Development Research

Rishi R. Parajuli, PhD

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RESEARCH SCIENTIST

Delivering Industry-Leading Advancements in electrode materials fabrication and performance

evaluation for electrocatalysis and molecular recognition

Proven success driving groundbreaking advancement within electrochemistry and polymer carbon

nanocomposites through scientific research: Area of expertise includes:

Dispersions and functionalzation of carbon nanotubes and graphene.

Fabrication of conducting polymers based nanocomposite, and their performance evaluation for

electrochemical and optical sensors.

Development of high performance homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts for aqueous and non-

aqueous electrochemical reactions.

Education

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY – Newark, NJ

PhD in Chemistry, 2011 Thesis “Developing conducting polymer nanocomposites with carbon

nanomaterials for molecular detection and fuel cell applications”

TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY – KATHMANDU, NEPAL

M.Sc. in Physical Chemistry, 2002

B.Sc. in Chemistry, 2000

Experience

LIQUID LIGHT INC. (technlology development company for the electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide into

fuels and chemicals) – Monmouth Junction, NJ

Senior Research Scientist, 2011 to Present

Manage industrial research laboratory and projects focused on developing homogeneous and

heterogeneous catalysts for electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to commodity chemicals and fuels

in conjunction with co-production platform.

Research Project Highlights:

Planned and executed research focused on the discovery and development of new materials for the

electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to multi-carbon products (A key technology that help

Liquid-Light to generate Phase II funding).

Provided technical direction to lower level professionals and technicians.

Prepared technical reports and manuscripts for publication and presentation.

Co-ordinated with electrochemical engineers and actively involved in the scale up of batch reactors

to prototype flow-cell reactors.

Earned company awards, including “Innovator of the year-2012 award” and “Innovator of the

Quarter Award.”

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Research Fellowship

Rutgers University -- Newark, NJ

Research Fellow, Graduate School, 2009 to 20011

Designed, conducted and completed research on the design and fabrication of conducting polymer

nanocomposites for electrochemical sensors and metal free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction electrodes

(one of the key issues in fuel cell development)

Designed, conducted and completed research for the synthesis of single layer graphene and its

nanocomposites in aqueous medium with demonstrated applications in electronics, optics and

electrocatalysis.

Publications

Parajuli; R.R., Gerken; J. B., Keyshar; K. Sullivan; I., Narayanappa; S.,Teamey; K., Stahl; S.S. and Cole E.B.

“Integration of Anodic and Cathodic Catalysts of Earth Abundant Materials for Efficient Scalable CO2

Reduction” submitted for publication.”

Parajuli; R.R., He; H.X. “Vapor Phase polymerized PEDOT/Carbon nanotube nanocomposites as metal free

electrocatalyst for four electron oxygen reduction” manuscript in preparation.

Parajuli; R. R, Zhang; M., He, H. X., “Production of Graphene Sheets by Direct Dispersion with Aromatic

Healing Agents.” Small, Volume 6, 1100-1107, 2010.

Cheung; W., Chiu; P.L., Parajuli; R.R., Ma; Y., Ali; S.R., He; H.X. “Fabrication of high performance

conducting polymer nanocomposites for biosensors and flexible electronics: summary of the multiple roles

of DNA dispersed and functionalized single walled carbon nanotubes” J. Mater. Chem .Volume 19, 6465-6480,

2009.

Ali; S. R., Parajuli; R. R., Balogun; Y., Ma; Y., He; H. X., “A Non-oxidative Electrochemical Sensor Based on

a Self-Doped Polyaniline/Carbon Nanotube Composite for Sensitive and Selective Detection of the

Neurotransmitter Dopamine: A Review.” Sensors, Volume 8, 8423-8452, 2008,

Ali; S. R., Parajuli, R. R., Ma; Y., He; H. X., “The Interference of Ascorbic Acid in the Sensitive Detection of

Dopamine by a Non-Oxidative Sensing Approach.” Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Volume 111, 12275-

12281, 2007.

Ali; S. R., Ma; Y.; Parajuli; R.R., Balogan; Y., Li; W., He; H.X., “A Non-oxidative Sensor Based on a Self-

Doped Polyaniline/Carbon Nanotube Composite for Sensitive and Selective Detection of the

Neurotransmitter Dopamine.” Analytical Chemistry, Volume 79, 2583-2587, 2007.

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Patents

US Patent 2013/0180865 A160

Catalyst Combination for the Production of Formic Acid

US Patent 2013/0199937

Reducing Carbon dioxide to products

Tools and techniques (complete list on request)

Spectroscopy: UV/vis, NIR, Fluorescence, NMR, Raman; Microscopy: AFM, SEM; Electrochemistry: CV,

DPV,RDE, RRDE,EIS, ASV, Amperometry, Potentiometry, Electrolysis (batch and continuous); Software:

JMP, Chemdraw, Origin, Microsoft office; Others: XRD

Affiliations

American Chemical Society

US Citizen

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