{"id":18,"date":"2025-08-13T15:03:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cel\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:50:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:50:04","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cel\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2026<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Great things to Come!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2025<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raina Tung and Daniel Ellis join CEL as new Ph.D. students in Mechanical Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Ryan named a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/2025\/10\/24\/emily-ryan-named-duan-family-faculty-fellow\/\">Duan Family Faculty Fellow<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2024\/air-quality-sensors-could-be-coming-to-a-bicycle-near-you\/\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Elyssa Penson named an <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/energize\/\">ENERGIZE NRT Trainee<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Prof. Ryan named a Boston University Initiative on Cities Public Impact Scholar<\/li>\n<li>Jack Zhao&#8217;s final papers from his Ph.D. dissertation are published, <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1557\/s43579-025-00839-1\">Guidance on machine learning algorithm selection for materials science and engineering applications<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0378775325018853\">Benchmarking optimization methods for materials research: Gradient descent and Bayesian optimization for lithium-ion battery aging diagnostics<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Maddy Morey&#8217;s final paper from her Ph.D. dissertation is published, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2352152X25014446\">A systematic implementation of the solid electrolyte interphase layer and study of its impact on lithium plating morphology in lithium metal batteries<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Congratulations to Maddy Morey and Jack Zhao for successfully defending their Ph.D. dissertations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2024<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. Ryan leads newly funded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/research\/celt\/\">CELT<\/a> initiative<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Ryan co-leads the new <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/energize\/\">NSF ENERGIZE NRT\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BU&#8217;s Campus Climate Lab funds Prof. Ryan&#8217;s mobile air pollution monitoring project<\/li>\n<li>Madison Morey&#8217;s paper, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2352152X24017304\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A framework for nucleation in electrochemical systems and the effect of surface energy on dendrite growth <\/a> , is published in the Journal of Energy Storage.<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Ryan&#8217;s mobile air pollution monitoring project featured in BU&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2024\/air-quality-sensors-could-be-coming-to-a-bicycle-near-you\/\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Brink <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Elyssa Penson joins CEL as a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2023<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Madison Morey won the best presentation award for her section of the Battery Student Slam at the 243rd Electrochemical Society Meeting.<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Ryan awarded NSF-BSF funding to work with The Hebrew University of Jerusalem to study the physical-chemical processes of electrodeposition.<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Cannon&#8217;s final paper from his Ph.D. dissertation is published, <a href=\"https:\/\/asmedigitalcollection.asme.org\/electrochemical\/article-abstract\/20\/4\/041006\/1152091\/Smoothed-Particle-Hydrodynamics-Modeling-of\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smoothed particle hydrodynamics modeling of electrodeposition and dendritic growth under migration-and diffusion-controlled mass transport <\/a>, was published in the Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2022<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. Ryan awarded seed funding from the Sloan Foudation for collaborations with Arizona State University on CO2 conversion.<\/li>\n<li>Sam Brush successfully defended his masters thesis, Characterization of an Activated Aluminum Slurry and Design of an Aluminum Slurry-Fueled Field Cooking System.<\/li>\n<li>Madison Morey was award an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.<\/li>\n<li>Ziqing (Jack) Zhao was awarded an NSF INTERN Supplemental award for an internship at Argonne National Laboarotory working on electrode degradation in lithium batteries.<\/li>\n<li>Madison Morey was awarded an NSF INTERN Supplemental award for an internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory working on the effects of surface energy on dendrite formation in lithium batteries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2021<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Collaborative work with Wayne State University was published in Advanced Energy Materials, <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/aenm.202100666\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inhibition of Lithium Dendrite Formation in Lithium Metal Batteries via Regulated Cation Transport through Ultrathin Sub-Nanometer Porous Carbon Nanomembranes.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Prof. Ryan organized a webinar series through the BU Institute for Global Sustainability, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/events\/past-events\/\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where is Energy Storage Headed?&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2020<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. Ryan named a Scialog Fellow for Negative Emission Sciences by Research Corporation for Scientific Advancements.<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Ryan awarded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2034154&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NSF EGAR<\/a> funding on modeling dendrite growth in batteries.<\/li>\n<li>Kathleen Dupre successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis.<\/li>\n<li>Prof. Ryan awarded DOE SBIR Phase 2A subcontract on CO2 capture research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2019<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Erin Arai successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan and Andrew presented their research on battery cycling and battery separator effects on dendrite growth at ECS in Dallas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2018<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andrew Cannon passed his qualification exam.<\/li>\n<li>Our research on dendrite growth in Li batteries was published in <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/acs.nanolett.8b00183\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACS NanoLetters.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Our research on VVUQ was published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0009250917306978\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chemical Engineering Science.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2017<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Ryan received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=1727316&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NSF award<\/a> for the design of heterogeneous hierarchical porous media.<\/li>\n<li>Erin received DOE fellowship.<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Cannon joined CEL.<\/li>\n<li>Kathy Dupre passed her qualification.<\/li>\n<li>David Wagner defended his MS thesis and received his MS in Mechanical Engineering.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan was named Scialog Fellow for Advanced Energy Storage.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan gave a seminar at Tufts University, Mechanical Engineering Department.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan gave an invited talk on dendrite growth in lithium batteries at the TMS conference in San Diego, CA.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan presented research on caviation in fuel injectors at the Advanced Engine Combustion (AEC) review meeting at Sandia National Laboratory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2016<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Ryan was part of the team awarded R&amp;D 100 Award for CCSI Toolset.<\/li>\n<li>Kathy Dupre joins the CEL<\/li>\n<li>William Lane successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis.<\/li>\n<li>David Wagner joins the CEL<\/li>\n<li>Erin Arai successfully completed her Ph.D. qualifying exam.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan receives DOE award to develop numerical models of bubble cavitation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2015<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Ryan gave a seminar at Center for Computational Sciences: Using nunmerical methods to engineer the next generation of energy systems<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Jinwang Tan successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis.<\/li>\n<li>William Lane received his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Professor Ryan receives Hariri Research Award to develop materials informatics approaches to identify novel electrolytes for Lithium batteries.<\/li>\n<li>Professor Ryan receives Dean\u2019s Catalyst Award to investigate novel fabrication methods for high energy density battery cathodes.<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Moulder defended his thesis and received his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering.<\/li>\n<li>William Lane successfully defended his prospectus.<\/li>\n<li>Jinwang Tan successfully defended his prospectus and Sandra Abago passed her qualifying examination.<\/li>\n<li>Tatiana Sokolinski received her M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2014<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Ryan presented on our work on materials informatics and lithium air batteries at the MRS Fall Meeting in Boston, MA.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan awarded contract from PNNL to study carbon capture.<\/li>\n<li>William Lane presented his work on gas-solid heat transfer subgrid models at ASME IMECE in Montreal, Canada.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan named <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hic\/2014\/11\/04\/junior-fellows-2014\/\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hariri Junior Faculty Fellow<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan and William Lane present their work on carbon capture at the CCSI Industry Advisory Board Meeting.<\/li>\n<li>Sandra Abago and Erin Arai join the CEL.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan awarded contract from PNNL to study degradation in SOFCs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2013<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Ryan awarded a Samsung Global Research Outreach grant for the investigation of dendrite growth in lithium batteries.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan awarded a Young Faculty Travel Grant from the High Temperature Materials Division for travel to the 224th ECS Meeting in San Francisco, CA.<\/li>\n<li>William Lane presented on our work on uncertainty analysis of a bubbling fluidized bed at the ASME Summer Fluids Engineering Conference in Incline Village, NV.<\/li>\n<li>Benjamin Schrage received his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan presented on our work on validation and uncertainty analysis in fluidized beds at the ASME Validation and Verification Symposium in Las Vegas, NV.<\/li>\n<li>Jinwang Tan recieved a travel award to present a poster on modeling of dendrite growth in Li-air batteries at the spring Electrochemical Society meeting in Toronto, Canada.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan presented our work on uncertainty analysis of a bubbling fluidized bed for the CCSI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2012<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Ryan presented on the validation and uncertainty analysis of computational fluid dynamics modeling for the CCSI.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan presented on computational fluid dynamics modeling of post combustion carbon capture modeling at the ASME Summer Fluids Engineering Conference in Puerto Rico.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan presented on transport modeling of Li-Air batteries at the Electrochemical Society Meeting in Seattle, WA.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan presented on validation and uncertainty analysis of post combustion carbon capture systems at the ASME Validation and Verification Symposium in Las Vegas, NV.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan presented on computational fluid dynamics modeling at the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration conference in Pittsburgh, PA.<\/li>\n<li>William Lane, Ben Schrage and Jinwang Tan join the CEL.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ryan joins the Mechanical Engineering faculty at Boston University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 Great things to 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