[https://marketing.purdue.edu/Email/TemplateSets/ChE/Templates/Template04/Images/che-engineering-logo-400-white-text.png]<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University School of Chemical Engineering Graduate seminar series Dr. Jodie L. Lutkenhaus Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering Texas A&M University "Electroactive Polymers for Plastic Power" Tuesday, September 15, 2015 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. FRNY G140 Reception at 2:30 a.m. in Henson Atrium Abstract: Plastic power, or energy storage platforms primarily consisting of polymers, offers opportunities never before available in current state-of-the-art prismatic or coin cells, such as flexible, structural, or stretchable batteries and capacitors. This talk will first introduce how electroactive polymers operate, their specific challenges, and latest advances. We will then touch upon ultra-stable polyanilines, which are reversibly stable up to 4.5 V vs. Li/Li+, and spray-on polyaniline nanofiber-graphene based electrodes. Highly flexible and mechanically tough V2O5 hybrid electrodes, enabled by an electroactive block copolymer, will be discussed. Finally, we will highlight our recent work in organic radical polymer batteries and their unique redox mechanism. Bio: Jodie L. Lutkenhaus is an Associate Professor and William and Ruth Neely Faculty Fellow in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University. Lutkenhaus received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 2002 from The University of Texas at Austin and her Ph.D in Chemical Engineering in 2007 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following a postdoctoral position at University of Massachusetts Amherst, she joined the faculty at Yale in 2008. In 2010, she moved to Texas A&M University and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2015. Current research areas include polyelectrolytes, electroactive polymers, energy storage, and anti-corrosion coatings. She has received recognitions including the NSF CAREER, AFSOR YIP, 3M Non-tenured Faculty Award, ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator, Kaneka Junior Faculty Scholarship, and an ACS PMSE Young Investigator. School of Chemical Engineering<https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE> Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 (765) 494-4050<tel:+17654944050> (c) 2015 Purdue University<http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/disclaimer.html> All rights reserved An equal access/equal opportunity university<http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/ea_eou_statement.html>