Development C
Resume:
Deborah J. Myers
Argonne National Laboratory
Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
**** ***** **** ******, ******** 205
Argonne, IL 60439
phone: 630/252-4261, fax: 630/252-4176
e-mail: ******@***.***
Professional Experience
1989-Present. Argonne National Laboratory
o 2003-Present. Group Leader, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Materials
o 2003-Present. Operating Agent for the International Energy Agency s
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Annex
o 2002. Group Leader, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
o 2001-2002. Group Leader, Shift Catalysis
o 1992-2001. Chemist, Fuel Cell Section
o 1989-1992. Postdoctoral Appointee, Aqueous Corrosion Group
Current Research Interests
Materials development and characterization to improve the durability,
lower the cost, and reduce the size and weight of fuel cell power and
hydrogen production systems, including the following projects:
o Non-Pt cathode electrocatalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells
o Ethanol oxidation catalysts
o Cathode electrocatalyst degradation mechanisms
o In situ X-ray studies of polymer electrolyte and solid oxide fuel cell
cathode electrocatalysts
o Studies of polymer electrolyte fuel cell stacks and membrane-electrode
assemblies for transportation applications (with Northern Illinois
University)
Past Research Experience
Development and characterization of materials for fuel processors, direct
methanol fuel cells and solid oxide fuel cells, as well as characterization of
electrochemical systems, including projects in the following areas:
o Dendrimer-based polymer electrolytes
o Sulfur-tolerant solid oxide fuel cell anodes
o Water-gas shift catalysis
o X-ray absorption spectroscopy of direct methanol fuel cells
o Anion-conducting membranes for direct methanol fuel cells
o Effect of underpotentially-deposited layers on outer sphere electron
transfer reactions
o Heterogeneous electron transfer kinetics at high temperatures and
pressures
o X-ray reflectivity studies of the electrochemical interface, electrochemical
and electron spectroscopic study of mixed adlattices on polycrystalline
and single crystal platinum electrodes
o Electrochemical synthesis of high temperature superconductors
o Surface science studies of corrosion inhibition by phosphonates
Education
PhD, Chemistry, University of Illinois; Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, 1989
BA, Chemistry, Knox College; Galesburg, Illinois, 1984
Selected Recent Awards
Pacesetter Award, Argonne National Laboratory (2004)
U.S. Department of Energy Hydrogen Program R&D Award (2004)
National Laboratory Fuel Cell R&D Award, U.S. Department of Energy
(2000)
Selected Publications, Presentations & Patents
R. Borup, J. Meyers, B. Pivovar, Y.S. Kim, R. Mukundan, N. Garland, and D.
Myers et al., Scientific Aspects of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Durability and
Degradation, Chemical Reviews, 107, posted on the Web on September 13,
2007.
X. Wang, D. Myers, N. Kariuki, and R. Kumar, Dissolution of platinum and
platinum alloy polymer electrolyte fuel cell cathode electrocatalysts, 211th
Electrochemical Society Meeting, Chicago, IL, May 6-10, 2007.
N. Kariuki, X. Wang, and D. Myers, Palladium-Base Metal Nanoparticles as
Cathode Electrocatalyst for PEMFCs, 211th ECS Meeting Chicago, May 6-10,
2007.
M.C. Smith and D.J. Myers, The Effect of Hydrocarbon Contaminants on the
Oxygen Reduction Activity of Pt/C Electrocatalysts: A Rotating Disk Electrode
Study, 211th ECS Meeting Chicago, May 6-10, 2007.
V. Komanicky, K.C. Chang, A. Menzel, N.M. Markovic, H. You, X. Wang, and D.
Myers, Stability and Dissolution of the Platinum Crystal Surfaces in Perchloric
Acid, J. Electrochem. Soc., 153, B446-B451 (2006).
X. Wang, R. Kumar, and D. J. Myers, Effect of Voltage on Platinum Dissolution:
Relevance to Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells, Electrochemical and Solid State
Letters 9(5), A225-A2276 (2006).
D. Myers, X. Wang, and R. Kumar, Fundamental Studies of Platinum
Electrocatalyst Stability, Invited Presentation at the 2nd Annual Fuel Cells
Durability & Performance 2006, Miami Beach, FL, December 7-8, 2006.
X. Wang, R. Kumar, and D. J. Myers, Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Cathode
Electrocatalysts, 2005 Fuel Cell Seminar, Palm Springs, CA, November 14-17,
2005.
S.-W. Choi, S. Niyogi, D. J. Myers, and R. Kumar, High-Temperature Polymer
Electrolyte Membranes based on Dendritic Macromolecules and Organic /
Inorganic Hybrids, 2004 Fuel Cell Seminar, San Antonio, TX, November 1-5,
2004.
S. Niyogi, S.-W. Choi, and D. J. Myers, High-Temperature Polymer Electrolyte
Fuel Cell Electrolytes Based on Dendronized Polymers, Presented at 206th
Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Honolulu, HI, October 3-8, 2004.
R.C. Binning, Jr., M.-S. Liao, C.R. Cabrera, Y. Ishikawa, H. Iddir, R. Liu, E.S.
Smotkin, A.J. Aldykiewicz, Jr., and D.J. Myers, Density Functional Calculations
on CO Attached to PtnRu(10-n) (n=6-10) Clusters, Journal of Quantum
Chemistry, 77, 589 (2000).
D.J. Zurawski (Myers), A.J. Aldykiewicz, Jr., S.F. Baxter, and M. Krumpelt, X-ray
Absorption and Electrochemical Studies of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Catalysts,
1996 Fuel Cell Seminar, Orlando, FL, November 17-20, 1996.
H. You, D. J. Zurawski (Myers), Z. Nagy, and R. M. Yonco, In-situ X-ray
Reflectivity Study of Incipient Oxidation of Pt(111) Surface in Electrolyte
Solutions, J. Chem. Phys., 100, 4699 (1994).
D. Colombo, M. Krumpelt, D. J. Myers, and J. P. Kopasz, Proton Conducting
Membrane for Fuel Cells, U.S. Patent No. 6,977,122, December 20, 2005.
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