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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Conrad R. Stoldt

Associate Professor
303-492-7698
Conrad.Stoldt@Colorado.EDU
Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1999
  • B.A. Chemistry, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1994

Professional Recognition

  • Woodward Outstanding Faculty Award, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012
  • Dean’s Award for Professional Progress, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2008
  • Outstanding Graduate Educator, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2005
  • Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Graduate Research, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1999
  • Union Carbide Innovation Recognition Program Award, Union Carbide Corporation, 1998

Research Interests

  • Nanoscale materials synthesis and characterization
  • Materials development for MEMS/NEMS
  • Electrochemical corrosion in Group IV thin film materials
  • Colloid engineering

Professor Stoldt’s research interests include the study of material issues in the field of MEMS/NEMS and in the development of new nanoscale materials and their processing methods. The primary research areas currently under investigation in his lab include the effects of electrochemical corrosion on MEMS/NEMS performance/reliability and in the synthesis and characterization of nanoparticulate materials and colloids for medical, energy, and military applications.

Selected Publications

  • H. Alex Macpherson and Conrad R. Stoldt, "Iron Pyrite Nanocubes: Size and Shape Considerations for Photovoltaic Application," ACS Nano 6 (2012) 8940-8949.
  • T.A. Yersak, et al., "Solid State Enabled Reversible Four Electron Storage," Advanced Energy Materials (2012) DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201200267.
  • Brian E. Francisco, Christina M. Jones, Se-Hee Lee, and Conrad R. Stoldt, "Nanostructured all-solid-state supercapacitor based on Li2S-P2S5 glass-ceramic electrolyte," Appl. Phys. Lett. 100 (2012) 103902.
  • Collin R. Becker, Steven Apperson, Christopher J. Morris, Shubhra Gangopadhyay, Luke J. Currano, Wayne A. Churaman, and Conrad R. Stoldt, "Galvanic Porous Silicon Composites for High-Velocity Nanoenergetics," Nano Letters 11 (2011) 803-807.
  • J.E. Trevey, C.R. Stoldt, and S.H. Lee, "High power nanocomposite TiS2 cathodes for all-solid-state lithium batteries," J. Electrochem. Soc. 158 (2011) A1282-A1289.
  • Collin R. Becker, Steven Apperson, Christopher J. Morris, Shubhra Gangopadhyay, Luke J. Currano, Wayne A. Churaman, and Conrad R. Stoldt, "Galvanic Porous Silicon Composites for High-Velocity Nanoenergetics," Nano Letters, December 2010.
  • Collin R. Becker, Luke J. Currano, Wayne A. Churaman, and Conrad R. Stoldt, "Thermal Analysis of the Exothermic Reaction between Galvanic Porous Silicon and Sodium Perchlorate," ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2 (2010) 2998–3003.
  • James E. Trevey, Kavic W. Rason, Conrad R. Stoldt, and Se-Hee Lee, "Improved Performance of All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Nanosilicon Active Material with Multiwalled-Carbon-Nanotubes as a Conductive Additive," Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 13 (2010) A154-A157.
  • Conrad R. Stoldt, Michael A. Haag and Brian A. Larsen, “Preparation of Freestanding Germanium Nanocrystals by Ultrasonic Aerosol Pyrolysis,” Applied Physics Letters 93 (2008) 043125.
  • David C. Miller, Brad L. Boyce, Ken Gall, and Conrad R. Stoldt, “Galvanic Corrosion Induced Degradation of Tensile Properties in Micromachined Polycrystalline Silicon,“ Applied Physics Letters 90 (2007) 191902.