 2003 115(2) 229-235
13 McGovern M S Garnett E C Rice C Masel R I Wieckowski A J Power
Sources ldquoEffects of Nafion as a binding agent for unsupported nanoparticle catalystsrdquo
2003 115(1) 35-39
14 Ha S Rice CA Masel RI Wieckowski A J Power Sources ldquoMethanol
conditioning for improved performance of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 112(2) 655-659
15 Waszczuk P Barnard TM Rice C Masel RI Wieckowski A Electrochem
Comm ldquoA nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic
acidrdquo 2002 4(9) 732
16 Waszczuk P Lu G-Q Wieckowski A Lu C Rice C Masel RI Electrochemica
Acta ldquoUHV and Electrochemical Studies of CO and Methanol Adsorbed at
PlatinumRuthenium Surfaces and Reference to Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo 2002 47(22-23)
3637-3652
17 Rice C Ha S Masel RI Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Barnard T J Power
Sources ldquoDirect Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo 2002 111(1) 83-89
18 Lu C Rice C Masel R I Babu P K Waszczuk P Kim H S Oldfield E
Wieckowski A J Phys Chem B ldquoUHV Electrochemical NMR and Electrochemical
Studies of PlatinumRuthenium Fuel Cell Catalystsrdquo 2002 106(37) 9581-9589
19 Waszczuk P Barnard TM Rice C Masel RI Wieckowski A Electrochem
Comm ldquoA nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic
acidrdquo 2002 4(7) 599-603
20 Lu C Lee IC Masel RI Wieckowski A Rice C J Phys Chem A ldquoCorrelations
between the Heat of Adsorption and the Position of the Center of the D-Band
Differences between Computation and Experimentrdquo 2002 106(13) 3084-3091
21 Tong YY Rice C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoPt-195 NMR of
platinum electrocatalysts Friedel-Heine invariance and correlations between platinum
knight shifts healing length and adsobated electronegativityrdquo 2000 122 11921-11924
22 Crown A Kim H Lu GQ de Moraes IR Rice C Wieckowski A J New Mat
Electrochem Systems ldquoResearch Towards Designing High Activity Catalysts for Fuel
Cells Structure and Reactivityrdquo 2000 3 275-284
23 Tong YY Rice C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoA Detailed
NMR-Based Model for CO on Pt Catalysts in an Electrochemical Environment Shifts
Relaxation Back-Bonding and the Fermi-level Local Density of Statesrdquo 2000 122
1123-1129
24 Rice C Tong Y Oldfield E Wieckowski A Hahn F Gloaguen F Leger J-M
Lamy C J Phys Chem B ldquoIn-Situ infrared study of carbon monoxide adsorbed onto
commercial fuel-cell-grade carbon supported platinum nanoparticles Correlation with C-
13 NMR resultsrdquo 2000 104 5803-5807
25 Tong YY Rice C Godbout N Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc
ldquoCorrelation between the Knight Shift of Chemisorbed CO and the Fermi Level Local
Density of States at Clean Platinum Catalyst Surfacesrdquo 1999 121 2996-3003
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
9
26 Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A Electrochem Acta ldquoCyclic
Voltammetry and 195Pt Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Characterization of Graphite-
Supported Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Platinum Electrocatalystsrdquo 1998 43 2825-2830
27 Tong YY Belrose C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoFirst
Observation of Platinum-195 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Commercial Graphite-
Supported Platinum Electrodes in an Electrochemical Environmentrdquo 1997 119 11709-
11710
Book Chapters
1 Rice CA Wieckowski AJ Electrocatalysis of formic acid oxidation in
Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum
Approach Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 43
2 Rice CA Bauskar A and Pickup PG Recent advances in electrocatalysis of formic
acid oxidation in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum Approach
Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 69
Publications (Proceedings Transactions and Reports)
1 Pistono A Rice C A Lewis J Ramani VK Subzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additives ECS Transactions 2013
50(2) 531-537
2 Pistono A CA Rice-York ldquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of Membrane Electrode
Assemblies Modified with Additivesrdquo ECS Transactions - Honolulu Hawaii V50
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 12 (PEFC 12) 2012
3 Abdelrahman M Rice-York CA York JD Sircy R Stowers C ASEE ldquoTwo
Legacy Cycle modules in Math and Chemistry for High School Students based on Fuel
Cell Technologyrdquo ASEE Annual Conference amp Exposition Louisville KY June 20 ndash
23 2010 AC 2010-778
4 Patterson T OrsquoNeill J Perry M Hagans P York C Zaffou R DOE Report ldquoPEM
Fuel Cell Freeze Durability and Cold Start Projectrdquo Contract Number DE-FG36-
06GO86042 May 31 2007
5 Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL ECS Transactions ldquoPlatform for
Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start Performance and
Durabilityrdquo 2006 1(6) 383-388
6 Ren X Davey J Pivovar BS Dinh H Rice C Gottesfeld S Zelenay P Pre-
Print Archive - AIChE ldquo80 W direct methanol fuel cell stack for portable power
applicationsrdquo New Orleans LA Mar 11-14 2002 2407-2414
7 Rice C Ha S Masel R I Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Proceedings of the Power
Sources Conference ldquoCharacteristics of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 40th 254-257
8 Tong YY Rice C Oldfield E Wieckowski A ACS Symposium Series ldquoElectronic
properties at a metal-solution interface as viewed by solid-state NMRrdquo 2001 789(Solid-
Liquid Interface Theory) 26-39
9 Wieckowski A Kim H Rice C Waszczuk P Proceedings- Electrochemical Society
(2001) 2000-20(Global Climate Change) ldquoSpectroscopic and Electrochemical Strategies
for Basic Research in Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo ECS Pennington 2001 91-110
10 Hepel M and Rice-Belrose C Proceedings of the SURFINrsquo96 Technical Conference
Ceveand OH June 11-14 1996 American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
10
Society ldquoMetallization of Polypyrrole Films Part III Electrodeposition of Silverrdquo 1996
1-13
Invited Presentations
1 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
2 C Rice ldquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo University of Memphis
March 2nd 2012
3 C Rice-York ldquoAnode Catalysts for Complex Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi
October 26th 2011
4 C Rice-York Prepared fuel cell video targeting high school students for TBRTTU
STEM Unconference October 17th 2011
5 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo University of
Tennessee Knoxville September 22nd 2011
6 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo Illinois Institute of
Technology February 16th 2011
7 C Rice-York PEM Fuel Cell for Automotive Subzero Cold-Starts-Supercooled Water
Mobility and Ice Formation American Chemical Society North East Region
Meeting June 2-5 2010
8 C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells A
blessing and a curse for automotive applicationsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi October 23rd 2008
Presentations
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2014
1 J Cisco C Burke C Wilson B Adams A Pistono CA Rice lsquoCatalyst Layers
Structure in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
2 S Saeed A Pistono C A Rice M M Mench (ME UTK) lsquoNovel Flow Field Design for
Efficient Removal of CO120784 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
3 C Phillips C Koudelka CA Rice lsquoAccelerated Automotive Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst
Decay ex-situ vs in-sitursquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash San Francisco CA Oct 2013
4 P Urchaga and C Rice (Presenter) lsquoEx-Situ Accelerated Stress Tests of PtC Cathode
Catalysts The Importance of Standard Test Proceduresrsquo Oral
5 P Urchaga S Rinaldo J Hu W Lee J Stumper M Eikerling C Rice (Presenter)
lsquoPlatinum Durability in Cathode Catalyst Layers of PEM Fuel Cells An Ex-Situ
Diagnostic Approachrsquo Oral
6 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2013
7 C Mitchell C A Rice lsquoThe Impact Of Sulfated Zirconia On The Catalyst Layer Of
PEMFCsrsquo Poster
8 A Edwards K Mason C A Rice lsquoWater Uptake Analysis Of Fuel Cell Membranes
Using Differential Scanning Calorimetryrsquo Poster
9 A Douglas AC Addington C A Rice lsquoTechniques In The Preparation Of Additive
Enhanced Membranes For PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
11
10 B Davis P Urchaga C A Rice lsquoQuartz Crystal Microbalance To Quantify Fuel
Cell Cathode Catalyst Loss (Automotive)rsquo Poster
11 A Pistono C A Rice lsquoSubzero Fuel Cell Performance Enhancement Via Catalyst Layer
Additivesrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Honolulu HI Oct 2012
12 P Urchaga S Goli C A Rice lsquoStudy of the Cathode Catalyst Layer Degradation
Mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cellrsquo Oral
13 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Fabricated Using Two Common Techniquesrsquo Poster
14 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additivesrsquo Oral
15 C Rice AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2012
Thrust II annual retreat ndash Knoxville TN July 25th 2012
16 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski lsquoCarbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidationrsquo Poster
17 S Saeed M Brooks A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
TN-SCORE Annual Conference lsquoCreating a Culture of Collaborationrsquo ndash Nashville TN May
17th-18th 2012
18 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski Carbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic-acid electro-oxidation Poster
19 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Impact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cell Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2012
20 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
21 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
22 S Saeed A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Forum cosponsored by TN-SCORE ndash
Knoxville TN April 19th 2012
23 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
24 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Minneapolis MN Oct 2011
25 C Rice-York Shilpa Beravelli AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid
Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Electrochemical Society ndash Boston MA Oct 2011
26 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoMembrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication Effects in
PEMFC Subzero Characteristicsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
12
27 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoElectrodes enhanced with sulfated zirconia for direct
methanol fuel cellsrsquo Oral
28 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly active and stable carbon supported PtBi catalyst for
formic acid eletcrooxidationrsquo Oral
29 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
TN-Score Annual Conference ndash Nashville TN Aug 2011
30 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoImpact of S-ZrO2 modified anode catalyst layers on DMFCs
performancersquo Poster
31 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
32 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
33 S Jorgense C Rice-York lsquoAnalyzing Fuel Cell Performance with Electrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopyrsquo Poster
34 W Kelley A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoImprovement of Fuel Cell performance in low
humidity environments with Sulfated Zirconiarsquo Poster
35 C Crawford S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquorsquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2011
36 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoSulfated Zirconia Doped Catalyst Layers for Direct
Methanol Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster Winner
37 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
38 M Morris J Sadikoff A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBond Strength Dependence of Sulfate
Coverage on Zirconia Nanoparticlesrsquo Poster
39 A Postono C Rice-York lsquoDynamic Modeling of Sub-Zero PEMFCs Under Isothermal
Conditionsrsquo Poster
40 J Williams C Rice-York lsquoWater Retention Via Sulfated Zirconia Additive to Proton
Exchange Membranesrsquo Poster Winner
41 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster Winner
42 J DeLoach A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBismuth Ad-Atoms On Platinum-Based
Catalyists For Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
43 W Kelly C Rice-York lsquoAnalysis Of Catalytic Poison Reduction Toward Formic Acid
Electooxidation By Electrocatalysis Optimizationrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Salt Lake City UT Nov 2010
44 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
45 S Beravelli C A Rice-York J D York AS Bauskar lsquoInfluence of Sulfated Zirconia-
Doped NafionTM Composite Membranes and Catalyst Layers on Direct Methanol Fuel
Cell Performancersquo Poster
46 J D York S Beravelli C A Rice-York S A Gold lsquoDirect Methanol Fuel Cell
Performance Enhancement with Segregated Sulfated Zirconia-NafionTM Composite
Membranesrsquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
13
Tennessee Academy of Science ndash Cookeville TN Nov 2010
47 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoEffect of anode catalyst layer porosity on the performance
of a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
48 Shilpa Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Las Vegas NV Oct 2010
49 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo Poster
50 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoSulfated
ZirconiaNafion Composite Membranes for improved performance of DMFCsrsquo Poster
51 CA Rice-York A Pistono lsquoWater Mobility in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cells During Sub-zero Isothermal Cold-Startsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2010
52 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo
53 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society ndash Potsdam NY Jun 2010
54 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to automotive
Potential Cyclingrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2010
55 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to StartStop
Automotive Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
56 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoEQCM Study of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Degradation Due
to Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
57 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoEffect of Sulfated-Zirconia Doped Nafion Composite
Membrane in a DMFCrsquo Poster
58 A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoFormic Acid Oxidation on Pure and Bismuth-Modified
Platinumrsquo Poster
59 E Hannah H Orr C Rice-York lsquoAIChE Regional ChemE Car TeammdashDirect Formic
Acid Fuel Cell Carrsquo Poster
60 E Hannah D Martin P Moody C Rice-York lsquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellsrsquo Poster
Posters at the Capitol ndash Nashville TN Sp 2010
61 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoSupercooled Water Mobility in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Nashville TN Nov 2009
62 J D York H J Orr R Nagolu C Rice-York ldquoAssessment of Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
14
63 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
64 A Pistono C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster Winner
Electrochemical Society ndash Austria Vienna Oct 2009
65 J D York R Nagolu C Rice-York C Wang ldquoPotential for Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
66 JD York S Beravell RJ Sircy A Bauskar CA Rice-York ldquoNovel Effects of
Sulfated-Zirconia in Nafion Membranes for DMFCsrdquo Poster
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2009
67 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoAccelerated Durability of Carbon Supported Catalyst Fuel
Cells for Automotive Applications ndash Size Effectrdquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2009
68 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
69 R Nagolu J D York C Rice-York ldquo Dual-ion Conducting Membranes for Portable
Power Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster
70 D Dearmon C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water Movement Within a PEM Fuel Cellrdquo
Poster
Prior to Joining Tennessee Tech University
71 ldquoPEM Fuel Cells Freeze Durability and Cold-Start Performancerdquo York C Needham J
Gupta N Hagans PL Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Smithfield
July 23-28 2006 Poster
72 ldquoPlatform for Rapid Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start
Performance and Durabilityrdquo Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL Presented
at the 208th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Los Angeles Oct 16-21 2005
Oral
73 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Pandy A Raghunathan A Gupta N Gummalla M York C
Burlatsky S Presented at the National Meeting of the AIChE Cincinnati OH Oct 31 -
Nov 4 2005 Oral
74 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Gupta N Gummalla M Rice C Ghosh S Hagans PL Presented
at the National Meeting of the AIChE Austin TX Nov 7-12 2004 Oral
75 ldquoStartup of Fuel Cells from Subfreezing Temperatures Technical Challengesrdquo
Gummalla M Rice C Gupta N Burlatsky S Ghosh S Resnick G Hagans PL
Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Bristol RI July 25-30 2004
Poster
76 ldquoEnhanced Fuel Cell Performance from Direct Electrooxidation of Liquid Fuelrdquo Rice C
Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE
Conference Indianapolis IN Nov 3-8 2002 Oral
77 ldquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P
Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Indianapolis IN Nov
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
15
3-8 2002 Oral
78 ldquoCharacteristics of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Barnard
T Waszczuk P Wieckowski A presented at the Fuel Cell Gordon Research
Conference Bristol RI Jul 28 ndash Aug 2 2002 Poster
79 ldquoCharacteristics of Small Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk
P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the 201st Meeting of the Electrochemical
Society Philadelphia PA May 12-16 2002 Oral
80 ldquoCharacteristics of Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Masel R Waszczuk P Lu G-
Q Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Reno NV Nov 4-8 2001
Oral
81 ldquoMetal NMR at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference
Ventura CA Jan 16-21 2000 Poster
82 ldquoStudy of Nanoparticle Electrochemical Interfaces via 195Pt 13C NMR and CO FTIRrdquo
Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at Argonne National
Laboratory Chicago IL Oct 5 1999 Oral
83 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 28th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Potsdam NY
Jun 22-25 1999 Oral
84 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldflield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle
WA May 2-6 1999 Poster
85 ldquoLooking at Both Sides of an Electrochemical Interface Via 195Pt and 13C NMRrdquo Rice
C Tong YY Wieckowski A Oldfield E presented at the 40th Experimental Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Conference Orlando FL Feb 28 - Mar 5 1999 Poster
86 ldquoFuel Cell Grade Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR Spectroscopy at the
SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at
the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle WA May 2-6 1999 Oral
87 ldquo195Pt NMR Study of Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Graphite-Supported Platinum
Electrocatalysts at Low Temperaturesrdquo Belrose(Rice) C Tong YY Wieckowski A
Oldfield E presented at the 39th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Conference Pacific Grove CA Mar 22-27 1998 Poster
88 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Polypyrrolerdquo Rice C Hepel
M presented at the 49rsquo~ Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference Ithaca NY Apr
21-22 1995 Poster
89 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Conductive Polymersrdquo Rice C
Hepel M presented at the 24th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Burlington VT Jun
19-22 1994 Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
9
26 Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A Electrochem Acta ldquoCyclic
Voltammetry and 195Pt Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Characterization of Graphite-
Supported Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Platinum Electrocatalystsrdquo 1998 43 2825-2830
27 Tong YY Belrose C Wieckowski A Oldfield E J Am Chem Soc ldquoFirst
Observation of Platinum-195 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Commercial Graphite-
Supported Platinum Electrodes in an Electrochemical Environmentrdquo 1997 119 11709-
11710
Book Chapters
1 Rice CA Wieckowski AJ Electrocatalysis of formic acid oxidation in
Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum
Approach Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 43
2 Rice CA Bauskar A and Pickup PG Recent advances in electrocatalysis of formic
acid oxidation in Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells A Non and Low Platinum Approach
Lecture Notes in Energy 9 M Shao Editor 2013 Springer-Verlag p 69
Publications (Proceedings Transactions and Reports)
1 Pistono A Rice C A Lewis J Ramani VK Subzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additives ECS Transactions 2013
50(2) 531-537
2 Pistono A CA Rice-York ldquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of Membrane Electrode
Assemblies Modified with Additivesrdquo ECS Transactions - Honolulu Hawaii V50
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 12 (PEFC 12) 2012
3 Abdelrahman M Rice-York CA York JD Sircy R Stowers C ASEE ldquoTwo
Legacy Cycle modules in Math and Chemistry for High School Students based on Fuel
Cell Technologyrdquo ASEE Annual Conference amp Exposition Louisville KY June 20 ndash
23 2010 AC 2010-778
4 Patterson T OrsquoNeill J Perry M Hagans P York C Zaffou R DOE Report ldquoPEM
Fuel Cell Freeze Durability and Cold Start Projectrdquo Contract Number DE-FG36-
06GO86042 May 31 2007
5 Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL ECS Transactions ldquoPlatform for
Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start Performance and
Durabilityrdquo 2006 1(6) 383-388
6 Ren X Davey J Pivovar BS Dinh H Rice C Gottesfeld S Zelenay P Pre-
Print Archive - AIChE ldquo80 W direct methanol fuel cell stack for portable power
applicationsrdquo New Orleans LA Mar 11-14 2002 2407-2414
7 Rice C Ha S Masel R I Waszczuk P Wieckowski A Proceedings of the Power
Sources Conference ldquoCharacteristics of formic acid fuel cellsrdquo 2002 40th 254-257
8 Tong YY Rice C Oldfield E Wieckowski A ACS Symposium Series ldquoElectronic
properties at a metal-solution interface as viewed by solid-state NMRrdquo 2001 789(Solid-
Liquid Interface Theory) 26-39
9 Wieckowski A Kim H Rice C Waszczuk P Proceedings- Electrochemical Society
(2001) 2000-20(Global Climate Change) ldquoSpectroscopic and Electrochemical Strategies
for Basic Research in Fuel Cell Catalysisrdquo ECS Pennington 2001 91-110
10 Hepel M and Rice-Belrose C Proceedings of the SURFINrsquo96 Technical Conference
Ceveand OH June 11-14 1996 American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
10
Society ldquoMetallization of Polypyrrole Films Part III Electrodeposition of Silverrdquo 1996
1-13
Invited Presentations
1 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
2 C Rice ldquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo University of Memphis
March 2nd 2012
3 C Rice-York ldquoAnode Catalysts for Complex Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi
October 26th 2011
4 C Rice-York Prepared fuel cell video targeting high school students for TBRTTU
STEM Unconference October 17th 2011
5 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo University of
Tennessee Knoxville September 22nd 2011
6 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo Illinois Institute of
Technology February 16th 2011
7 C Rice-York PEM Fuel Cell for Automotive Subzero Cold-Starts-Supercooled Water
Mobility and Ice Formation American Chemical Society North East Region
Meeting June 2-5 2010
8 C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells A
blessing and a curse for automotive applicationsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi October 23rd 2008
Presentations
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2014
1 J Cisco C Burke C Wilson B Adams A Pistono CA Rice lsquoCatalyst Layers
Structure in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
2 S Saeed A Pistono C A Rice M M Mench (ME UTK) lsquoNovel Flow Field Design for
Efficient Removal of CO120784 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
3 C Phillips C Koudelka CA Rice lsquoAccelerated Automotive Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst
Decay ex-situ vs in-sitursquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash San Francisco CA Oct 2013
4 P Urchaga and C Rice (Presenter) lsquoEx-Situ Accelerated Stress Tests of PtC Cathode
Catalysts The Importance of Standard Test Proceduresrsquo Oral
5 P Urchaga S Rinaldo J Hu W Lee J Stumper M Eikerling C Rice (Presenter)
lsquoPlatinum Durability in Cathode Catalyst Layers of PEM Fuel Cells An Ex-Situ
Diagnostic Approachrsquo Oral
6 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2013
7 C Mitchell C A Rice lsquoThe Impact Of Sulfated Zirconia On The Catalyst Layer Of
PEMFCsrsquo Poster
8 A Edwards K Mason C A Rice lsquoWater Uptake Analysis Of Fuel Cell Membranes
Using Differential Scanning Calorimetryrsquo Poster
9 A Douglas AC Addington C A Rice lsquoTechniques In The Preparation Of Additive
Enhanced Membranes For PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
11
10 B Davis P Urchaga C A Rice lsquoQuartz Crystal Microbalance To Quantify Fuel
Cell Cathode Catalyst Loss (Automotive)rsquo Poster
11 A Pistono C A Rice lsquoSubzero Fuel Cell Performance Enhancement Via Catalyst Layer
Additivesrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Honolulu HI Oct 2012
12 P Urchaga S Goli C A Rice lsquoStudy of the Cathode Catalyst Layer Degradation
Mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cellrsquo Oral
13 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Fabricated Using Two Common Techniquesrsquo Poster
14 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additivesrsquo Oral
15 C Rice AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2012
Thrust II annual retreat ndash Knoxville TN July 25th 2012
16 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski lsquoCarbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidationrsquo Poster
17 S Saeed M Brooks A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
TN-SCORE Annual Conference lsquoCreating a Culture of Collaborationrsquo ndash Nashville TN May
17th-18th 2012
18 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski Carbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic-acid electro-oxidation Poster
19 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Impact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cell Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2012
20 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
21 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
22 S Saeed A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Forum cosponsored by TN-SCORE ndash
Knoxville TN April 19th 2012
23 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
24 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Minneapolis MN Oct 2011
25 C Rice-York Shilpa Beravelli AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid
Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Electrochemical Society ndash Boston MA Oct 2011
26 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoMembrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication Effects in
PEMFC Subzero Characteristicsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
12
27 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoElectrodes enhanced with sulfated zirconia for direct
methanol fuel cellsrsquo Oral
28 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly active and stable carbon supported PtBi catalyst for
formic acid eletcrooxidationrsquo Oral
29 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
TN-Score Annual Conference ndash Nashville TN Aug 2011
30 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoImpact of S-ZrO2 modified anode catalyst layers on DMFCs
performancersquo Poster
31 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
32 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
33 S Jorgense C Rice-York lsquoAnalyzing Fuel Cell Performance with Electrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopyrsquo Poster
34 W Kelley A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoImprovement of Fuel Cell performance in low
humidity environments with Sulfated Zirconiarsquo Poster
35 C Crawford S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquorsquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2011
36 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoSulfated Zirconia Doped Catalyst Layers for Direct
Methanol Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster Winner
37 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
38 M Morris J Sadikoff A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBond Strength Dependence of Sulfate
Coverage on Zirconia Nanoparticlesrsquo Poster
39 A Postono C Rice-York lsquoDynamic Modeling of Sub-Zero PEMFCs Under Isothermal
Conditionsrsquo Poster
40 J Williams C Rice-York lsquoWater Retention Via Sulfated Zirconia Additive to Proton
Exchange Membranesrsquo Poster Winner
41 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster Winner
42 J DeLoach A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBismuth Ad-Atoms On Platinum-Based
Catalyists For Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
43 W Kelly C Rice-York lsquoAnalysis Of Catalytic Poison Reduction Toward Formic Acid
Electooxidation By Electrocatalysis Optimizationrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Salt Lake City UT Nov 2010
44 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
45 S Beravelli C A Rice-York J D York AS Bauskar lsquoInfluence of Sulfated Zirconia-
Doped NafionTM Composite Membranes and Catalyst Layers on Direct Methanol Fuel
Cell Performancersquo Poster
46 J D York S Beravelli C A Rice-York S A Gold lsquoDirect Methanol Fuel Cell
Performance Enhancement with Segregated Sulfated Zirconia-NafionTM Composite
Membranesrsquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
13
Tennessee Academy of Science ndash Cookeville TN Nov 2010
47 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoEffect of anode catalyst layer porosity on the performance
of a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
48 Shilpa Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Las Vegas NV Oct 2010
49 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo Poster
50 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoSulfated
ZirconiaNafion Composite Membranes for improved performance of DMFCsrsquo Poster
51 CA Rice-York A Pistono lsquoWater Mobility in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cells During Sub-zero Isothermal Cold-Startsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2010
52 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo
53 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society ndash Potsdam NY Jun 2010
54 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to automotive
Potential Cyclingrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2010
55 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to StartStop
Automotive Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
56 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoEQCM Study of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Degradation Due
to Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
57 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoEffect of Sulfated-Zirconia Doped Nafion Composite
Membrane in a DMFCrsquo Poster
58 A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoFormic Acid Oxidation on Pure and Bismuth-Modified
Platinumrsquo Poster
59 E Hannah H Orr C Rice-York lsquoAIChE Regional ChemE Car TeammdashDirect Formic
Acid Fuel Cell Carrsquo Poster
60 E Hannah D Martin P Moody C Rice-York lsquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellsrsquo Poster
Posters at the Capitol ndash Nashville TN Sp 2010
61 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoSupercooled Water Mobility in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Nashville TN Nov 2009
62 J D York H J Orr R Nagolu C Rice-York ldquoAssessment of Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
14
63 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
64 A Pistono C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster Winner
Electrochemical Society ndash Austria Vienna Oct 2009
65 J D York R Nagolu C Rice-York C Wang ldquoPotential for Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
66 JD York S Beravell RJ Sircy A Bauskar CA Rice-York ldquoNovel Effects of
Sulfated-Zirconia in Nafion Membranes for DMFCsrdquo Poster
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2009
67 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoAccelerated Durability of Carbon Supported Catalyst Fuel
Cells for Automotive Applications ndash Size Effectrdquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2009
68 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
69 R Nagolu J D York C Rice-York ldquo Dual-ion Conducting Membranes for Portable
Power Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster
70 D Dearmon C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water Movement Within a PEM Fuel Cellrdquo
Poster
Prior to Joining Tennessee Tech University
71 ldquoPEM Fuel Cells Freeze Durability and Cold-Start Performancerdquo York C Needham J
Gupta N Hagans PL Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Smithfield
July 23-28 2006 Poster
72 ldquoPlatform for Rapid Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start
Performance and Durabilityrdquo Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL Presented
at the 208th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Los Angeles Oct 16-21 2005
Oral
73 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Pandy A Raghunathan A Gupta N Gummalla M York C
Burlatsky S Presented at the National Meeting of the AIChE Cincinnati OH Oct 31 -
Nov 4 2005 Oral
74 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Gupta N Gummalla M Rice C Ghosh S Hagans PL Presented
at the National Meeting of the AIChE Austin TX Nov 7-12 2004 Oral
75 ldquoStartup of Fuel Cells from Subfreezing Temperatures Technical Challengesrdquo
Gummalla M Rice C Gupta N Burlatsky S Ghosh S Resnick G Hagans PL
Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Bristol RI July 25-30 2004
Poster
76 ldquoEnhanced Fuel Cell Performance from Direct Electrooxidation of Liquid Fuelrdquo Rice C
Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE
Conference Indianapolis IN Nov 3-8 2002 Oral
77 ldquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P
Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Indianapolis IN Nov
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
15
3-8 2002 Oral
78 ldquoCharacteristics of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Barnard
T Waszczuk P Wieckowski A presented at the Fuel Cell Gordon Research
Conference Bristol RI Jul 28 ndash Aug 2 2002 Poster
79 ldquoCharacteristics of Small Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk
P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the 201st Meeting of the Electrochemical
Society Philadelphia PA May 12-16 2002 Oral
80 ldquoCharacteristics of Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Masel R Waszczuk P Lu G-
Q Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Reno NV Nov 4-8 2001
Oral
81 ldquoMetal NMR at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference
Ventura CA Jan 16-21 2000 Poster
82 ldquoStudy of Nanoparticle Electrochemical Interfaces via 195Pt 13C NMR and CO FTIRrdquo
Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at Argonne National
Laboratory Chicago IL Oct 5 1999 Oral
83 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 28th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Potsdam NY
Jun 22-25 1999 Oral
84 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldflield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle
WA May 2-6 1999 Poster
85 ldquoLooking at Both Sides of an Electrochemical Interface Via 195Pt and 13C NMRrdquo Rice
C Tong YY Wieckowski A Oldfield E presented at the 40th Experimental Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Conference Orlando FL Feb 28 - Mar 5 1999 Poster
86 ldquoFuel Cell Grade Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR Spectroscopy at the
SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at
the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle WA May 2-6 1999 Oral
87 ldquo195Pt NMR Study of Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Graphite-Supported Platinum
Electrocatalysts at Low Temperaturesrdquo Belrose(Rice) C Tong YY Wieckowski A
Oldfield E presented at the 39th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Conference Pacific Grove CA Mar 22-27 1998 Poster
88 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Polypyrrolerdquo Rice C Hepel
M presented at the 49rsquo~ Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference Ithaca NY Apr
21-22 1995 Poster
89 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Conductive Polymersrdquo Rice C
Hepel M presented at the 24th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Burlington VT Jun
19-22 1994 Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
10
Society ldquoMetallization of Polypyrrole Films Part III Electrodeposition of Silverrdquo 1996
1-13
Invited Presentations
1 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
2 C Rice ldquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo University of Memphis
March 2nd 2012
3 C Rice-York ldquoAnode Catalysts for Complex Liquid Fuel Cellsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi
October 26th 2011
4 C Rice-York Prepared fuel cell video targeting high school students for TBRTTU
STEM Unconference October 17th 2011
5 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo University of
Tennessee Knoxville September 22nd 2011
6 C Rice-York PEM fuel cells for automotive subzero cold-startsrdquo Illinois Institute of
Technology February 16th 2011
7 C Rice-York PEM Fuel Cell for Automotive Subzero Cold-Starts-Supercooled Water
Mobility and Ice Formation American Chemical Society North East Region
Meeting June 2-5 2010
8 C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells A
blessing and a curse for automotive applicationsrdquo TTU Sigma Xi October 23rd 2008
Presentations
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2014
1 J Cisco C Burke C Wilson B Adams A Pistono CA Rice lsquoCatalyst Layers
Structure in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
2 S Saeed A Pistono C A Rice M M Mench (ME UTK) lsquoNovel Flow Field Design for
Efficient Removal of CO120784 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster WINNER
3 C Phillips C Koudelka CA Rice lsquoAccelerated Automotive Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst
Decay ex-situ vs in-sitursquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash San Francisco CA Oct 2013
4 P Urchaga and C Rice (Presenter) lsquoEx-Situ Accelerated Stress Tests of PtC Cathode
Catalysts The Importance of Standard Test Proceduresrsquo Oral
5 P Urchaga S Rinaldo J Hu W Lee J Stumper M Eikerling C Rice (Presenter)
lsquoPlatinum Durability in Cathode Catalyst Layers of PEM Fuel Cells An Ex-Situ
Diagnostic Approachrsquo Oral
6 C Rice P Moody A Bauskar P Mandal S Litster lsquoIncreased Porosity of Anodes in
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2013
7 C Mitchell C A Rice lsquoThe Impact Of Sulfated Zirconia On The Catalyst Layer Of
PEMFCsrsquo Poster
8 A Edwards K Mason C A Rice lsquoWater Uptake Analysis Of Fuel Cell Membranes
Using Differential Scanning Calorimetryrsquo Poster
9 A Douglas AC Addington C A Rice lsquoTechniques In The Preparation Of Additive
Enhanced Membranes For PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
11
10 B Davis P Urchaga C A Rice lsquoQuartz Crystal Microbalance To Quantify Fuel
Cell Cathode Catalyst Loss (Automotive)rsquo Poster
11 A Pistono C A Rice lsquoSubzero Fuel Cell Performance Enhancement Via Catalyst Layer
Additivesrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Honolulu HI Oct 2012
12 P Urchaga S Goli C A Rice lsquoStudy of the Cathode Catalyst Layer Degradation
Mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cellrsquo Oral
13 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Fabricated Using Two Common Techniquesrsquo Poster
14 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additivesrsquo Oral
15 C Rice AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2012
Thrust II annual retreat ndash Knoxville TN July 25th 2012
16 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski lsquoCarbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidationrsquo Poster
17 S Saeed M Brooks A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
TN-SCORE Annual Conference lsquoCreating a Culture of Collaborationrsquo ndash Nashville TN May
17th-18th 2012
18 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski Carbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic-acid electro-oxidation Poster
19 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Impact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cell Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2012
20 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
21 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
22 S Saeed A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Forum cosponsored by TN-SCORE ndash
Knoxville TN April 19th 2012
23 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
24 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Minneapolis MN Oct 2011
25 C Rice-York Shilpa Beravelli AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid
Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Electrochemical Society ndash Boston MA Oct 2011
26 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoMembrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication Effects in
PEMFC Subzero Characteristicsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
12
27 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoElectrodes enhanced with sulfated zirconia for direct
methanol fuel cellsrsquo Oral
28 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly active and stable carbon supported PtBi catalyst for
formic acid eletcrooxidationrsquo Oral
29 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
TN-Score Annual Conference ndash Nashville TN Aug 2011
30 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoImpact of S-ZrO2 modified anode catalyst layers on DMFCs
performancersquo Poster
31 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
32 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
33 S Jorgense C Rice-York lsquoAnalyzing Fuel Cell Performance with Electrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopyrsquo Poster
34 W Kelley A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoImprovement of Fuel Cell performance in low
humidity environments with Sulfated Zirconiarsquo Poster
35 C Crawford S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquorsquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2011
36 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoSulfated Zirconia Doped Catalyst Layers for Direct
Methanol Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster Winner
37 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
38 M Morris J Sadikoff A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBond Strength Dependence of Sulfate
Coverage on Zirconia Nanoparticlesrsquo Poster
39 A Postono C Rice-York lsquoDynamic Modeling of Sub-Zero PEMFCs Under Isothermal
Conditionsrsquo Poster
40 J Williams C Rice-York lsquoWater Retention Via Sulfated Zirconia Additive to Proton
Exchange Membranesrsquo Poster Winner
41 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster Winner
42 J DeLoach A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBismuth Ad-Atoms On Platinum-Based
Catalyists For Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
43 W Kelly C Rice-York lsquoAnalysis Of Catalytic Poison Reduction Toward Formic Acid
Electooxidation By Electrocatalysis Optimizationrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Salt Lake City UT Nov 2010
44 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
45 S Beravelli C A Rice-York J D York AS Bauskar lsquoInfluence of Sulfated Zirconia-
Doped NafionTM Composite Membranes and Catalyst Layers on Direct Methanol Fuel
Cell Performancersquo Poster
46 J D York S Beravelli C A Rice-York S A Gold lsquoDirect Methanol Fuel Cell
Performance Enhancement with Segregated Sulfated Zirconia-NafionTM Composite
Membranesrsquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
13
Tennessee Academy of Science ndash Cookeville TN Nov 2010
47 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoEffect of anode catalyst layer porosity on the performance
of a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
48 Shilpa Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Las Vegas NV Oct 2010
49 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo Poster
50 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoSulfated
ZirconiaNafion Composite Membranes for improved performance of DMFCsrsquo Poster
51 CA Rice-York A Pistono lsquoWater Mobility in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cells During Sub-zero Isothermal Cold-Startsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2010
52 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo
53 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society ndash Potsdam NY Jun 2010
54 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to automotive
Potential Cyclingrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2010
55 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to StartStop
Automotive Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
56 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoEQCM Study of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Degradation Due
to Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
57 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoEffect of Sulfated-Zirconia Doped Nafion Composite
Membrane in a DMFCrsquo Poster
58 A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoFormic Acid Oxidation on Pure and Bismuth-Modified
Platinumrsquo Poster
59 E Hannah H Orr C Rice-York lsquoAIChE Regional ChemE Car TeammdashDirect Formic
Acid Fuel Cell Carrsquo Poster
60 E Hannah D Martin P Moody C Rice-York lsquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellsrsquo Poster
Posters at the Capitol ndash Nashville TN Sp 2010
61 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoSupercooled Water Mobility in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Nashville TN Nov 2009
62 J D York H J Orr R Nagolu C Rice-York ldquoAssessment of Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
14
63 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
64 A Pistono C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster Winner
Electrochemical Society ndash Austria Vienna Oct 2009
65 J D York R Nagolu C Rice-York C Wang ldquoPotential for Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
66 JD York S Beravell RJ Sircy A Bauskar CA Rice-York ldquoNovel Effects of
Sulfated-Zirconia in Nafion Membranes for DMFCsrdquo Poster
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2009
67 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoAccelerated Durability of Carbon Supported Catalyst Fuel
Cells for Automotive Applications ndash Size Effectrdquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2009
68 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
69 R Nagolu J D York C Rice-York ldquo Dual-ion Conducting Membranes for Portable
Power Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster
70 D Dearmon C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water Movement Within a PEM Fuel Cellrdquo
Poster
Prior to Joining Tennessee Tech University
71 ldquoPEM Fuel Cells Freeze Durability and Cold-Start Performancerdquo York C Needham J
Gupta N Hagans PL Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Smithfield
July 23-28 2006 Poster
72 ldquoPlatform for Rapid Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start
Performance and Durabilityrdquo Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL Presented
at the 208th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Los Angeles Oct 16-21 2005
Oral
73 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Pandy A Raghunathan A Gupta N Gummalla M York C
Burlatsky S Presented at the National Meeting of the AIChE Cincinnati OH Oct 31 -
Nov 4 2005 Oral
74 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Gupta N Gummalla M Rice C Ghosh S Hagans PL Presented
at the National Meeting of the AIChE Austin TX Nov 7-12 2004 Oral
75 ldquoStartup of Fuel Cells from Subfreezing Temperatures Technical Challengesrdquo
Gummalla M Rice C Gupta N Burlatsky S Ghosh S Resnick G Hagans PL
Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Bristol RI July 25-30 2004
Poster
76 ldquoEnhanced Fuel Cell Performance from Direct Electrooxidation of Liquid Fuelrdquo Rice C
Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE
Conference Indianapolis IN Nov 3-8 2002 Oral
77 ldquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P
Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Indianapolis IN Nov
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
15
3-8 2002 Oral
78 ldquoCharacteristics of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Barnard
T Waszczuk P Wieckowski A presented at the Fuel Cell Gordon Research
Conference Bristol RI Jul 28 ndash Aug 2 2002 Poster
79 ldquoCharacteristics of Small Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk
P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the 201st Meeting of the Electrochemical
Society Philadelphia PA May 12-16 2002 Oral
80 ldquoCharacteristics of Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Masel R Waszczuk P Lu G-
Q Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Reno NV Nov 4-8 2001
Oral
81 ldquoMetal NMR at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference
Ventura CA Jan 16-21 2000 Poster
82 ldquoStudy of Nanoparticle Electrochemical Interfaces via 195Pt 13C NMR and CO FTIRrdquo
Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at Argonne National
Laboratory Chicago IL Oct 5 1999 Oral
83 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 28th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Potsdam NY
Jun 22-25 1999 Oral
84 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldflield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle
WA May 2-6 1999 Poster
85 ldquoLooking at Both Sides of an Electrochemical Interface Via 195Pt and 13C NMRrdquo Rice
C Tong YY Wieckowski A Oldfield E presented at the 40th Experimental Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Conference Orlando FL Feb 28 - Mar 5 1999 Poster
86 ldquoFuel Cell Grade Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR Spectroscopy at the
SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at
the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle WA May 2-6 1999 Oral
87 ldquo195Pt NMR Study of Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Graphite-Supported Platinum
Electrocatalysts at Low Temperaturesrdquo Belrose(Rice) C Tong YY Wieckowski A
Oldfield E presented at the 39th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Conference Pacific Grove CA Mar 22-27 1998 Poster
88 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Polypyrrolerdquo Rice C Hepel
M presented at the 49rsquo~ Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference Ithaca NY Apr
21-22 1995 Poster
89 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Conductive Polymersrdquo Rice C
Hepel M presented at the 24th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Burlington VT Jun
19-22 1994 Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
11
10 B Davis P Urchaga C A Rice lsquoQuartz Crystal Microbalance To Quantify Fuel
Cell Cathode Catalyst Loss (Automotive)rsquo Poster
11 A Pistono C A Rice lsquoSubzero Fuel Cell Performance Enhancement Via Catalyst Layer
Additivesrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Honolulu HI Oct 2012
12 P Urchaga S Goli C A Rice lsquoStudy of the Cathode Catalyst Layer Degradation
Mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cellrsquo Oral
13 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Fabricated Using Two Common Techniquesrsquo Poster
14 A Pistono C A Rice J Lewis V Ramani lsquoSubzero Degradation Analysis of
Membrane Electrode Assemblies Modified with Additivesrsquo Oral
15 C Rice AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2012
Thrust II annual retreat ndash Knoxville TN July 25th 2012
16 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski lsquoCarbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidationrsquo Poster
17 S Saeed M Brooks A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
TN-SCORE Annual Conference lsquoCreating a Culture of Collaborationrsquo ndash Nashville TN May
17th-18th 2012
18 AS Bauskar CA Rice AB Papandrew TA Zawodzinski Carbon supported PtPd
catalyst for formic-acid electro-oxidation Poster
19 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Impact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cell Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2012
20 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
21 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
22 S Saeed A Morgan CA Rice lsquoEfficient Removal of CO2 in a Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellrsquo Poster
Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Forum cosponsored by TN-SCORE ndash
Knoxville TN April 19th 2012
23 AS Bauskar CA Rice Bi-modified carbon supported Pd catalyst for formic acid
electro-oxidation Poster
24 SM Goli AS Bauskar CA Rice Ex-situ Investigation of potential cycling on catalyst
durability of AUTOMOTIVE FUEL Cell Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Minneapolis MN Oct 2011
25 C Rice-York Shilpa Beravelli AS Bauskar lsquoAnode Catalyst Layers for Direct Liquid
Fuel Cellsrsquo Oral
Electrochemical Society ndash Boston MA Oct 2011
26 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoMembrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication Effects in
PEMFC Subzero Characteristicsrsquo Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
12
27 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoElectrodes enhanced with sulfated zirconia for direct
methanol fuel cellsrsquo Oral
28 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly active and stable carbon supported PtBi catalyst for
formic acid eletcrooxidationrsquo Oral
29 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
TN-Score Annual Conference ndash Nashville TN Aug 2011
30 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoImpact of S-ZrO2 modified anode catalyst layers on DMFCs
performancersquo Poster
31 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
32 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
33 S Jorgense C Rice-York lsquoAnalyzing Fuel Cell Performance with Electrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopyrsquo Poster
34 W Kelley A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoImprovement of Fuel Cell performance in low
humidity environments with Sulfated Zirconiarsquo Poster
35 C Crawford S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquorsquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2011
36 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoSulfated Zirconia Doped Catalyst Layers for Direct
Methanol Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster Winner
37 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
38 M Morris J Sadikoff A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBond Strength Dependence of Sulfate
Coverage on Zirconia Nanoparticlesrsquo Poster
39 A Postono C Rice-York lsquoDynamic Modeling of Sub-Zero PEMFCs Under Isothermal
Conditionsrsquo Poster
40 J Williams C Rice-York lsquoWater Retention Via Sulfated Zirconia Additive to Proton
Exchange Membranesrsquo Poster Winner
41 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster Winner
42 J DeLoach A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBismuth Ad-Atoms On Platinum-Based
Catalyists For Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
43 W Kelly C Rice-York lsquoAnalysis Of Catalytic Poison Reduction Toward Formic Acid
Electooxidation By Electrocatalysis Optimizationrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Salt Lake City UT Nov 2010
44 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
45 S Beravelli C A Rice-York J D York AS Bauskar lsquoInfluence of Sulfated Zirconia-
Doped NafionTM Composite Membranes and Catalyst Layers on Direct Methanol Fuel
Cell Performancersquo Poster
46 J D York S Beravelli C A Rice-York S A Gold lsquoDirect Methanol Fuel Cell
Performance Enhancement with Segregated Sulfated Zirconia-NafionTM Composite
Membranesrsquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
13
Tennessee Academy of Science ndash Cookeville TN Nov 2010
47 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoEffect of anode catalyst layer porosity on the performance
of a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
48 Shilpa Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Las Vegas NV Oct 2010
49 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo Poster
50 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoSulfated
ZirconiaNafion Composite Membranes for improved performance of DMFCsrsquo Poster
51 CA Rice-York A Pistono lsquoWater Mobility in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cells During Sub-zero Isothermal Cold-Startsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2010
52 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo
53 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society ndash Potsdam NY Jun 2010
54 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to automotive
Potential Cyclingrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2010
55 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to StartStop
Automotive Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
56 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoEQCM Study of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Degradation Due
to Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
57 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoEffect of Sulfated-Zirconia Doped Nafion Composite
Membrane in a DMFCrsquo Poster
58 A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoFormic Acid Oxidation on Pure and Bismuth-Modified
Platinumrsquo Poster
59 E Hannah H Orr C Rice-York lsquoAIChE Regional ChemE Car TeammdashDirect Formic
Acid Fuel Cell Carrsquo Poster
60 E Hannah D Martin P Moody C Rice-York lsquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellsrsquo Poster
Posters at the Capitol ndash Nashville TN Sp 2010
61 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoSupercooled Water Mobility in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Nashville TN Nov 2009
62 J D York H J Orr R Nagolu C Rice-York ldquoAssessment of Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
14
63 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
64 A Pistono C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster Winner
Electrochemical Society ndash Austria Vienna Oct 2009
65 J D York R Nagolu C Rice-York C Wang ldquoPotential for Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
66 JD York S Beravell RJ Sircy A Bauskar CA Rice-York ldquoNovel Effects of
Sulfated-Zirconia in Nafion Membranes for DMFCsrdquo Poster
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2009
67 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoAccelerated Durability of Carbon Supported Catalyst Fuel
Cells for Automotive Applications ndash Size Effectrdquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2009
68 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
69 R Nagolu J D York C Rice-York ldquo Dual-ion Conducting Membranes for Portable
Power Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster
70 D Dearmon C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water Movement Within a PEM Fuel Cellrdquo
Poster
Prior to Joining Tennessee Tech University
71 ldquoPEM Fuel Cells Freeze Durability and Cold-Start Performancerdquo York C Needham J
Gupta N Hagans PL Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Smithfield
July 23-28 2006 Poster
72 ldquoPlatform for Rapid Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start
Performance and Durabilityrdquo Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL Presented
at the 208th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Los Angeles Oct 16-21 2005
Oral
73 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Pandy A Raghunathan A Gupta N Gummalla M York C
Burlatsky S Presented at the National Meeting of the AIChE Cincinnati OH Oct 31 -
Nov 4 2005 Oral
74 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Gupta N Gummalla M Rice C Ghosh S Hagans PL Presented
at the National Meeting of the AIChE Austin TX Nov 7-12 2004 Oral
75 ldquoStartup of Fuel Cells from Subfreezing Temperatures Technical Challengesrdquo
Gummalla M Rice C Gupta N Burlatsky S Ghosh S Resnick G Hagans PL
Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Bristol RI July 25-30 2004
Poster
76 ldquoEnhanced Fuel Cell Performance from Direct Electrooxidation of Liquid Fuelrdquo Rice C
Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE
Conference Indianapolis IN Nov 3-8 2002 Oral
77 ldquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P
Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Indianapolis IN Nov
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
15
3-8 2002 Oral
78 ldquoCharacteristics of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Barnard
T Waszczuk P Wieckowski A presented at the Fuel Cell Gordon Research
Conference Bristol RI Jul 28 ndash Aug 2 2002 Poster
79 ldquoCharacteristics of Small Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk
P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the 201st Meeting of the Electrochemical
Society Philadelphia PA May 12-16 2002 Oral
80 ldquoCharacteristics of Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Masel R Waszczuk P Lu G-
Q Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Reno NV Nov 4-8 2001
Oral
81 ldquoMetal NMR at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference
Ventura CA Jan 16-21 2000 Poster
82 ldquoStudy of Nanoparticle Electrochemical Interfaces via 195Pt 13C NMR and CO FTIRrdquo
Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at Argonne National
Laboratory Chicago IL Oct 5 1999 Oral
83 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 28th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Potsdam NY
Jun 22-25 1999 Oral
84 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldflield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle
WA May 2-6 1999 Poster
85 ldquoLooking at Both Sides of an Electrochemical Interface Via 195Pt and 13C NMRrdquo Rice
C Tong YY Wieckowski A Oldfield E presented at the 40th Experimental Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Conference Orlando FL Feb 28 - Mar 5 1999 Poster
86 ldquoFuel Cell Grade Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR Spectroscopy at the
SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at
the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle WA May 2-6 1999 Oral
87 ldquo195Pt NMR Study of Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Graphite-Supported Platinum
Electrocatalysts at Low Temperaturesrdquo Belrose(Rice) C Tong YY Wieckowski A
Oldfield E presented at the 39th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Conference Pacific Grove CA Mar 22-27 1998 Poster
88 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Polypyrrolerdquo Rice C Hepel
M presented at the 49rsquo~ Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference Ithaca NY Apr
21-22 1995 Poster
89 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Conductive Polymersrdquo Rice C
Hepel M presented at the 24th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Burlington VT Jun
19-22 1994 Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
12
27 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoElectrodes enhanced with sulfated zirconia for direct
methanol fuel cellsrsquo Oral
28 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly active and stable carbon supported PtBi catalyst for
formic acid eletcrooxidationrsquo Oral
29 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
TN-Score Annual Conference ndash Nashville TN Aug 2011
30 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoImpact of S-ZrO2 modified anode catalyst layers on DMFCs
performancersquo Poster
31 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster
32 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
33 S Jorgense C Rice-York lsquoAnalyzing Fuel Cell Performance with Electrochemical
Impedance Spectroscopyrsquo Poster
34 W Kelley A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoImprovement of Fuel Cell performance in low
humidity environments with Sulfated Zirconiarsquo Poster
35 C Crawford S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquorsquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash April 2011
36 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoSulfated Zirconia Doped Catalyst Layers for Direct
Methanol Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster Winner
37 SM Goli A Bauskar C Rice-York ldquoImpact of Potential Cycling on Catalyst
Durability of Automotive Fuel Cellrdquo Poster
38 M Morris J Sadikoff A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBond Strength Dependence of Sulfate
Coverage on Zirconia Nanoparticlesrsquo Poster
39 A Postono C Rice-York lsquoDynamic Modeling of Sub-Zero PEMFCs Under Isothermal
Conditionsrsquo Poster
40 J Williams C Rice-York lsquoWater Retention Via Sulfated Zirconia Additive to Proton
Exchange Membranesrsquo Poster Winner
41 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoHighly Active PtPdBi Catalyst for Formic Acid
Electrooxidationrsquo Poster Winner
42 J DeLoach A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoBismuth Ad-Atoms On Platinum-Based
Catalyists For Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
43 W Kelly C Rice-York lsquoAnalysis Of Catalytic Poison Reduction Toward Formic Acid
Electooxidation By Electrocatalysis Optimizationrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Salt Lake City UT Nov 2010
44 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a Direct
Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
45 S Beravelli C A Rice-York J D York AS Bauskar lsquoInfluence of Sulfated Zirconia-
Doped NafionTM Composite Membranes and Catalyst Layers on Direct Methanol Fuel
Cell Performancersquo Poster
46 J D York S Beravelli C A Rice-York S A Gold lsquoDirect Methanol Fuel Cell
Performance Enhancement with Segregated Sulfated Zirconia-NafionTM Composite
Membranesrsquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
13
Tennessee Academy of Science ndash Cookeville TN Nov 2010
47 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoEffect of anode catalyst layer porosity on the performance
of a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
48 Shilpa Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Las Vegas NV Oct 2010
49 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo Poster
50 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoSulfated
ZirconiaNafion Composite Membranes for improved performance of DMFCsrsquo Poster
51 CA Rice-York A Pistono lsquoWater Mobility in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cells During Sub-zero Isothermal Cold-Startsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2010
52 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo
53 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society ndash Potsdam NY Jun 2010
54 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to automotive
Potential Cyclingrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2010
55 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to StartStop
Automotive Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
56 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoEQCM Study of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Degradation Due
to Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
57 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoEffect of Sulfated-Zirconia Doped Nafion Composite
Membrane in a DMFCrsquo Poster
58 A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoFormic Acid Oxidation on Pure and Bismuth-Modified
Platinumrsquo Poster
59 E Hannah H Orr C Rice-York lsquoAIChE Regional ChemE Car TeammdashDirect Formic
Acid Fuel Cell Carrsquo Poster
60 E Hannah D Martin P Moody C Rice-York lsquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellsrsquo Poster
Posters at the Capitol ndash Nashville TN Sp 2010
61 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoSupercooled Water Mobility in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Nashville TN Nov 2009
62 J D York H J Orr R Nagolu C Rice-York ldquoAssessment of Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
14
63 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
64 A Pistono C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster Winner
Electrochemical Society ndash Austria Vienna Oct 2009
65 J D York R Nagolu C Rice-York C Wang ldquoPotential for Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
66 JD York S Beravell RJ Sircy A Bauskar CA Rice-York ldquoNovel Effects of
Sulfated-Zirconia in Nafion Membranes for DMFCsrdquo Poster
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2009
67 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoAccelerated Durability of Carbon Supported Catalyst Fuel
Cells for Automotive Applications ndash Size Effectrdquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2009
68 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
69 R Nagolu J D York C Rice-York ldquo Dual-ion Conducting Membranes for Portable
Power Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster
70 D Dearmon C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water Movement Within a PEM Fuel Cellrdquo
Poster
Prior to Joining Tennessee Tech University
71 ldquoPEM Fuel Cells Freeze Durability and Cold-Start Performancerdquo York C Needham J
Gupta N Hagans PL Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Smithfield
July 23-28 2006 Poster
72 ldquoPlatform for Rapid Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start
Performance and Durabilityrdquo Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL Presented
at the 208th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Los Angeles Oct 16-21 2005
Oral
73 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Pandy A Raghunathan A Gupta N Gummalla M York C
Burlatsky S Presented at the National Meeting of the AIChE Cincinnati OH Oct 31 -
Nov 4 2005 Oral
74 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Gupta N Gummalla M Rice C Ghosh S Hagans PL Presented
at the National Meeting of the AIChE Austin TX Nov 7-12 2004 Oral
75 ldquoStartup of Fuel Cells from Subfreezing Temperatures Technical Challengesrdquo
Gummalla M Rice C Gupta N Burlatsky S Ghosh S Resnick G Hagans PL
Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Bristol RI July 25-30 2004
Poster
76 ldquoEnhanced Fuel Cell Performance from Direct Electrooxidation of Liquid Fuelrdquo Rice C
Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE
Conference Indianapolis IN Nov 3-8 2002 Oral
77 ldquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P
Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Indianapolis IN Nov
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
15
3-8 2002 Oral
78 ldquoCharacteristics of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Barnard
T Waszczuk P Wieckowski A presented at the Fuel Cell Gordon Research
Conference Bristol RI Jul 28 ndash Aug 2 2002 Poster
79 ldquoCharacteristics of Small Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk
P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the 201st Meeting of the Electrochemical
Society Philadelphia PA May 12-16 2002 Oral
80 ldquoCharacteristics of Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Masel R Waszczuk P Lu G-
Q Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Reno NV Nov 4-8 2001
Oral
81 ldquoMetal NMR at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference
Ventura CA Jan 16-21 2000 Poster
82 ldquoStudy of Nanoparticle Electrochemical Interfaces via 195Pt 13C NMR and CO FTIRrdquo
Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at Argonne National
Laboratory Chicago IL Oct 5 1999 Oral
83 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 28th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Potsdam NY
Jun 22-25 1999 Oral
84 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldflield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle
WA May 2-6 1999 Poster
85 ldquoLooking at Both Sides of an Electrochemical Interface Via 195Pt and 13C NMRrdquo Rice
C Tong YY Wieckowski A Oldfield E presented at the 40th Experimental Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Conference Orlando FL Feb 28 - Mar 5 1999 Poster
86 ldquoFuel Cell Grade Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR Spectroscopy at the
SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at
the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle WA May 2-6 1999 Oral
87 ldquo195Pt NMR Study of Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Graphite-Supported Platinum
Electrocatalysts at Low Temperaturesrdquo Belrose(Rice) C Tong YY Wieckowski A
Oldfield E presented at the 39th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Conference Pacific Grove CA Mar 22-27 1998 Poster
88 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Polypyrrolerdquo Rice C Hepel
M presented at the 49rsquo~ Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference Ithaca NY Apr
21-22 1995 Poster
89 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Conductive Polymersrdquo Rice C
Hepel M presented at the 24th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Burlington VT Jun
19-22 1994 Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
13
Tennessee Academy of Science ndash Cookeville TN Nov 2010
47 AS Bauskar C Rice- York lsquoEffect of anode catalyst layer porosity on the performance
of a Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellrsquo Poster
48 Shilpa Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo Poster
Electrochemical Society ndash Las Vegas NV Oct 2010
49 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo Poster
50 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoSulfated
ZirconiaNafion Composite Membranes for improved performance of DMFCsrsquo Poster
51 CA Rice-York A Pistono lsquoWater Mobility in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cells During Sub-zero Isothermal Cold-Startsrsquo Oral
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2010
52 AS Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoInfluence of a Pore-former in the performance of a
DFAFCrsquo
53 S Beravelli C Rice-York JD York AS Bauskar Emory Hannah lsquoInfluence of
Sulfated Zirconia-doped Nafion composite membrane on Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
performancersquo
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society ndash Potsdam NY Jun 2010
54 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to automotive
Potential Cyclingrsquo Oral
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2010
55 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoDegradation of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Due to StartStop
Automotive Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
56 D Betancourt C Rice-York lsquoEQCM Study of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Degradation Due
to Voltage Cyclingrsquo Poster
57 S Beravelli C Rice-York lsquoEffect of Sulfated-Zirconia Doped Nafion Composite
Membrane in a DMFCrsquo Poster
58 A Bauskar C Rice-York lsquoFormic Acid Oxidation on Pure and Bismuth-Modified
Platinumrsquo Poster
59 E Hannah H Orr C Rice-York lsquoAIChE Regional ChemE Car TeammdashDirect Formic
Acid Fuel Cell Carrsquo Poster
60 E Hannah D Martin P Moody C Rice-York lsquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel
Cellsrsquo Poster
Posters at the Capitol ndash Nashville TN Sp 2010
61 A Pistono C Rice-York lsquoSupercooled Water Mobility in PEM Fuel Cellsrsquo Poster
American Institute of Chemical Engineering ndash Nashville TN Nov 2009
62 J D York H J Orr R Nagolu C Rice-York ldquoAssessment of Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
14
63 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
64 A Pistono C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster Winner
Electrochemical Society ndash Austria Vienna Oct 2009
65 J D York R Nagolu C Rice-York C Wang ldquoPotential for Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
66 JD York S Beravell RJ Sircy A Bauskar CA Rice-York ldquoNovel Effects of
Sulfated-Zirconia in Nafion Membranes for DMFCsrdquo Poster
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2009
67 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoAccelerated Durability of Carbon Supported Catalyst Fuel
Cells for Automotive Applications ndash Size Effectrdquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2009
68 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
69 R Nagolu J D York C Rice-York ldquo Dual-ion Conducting Membranes for Portable
Power Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster
70 D Dearmon C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water Movement Within a PEM Fuel Cellrdquo
Poster
Prior to Joining Tennessee Tech University
71 ldquoPEM Fuel Cells Freeze Durability and Cold-Start Performancerdquo York C Needham J
Gupta N Hagans PL Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Smithfield
July 23-28 2006 Poster
72 ldquoPlatform for Rapid Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start
Performance and Durabilityrdquo Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL Presented
at the 208th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Los Angeles Oct 16-21 2005
Oral
73 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Pandy A Raghunathan A Gupta N Gummalla M York C
Burlatsky S Presented at the National Meeting of the AIChE Cincinnati OH Oct 31 -
Nov 4 2005 Oral
74 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Gupta N Gummalla M Rice C Ghosh S Hagans PL Presented
at the National Meeting of the AIChE Austin TX Nov 7-12 2004 Oral
75 ldquoStartup of Fuel Cells from Subfreezing Temperatures Technical Challengesrdquo
Gummalla M Rice C Gupta N Burlatsky S Ghosh S Resnick G Hagans PL
Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Bristol RI July 25-30 2004
Poster
76 ldquoEnhanced Fuel Cell Performance from Direct Electrooxidation of Liquid Fuelrdquo Rice C
Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE
Conference Indianapolis IN Nov 3-8 2002 Oral
77 ldquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P
Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Indianapolis IN Nov
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
15
3-8 2002 Oral
78 ldquoCharacteristics of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Barnard
T Waszczuk P Wieckowski A presented at the Fuel Cell Gordon Research
Conference Bristol RI Jul 28 ndash Aug 2 2002 Poster
79 ldquoCharacteristics of Small Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk
P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the 201st Meeting of the Electrochemical
Society Philadelphia PA May 12-16 2002 Oral
80 ldquoCharacteristics of Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Masel R Waszczuk P Lu G-
Q Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Reno NV Nov 4-8 2001
Oral
81 ldquoMetal NMR at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference
Ventura CA Jan 16-21 2000 Poster
82 ldquoStudy of Nanoparticle Electrochemical Interfaces via 195Pt 13C NMR and CO FTIRrdquo
Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at Argonne National
Laboratory Chicago IL Oct 5 1999 Oral
83 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 28th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Potsdam NY
Jun 22-25 1999 Oral
84 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldflield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle
WA May 2-6 1999 Poster
85 ldquoLooking at Both Sides of an Electrochemical Interface Via 195Pt and 13C NMRrdquo Rice
C Tong YY Wieckowski A Oldfield E presented at the 40th Experimental Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Conference Orlando FL Feb 28 - Mar 5 1999 Poster
86 ldquoFuel Cell Grade Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR Spectroscopy at the
SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at
the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle WA May 2-6 1999 Oral
87 ldquo195Pt NMR Study of Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Graphite-Supported Platinum
Electrocatalysts at Low Temperaturesrdquo Belrose(Rice) C Tong YY Wieckowski A
Oldfield E presented at the 39th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Conference Pacific Grove CA Mar 22-27 1998 Poster
88 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Polypyrrolerdquo Rice C Hepel
M presented at the 49rsquo~ Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference Ithaca NY Apr
21-22 1995 Poster
89 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Conductive Polymersrdquo Rice C
Hepel M presented at the 24th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Burlington VT Jun
19-22 1994 Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
14
63 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
64 A Pistono C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water in PEM Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster Winner
Electrochemical Society ndash Austria Vienna Oct 2009
65 J D York R Nagolu C Rice-York C Wang ldquoPotential for Dual Ion-Conducting
Ceramic-Nafion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cellsrdquo Oral
66 JD York S Beravell RJ Sircy A Bauskar CA Rice-York ldquoNovel Effects of
Sulfated-Zirconia in Nafion Membranes for DMFCsrdquo Poster
Gordon Research Conference ndash Bryant University Smithfield RI Aug 2009
67 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoAccelerated Durability of Carbon Supported Catalyst Fuel
Cells for Automotive Applications ndash Size Effectrdquo Poster
TTU Student Research Day ndash Cookeville TN Apr 2009
68 D Betancourt C Rice-York ldquoSurvey of Commercial Carbon Supported Platinum
Catalysts Durability Studies for Automotive Applicationsrdquo Poster
69 R Nagolu J D York C Rice-York ldquo Dual-ion Conducting Membranes for Portable
Power Fuel Cellsrdquo Poster
70 D Dearmon C Rice-York ldquoSupercooled Water Movement Within a PEM Fuel Cellrdquo
Poster
Prior to Joining Tennessee Tech University
71 ldquoPEM Fuel Cells Freeze Durability and Cold-Start Performancerdquo York C Needham J
Gupta N Hagans PL Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Smithfield
July 23-28 2006 Poster
72 ldquoPlatform for Rapid Prototyping of PEM Fuel Cell Designs with Enhanced Cold-Start
Performance and Durabilityrdquo Gupta N York C Needham J Hagans PL Presented
at the 208th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Los Angeles Oct 16-21 2005
Oral
73 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Pandy A Raghunathan A Gupta N Gummalla M York C
Burlatsky S Presented at the National Meeting of the AIChE Cincinnati OH Oct 31 -
Nov 4 2005 Oral
74 ldquoDynamic Modeling and Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells for Startup from Subfreezing
Temperaturesrdquo Gupta N Gummalla M Rice C Ghosh S Hagans PL Presented
at the National Meeting of the AIChE Austin TX Nov 7-12 2004 Oral
75 ldquoStartup of Fuel Cells from Subfreezing Temperatures Technical Challengesrdquo
Gummalla M Rice C Gupta N Burlatsky S Ghosh S Resnick G Hagans PL
Presented at the Gordon Conference on Fuel Cells in Bristol RI July 25-30 2004
Poster
76 ldquoEnhanced Fuel Cell Performance from Direct Electrooxidation of Liquid Fuelrdquo Rice C
Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE
Conference Indianapolis IN Nov 3-8 2002 Oral
77 ldquoCatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk P
Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Indianapolis IN Nov
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
15
3-8 2002 Oral
78 ldquoCharacteristics of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Barnard
T Waszczuk P Wieckowski A presented at the Fuel Cell Gordon Research
Conference Bristol RI Jul 28 ndash Aug 2 2002 Poster
79 ldquoCharacteristics of Small Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk
P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the 201st Meeting of the Electrochemical
Society Philadelphia PA May 12-16 2002 Oral
80 ldquoCharacteristics of Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Masel R Waszczuk P Lu G-
Q Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Reno NV Nov 4-8 2001
Oral
81 ldquoMetal NMR at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference
Ventura CA Jan 16-21 2000 Poster
82 ldquoStudy of Nanoparticle Electrochemical Interfaces via 195Pt 13C NMR and CO FTIRrdquo
Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at Argonne National
Laboratory Chicago IL Oct 5 1999 Oral
83 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 28th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Potsdam NY
Jun 22-25 1999 Oral
84 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldflield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle
WA May 2-6 1999 Poster
85 ldquoLooking at Both Sides of an Electrochemical Interface Via 195Pt and 13C NMRrdquo Rice
C Tong YY Wieckowski A Oldfield E presented at the 40th Experimental Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Conference Orlando FL Feb 28 - Mar 5 1999 Poster
86 ldquoFuel Cell Grade Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR Spectroscopy at the
SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at
the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle WA May 2-6 1999 Oral
87 ldquo195Pt NMR Study of Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Graphite-Supported Platinum
Electrocatalysts at Low Temperaturesrdquo Belrose(Rice) C Tong YY Wieckowski A
Oldfield E presented at the 39th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Conference Pacific Grove CA Mar 22-27 1998 Poster
88 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Polypyrrolerdquo Rice C Hepel
M presented at the 49rsquo~ Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference Ithaca NY Apr
21-22 1995 Poster
89 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Conductive Polymersrdquo Rice C
Hepel M presented at the 24th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Burlington VT Jun
19-22 1994 Poster
Curriculum Vitae Cynthia Rice
15
3-8 2002 Oral
78 ldquoCharacteristics of Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Barnard
T Waszczuk P Wieckowski A presented at the Fuel Cell Gordon Research
Conference Bristol RI Jul 28 ndash Aug 2 2002 Poster
79 ldquoCharacteristics of Small Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Ha S Masel R Waszczuk
P Barnard T Wieckowski A presented at the 201st Meeting of the Electrochemical
Society Philadelphia PA May 12-16 2002 Oral
80 ldquoCharacteristics of Formic Acid Fuel Cellsrdquo Rice C Masel R Waszczuk P Lu G-
Q Wieckowski A presented at the AIChE Conference Reno NV Nov 4-8 2001
Oral
81 ldquoMetal NMR at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference
Ventura CA Jan 16-21 2000 Poster
82 ldquoStudy of Nanoparticle Electrochemical Interfaces via 195Pt 13C NMR and CO FTIRrdquo
Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at Argonne National
Laboratory Chicago IL Oct 5 1999 Oral
83 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 28th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Potsdam NY
Jun 22-25 1999 Oral
84 ldquoEffects of Surface Adsorbates onto Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR
Spectroscopy at the SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldflield E
Wieckowski A presented at the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle
WA May 2-6 1999 Poster
85 ldquoLooking at Both Sides of an Electrochemical Interface Via 195Pt and 13C NMRrdquo Rice
C Tong YY Wieckowski A Oldfield E presented at the 40th Experimental Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance Conference Orlando FL Feb 28 - Mar 5 1999 Poster
86 ldquoFuel Cell Grade Platinum Nanoparticles Probed via NMR Spectroscopy at the
SolidLiquid Interfacerdquo Rice C Tong YY Oldfield E Wieckowski A presented at
the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society Seattle WA May 2-6 1999 Oral
87 ldquo195Pt NMR Study of Commercial Fuel Cell Grade Graphite-Supported Platinum
Electrocatalysts at Low Temperaturesrdquo Belrose(Rice) C Tong YY Wieckowski A
Oldfield E presented at the 39th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Conference Pacific Grove CA Mar 22-27 1998 Poster
88 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Polypyrrolerdquo Rice C Hepel
M presented at the 49rsquo~ Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference Ithaca NY Apr
21-22 1995 Poster
89 ldquoElectrodeposition of Silver on Electrodes Coated with Conductive Polymersrdquo Rice C
Hepel M presented at the 24th ACS Northeast Regional Meeting Burlington VT Jun
19-22 1994 Poster