Green Electrochemical Research (GreEneR) Lab
is a research group led by Dr. Taeyoung Kim at Clarkson University, with a mission of developing innovative electrochemical technologies to address water and energy challenges, such as water scarcity and alternative energy, for a more sustainable environment.
News
2023
Congratulations to Weikun for his successful PhD defense!
Congratulations to Paul for his first oral presentation at ACS Fall 2023 meeting in San Francisco!
Congratulations to Weikun for his poster presentation at 243rd ECS meeting in Boston!
Congratulations to Sheraz for Best Graduate Poster Presentation in Engineering, Modeling, Material Science at Summer 2023 RAPS (poster title: Electrochemical precipitation of scaling ions using biochar-based electrodes)!
Congratulations to Rachel (Clarkson University, right in the photo) Allison (Dickinson College, left in the photo) for Summer 2023 RAPS ISE Sustainability Prize (poster title: Ammonia recovery from simulated wastewater using a hydrophobic gas-permeable membrane)!
I'm excited to lead and be involved in multiple CoE projects: Biochar-based materials for electrochemical removal of scaling ions and heavy metals (PI Kim; co-PI Krishnan @Clarkson; and co-PI Yoo @SUNY ESF); Meeting drinking water needs in New York State: Improvements in desalination technology and degradation of disinfection byproducts using visible-light induced photoelectrochemical cells (PI Powers @SUNY ESF; co-PI Leem @SUNY ESF; co-PI Kim; co-PI Krishnan @Clarkson); Ammonia recovery from anaerobic digestion dewatering sidestream using bipolar membrane electrodialysis coupled with membrane stripping (PI Kim and co-PI Grimberg @Clarkson)
Congratulations to Gowri for her successful PhD defense. Dr. Mohandass is the first PhD in our group!
2022
A new desalination project begins! (link)
The work funded by AEESP Foundation educational grant is highlighted here: https://announcements.clarkson.edu/2022/08/05/hudson-valley-k-12-students-to-explore-water-resources-thanks-to-clarkson-university-project/
Final report is available here: https://aeespfoundation.org/grants
Congratulations! Gowri's 3rd paper entitled "Experimental Analysis and Modeling of Closed-Loop Redox Flow Desalination" is published in Journal of the Electrochemical Society (link).
Our group's new paper entitled "Asymmetric and Symmetric Redox Flow Batteries for Energy-Efficiency and High-Recovery Water Desalination" is published in Environmental Science & Technology (link).
Congratulations! Peter (undergraduate) has been awarded the RISE Germany scholarship. Related new is available here.
2021
Carolyne (left), Paul (middle), and Gowri (right) demonstrated solar desalination for Open House held on November 13th.
A new DOE project begins! (link).
Congratulations! Weikun's first paper entitled "Ammonia Recovery from Domestic Wastewater Using a Proton-Mediated Redox Couple" is published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering (link).
Congratulations! Sean has been awarded Undergraduate Electrochemical Society Award in 2021 Summer RAPS for his research project entitled "Reducing Energy Consumption in Electrochemical Brackish Water Desalination through Channel Thickness Alterations".
Congratulations! Paul has been awarded Graduate Electrochemical Society Award in 2021 Summer RAPS.
Congratulations! Weikun has been awarded ISE Sustainability Prize in 2021 Spring eRAPS for his research project entitled "Ammonia Recovery from Domestic Wastewater Using a Proton-mediated Redox Couple".
2020
GreenER Lab now has a new logo. Copyright: Taeyoung Kim
Congratulations! Undergraduate research team (Colin Patricelli and Sean Mason) has been awarded Undergraduate Lightning Talk Sustainability Award (1st Prize) and Undergraduate Electrochemical Society Award in 2020 Summer eRAPS for their research project entitled "Hybrid Electrochemical Systems for Efficient Brackish Water Desalination".
Dr. Kim and co-PI Dr. Yang at Clarkson University have been awarded an AEESP Foundation educational grant to develop educational modules for providing K-12 students with information on the basic principles and engineering concepts behind the design of conventional and new water/wastewater treatment processes. We will work with Clarkson University Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries (CU-BIRE) for delivering the modules to students in winter 2020 and spring 2021.
Congratulations! Undergraduate research team (Colin Patricelli and Aria Stephan) has been awarded the Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation and the Undergraduate Electrochemistry Award in 2020 Spring eRAPS for their research project entitled "Turning Carbon Dioxide in Stack Gas into Energy".
Congratulations! Colin and Aria have been awarded a grant from Ignite Undergraduate Research Program for their research project entitled "Turning Carbon Dioxide in Stack Gas into Energy".
2019
Thanks, Patrick, Colin, Meg, and Aria for demonstrating an experimental setup (electrical power production from seawater and river water) to visitors during Open House.
Congratulations! Undergraduate students (Colin Patricelli, Meg Wig, and Jaymes Suiter) have been awarded Sustainability Prize (Honorable Mention) in 2019 Summer RAPS (Research and Project Showcase) for their research project entitled "Electrochemical Ammonia Recovery for Improving Efficiency of Food Waste Anaerobic Digestion".
Dr. Kim has been awarded a research grant from New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I).
Dr. Kim won two Clarkson 2019 Ignite Graduate Research Fellowships Research Pilot Grants.
PI: Harvesting valuable resources during food waste anaerobic digestion using an electrochemical ammonia separation process (Bob '78 and Marcy Ziek-Ignite Research Fellowship)
Co-PI: Solar-energy driven water deionization using photoactive conjugated-polymer nanocomposite electrodes (Karel Czanderna '77 and Dan shirkey '80-Ignite Research Fellowship)
2018
Dr. Kim joined Clarkson University (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & Institute for a Sustainable Environment).
