Announcements

Congratulations to Dr. Anne Co on this incredible accomplishment! 🎉 Being named an ACS Fellow is a prestigious honor that recognizes ACS members who have made outstanding achievements and lasting contributions to science, the chemistry profession, and society. This recognition is a testament to Dr. Co’s dedication, leadership, and impact on the scientific community. Congratulations…

This summer, we were excited to welcome Aishwarya and Raelyn to our research group through the Bridging Academic Training Through Experiential Research and Innovation (BATTERI) Program. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), BATTERI is a 10-week experiential training program that provides students with hands-on research experience while developing the technical skills and industry knowledge…

Scott presented his research on “Characterization of first Cycle Structure Changes of Amorphous Oxide Anodes by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance” at the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Graduate Symposium. This event is an annual departmental research featuring student oral presentations and poster sessions. It is a great way to showcase our research with the community. Great job,…

Congratulations to Ella on completing her summer internship at Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and presenting her research at the SRNL Summer Poster Session! Throughout her internship, Ella conducted research on hydrogen isotope separation using two-dimensional (2D) materials under the mentorship of Bronson Lynn. Working alongside scientists in SRNL’s Hydrogen Isotope Group, she gained valuable…

Congratulations to Dr. Samantha Mendez on the successful defense of her Ph.D. thesis, “Enhancing Conductivity in High-Energy Density Battery Electrodes.” Throughout her time in our research group, Sam has been an exceptional scientist, mentor, and colleague. Her dedication to research, willingness to support others, and positive attitude have left a lasting impact on our lab.…

Congratulations to Kassidy on receiving the Best Oral Presentation Award at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) University Program Review for her presentation, “Characterizing Electrochemical Hydrogen Isotope Separation for Enhanced Tritium Detection.” This is the first time in seven years that an Ohio State student has earned this recognition, making Kassidy’s accomplishment all the more…

Congratulations to Dr. David Wood on successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis, “Observation of Lithium Dendrite Formation and the Electrical Double Layer for Potential Fast-Charging Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolyte Materials.” We wish you all the best in the next chapter of your career. You will be greatly missed, and we thank you for your many contributions to…

Congratulations to Kassidy and Ella on delivering great presentations at the 2026 ETI Workshop, held at The Ohio State University! The workshop brought together nearly 100 participants from university partners, national laboratories, and government agencies to review research projects funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development…

Leah, Ella, and Jia all did an amazing job presenting their research! Leah presented on the influence of carbon black on the performance of silicon oxide anode material for Li-ion batteries. Ella presented her work on the optimization of the electrochemical cell designed to separate hydrogen isotopes in an alkaline aqueous electrolyte. Jia presented her…

Let’s welcome Aislinn to the Co lab! We are so excited to have you join us!

Great work to Ariel for presenting his research on cation-disordered rock-salts for battery materials!

This summer, we had the pleasure of welcoming Sakurako Fiona Cho into the Co lab as a visiting REU student! The NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) fellowship is a competitive program where graduate-level research is conducted over an intensive 8-to-10-week summer program. Alongside her graduate mentor, Kassidy, Sakurako presented her summer research project on…

Sam gave a wonderful presentation on binders for SiOx anodes at the Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meeting. Jiseon also shared her work on silicon aluminum glass anodes! ECS is an international forum gathering thousands of global scientists, engineers, and industry leaders. It is focused on clean-energy innovations, advanced materials breakthroughs, and sustainable technologies. Amazing job!!!

Many achievements to celebrate! Alina passed her first year orals! Kassidy, Chris, and Scott all successfully passed their candidacy! Leah completed her Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry!! We are so proud of you!! Keep up the hard work!!

Let’s welcome Aline to the Co group! We are so excited to have you here!!

Celebrating Dr. Modeste Tegomoh for defending his thesis on ” Resolving the Conundrums Surrounding the ‘High Entropy’ Material (Mg0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2Zn0.2)O. Congratulations! You will be missed!

Great job to Chris for sharing his work on high entropy oxides for Li-ion batteries! Awesome job Scott on sharing your work on solid-state NMR for battery materials! Keep up the hard work!

We are so excited to have first-year students Kassidy, Chris, and Scott join the Co lab!!

Celebrating Dr. Melissa Marx defending her thesis on “Understanding Heterogeneous Catalysis on Pt and Cu using Various Spectroscopic Techniques,” She is now working at SPECS-TII Inc as a technical sales. Email: melissa.marx@specs-tii.com

Celebrating Dr. Zhihao Cui for defending his thesis on “CO2 Electroreduction Mechanism Study on Transition Metal Catalyst Surface,” Congratulations!!

Celebrating Dr. Sung Gu Cho for defending his thesis on the “Insights on selectiveity and mechanistic pathway of electrochemical CO2 conversion to fuels in aqueous solution”. He can now be found working at the Samsung SDI R&D center! Congratulations! Email: sungu.cho@samsung.com

Welcome to the Co group Madison and Dustin!

Congratulations to Wesley Thio for receiving the Next Generation Innovator of the Year Award for our project on flexible batteries!  Go Wesley! https://research.osu.edu/katrina-cornish-tim-raderstorf-forrest-schoessow-and-wesley-thio-named-2018-innovators-of-the-year/ https://chemistry.osu.edu/news/wesley-thio-co-undergraduate-named-next-generation-innovator-year https://ece.osu.edu/news/2019/05/alumnus-wins-ohio-states-2019-next-generation-innovator-year-award  

Congratulations to Ben Charnay @twin0000FF for receiving the Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry from the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry and a Kraska Scholarship recipient. Yay Ben!

Feb 2019:  Prof Anne Co receives grant award from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in undertaking a collaborative research project on the solid electrolyte interphase in batteries, resulting from the 2018 Scialog conference on advanced energy storage.  

Jan 2019:  The group welcomes graduate student, Melissa Marx, and undergraduate student, David Raufman.  Welcome guys!

Nov 29, 2018:  Congratulations Dr. Jose Lorie Lopez for successfully defending his PhD thesis entitled “Operando 7Li Solid State NMR for the Characterization of Battery Anodes”.

Here is an article by collaborator Asimina Kiourti (Electrical and Computer Engineering) on our project on Next Generation Smart Fabrics! “Embroidering electronics into the next generation of ‘smart’ fabric” https://theconversation.com/embroidering-electronics-into-the-next-generation-of-smart-fabrics-91791?utm_source=College+of+Arts+and+Sciences&utm_campaign=11bb1f39d4-news-updates&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_112a361dc0-11bb1f39d4-322750889

Congratulations to Dr. Anne Co and Dr. Umit Ozkan (Chemical Engineering) on receiving the 2018 Lumley Interdisciplinary Research Award from the College of Engineering for the second time! Dr. Co received her first in 2016 with Dr. Raymond Cao (Nuclear Engineering) and Dr. Yuan Zheng (Electrical Engineering). https://chemistry.osu.edu/news/co-receives-2018-lumley-award-second-time

Dec 8 2017: Congratulations to Dr. Josh Billy for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis!

Nov 2017: Congratulations to Fen for winning First Place Poster at the Dow Graduate Student Poster Session!  Great job Fen!  

Congratulations Wesley (Thio) for winning a TechHub Student Project Grant with Raman (Vilkhu) on “A New Generation of Flexible Batteries”. Great job you guys! https://techhub.osu.edu/news/2017/11/17/and-winner-…-2017-student-project-grant-winners-announced

Dr. Anne Co spent some time recently answering a question from a young scientist, “Why is car exhaust bad for the planet?”. On a podcast, Brains On!, Co answers the question and describes how hydrogen fuel cells and batteries work to power electric cars! Her vision for the future of cars… ELECTRIC! You’ll hear Dr.…

April 2017: International Atomic Energy Agency highlights our work on Neutron Depth Profiling of battery materials in case studies. https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/accelerators/CaseStudies/_layouts/15/start.aspx#/SitePages/Home.aspx

April 2017: Congratulations to Sean Byrne for successfully defending his undergraduate honor’s thesis!

August 2016: Congratulations to Xi Lin for successfully defending her Masters thesis!

August 2016: Congratulations to Daniel Lyons for successfully defending his Masters thesis!

July 2016:  Congratulations Chuting Tan for winning Best Poster at the DTRA Annual Review!

May 2016:  Congratulations Jose for winning the 2016 IMR Best Poster!

April 2016:  Congratulations to Zoe (Yuanchun) Zhou for receiving a Gary G. Marconi Undergraduate Scholarship from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry!