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Nanotechnology, Synthesis and Characterization of Gold, Platinum, Silver and Palladium Nanoparticles

ID: 727896 Virginia, USA

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Expert has applied his nanotechnology background to synthesis metallic nanoparticles. He has used wet chemical methods, developed new technology to synthesize monodispersed gold nanoparticles for optical and bioanalytical applications. This technology is patented and licensed in certain field. He has also synthesized Pt-based nanostructure materials which were assembled on catalyst support and characterized by electrochemical methods. The nanocatalysts were found to be 4 - 5 times more active than commercial platinum. The use of these catalysts will lead to low cost in development of hydrogen and methanol based fuel cells.

Expert has characterized nanoparticles using a number of characterization techniques. These techniques are spectroscopy (UV-vis, FTIR, and Raman), electrochemical methods (CV and RDE), microscopy (HRTEM, STEM, and EDX), thermal analysis (TGA), and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD).

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 2007 Degree: PhD Subject: Chemistry and Materials Institution: Binghamton University
Year: 1991 Degree: BEd (Hons) Subject: Chemistry, Mathematics and Education Institution: Kenyatta University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2014 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Professor Department: Chemistry
Responsibilities:
Expert teaches General Chemistry and Forensic Chemistry. He is involved in synthesis of Au, Ag, Pt, and CeO2 nanomaterials, and nano-forensic research.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2010 to 2012 Employer: Syracuse University Title: Postdoctoral Fellow Department: Chemistry
Responsibilities:
Expert synthesized and characterized AuAg, AuPd, AuPt, Au-AuAg, AuPdAg, AuAgPd, core-shell nanoparticles with results leading to 3 publications and a patent application.
He characterized these nanomaterials by HRTEM, eletrochemistry, TGA and spectroscopic methods.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2007 to 2009 Employer: Research Foundation of State University of New York at Binghamton Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate Department: Chemistry
Responsibilities:
Expert synthesized and characterized Platinum-based nanocatalyst for fuel cell catalysis, with results leading to 5 publications and one patent and two pending patents.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2003 to 2007 Employer: Binghamton University Title: Research/Teaching Assistant Department: Chemistry
Responsibilities:
Expert developed a novel method to synthesize Au nanoparticles with sizes ranging from 10 - 100 nm, with results leading to 4 publications and a patent. The invention is licensed exclusively in a certain field of use.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
He is member of American Chemical Society (ACS),
Materials Chemical Society (MRS), and American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Professional Appointments
He is a journal reviewer.
Publications and Patents Summary
He has 33 publications, 2 patents, 3 pending patents, 5 book chapters and 48 presentations at professional meetings (ACS and MRS).

Language Skills

Language Proficiency
Kiswahili He is an expert
Kikuyu He is an expert

Fields of Expertise

catalyst support, electrochemistry, nanomanufacturing, nanoparticle, nanostructure, nanomaterial, nanotechnology, particle characterization, voltametry, fuel cell, electrocatalysis

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