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565 Chemistry Research Laboratory Ph: (304) 293 – 3435×6408 Fax: (304) 293 – 4904 Email: Harry.Finklea@mail.wvu.edu |
Professional Preparation:
BS, Chemistry, Duke University, 1970
PhD, Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, 1976
1975-76 Research Fellow, The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, U.K.
1976-78 Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1978-79 Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL.
1979-86 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA.
1986-92 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
1992-99 Associate Professor of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
1999- Professor of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
2001-2007 Chair, Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
2007- Fellow, Institute of Advanced Energy Studies, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV.
Research Interests:
Our research is currently focused electrochemical aspects of energy conversion. More specifically, we are investigating the impact of impurities in coal syngas on the solid oxide fuel cell anode, and the improvement of the performance of the solid oxide fuel cell cathode using novel architectures and compositions. Recent research examined mechanisms of proton-coupled electron transfer for redox couples attached to electrodes via self-assembled monolayers.
Recent Publications:
“Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer of an Osmium Aquo Complex on a Self-Assembled Monolayer on Gold”, R. M. Haddox, H.O. Finklea J. Phys. Chem. B 2004, 108, 1694-1700.
“Potential-, pH- and Isotope-Dependence of Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer of an Osmium Aquo Complex Attached to an Electrode”, N. Madhiri & H.O. Finklea, Langmuir 2006, 22, 10643-10651.
“Reorganization energies of TEMPO•/TEMPO+ in water”, H. O. Finklea and N. Madhiri, J. Electroanal. Chem., in press.
“Electrochemical and Microstructural Analysis of Ni-Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Electrode Operated in Phosphorus-Containing Syngas”, Mingjia Zhi, Xinqi Chen, Harry Finklea, Ismail Celik, and Nianqiang Wu, submitted.
