Dr. Pietro Papa Lopes | Electrochemistry | Best Researcher Award

Electrochemist Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory, United States

 

Pietro Papa Lopes is an accomplished electrochemist with 14 years of experience in developing materials for electrochemical technologies at U.S. National Laboratories. Currently a principal investigator at Argonne National Laboratory and a CASE Senior Scientist at the University of Chicago, Dr. Lopes has significantly contributed to the field with over 45 publications and 7200+ citations.

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Education

• Ph.D. in Chemistry (2009-2013) from the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil, under Prof. Dr. Edson Ticianelli.
• International Ph.D. Internship (2010-2012) at Argonne National Laboratory, supervised by Dr. Nenad M. Markovic.
• M.Sc in Physical Chemistry (2007-2009) from USP, Brazil, under Prof. Dr. Edson Ticianelli.
• B.Sc in Chemistry (2003-2006) from USP, Brazil, under Prof. Dr. Edson Ticianelli.

Experience

 

• Electrochemist Scientist (2023-present) at Argonne National Laboratory.
• CASE Senior Scientist (2023-present) at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago.
• Assistant Scientist (2021-2023) at Argonne National Laboratory.
• Senior Research Associate (2016-2017) at Argonne National Laboratory.
• Postdoctoral Fellow (2013-2016) at Argonne National Laboratory.

Research Interests

• Fundamental research on well-defined materials and interfaces for electrochemical processes.
• Advancing energy conversion/storage and sustainability technologies, including fuel cells, electrolyzers, and aqueous-based grid storage battery systems.
• Electrochemical surface science to establish structure-function-durability relationships and develop material regeneration strategies.

Awards

• DOE Early Career Research Program Award (2022)
• ACS Materials Au Named Rising Star Inaugural Award (2022)
• Impact Argonne Award (2022)
• Physical Sciences and Engineering Early Investigator Named Award (2021)
• SPOT Gold Safety Award (2015)
• Numerous scholarships and grants during academic career.

Publications Top Notes

1. “Design of Advanced Thin-Film Catalysts for Electrooxidation of Formic Acid”
   ACS Catalysis, 2024, 14(4), pp. 2380–2387.
   Cited by: 0
2. “Role of Catalytic Conversions of Ethylene Carbonate, Water, and HF in Forming the Solid-Electrolyte Interphase of Li-Ion Batteries”
   ACS Catalysis, 2023, 13(13), pp. 9289–9301.
   Cited by: 8
3. “A Framework for the Relationships between Stability and Functional Properties of Electrochemical Energy Materials”
   ACS Materials Au, 2023, 3(1), pp. 8–17.
   Cited by: 2
4. “Employing the Dynamics of the Electrochemical Interface in Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery Cathodes”
   Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31(35), 2102135.
   Cited by: 36
5. “A Percolation Theory for Designing Corrosion-Resistant Alloys”
   Nature Materials, 2021, 20(6), pp. 789–793.
   Cited by: 62