Tao Gu, Research Assistant Professor

2D51 Swearingen Engineering Center
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208
(V) 803.777.6750
(F) 803.777.8265
E-mail

Curriculum Vitae

I. Education

• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (2004).
  Dissertation: “Effect of Reformate Components and Stack Component Impurities on the Performance of PEMFCs” (Advisor: John W. Van Zee)
   

• M.S., Applied Chemistry, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China. (2000)
  Thesis: “Corrosion Behavior of the Corrosion Resistive Zinc-Iron Alloy” (Advisor: Y. C. Huang)
   

• B.S., Metallurgy, Central South University, China (1995)

II. Professional Employment

• Aug 2006 - present: Research Assistant Professor,  Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
   

• Aug 2004 - Aug 2006: Senior Staff Engineer, Fuel cell MEA prototype R&D, Intematix Cooperation, CA.
   

• Aug 2001 – Aug 2005: Graduate Research Assistant, Fuel Cell Laboratories, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
   

• Aug 2000 - Aug 2004: Teaching Assistant, Unit Operation Lab, grader of graduate and undergraduate level classes, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
   

• 1997-2000: Research Assistant, Projects included Corrosion, Insoluble Ti Anodes, and Plating of Printed Circuit Boards, Electrochemical Laboratories, Department of Applied Chemistry, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China.
   

• 1995-1997: Engineer, Electro-refinery Workshop, Jinlong Copper Company, China.
   

• 1995: Research Assistant, High Purity Copper Project, Metallurgical laboratories, Department of Metallurgy, Central South University, China.

III. Awards/Honors/Society Memberships

• Member of the Electrochemical Society, 2002 – present.

• Fuji scholarship, University of South Carolina, 2000.

• Guanghua scholarship, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 1998.

• Triple A student, Central South University, 1992 – 1995.

IV. Publications

1. Tao Gu, Y. C. Huang, “Corrosion Behavior of Zinc Iron Alloy in 3.5% NaCl Solution”, Corrosion and Protection (Chinese), 21, 390 (2000).
    

2. Tao Gu, W-k. Lee, J. W. Van Zee, and M. Murthy, “The Effect of Reformate Components on PEMFC Performance: Dilution and Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction”, Journal of Electrochemical Society, 151, A2100 (2004).
    

3. Tao Gu, W-k. Lee, and J. W. Van Zee, “Quantifying the Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction inside a PEM Fuel Cell”, a special edition of the Journal of Applied Catalysis B, February 2004. Invited
    

4. Tao Gu, W-k. Lee, and J. W. Van Zee, “Gas Crossover in a PEMFC”, to be submitted to the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
    

5. Tao Gu, W-k. Lee, and J. W. Van Zee, “The Effect of Impurities from Bipolar Plates on PEMFC Performance”, to be submitted to Journal of Power Sources.

V. Patents

1. Co-inventor of patent “Low Platinum Fuel Cell Catalysts and Method for Preparing the Same” Filed July 2005.
    

2. Co-inventor of patent “Electrochemical Probe for Screening Multiple-cell Arrays” Filed August 2005.

VI. Presentations/Contribution to Proceedings Volume

1. Tao Gu, W-k. Lee, J. W. Van Zee, and M. Murthy, “The Dilution Effect of Reformate Components on PEMFC Performance”, presented 3^rd International Symposium on Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, at the Electrochemical Society Meeting in Salt Lake City, October 2002.
    

2. Tao Gu, W-k. Lee, and J. W. Van Zee, “The Effect of Impurities from Sealants and Bipolar Plates on PEMFC Performance: Standardized and Accelerated Tests”, I, project 10A, presented at the 1^st Semiannual Meeting of the NSF I/UCRC for Fuel Cells, Columbia, SC, March 27-28, 2003.
    

3. Tao Gu, W-k. Lee, and J. W. Van Zee, “The Effect of Impurities from Sealants and Bipolar Plates on PEMFC Performance: Standardized and Accelerated Tests”, II, project 10A, presented at the 2^nd Semiannual Meeting of the NSF I/UCRC for Fuel Cells, Columbia, SC, October 2-3, 2003.
    

4. Tao Gu, W-k. Lee, and J. W. Van Zee, “Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy as a Diagnostic Tool for PEM Fuel Cell Poisoning”, abstract submitted to the 6^th International Symposium on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Cocoa Beach, May 2004.