Mechanical Engineering Faculty Profile:

Dr. Gregory Jackson
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

4164E Glenn L. Martin Hall, Building 088
University of Maryland
College Park, MD  20742

Phone: 301.405.2368
Fax: 301.314.9477
Email: gsjackso@umd.edu
Website

Research Interests

Solid oxide fuel cells (anode materials and chemistry, hydrocarbon tolerance, system integration), PEM fuel cells (system integration with fuel reformers, CO tolerant electrocatalysts), H2 production (production from hydrocarbons, membrane separators and reactors), catalytic oxidation (catalytic combustion, computational model development), combustion (premixed flame stability/extinction behavior, gas turbines), thermoelectric waste heat recovery.

Education

Ph.D., Cornell University, 1994

Select Publications

• Sukeshini, A.M., Habibzadeh, B., Becker, B.P., Stoltz, C.A., Eichhorn, B.W., and Jackson, G.S., (2006) “Electrochemical Oxidation of H2, CO, and H2/CO Mixtures on Patterned Ni Anodes on YSZ Electrolytes,” Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 153(4), A705-A715.
• Zhou, S., McIlwrath, K., Jackson G.S., and Eichhorn, B.W., (2006), “Enhanced CO Tolerance for Hydrogen Activation in Au-Pt Dendritic Heteroaggregate Nanostructures,” Journal of American Chemical Society, 128(6), 1780-1781.
• Karagiannidis, S., Mantzaras, J., Jackson, G.S., and Boulouchos, K. (2007), “Hetero‑/ homogeneous combustion and stability maps in methane‑fuelled catalytic microreactors,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 31, 3309-3317.
• Zhou, S. Eichhorn, B.W., and Jackson, G.S. (2007), “Architectural Effects on the Catalytic Activity of Au-Pt Bimetallic Nanostructures: Alloys and Contact Aggregates Particles for CO Tolerant Hydrogen Activation,” Advanced Functional Materials, 17(16), 3099-3104.
• Wakatsuki, K., Jackson, G.S., Kim, J., Hamins, A., Nyden, M.R., and Fuss, S.P. (2008), “Determination of Planck Mean Absorption Coefficients for Hydrocarbon Fuels,” Combustion Science and Technology. 180(4), 616-630.
• DeCaluwe, S.C., Zhu, H., Kee, R.J., and Jackson, G.S. (2008) “Importance of Anode Microstructure in Modeling Solid Oxide Fuel Cells,” Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 155(6), B538-B546.
• Kee, R.J., Zhu, H., Sukeshini, A.M., and Jackson, G.S. (2008) “Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Operating Principles, Current Challenges, and the Role of Syngas,” Combustion Science and Technology, 180(6), 1207-1244.
• Pearlman, J.B., Bhargav, A., Shields, E.B., Jackson, G.S., and Hearn, P.L. (2008) “Modeling Efficiency and Water Balance in PEM Fuel Cell Systems with Liquid Fuel Processing and Hydrogen Membranes,” Journal of Power Sources, 185, 1056-1065.
• Reihani, S.S. and Jackson, G.S. (2009), “Influence of Thermal Conditions on Partial Oxidation of n-Butane over Supported Rh Catalysts,” Applied Catalysis A: General, 353, 181-192.
• Bhargav, A. and Jackson, G.S., (2009), “Thermokinetic Modeling and Parameter Estimation for Hydrogen Permeation through Pd0.77Ag0.23 Membranes,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34, 5164-5173.

Scientific and Professional Membership

ASME, Electrochemical Society, Combustion Institute, AIAA. Associate Editor, Journal of Energy Resources Technology.

Honors and Awards

2007, Outstanding Paper in New Technology for Intl. Symposium on Combustion; 2006 Physical Science Invention of the Year Award (with S. Zhou and B. Eichhorn), 2000 NSF CAREER Award.

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