Regular biography
Shawn Litster is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on micro- and nanoscale transport phenomena in energy conversion technologies, including fuel cells, batteries, and ultra-capacitors. His interests also encompass multiphase flow in porous media, non-linear dynamics, and microfluidic pumping. Litster has received several awards, including Carnegie Mellon’s George Tallman Ladd Research Award and a National Science Foundation CAREER award. He is an author of over 30 journal papers and holds two US patents on fuel cell design.
Scholar-generated biography
Shawn Litster is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in fuel cells, batteries, electrochemistry, X-ray computed tomography, and microfluidics. His research focuses on advancing energy conversion and storage technologies through the development of high-performance fuel cell and battery systems. Litster's work explores catalyst design, transport phenomena, and microstructural analysis using advanced imaging techniques such as X-ray computed tomography. His publications address critical challenges in fuel cell durability, efficiency, and performance, as well as the integration of electrochemical systems in hybrid electric vehicles. His research also includes modeling and experimental studies of lithium-ion batteries and polymer-electrolyte fuel cells.