Maureen Tang

Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Affiliate Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics

Maureen Tang

Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Affiliate Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics

Degrees / Education

  • PhD, Chemical and Biological Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2012
  • BS, Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2007

Research Areas

Research Interests

Electrochemistry; electrochemical engineering; catalysis; batteries

Areas of Study

Academic Distinctions

  • Outstanding Early-Career Research Award, Drexel College of Engineering, 2019
  • National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2018
  • Electrochemical Society Daniel Cubiciotti Student Award, 2011
  • NSF East Asia Pacific Summer Institute / Japan Society for Promotion of Science Summer Program Fellowship, 2011
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2007-2010

Select Publications

  • Sophia E. Lee,Maureen H. Tang. “Electroactive Decomposition Products Cause ErroneousIntercalation Signals in Sodium-Ion Batteries.” Electrochem. Comm. 100: 7073, 2019.
  • Luis Rebollar, Saad Intikhab, Joshua Snyder,Maureen H. Tang. “Determining the viabilityof hydroxide-mediated bifunctional HER/HOR mechanisms through single-crystal voltamme-try and microkinetic modeling.” J. Electrochem. Soc. 165 (15): J3209-J3221, 2018.
  • Samantha L. Morelly, Jeff Gelb, Francesco Iacoviello, Stephen J. Harris, Paul Shearing, Nico-las Alvarez,Maureen H. Tang.“Three-dimensional visualization of conductive domains inbattery electrodes with contrast-enhancing nanoparticles.” ACS. App. Energy Mat. 1 (9):4479-4484, 2018.
  • Oliver Harris,Maureen H. Tang. “Molecular probes reveal chemical selectivity of passiva-tion by the Solid-Electrolyte-Interphase.” J. Phys. Chem. C. 122: 2063220641, 2018.
  • Saad Intikhab, Joshua D. Snyder,Maureen H. Tang. “Adsorbed Hydroxide Does NotParticipate in the Volmer Step of Alkaline Hydrogen Electrocatalysis.” ACS Catal. 7 (12):8314-8319, 2017.
  • Tang, M.; Lu, S.; Newman, J. Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Solid-Electrolyte-Formation Mechanisms on Glassy Carbon. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2012, 159 (11), A1775-A1785.
  • Tang, M.; Newman, J. Electrochemical Characterization of SEI-Type Passivating Films Using Redox Shuttles. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2011, 158 (5), A530-A536.
  • Tang, M.; Albertus, P.; Newman, J. Two-Dimensional Modeling of Lithium Deposition during Cell Charging. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2009, 156 (5), A390-A399.