ANDRÉ D. Taylor
Website:
TMD LabAssociate Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
Room / Office: Mason 204
Office Address:
9 Hillhouse Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 208286
New Haven, CT 06520Phone: (203) 432-2217
Fax: (203) 432-4387
Email: andre.taylor@yale.edu
Degrees:
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Interests:
- Design and assembly of nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage
- Applications: Fuel Cells, Solar Cells, Batteries, and Biomass Conversion
- Layer-by-layer assembly, Inkjet printing technology, thin film deposition
- MEMs, Microsystems, Micro Energy Conversion Devices, and Advanced Sensors
- Catalysis, Materials, Semiconductor Processing
Selected Awards & Honors:
- PECASE - Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2011)
- Yale Greer Memorial Prize 2011
- NSF CAREER Award (2010-2015)
Selected Publications:
- Scalable Fabrication of Multifunctional Freestanding Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Composite Thin Films for Energy Conversion, Xiaokai Li, Forrest Gittleson, Marcelo Carmo, Ryan C. Sekol, and André D. Taylor, 2012,ACS Nano, 6 (2), 1347-1356.
- Bulk Metallic Glass Nanowires Architecture for Electrochemical Applications, M. Carmo, S. Ding, G. Kumar, J. Schroers, and A.D. Taylor, 2011, ACS Nano, Vol. 5, No. 4, 2979-2983.
- Organic Photodetector Arrays with Indium Tin Oxide Electrodes Patterned Using Directly Transferred Metal Masks, Xu X., Mihnev M., Taylor A.D., and Forrest S.R., 2009, Applied Physics Letters, 94, 043313.
- H2 Production and Performance of Nickel Based Catalysts Synthesized using Supercritical Fluids for the Gasification of Biomass, Taylor A.D., Dileo G., and Sun K.D., 2009, Applied Catalysis B-Environmental, 93, 126-133.
- Fuel Cell MEAs (Membrane Electrode Assemblies) Created by Layer-By- Layer Electrostatic Self Assembly Techniques, André Taylor, Michel, M., Sekol, R., Kotov, N., Thompson, L.T., 2008, Advanced Functional Materials, 18, 1-7.
- Fuel Cell Performance and Characterization of 1-D Carbon Supported Pt Nanocomposites Synthesized in Supercritical Fluids, André Taylor, Sekol, R., Kizuka, J., Comisar, C., 2008, Journal of Catalysis, 259, 5-16.
- High Performance, Nanostructured Membrane Electrode Assemblies for Fuel Cells Made by LBL of Carbon Nanocolloids, Michel, M., André Taylor, Sekol, R., Kotov, N., Thompson, L.T., 2007, Advanced Materials, 19, 3859-3864.
- Nanoimprinted Electrodes for Micro Fuel Cell Applications, André Taylor, Lucas, B.D., Guo, L.J., Thompson, L.T., 2007, Journal of Power Sources, 171, 218-223.
- Inkjet Printing of Carbon Supported Platinum 3-D Catalyst Layers for use in Fuel Cells, André Taylor, Kim, E, Humes, V.P., Kizuka, J., Thompson, L.T., 2007, Journal of Power Sources, 171, 101-106.
- Integrated Micro Fuel Cell Power Supply, André Taylor, Thompson, L.T., 2004, IEEE Solid State Sensors and Actuators Workshop, Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Additional Websites and Information
- Yale Engineers Develop Novel System for Producing Conductive Films [May 4, 2012]
- Unique Approach Addresses Growing Challenge in Materials Science [April 11, 2012]
- Yale Engineers Making Solar Power More Efficient [December 8, 2011]
- Novel Nanowires Boost Fuel Cell Efficiency [March 31, 2011]
- Optimizing Hydrogen Production from Biomass Gasification [October 26, 2009]
- New Method for Patterning Semiconductor Oxides Suited for Nonplanar Surfaces [June 18, 2009]
- Construction of Fuel Cell Catalyst Layers with Nanometer Precision [January 23, 2009]
- Another Step Forward for Fuel Cell Technology [December 19, 2008]
- Nanomanufacturing for Fuel Cells Utilizing Self-Assembly Techniques [October 9, 2008]