Mark Sassenburg

Research Summary

Mark was a visiting PhD student joining from TU Delft during his 3rd year. Mark’s research focused on designing CO₂ reduction devices at larger scales. He is now a Junior Scientist Innovator at TNO.

Mark grew up 10 ft below sea level in Rotterdam and had found new heights exploring Boulder. Mark is also a gifted painter!

Education

• PhD, TU Delft, 2023
• M.Sc. in Sustainable Energy Technology, Technische Universiteit Delft, 2018
• B.S. in Molecular Science & Technology, Technische Universiteit Delft, 2015

Selected Publications

• David A Vermaas, Mark Sassenburg, Wilson A Smith, "Photo-assisted water splitting with bipolar membrane induced pH gradients for practical solar fuel devices," J. Mat. Chem. A, 3, 38, 2015, 19556-19562. DOI: doi.org/10.1039/C5TA06315A.

• Mark Sassenburg, Maria Kelly, Siddhartha Subramanian, Wilson A Smith, Thomas Burdyny, "Zero-Gap Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction Cells: Challenges and Operational Strategies for Prevention of Salt Precipitation," ACS Ener. Lett., 8, 1, 321-331. DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.2c01885.