Thomas Mallouk

About

Thomas E. Mallouk is the Vagelos Professor in Energy Research and a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Brown University obtained in 1977 and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, completed in 1983. His research focuses on energy-related chemistry, contributing to the understanding and development of chemical processes relevant to energy applications. As a distinguished faculty member, he is involved in teaching and mentoring within the Department of Chemistry, and he holds the position of Department Chair and Graduate Chair, demonstrating his leadership role within the academic community.

Research topics

• Computer Science
• Chemistry
• Nanotechnology
• Materials science
• Physics
• Condensed matter physics
• Biochemical engineering
• Organic chemistry
• Engineering
• Mathematics

Selected publications

• Photocatalytic water splitting

  Nature Reviews Methods Primers · 2023 · 514 citations

  DOI

• Electrocatalysis in Alkaline Media and Alkaline Membrane-Based Energy Technologies

  Chemical Reviews · 2022 · 497 citations

  simulations provide a mechanistic understanding of electron, ion, and mass transport at catalyst/ionomer/membrane interfaces and the necessary guidance to achieve fuel cell operation in air over thousands of hours. We hope that this Review will serve as a roadmap for advancing the scientific understanding of the fundamental factors governing electrochemical energy conversion in alkaline media with the ultimate goal of achieving ultralow Pt or precious-metal-free high-performance and durable alka…

  DOI

• Bioinspiration in light harvesting and catalysis

  Nature Reviews Materials · 2020 · 252 citations

  DOI

• Three-dimensional topological magnetic monopoles and their interactions in a ferromagnetic meta-lattice

  Nature Nanotechnology · 2023 · 55 citations

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• Bipolar Membranes With Controlled, Microscale 3D Junctions Enhance the Rates of Water Dissociation and Formation

  Advanced Energy Materials · 2024-11-09 · 15 citations

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  Abstract A soft lithographic method is developed for making bipolar membranes (BPMs) with catalytic junctions formed from arrays of vertically oriented microscale cylinders. The membranes are cast from reusable polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) molds made from silicon masters, which are fabricated on 2″ to 4″ wafer scales by nanosphere lithography. High‐aspect‐ratio junctions are made on a length scale similar to the thickness of optimized catalyst layers for water dissociation, creating a platform fo…

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Recent grants

• Lamellar Inorganic Solids as Building Blocks for Functional Materials

  NSF · $531k · 2009–2013

• Layered Inorganic Solids as Building Blocks for Functional Materials

  NSF · $432k · 2013–2017

• NIH Grant R01GM043844

  NIH · $1.1M · 2000

Frequent coauthors

• Ayusman Sen

  47 shared

• W. Justin Youngblood

  45 shared

• Yoji Kobayashi

  King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

  44 shared

• Theresa S. Mayer

  Purdue University West Lafayette

  38 shared

• Pengtao Xu

  Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  37 shared

• Wei Wang

  34 shared

• Allen J. Bard

  The University of Texas at Austin

  33 shared

• Devens Gust

  Arizona State University

  32 shared

Labs

• Mallouk LabPI

  Not provided

Education

• B.S., Chemistry

  University of Pennsylvania

  1985

• M.S., Chemistry

  University of Pennsylvania

  1987

• Ph.D., Chemistry

  University of Pennsylvania

  1991

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