Rishi Raj
Professor
(303) 492-1029
Rishi.raj@Colorado.EDU
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Curriculum Vitae
Education
- Ph.D. Applied Sciences, Harvard University
- B.Sc. Electrical Engineering (Hons I), University of Durham, England.
Professional Recognition
- Guggenheim Fellow
- Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award
- John Mattias Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Aditya Birla Chair Professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Research Interests
- Multifunctional Polymer Derived Ceramics: Processing, Nanostructure, Properties and Devices.
- Electrochemical, Electromechanical, and Hydrogen–Storage Science and Systems.
- Ultrahigh Temperature Structural Materials
Broadly speaking, we work on processing, structure and properties of materials, from a materials science viewpoint. Specifically, we are interested in the synthesis of new materials, principally ceramics, from the chemical route. Multifunctional materials, which, in addition to structural and environmental resistance at ultrahigh temperatures, possess functional properties, such as semiconductivity, sensors and catalysts, are of interest. Often these materials are finding application in energy systems, such as fuel cells, and propulsion systems, e.g. microturbines and rocket nozzles.
Selected Publications
- Ahn, D., & Raj, R. (2010). Thermodynamic measurements pertaining to the hysteretic intercalation of lithium in polymer-derived silicon oxycarbide. Journal of Power Sources, 195(12), 3900-3906.
- Sanchez-Jimenez, P. E., & Raj, R. (2010). Lithium insertion in polymer-derived silicon oxycarbide ceramics. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 93(4), 1127-1135.
- Morcos, R. M., Navrotsky, A., Varga, T., Ahn, D., Saha, A., Poli, F., et al. (2008). Thermodynamically stable SiwCxNyOz polymer-like, amorphous ceramics made from organic precursors. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 91(7), 2391-2393.
- Morcos, R. M., Navrotsky, A., Varga, T., Blum, Y., Ahn, D., Poli, F., et al. (2008). Energetics of SixOyCz polymer-derived ceramics prepared under varying conditions. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 91(9), 2969-2974.
- Pena-Alonso, R., Sicurelli, A., Callone, E., Carturan, G., & Raj, R. (2007). A picoscale catalyst for hydrogen generation from NaBH4 for fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources, 165(1), 315-323.
- Pena-Alonso, R., Soraru, G. D., & Raj, R. (2006). Preparation of ultrathin-walled carbon-based nanoporous structures by etching pseudo-amorphous silicon oxycarbide ceramics. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 89(8), 2473-2480.
- Scarmi, A., Soraru, G. D., & Raj, R. (2005). The role of carbon in unexpected visco(an)elastic behavior of amorphous silicon oxycarbide above 1273 K. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 351(27-29), 2238-2243.