John W. Van Zee, Professor

3C09 Swearingen Engineering Center
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208
(V) 803.777.2285
(F) 803.777.8142
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I. Education

• Ph. D., Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University (1984)

• M. S., Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University (1982)

• B. S., Chemical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley (1975)

II. Professional Experience

• Mar. 2002 - Present, Director, NSF I/UCRC for Fuel Cells, University of South Carolina.

• Jun. 2000 - Present, Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina.

• Sep. 1999 - Present, Co-founder, Battery Design Company.

• Sep. - Dec. 1997, Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia.

• Aug. 1989 - Jun. 2000, Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina.

• Aug. 1987 - Sep. 1994, Graduate Director, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina.

• Jul. 1984 - Aug. 1989, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina.

• Jun. - Aug. 1988, Sr. Research Associate, Naval Underwater Systems Center.

• Sep. 1981 - Jul. 1984, Research Assistant, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Texas A & M University.

• Jun. 1981 - Sep. 1981, Chemical Engineer, Dow Chemical Company.

• Sep. 1979 - Aug. 1981, Instructor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Texas A & M University.

• Jan. - Sep. 1979, Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Texas A & M University.

• Jun. 1976 - Dec. 1978, Director of Engineering, Chiapas Relief & Encouragement Organization

• Oct. 1975 - Jun. 1976, Field Engineer, Chiapas Relief & Encouragement Organization

III. Honors, Awards & Society Memberships

• Samuel Litman, Outstanding Engineering Professor, University of South Carolina, 1997.

• Omega Chi Epsilon, Outstanding Teacher of the Year, University of South Carolina, Chemical Engineering, 1990.

• Mortarboard Excellence in Teaching Award, 1990, University of South Carolina.

• NASA - ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Recipient, 1988.

• Navy - ASEE Summer Faculty Research Program, 1988.

• Who's Who in Technology Today, 5th Edition, 1986.

• Distinguished Graduate Student Award, Doctoral Level, presented by the Graduate College and the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University, 1984.

• Omega Chi Epsilon (TAMU)

• Tau Beta Pi

• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

• Electrochemical Society. American Chemical Society (ACS).

• National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)

• American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE).

• Associate Editor, International Journal Hydrogen Energy (01/04-present).

IV. Refereed Journal Articles

43. R. Mohtadi, W.-k. Lee and J. W. Van Zee, “Assessing Durability of Cathodes Exposed to Common Air Impurities”, Submitted to the Journal of the Power Sources, April 2004.

42. S. Kim, S. Shimpalee and J. W. Van Zee, “The Effect of Flow Field Design and Voltage Change Range on the Dynamic Behavior of a PEMFC”, Submitted to the Journal of the Electrochemical Society, April 2004.

41. S. Kim, S. Shimpalee and J. W. Van Zee, “The Effect Of Reservoirs And Fuel Dilution On The Dynamic Behavior Of A PEMFC”, accepted Journal of Power Sources, May 2004.

40. J. Chance Carter, Pramond K. Khulbe, Joshua Gray, J. W. Van Zee and S. Michael Angel, “Raman Spectroscopic Evidence Supporting the Existence of Ni₄(OH)₄⁴⁺ in Aqueous Ni(NO₃)₂ Solutions”, accepted Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Mar. 2004.

39. S. Greenway, S. Shimpalee, D. Spuckler and J. W. Van Zee, “Predicting Water and Current Distributions of a Commercial-Size PEMFC”, accepted Journal Power Sources, Mar 2004.

38. S. Kim, S. Shimpalee and J. W. Van Zee, “The Effect of Stoichiometry on the Dynamic Behavior of a PEMFC During Load Changes”, accepted Journal Power Sources, Mar. 2004.

37. R. Mohtadi, W.-k. Lee and J. W. Van Zee, “The Effect of Temperature on the Adsorption Rate of Hydrogen Sulfide on Pt anodes in a PEMFC”, submitted to special edition of Journal Applied Catalysis B February 2004. INVITED.

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

35. T. 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”, accepted Journal of the Electrochemical Society, May 2004.

34. S. Shimpalee, W.-k. Lee, H. Naseri-Neshat, and J. W. Van Zee, “Predicting the Energy Transport Inside A Serpentine Flow-Field PEM Fuel Cell”, submitted to International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, September 2003 (still under review 5/04).

33. R. Mohtadi, W.-k. Lee, S. Cowan, J. W. Van Zee and M. Murthy, “Effect of Hydrogen Sulfide on the Performance of PEM Fuel Cells”, Electrochemical and Solid States Letters, 6, (12) A272-274 (2003).

32. Woo-kum Lee, J. W. Van Zee and Mahesh Murthy, “A Method for Characterizing CO Transients in a PEMFC” Fuel Cells-From Fundamentals to System, 3 (No. 1-2), 52-58 (2003).

31. S. Shimpalee, W.-k. Lee, J. W. Van Zee and H. Naseri-Neshat, “Predicting the Transient Response of a Serpentine Flow Field PEMFC:II. Normal to Minimal Fuel and Air”, submitted to Fuel Cells-From Fundamentals to System, October 2002 (still under review 5/04).

30. S. Shimpalee, W.-k. Lee, J. W. Van Zee and Naseri-Neshat, “Predicting the Transient Response of a Serpentine Flow Field PEMFC: I. Excess to Normal Fuel and Air”, submitted to Fuel Cells-From Fundamentals to System, October 2002 (still under review 5/04).

29. Herie J. Soto, W-k. Lee, J. W. Van Zee and Mahesh Murthy, “The Effect of Transient Ammonia Concentrations on PEMFC Performance”, Electrochemical and Solid State Letters, 6, (7) A133-A135 (2003).

28. W-k. Lee, S. Shimpalee and J. W. Van Zee, “Verifying Predictions of Water and Current Distributions in a Serpentine Flow-Field PEMFC”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 150, (3), A341-A348 (2003).

27. Mahesh Murthy, Manuel Esayian, Woo-kum Lee and J. W. Van Zee, “The Effect of Temperature and Pressure on the Performance of a PEMFC Exposed to Transient CO Concentrations", Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 150, A29-A34 (2003).

26. Mahesh Murthy, Manuel Esayian, Alex Hobson, Steve MacKenzie, Woo-kum Lee and J. W. Van Zee, “The Performance of a PEM Fuel Cell Exposed to Transient CO Concentrations”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 148 (10) A1141-A1147 (2001).

25. S. Dutta, S. Shimpalee and J. W. Van Zee, “Numerical Prediction off Mass-Exchange Between Cathode And Anode Channels in a PEM Fuel Cell”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 44/11, 2029-2042 (2000).

24. S. Dutta, S. Shimpalee and J. W. Van Zee, “Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation Of Straight Channel PEM Fuel Cells”, Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 30, 135 (2000).

23. Woo-kum Lee, Chien-Hsien Ho, J. W. Van Zee and Mahesh Murthy, “The Effects Of Compression And Gas Diffusion Layers On The Performance Of A PEM Fuel Cell”, Journal of Power Sources, 84, 45 (1999).

22. C.-H. Ho  and J.W. Van Zee, “The Effect of Ethanol and Temperature on the Hydrolysis of Nickel (II) Ion in Ethanol-Water Solutions”, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 39, 752 (2000).

21. G. S. Nagarajan, J. W. Van Zee and R. M. Spotnitz, “A Mathematical  Model for Intercalation Electrode Behavior: I. Effect of Particle Size Distribution During Discharge”,  Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 145, 771 (1998).

20. G. S. Nagarajan and J. W. Van Zee, “Characterization of the Performance of Commercial Ni/MH Batteries,” Journal of Power Sources, 70, 173-180 (1998).

19. E. G. Dow, R. R. Bessette, G. L. Seeback, C. Marsh-Orndorff, H. Meunier, J. W. Van Zee and M. G. Medeiros,  “Enhanced Electrochemical Performance in the Development of the Aluminum-Hydrogen Peroxide Semi-Fuel Cell”, Journal of Power Sources, 65, 207-212 (1997).

18. C.-H. Ho, S. A. Chen, M. D. Amiridis and J. W. Van Zee, “Dispersion Polymerization of Styrene in Alcohol Media: Effect of Initiator Concentration, Solvent Polarity, and Temperature on the Rate of Polymerization”, Journal of  Polymer Science: A: Polymer Chemistry, 35, 2907-2915 (1997).

17. G. S. Nagarajan, C.-H. Ho and J. W. Van Zee, “A Mathematical  Model for Predicting Nonuniform Electrochemical Impregnation of Nickel Hydroxide”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 144, 503-510  (1997).

16. M. Murthy, G. S. Nagarajan, J. W. Weidner and J. W. Van Zee, “A Model for the Galvanostatic Deposition of Nickel Hydroxide”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 143, 2319-2327(1996).

15. M. Nikravesh, A. E. Farell, C.  T. Lee and J. W. Van Zee, “Application of Dynamic Matrix Control to a Chlorine/Caustic Electrolyzer “, Journal of Process Control,  5, 131-136 (1995).

14. T.  Phan,  A. E. Farell and J. W. Van Zee, “Composition Control of a Bleach  Saturator “, Journal of Textile Institute, 86, 445-458 (1995).

13. E. J. Markel, E. Reddick, L. A. Napper, and J. W. Van Zee, “Aerogel Monoliths Produced by Direct Oxidation of Aluminum”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 180, 32-39 (1994).

12. J. Kim, J. W. Van Zee and J. H. Morehouse, “An Electrochemical Analysis of a High Temperature Solid Oxide Electrolyzer of the Steam Redox Reaction”, Frontiers Science Serials, 7, 159-166 (1993).

11. E. J. Markel and J. W. Van Zee, “Catalytic Hydrodesulfurization by Supported Bimetallic Catalysis”, Journal of Molecular Catalysis, 73, 335-351 (1992).

10. E. J. Markel and J. W. Van Zee, “Catalytic Hydrodesulfurization with Molybdenum Nitride”, Journal of Catalysis, 126, 643-657 (1990).

9. S. A. McCluney and J. W. Van Zee, “An Optimization Analysis of a Diaphragm Cell/Evaporator System for NaOH Production”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 136, 2556-2564 (1989).

8. T. V. Nguyen, C. W. Walton, R. E. White and J. W. Van Zee, “A Parallel Plate Electrochemical Reactor Model:  Effects of Axial Mixing and Migration”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 133, 81-87 (1986).

7. John Van Zee and R. E. White, “Simple Models for Diaphragm-Type Chlorine/Caustic Cells: II. Effect of Acidic Anolyte on Steady-State Caustic Yield”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 133, 508-515 (1986).

6. John Van Zee, R. E. White and A. T. Watson, “Simple Models for Diaphragm-Type Chlorine/Caustic Cells:  I.  Dynamic Behavior”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 133, 501-507 (1986).

5. John Van Zee and R. E. White, “Using Parameter Estimation Techniques with a Simple Model of a Diaphragm-Type Electrolyzer to Predict the Energy Cost for NaOH Production”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 132, 818-826 (1985).

4. R. E. White, M. A. Nicholson, L. G. Kleine, J. Van Zee and R. Darby, “Extension of Darby's Model of a Hydrophilic Gas-Fed Porous Electrode”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 131, 268-275 (1984).

3. John Van Zee and Ralph E. White, “An Analysis of a Back-Fed Electrode for the Bromine/Bromide Redox Reaction”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 130, 2003-2012 (1983).

2. John Van Zee, Mark A. Edmund and Ralph E. White, “Application of Newman's Technique to Coupled Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations”, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals, 19, 438-440 (1980).

1. John Van Zee and John Newman, “Electrochemical Removal of Silver Ions From Photographic Fixing Solutions Using a Porous Flow-Through Electrode”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 124, 706-708 (1977).

V. Refereed Journal Articles [In Preparation]

A. W.-k Lee, L. Caves, J. W. Van Zee and M. Murthy, “The Interaction Of Compression And Humidity And Their Effects On The Performance Of A PEM Fuel Cell”, to be submitted to Journal of Power Sources.

B. Elizabeth E. Davis, Chien-Hsien Ho, Danielle S. Brooks and J. W. Van Zee,  “The Effect of Ethanol and Temperature on the Hydrolysis of Cobalt  (II) Ion in Ethanol-Water Solutions”, to be submitted to Ind. & Eng. Chem. Res.

C. Xuebing Huang, Lifeng Chen, J. W. Van Zee and Phillip E. Zapp, “Comparison of Pitting Corrosion on Iron and A537 Carbon Steel in Alkaline Nitrate Solutions", to be submitted to Corrosion.

D. Tao Gu, W.-k. Lee and J. W. Van Zee, “Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy as a Diagnostic Tool for PEM Fuel Cell Poisoning”, to be submitted to Electrochemica Acta, July 17, 2004.

E. R. Mohtadi, W.-k. Lee and J. W. Van Zee, “Studies on Anodic and Cathodic Impurities in PEMFCs Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy”, to be submitted to Electrochemica Acta, July 17, 2004.

F. S. Greenway, S. Shimpalee and J. W. Van Zee, “The Effect of Proton Conductivity and Gas Diffusion Layer Properties on Impedance in PEMFCs”, to be submitted to Electrochemica Acta, July 17, 2004. INVITED.

VI. Contributions to books [* = Refereed]

41. J. W. Van Zee, “The Use of Mathematical Modeling in Optimizing and Analyzing Fuel Cell Designs”, Proceedings of the 4th International Advanced Automotive Battery Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 1-4, 2004, published by ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES, 13376 rue Montaigne, P.O. Box 1059 - Oregon House, CA 95962, www.advancedautobat.com. INVITED.

40. S. Greenway, S. Shimpalee, W.-k. Lee and J. Van Zee, “The Interaction Of Permeability And Flow-Field Geometry On PEMFC Performance”, Proceedings of the 3^rd International Symposium on Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, J. W. Van Zee, M. Murthy, T. F. Fuller and S. Gottesfeld, Eds., to be published by The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, PV 2002-20, Oct. 2004.

39. Uwe Busher, S. Shimpalee and J. Van Zee, “Investigation Of Gas Diffusion Media Using CFD Modeling”, Proceedings of the 3^rd International Symposium on Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, J. W. Van Zee, M. Murthy, T. F. Fuller and S. Gottesfeld, Eds., to be published by The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, PV 2002-20, Oct. 2004.

38. Tao Gu, W.-k. Lee, and J. W. Van Zee, “The Dilution Effect Of Reformate Components On PEMFC Performance”, Proceedings of the 3^rd International Symposium on Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, J. W. Van Zee, M. Murthy, T. F. Fuller and S. Gottesfeld, Eds., to be published by The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, PV 2002-20, Oct. 2004.

37. Herie J. Soto, W-k. Lee, J. W. Van Zee and Mahesh Murthy, “The Effect of Ammonia in Reformate on PEMFC Performance”, Proceedings of the 3^rd International Symposium on Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, J. W. Van Zee, M. Murthy, T. F. Fuller and S. Gottesfeld, Eds., to be published by The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, PV 2002-20, Oct. 2004.

36. T. Nwoga and J. W. Van Zee, “Predicting Rates of CO Poisoning and Recovery in a PEMFC”, Proceedings of the 3^rd International Symposium on Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, J. W. Van Zee, M. Murthy, T. F. Fuller, and S. Gottesfeld, Eds., to be published by The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, PV 2002-20, Oct. 2004.

35. S-H. Kim, S. Shimpalee, W.-k. Lee and J. Van Zee, “Experimental Studies of the Transient PEMFC Behavior during Load Changes”, Proceedings of the 3^rd International Symposium on Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, J. W. Van Zee, M. Murthy, T. F. Fuller and S. Gottesfeld, Eds., to be published by The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, PV 2002-20, Oct. 2004.

34. S. Greenway, S. Shimpalee, W.-k. Lee, and J. Van Zee, “The Effects of Flow-Field Configurations on PEMFC Performance”, Proceeding of the Symposium on Design and Mathematical Modeling of Electrochemical Systems, J. W. Van Zee, M. E. Orazem, T. F. Fuller and M. Doyle, Eds., to be published by the Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, Jan 2004.

33. S. Shimpalee, W.-k. Lee, J. Van Zee and H. Naseri-Neshat, “Prediction of Transient Response for a 25-cm2 PEM Fuel Cell”, Proceeding of the Symposium on Design and Mathematical Modeling of Electrochemical Systems, J. W. Van Zee, M. E. Orazem, T. F. Fuller and M. Doyle, Eds., to be published by the Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, Jan. 2004.

32. T. Nwoga and J. W. Van Zee “Estimating Parameters for Rates of CO Poisoning and Recovery in a PEMFC”, Proceeding of the Symposium on Design and Mathematical Modeling of Electrochemical Systems, J. W. Van Zee, M. E. Orazem, T. F. Fuller and M. Doyle, Eds., to be published by the Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, Jan 2004.

31. *M. Murthy, W-k. Lee and J. W. Van Zee, “The Effect of Reformate on PEM Fuel Cell Performance”, Fuel Technology: Opportunities and Challenges, Topical Conference Proceedings, G. J. Igwe and D. Mah, Eds. American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Pub. No. 161, March 2002; pp 351-358. paper # 83i, Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, LA,  March 10-14, 2002.

30. S. J. C. Cleghorn, M. Murthy M. Esayian, W-k. Lee and J. W. Van Zee, “The Effect of Gaseous Impurities on PEM Fuel Cell Performance”, Fuel Technology: Opportunities and Challenges, Topical Conference Proceedings, G. J. Igwe and D. Mah, Eds. American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Pub. No. 161, March 2002; p 53. paper #76d, Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, LA,  March 10-14, 2002.

29. * J. Glandt, S. Shimpalee, W-k. Lee and J.W. Van Zee, “Modeling the Effects of Flow Field Design on PEM Fuel Cell Performance”, Fuel Technology: Opportunities and Challenges, Topical Conference Proceedings, G. J. Igwe and D. Mah, Eds. American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Pub. No. 161, March 2002; pp 193-202.  paper # 80a, Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, LA,  March 10-14, 2002.

28. *W-k. Lee and J.W. Van Zee, “Determination of the Dynamics Characteristics in the CO Transient Process in a PEM Fuel Cell,” Fuel Technology: Opportunities and Challenges, Topical Conference Proceedings, G.J. Igwe and D. Mah, Eds. American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Pub. No. 161, March 2002; pp 513-519. paper # 86h, Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

27. *S. Shimpalee, W. k. Lee, J. W. Van Zee and H. Naseri-Neshat, “Advances In Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling For PEM Fuel Cells”, Proceedings of the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, IECE2001-ET-10, Savannah, GA, July 2001.

26. *W.-k. Lee, S. Shimpalee and J. W. Van Zee, “Experimental Techniques For PEM Fuel Cells”, Proceedings of the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, IECE2001-ET-11, Savannah, GA, July 2001.

25. *S. Shimpalee, S. Dutta and J.W. Van Zee,  “Numerical Prediction of Local Temperature and Current Density in a PEM Fuel Cell”, Proceedings of ASME IMECE, Orlando, FL., HTD 366-1, pp. 1-12. 2000

24. * S. Shimpalee, S. Dutta, W.-k. Lee and J.W. Van Zee, “Effect of Humidity on PEM Fuel Cell Performance Part II: Numerical Simulation”, Proceedings of ASME IMECE, Nashville, TN, HTD 364-1, pp. 367-374 (1999).

23. *W.-k. Lee, J.W. Van Zee, S. Shimpalee and S. Dutta, “Effect of Humidity on PEM Fuel Cell Performance Part I: Experiments”, Proceedings of ASME IMECE, Nashville, TN., HTD 364-1,  pp. 359-366 (1999).

22. *H. Naseri-Neshat, S. Shimpalee, S. Dutta, W.-k. Lee and J.W. Van Zee, “Predicting the Effect of Gas-Flow Channel Spacing on Current Density in PEM Fuel-Cells”, Proceedings of ASME IMECE, Nashville, TN., AES 39, pp. 337-350 (1999).

21. *P.E. Zapp, L. Chen and John W. Van Zee, “Electrochemical Studies of Nitrate Pitting in Carbon Steel”, Paper No. 471 for Corrosion 99, National Association for Corrosion Engineers, Spring Meeting, April 1999.

20. *P. E. Zapp, L. Chen and J. W. Van Zee, “Studies on the Mechanism of Pitting Corrosion Prevention by Nitrite in Carbon Steel Exposed to Dilute Salt Solutions”, Proceedings of the Symposia on Interfacial Corrosion, R. G. Kelley Ed., The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, PV 98-27, pp. 551-563 (1998).

19. R. M. Spotnitz, G. S. Nagarajan, J. W. Van Zee and J. S. Newman, “Literate Programming for Mathematical Modeling”, Proceedings of the Symposia on Advances in Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Electrochemical Processes and Oxygen Depolarized Cathodes and Activated Cathodes for Chlor-Alkali and Chlorate, J. W. Van Zee, T. F. Fuller, P.C. Foller and F. Hine, Eds., The Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, PV 98-10, pp. 19-29 (1998).

18. E. G. Dow, R. R. Bessette, G. L. Seeback, C. Marsh-Orndorff, H. Meunier, J. Van Zee and M. G. Medeiros, “Enhanced Electrochemical Performance in the Development of the Aluminum-Hydrogen Peroxide Semi-Fuel Cell”, Proceedings of the 20th International Power Sources Symposium, Elsevier Science, S. A. (1997).

17. W-k. Lee and J. W. Van Zee, “Modeling the Behavior of Zn-AgO Batteries During High Rates of Discharge”, in NASA Conference Publication 3347, Proceedings of the NASA Aerospace Battery Workshop, Huntsville, AL,  pp.151-183 (1996).

16. C. H. Ho, M. Murthy and J. W. Van Zee, “Studies of the Co-deposition of Cobalt Hydroxide and Nickel Hydroxide”, in NASA Conference Publication 3347, Proceedings of the NASA Aerospace Battery Workshop, Huntsville, AL, pp.289-332 (1996).

15. C. H. Ho, G. S. Nagarajan, M. Murthy and J. W. Van Zee, “Mathematical Models for Electrochemical Impregnation of Nickel Electrodes”, in NASA Conference Publication 3325, Proceedings of the NASA Aerospace Battery Workshop, Huntsville, AL, pp.407-435 (1995).

14. G. Nagarajan, C-H. Ho  and J. W. Van Zee, “A Simple Model for Electrochemical Impregnation of Nickel Hydroxide in a Porous Electrode”, Proceedings of the Symposium on  Hydrogen and Metal Hydride Batteries,  P. D. Bennett and T. Sakai, Proceedings Vol. 94-27, The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington, NJ, pp. 284-295 (1994).

13. S. L. Blanton, J. W. Weidner and J.W. Van Zee, “A Model for Silver  Charge/Discharge Behavior”, Proceedings of the Douglas N. Bennion Memorial  Symposium on  Topics in Electrochemical Engineering, J. Newman and R. E. White, Eds., Proceedings Vol. 94-22, The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington, NJ, pp. 208-228 (1994).

12. D. A. Wingard, J. W. Weidner, J. W. Van Zee and D. T. Hobbs, “A Simple Model of the Batch Electrochemical Reduction of NO₃/NO₂ Waste”, Proceedings of the Douglas N. Bennion Memorial Symposium on  Topics in Electrochemical Engineering, J. Newman and R. E. White, Eds., Proceedings Vol. 94-22, The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington, NJ, pp. 358-373 (1994).

11. C. T. Lee and J. W. Van Zee, “A MIMO Feedback Simulator of a Diaphragm-Type Chlorine/Caustic Electrolyzer”, Proceedings of the 23rd Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, IEEE Computer Society Press, Los Alamitos, CA, pp. 444-449 (1991).

10. Patrick C. Y. Chin and John W. Van Zee, “An Experimental Analysis of the Dynamic Behavior of Diaphragm-Type Chlorine/Caustic Cells”, Proceedings of the Symposium on Modeling and Simulation of Electrolytic Solution Processes, D-T. Chin and P. Pintauro, Eds., The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington, NJ, pp. 199-218 (1988).

9. Yan-ping Sun and John W. Van Zee, “Modeling the Time-Dependent Behavior of a Back-Fed Porous Electrode for the Bromine/Bromide Reaction”, Proceedings of the Symposium on Modeling and Simulation of Electrolytic Solution Processes, D-T Chin and P. Pintauro, Eds., The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington, NJ, pp. 173-198 (1988).

8. John Van Zee and Bhavadee Iamtasna, “Nonlinear Potential Gradients in Chlorine/Caustic Diaphragm-Type Electrolyzers”, Proceedings of the Symposium on Diaphragms, Separators, and Ion-Exchange Membranes, J. W. Van Zee, R. E. White, K. Kinoshita and H. S. Burney, Eds., The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington, NJ, pp. 60-76 (1986).

7. John Van Zee and Tzeng-Huann Teng, “The Effect of Acidic Brine of the Dynamic Behavior of Chlorine/Caustic Electrolyzers,” Proceedings of the Symposium on Engineering of Industrial Electrolytic Processes, U. Landau, R. E. White and R. D. Varjian, Eds., The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington, NJ, pp. 219-234 (1985).

6. R. E. White, J. S. Beckerdite and J. Van Zee, “A Simple Model of a Diaphragm-Type Chlorine Cell”, Electrochemical Cell Design, R. E. White, Ed., Plenum Publishing Co., NY, pp. 25-60 (1984).

5. John Van Zee, R. E. White, Patrick G. Grimes and Richard J. Bellows, “A Simple Model of Exxon's Zinc/Bromine Battery”, Electrochemical Cell Design, R. E. White, Ed., Plenum Publishing Co., NY, pp. 293-309 (1984).

4. John Van Zee, Greg Kleine, Ralph E. White and John Newman, “Extension of Newman's Numerical Technique to Penta-Diagonal Systems of Equations”, Electrochemical Cell Design, R. E. White, Ed., Plenum Publishing Co., NY, pp. 377-389 (1984).

3. D. L. Caldwell, K. A. Poush, J. W. Van Zee and R. E. White, “A Mathematical Model of a Chlorine Diaphragm Cell”, Proceedings of the Symposium on Electrochemical Processes and Plant Design,” R. C. Alkire, T. R. Beck and R. D. Varjian, Eds., The Electrochemical Society Inc., Pennington, NJ (1983).

2. *K. A. Poush, D. L. Caldwell, J. W. Van Zee and R. E. White, “Characterization of Asbestos Diaphragms for Chlor-Alkali Electrolysis”, Modern Chlor-Alkali Technology:  Volume 2, C. Jackson, Ed., Ellis Horwood Ltd., Chichester, West Sussex, England, pp.21-32 (1983).

1. John Van Zee and Ralph E. White, “Analysis of a Back-Fed Electrode for Bromine Reduction”,  Proceedings of the Symposium on Electrochemical Processes and Plant Design, R. C. Alkire, T. R. Beck and R. D. Varjian, Eds., The Electrochemical Society Inc., Pennington, NJ (1983).

VII. Unrefereed Journal Papers

4. J. W. Weidner, V. A. Sethuraman and J. W. Van Zee, “Engineering a Membrane Electrode Assembly”, The Electrochemical Society Interface, pp. 36-39, Winter 2003.

3. J. W. Van Zee and E. J. Rudd, “Report of the Electrolytic Industries for the Year 1987”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 135, 485C-512C, (1988).

2. B. V. Tilak and J. W. Van Zee, “Report of the Electrolytic Industries for the Year 1986”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 134, 279C-316C, (1987).

1. J. W. Van Zee, “A Course in Electrochemical and Corrosion Engineering”, Chemical Engineering Education, 19, 194-197 (1985).

VIII. Unrefereed Technical Memorandum

8. R. Bessette, J. W. Van Zee and C. Marsh-Orndorff, “Aluminum-Hydrogen Peroxide Battery Development: Investigation of Catalyzed Hydrogen Peroxide Reduction Using a Flow-Through Cell", TM No. 94-2066, June 30, 1994.

7. C. Marsh, H. Muenier, R. Bessette, J. Van Zee and M. Medeiros, “Aluminum-Hydrogen Peroxide Battery Development: Part I-Anode Efficiency Studies”, Technical Memorandum No.92-2074, Naval Underwater Warfare Center-NPT, Newport, RI, June 15, 1992.

6. C. Marsh, H. Muenier, R. Bessette, J. Van Zee and M. Medeiros, “Aluminum-Hydrogen Peroxide Battery Development Anode Polarization Studies:  Part V-Effect of NaOH, H₂O₂, Temperature and Sea Salt”, Technical Memorandum No.92-2070, Naval Underwater Warfare Center-NPT, Newport, RI, June 15, 1992.

5. C. Marsh, H. Muenier, R. Bessette, J. Van Zee and M. Medeiros, “Aluminum-Hydrogen Peroxide Battery Development: Part II-Anode Polarization of Pure Aluminum via Electrolyte Additives”, Technical Memorandum No.92-2060, Naval Underwater Warfare Center-NPT, Newport, RI, June 15, 1992.

4. C. Marsh and J.W. Van Zee, “Reduction of H₂O₂ at an Inert Catalytically Active Electrode Surface”, Technical Memorandum No. 92-2021, Naval Underwater Systems Center, Newport, RI, February 15, 1992.

3. J. Van Zee, G. Seebach, R. Bessette and C. Marsh, “Aluminum-Hydrogen Peroxide Battery Development Anode Polarization Studies:  Part III, The Effect of Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide”, Technical Memorandum No. 89-2066, Naval Underwater Systems Center, Newport, RI, April 6, 1989.

2. G. Seebach, R. Bessette,  J. Van Zee and C. Marsh, “Aluminum-Hydrogen Peroxide Battery Development Anode Polarization Studies:  Part II, The Effect of Sodium Hydroxide Concentration and Temperature”, Technical Memorandum No. 89-2019, Naval Underwater Systems Center, Newport, RI, January 15, 1989.

1. R. Bessette, G. Seebach, J. Van Zee and C. Marsh, “Aluminum-Hydrogen Peroxide Battery Development Anode Polarization Studies: Part I, Experimental Design and Precision of Measurements”, Technical Memorandum No 89-2018, Naval Underwater Systems Center, Newport, RI, January 15, 1989.

IX. Technical Presentations [39 prior to 1998]

84. “The Use of Mathematical Modeling in Optimizing and Analyzing Fuel Cell Designs”, presented at the 4th International Advanced Automotive Battery Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 1-4, 2004, INVITED.

83. “Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy as a Diagnostic Tool for PEM Fuel Cell Poisoning”, presented at the 4th International symposium on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Cocoa Beach, FL, May 17, 2004 with  Tao Gu and W-k. Lee.

82. “Studies on Anodic and Cathodic Impurities in PEMFCs Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy”, presented at the 4th International symposium on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Cocoa Beach, FL, May 17, 2004, with R. Mohtadi and W-k. Lee.

81. “The Effect of Proton Conductivity and Gas Diffusion Layer Properties on Impedance in PEMFCs", presented at the 4th International symposium on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Cocoa Beach, FL, May 17, 2004. KEYNOTE INVITED, with S. Greenway and S. Shimpalee.

80. “Improving Fuel Cell Design and Performance: The Interaction of Computational and Experimental Techniques”, presented for the 2003-2004 Department of Chemical Engineering Seminar Series, Princeton University, April 7, 2004, INVITED.

79. “PEMFC Device Modeling: Using CFD Models to Understand PEM Fuel Cell Behavior”, presented at the Workshop for Fuel cells, April 2003, Banff, Calgary, Canada.

78. “Local Current Density Prediction in a 200-cm² PEMFC Semi-Segmented Electrode System", presented at the 204^th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, PARIS, FRANCE, May 2003, with S. Greenway, S. Shimpalee and Felix Buechi (Paul Scherrer Institut).

77. “Using CFD to Understand the Effects of CO Poisoning in a PEMFC”, presented at the 204^th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, PARIS, FRANCE, May 2003, with S. Shimpalee.

76. “Predicting Water and Current Distributions of a Commercial-Size PEMFC”, presented at the 204^th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, PARIS, FRANCE, May 2003, with S. Greenway, S. Shimpalee and Dan Spuckler (CD - Adapco group).

75. “Using CO Stripping To Study Poisoning Of PEM Fuel Cells”, paper # 71g presented at the Annual Mtg. of the AIChE, Indianapolis, IN, November 2002, with Wentao Wang.

74. “Effect Of Hydrogen Sulfide On The Performance Of PEM Fuel Cells”, paper # 71h presented at the Annual Mtg. of the AIChE, Indianapolis, IN, November 2002, with R. Mothadi.

73. “The Interaction Of Permeability And Flow-Field Geometry On PEMFC Performance”, presented at the 202nd Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Salt Lake City, UT, October 2002.

72. “Investigation Of Gas Diffusion Media Using CFD Modeling”, presented at the 202nd Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Salt Lake City, UT, October 2002, with Uwe Busher and S. Shimpalee.

71. “The Dilution Effect Of Reformate Components On PEMFC Performance”, presented at the 202nd Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Salt Lake City, UT, October 2002.

70. “The Effect of Ammonia in Reformate on PEMFC Performance”, presented at the 202nd Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Salt Lake City, UT, October 2002.

69. “Predicting Rates of CO Poisoning and Recovery in a PEMFC”, presented at the 202nd Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Salt Lake City, UT, October 2002.

68. “Experimental Studies of the Transient PEMFC Behavior during Load Changes”, presented at the 202nd Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Salt Lake City, UT, October 2002.

67. “Using CFD Models to Understand Transient PEM Fuel Cell Behavior”, presented at the French Star-CD User Conference 2002, September 17, 2002, Paris, France, INVITED.

66. “Estimating Parameters for Rates of CO Poisoning and Recovery in a PEMFC”, presented at the 201^st Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Philadelphia, PA May 2002.

65. “The Effects of Flow-Field Configurations on PEMFC Performance”, presented at the 201^st Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Philadelphia, PA May 2002.

64. “Prediction of Transient Response for a 25-cm2 PEM Fuel Cell”, presented at the 201^st Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Philadelphia, PA May 2002.

63. “Using CFD Models to Understand PEM Fuel Cell Behavior”, presented at the North American Star-CD User Conference 2002, May 6, 2002, Detroit, MI. INVITED.

62. “Advances in PEMFCs: Effects of Water Management, Anode Poisons, and Reformate on Performance”, presented at the ONR Energy Storage Workshop, May 7-8, 2002, Arlington, VA. INVITED.

61. “A CFD Overview” and “Using CFD Techniques to Understand PEMFC Behavior (The Interaction of CFD and Experimental Research) at the University of South Carolina”, presented to the Dana Corp, Plumley Division, Paris, TN, April 16, 2002. INVITED.

60. “The Effect of Reformate on PEM Fuel Cell Performance”, paper # 83i. AIChE, Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 10-14, 2002.

59. “The Effect of Gaseous Impurities on PEM Fuel Cell Performance”, paper #76d AIChE, Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 10-14, 2002.

58. “Modeling the Effects of Flow Field Design on PEM Fuel Cell Performance”, paper # 80a, AIChE, Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, LA,  March 10-14, 2002., with S. Shimpalee.

57. “Determination of the Dynamics Characteristics in the CO Transient Process in a PEM Fuel Cell”, paper # 86h, AIChE Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, LA,  March 10-14, 2002, with W-k. Lee.

56. “A Center For Fuel Cell Research: From A Focal Point of Excellence to A NSF-Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF-I/UCRC)”, presented at the Hydrogen Storage Workshop at Hilton Head, February 28, 2002. INVITED.

55. “Advances in PEMFC Research at the University of South Carolina”, presented to Plug Power, February 18, 2002, Albany, NY. INVITED.

54. "A Center For Fuel Cell Research: From A Focal Point of Excellence to A NSF-Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF-I/UCRC) to Economic Opportunities for South Carolina”, presented to the Professional Engineers Society, February 4, 2002. Columbia, SC. INVITED.

53. "Using CDF to Explain PEM Fuel Cell Behavior”, presented at the Star-CD European User’s Conference 2001, London, England, by D. John Deur, Adapco, ltd., for JWVZ, September 25, 2001, INVITED.

52. “Effect of Temperature and Pressure on the Performance of PEMFC during CO Poisoning”, presented at the 200^th Electrochemical Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Sept. 3, 2001.

51. “Using CFD to Explain Transient Response of a PEM Fuel Cell”, S. Shimpalee, W. k. Lee, and J.W. Van Zee, H. Naseri-Neshat, presented at the 200^th Electrochemical Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Sept. 7, 2001.

50. “CO Tolerance of Advanced MEAs for PEMFC”, Presented at the Symposium for New Materials for Electrochemical Systems, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 9, 2001, with M. Murthy.

49. “Experimental Techniques For PEM Fuel Cells”, Presented at the 36^th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Savannah, GA. July 29, 2001, with W-k. Lee.

48. “Advances In Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling For PEM Fuel Cells”, Presented at the 36^th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Savannah, GA. July 29, 2001, with S. Shimpalee.

47. “The Performance of a PEM Fuel Cell Exposed to Transient CO Concentrations”, paper # 120, Presented at the 198^th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Washington DC, March 25, 2001.

46. “Numerical prediction of local temperature and current density in a PEM fuel cell”,  ASME IMECE, Orlando, FL. Nov. 2000 with  S. Shimpalee.

45. “Effect of Humidity on PEM Fuel Cell Performance Part II: Numerical Simulation”, ASME IMECE, Nashville, TN, Oct. 1999, with S. Shimpalee.

44. “Effect of Humidity on PEM Fuel Cell Performance Part I: Experiments”, ASME IMECE, Nashville, TN., Oct. 1999, with W.-k. Lee.

43. “Predicting the effect of gas-flow channel spacing on current density in PEM fuel-cells”, ASME IMECE, Nashville, TN., Oct. 1999, with H. Naseri-Neshat.

42. “A Model of Steel Corrosion Prevention by Nitrite in Alkaline Solutions”, paper 103f  presented at the presented at the annual Meeting of the AIChE, Nov. 1999, Dallas, TX.

41. “Studies on the Mechanism of Pitting Corrosion Prevention by Nitrite in Carbon Steel Exposed to Dilute Salt Solutions”, presented at the 194^th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Boston, MA, Oct. 1998.

40. “A Mathematical Model for Intercalation Electrode Behavior II. Effect of Particle Size Distribution (PSD) on Charging”, Paper No. 51 presented at the 193rd Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, San Diego, CA, May 7, 1998. with G. S. Nagarajan, and R. M. Spotnitz.

X. Presentations Aimed at Selling the NSF-I/UCRC for Fuel Cells [Years 2003 and 2004 not listed as of May 2004]

15. “Fuel Cells: An Economic Opportunity for South Carolina,” presented the Columbia Crescent Collation, Columbia, SC, Dec. 11, 2002.

14.  “Using CFD to Understand PEMFC Behavior: The Interaction of CFD and Experiments,” and “A National Science Foundation-Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF-I/UCRC) for PEM Fuel Cell Research at the University of South Carolina,” presented at Giner Electrochemical Systems, Newton, MA, Dec. 4, 2002.

13.  “Using CFD to Understand PEMFC Behavior: The Interaction of CFD and Experiments,” and “A National Science Foundation-Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF-I/UCRC) for PEM Fuel Cell Research at the University of South Carolina,” presented at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, Nov. 22, 2002.

12.  “Using CFD to Understand PEMFC Behavior: The Interaction of CFD and Experiments,” presented for discussions with Ballard in Seattle, Oct. 11, 2002.

11.  “A National Science Foundation-Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF-I/UCRC) for PEM Fuel Cell Research at the University of South Carolina,” presented at BMW Manufacturing Corp., in Greer, SC, Oct. 2, 2002.

10.  “A National Science Foundation-Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF-I/UCRC) for PEM Fuel Cell Research at the University of South Carolina,” presented for discussions with SCANA in Columbia, April 26, 2002.

9.  “Advances in PEMFC Research at the University of South Carolina,” presented to Milliken & Co., April 23, 2002, Spartanburg.

8.  “Advances in PEMFC Research at the University of South Carolina,” presented to Mr. Greg Morris, de Nora North America, April 22, 2002, Columbia, SC.

7.  “A National Science Foundation-Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF-I/UCRC) For PEM Fuel Cells at the University of South Carolina,” presented for discussions with Bolliger in Spartanburg, SC, April 18, 2002.

6.  “A NSF-Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF-I/UCRC) For Fuel Cells at the University of South Carolina,” presented to BASF, Columbia, SC, April 12, 2002.

5.  “A National Science Foundation-Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF-I/UCRC) For Fuel Cells at the University of South Carolina,” presented for discussions with BMC and ICM in St. Charles, IL, April 5, 2002.

4.  “A Center For Fuel Cell Research: From A Focal Point of Excellence to A NSF-Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF-I/UCRC) to Economic Opportunities for South Carolina,” presented to FinnChem, January 11, 2002, Columbia, SC.

3.  “A Center For Fuel Cell Research: From A Focal Point of Excellence to A NSF-Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF-I/UCRC),” presented to Engelhard, December 10, 2002, in Columbia.

2.  “A Center For Fuel Cell Research: From A Focal Point of Excellence to A NSF-Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (NSF-I/UCRC) to Economic Opportunities for South Carolina,” presented to SCDOC, December 5, 2001, Columbia, SC.

1.  “Using CFD Models to Understand PEMFCs,” presented to International Fuel Cells, South Windsor, CT. Nov. 12, 2001.

XI. Classes Taught

At the University of South Carolina

Introduction to Engineering, Freshman Level
Fundamentals of Thermodynamics, Junior Level
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Junior Level
Chemical Engineering Kinetics, Senior Level
Corrosion Engineering, Senior Level
Chemical Process Dynamics & Control, Senior Level
Special Problems in Chemical Engineering, Senior Level
Electrochemical Engineering, Graduate Level
Corrosion Engineering, Graduate Level
Advanced Thermodynamics, Graduate Level
Advanced Mass Transfer, Graduate Level
Mathematical Modeling of Batteries & Fuel Cells, Graduate Level
Special Topics: Fuel Cell Engineering

At Texas A & M University

Introduction to Engineering, Freshman Level
Chemical Engineering Heat Transfer, Junior Level
Chemical Engineering Unit Operations, Junior Level
Chemical Engineering Oral Presentation, Senior Level

At the Governor's School of Science & Mathematics, Hartsville, SC

Jan. 4, 1996 - Jan. 20, 1996: "Introduction to Engineering"
Jan. 4, 1997 - Jan. 28, 1997: "Batteries, Fuel Cells & Electrochemical Engineering"
Jan. 6, 1998 - Jan. 25, 1998: "Introduction to Engineering"
Jan. 6, 1998 - Jan. 25, 1998: "Application of Computers to Engineering"
Jan. 5, 1999 - Jan. 24, 1999: "Introduction to Engineering"
Jan. 5, 1999 - Jan. 24, 1999: "Application of Computers to Engineering"
Jan. 7, 2000 - Jan. 24, 2000: "Introduction to Engineering"
Jan. 7, 2000 - Jan. 24, 2000: "Application of Computers to Engineering"
Jan. 7, 2001 - Jan. 23, 2001: "Batteries, Fuel Cells & Electric Vehicles"
Jan. 6, 2003 - Jan. 23, 2003: "Introduction to Power Engineering & Thermodynamics"