Robert Savinell

Department Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Professor, Chemical Engineering
Develops high-performance electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies through fundamental and applied studies of interfacial and transport processes
Office: 120 Bingham Phone Number: (216) 368-2728 Email: rfs2@case.edu

Education

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, university of Pittsburgh, 1977
M.S., Chemical Engineering, university of Pittsburgh, 1974
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Cleveland State University, 1973

Awards and Recognitions

2016, Outstanding chemical engineering alumun, University of Pittsburgh
2013, Fellow, International Society of Electrochemistry
2004, Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
2002, Fellow, Electrochemical Society
1984, Presidential Young Investigator, National Science Foundation

Research Interests

Electrochemistry and electrochemical engineeirng;
Flow batteries;
Fuel cells and electrochemical capacitors;
electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction
Fundamental electrochemical interracial and transport processes;
Electrochemical systems modeling

Teaching Interests

Transport phenomena, electrochemical engineering, fuel cells, SAGES seminar courses

Patents Received

Publications

Buckley, D., Bourke, A., Oboroceanu, D., Quill, N., Lenihan, C., Al-Hajji Safi, M., Miller, M., Savinell, R. F., Wainright, J. F., & Lynch, R. F. (2020). (Invited) Factors Influencing the Performance of Vanadium Flow Batteries: Electrodes and Electrolytes. ECS Transactions, 98 (9), 223-239.
Shen, X., Sinclair, N., Wainright, J., Akolkar, R., & Savinell, R. F. (2020). Evaluating and Developing a Reliable Reference Electrode for Choline Chloride Based Deep Eutectic Solvents. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 167 (8).
Savinell, R. F., & Rajeshwar, K. F. (2020). Impact or Lasting Impact?. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 167 (8).
Savinell, R. F., & Rajeshwar, K. F. (2020). Impact or Lasting Impact?. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 9 (4).
Shen, X., Sinclair, N., Wainright, J. S., Akolkar, R. N., & Savinell, R. F. (2020). Evaluating and developing a reliable reference electrode for choline chloride based deep eutectic solvents. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 167 , 086509.
Stricker, E., Ke, X., Wainright, J. S., Unocic, R. S., & Savinell, R. F. (2019). Current Density Distribution in Electrochemical Cells with Small Cell Heights and Coplanar Thin Electrodes as Used in ec-S/TEM Cell Geometries. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, 166 (4), H126-H134.
Stricker, E., Adler, Z., Wainright, J. S., & Savinell, R. F. (2019). Diffusion Coefficients of Cuprous and Cupric Ions in Electrolytes with High Concentrations of Bromide Ions. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA, 64 (3), 1095-1100.
Selverston, S., Nagelli, E., Wainright, J. S., & Savinell, R. F. (2019). All-Iron Hybrid Flow Batteries with In-Tank Rebalancing. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, 166 (10), A1725-A1731.
Ke, X., Alexander, J., & Savinell, R. F. (2018). Redox flow batteries with serpentine flow fields: Distributions of electrolyte flow reactant penetration into the porous carbon electrodes and effects on performance. Journal of Power Sources, 384 , 295-302.
Ke, X., Alexander, J., Wainright, J., Zawodzinski, T., & Savinell, R. F. (2018). Rechargeable redox flow batteries: flow fields, stacks and design considerations. Chemical Society Reviews.
Hess, D., & Savinell, R. F. (2018). Peer Review and Manuscript Lagtime. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 165 (2), Y3-Y3.
Stricker, E., Krueger, K., Savinell, R. F., & Wainright, J. S. (2018). Investigating a Bromide Supported Electrolyte for an All-Copper Flow Battery. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, 165 (9), A1797-A1804.
Hoyt, N., Agar, E., Nagelli, E., Savinell, R. F., & Wainright, J. F. (2018). Editors' Choice�Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy of Flowing Electrosorptive Slurry Electrodes. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 165 (10), E439-E444.
Hess, D., & Savinell, R. F. (2018). Peer Review and Manuscript Lagtime. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 7 (2), Y3-Y3.
Stricker, E., Krueger, K., Savinell, R. F., & Wainright, J. F. (2018). Investigating a Bromide Supported Electrolyte for an All-Copper Flow Battery. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 165 (9), A1797-A1804.
Hoyt, N., Agar, E., Nagelli, E., Savinell, R. F., & Wainright, J. S. (2018). Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy of Flowing Electrosorptive Slurry Electrodes. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, 165 (10), E439-E444.
MIller, M., Wainright, J. S., & Savinell, R. F. (2017). Iron Electrodeposition in a Deep Eutectic Solvent for Flow Batteries. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 164 (4), A796.
Buckley, D., Bourke, A., Lynch, R., Quill, N., Miller, M., Wainright, J., & Savinell, R. F. (2017). Influence of Pretreatment on Kinetics at Carbon Electrodes and Consequences for Flow Battery Performance. MRS Advances.
Selverston, S., Savinell, R. F., & Wainright, J. S. (2017). Zinc-Iron Flow Batteries with Common Electrolyte. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 164 (6), A1069.
Selverston, S., Savinell, R. F., & Wainright, J. F. (2017). Zinc-Iron Flow Batteries with Common Electrolyte. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 164 (6), A1069-A1075.
Ke, X., Alexander, J., & Savinell, R. F. (2017). Mathematical Modeling of Electrolyte Flow in a Segment of Flow Channel over Porous Electrode Layered System in Vanadium Flow Battery with Flow Field Design. Electrochimica Acta, 223 , 124-134.
Miller, M., Bourke, A., Quill, N., Wainright, J., Lynch, R., Buckley, D., & Savinell, R. F. (2016). Kinetic Study of Electrochemical Treatment of Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes Leading to In Situ Enhancement of Vanadium Flow Battery Efficiency. Journal of The Electrochemical Society [00134651], 163 (9), A2095-A2102.
Savinell, R. F., & Wainright, J. S. (2016). Communication- Novel Iron Ionic Liquid Electrolytes for Redox Flow Battery Applications. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, 163 (3), A578-A579.
Hoyt, N., Savinell, R. F., & Wainright, J. F. (2016). Modeling of flowable slurry electrodes with combined faradaic and nonfaradaic currents. Chemical Engineering Science [00092509], 144 , 288-297.
Savinell, R. F., MIller, M. F., Lynch, R. F., Gao, Y. F., Landon, J. F., & Wainright, J. S. (2016). Electrode Kinetics of Vanadium Flow Batteries: Contrasting Responses of VII-VIII and VIV-VV to Electrochemical Pretreatment of Carbon. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, 163 (1), A5097-A5105.
Hoyt, N., Wainright, J. S., & Savinell, R. F. (2016). Modeling of Flowable Slurry Electrodes with Combined Faradaic and Nonfaradaic Currents. Chemical Engineering Science.
Savinell, R. F., Hoyt, N. F., & Wainright, J. S. (2016). Characterization of Slurry Electrodes Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, 163 (1), A5001-A5009.
Bourke, A., MIller, M., Lynch, R., Wainright, J., Savinell, R. F., & Buckley, D. F. (2015). Effect of Cathodic and Anodic Treatments of Carbon on the Electrode Kinetics of V-IV/V-V Oxidation-Reduction. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, 162 (8), A1547-A1555.
Savinell, R. F., MIller, M. F., Lynch, R. F., Wainright, J. S., & Buckley, D. S. (2015). “Effect of cathodic and anodic treatments of glassy carbon on the electrode kinetics of VIV/VV oxidation-reduction”. Journal of Electrochemical Society, 162 (8), A1547-A1555.
Savinell, R. F., Petek, T. F., MIller, M. F., & Wainright, J. S. (2015). “An investigation into factors affecting the iron plating reaction for an all-iron flow battery”. J. Elecrochem. Society, 162 (1), A108-A113.
Hoyt, N., Wainright, J., & Savinell, R. F. (2015). Mathematical Modeling of Electrochemical Flow Capacitors. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, 162 (4), A652-A657.
Savinell, R. F., & Wainright, J. S. (2015). , “Mathematical modeling of electrochemical flow capacitors, Journal of Electrochemical Society. Journal of Electrochemical Society, 162 (4), A652-A657.
Savinell, R. F., Wainright, J. S., & Thompson, L. S. (2015). “Performance of a non-aqueous vanadium acetylacetonate prototype redox flow battery: Examination of separators and capacity decay”. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, 162 (3), A363-A372.
Savinell, R. F., & Alexander, I. F. (2015). A simple analytical model of coupled single flow channel over porous electrode in vanadium redox flow battery with serpentine flow channel. JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, 288 , 303-312.
Hoyt, N., Wainright, J. S., & Savinell, R. F. (2015). Current Density Scaling in Electrochemical Flow Capacitors. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, 162 (6), A1102-A1110.
Petek, T., Hoyt, N., Savinell, R. F., & Wainright, J. F. (2015). Slurry electrodes for iron plating in an all-iron flow battery. JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, 294 , 620-626.
Savinell, R. F., Kucharlyson, J. F., Escalante-Garcia, I. F., Cabrera, P. F., James, B. F., Sanford, M. F., & Thompson, L. F. (2015). Metal Acetylacetonate Complexes for High Energy Density Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3 (15), 7929-7938.
Ke, X., Alexander, I., & Savinell, R. F. (2014). ., Flow Distribution and Maximum Current Density in Redox Flow Batteries with a Single Passage of the Serpentine Flow Channel. Journal of Power Sources/Elsevier, 270 , 646-657.
Savinell, R. F., & Wainright, J. S. (2014). ,”Maximizing plating density and efficiency for a negative deposition reaction in a flow battery”,. J. Power Sources, 269 , 216-224.
Savinell, R. F., Jensen, J. F., Cleemann, L. F., Bjerrum, N. F., & Liu, Q. F. (2014). “The electrochemical behavior of phosphoric-acid doped poly(benzimicazole) membranes”. Chemelectrochem, 1 (9), 1471-1475.
Savinell, R. F., & Alexander, I. F. (2014). “Flow distribution and maximu current density studies in redox flow batteries with single passage of the serpentine flow channel”. Journal of Power Sources, 270 , 646-657.
Savinell, R. F., Aili, D. F., Jensen, J. F., Cleemann, L. F., Bjerrum, N. F., & Li, Q. F. (2014). Insights into the proton transport in phosphoric acid doped poly(perfluorosulfonic acid) mebranes as fuel cell electrolytes. Chemelectrochem, 1 (9), 1471-1475.
Savinell, R. F., & Wainright, J. S. (2014). “Studies of iron-ligand complexes for an all-iron flow battery application”. JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, 161 (10), A1662-A1671.
Savinell, R. F., Wainright, J. S., & Petek, T. S. (2013). High Temperature Electrochemical Hydrogen Pump Cell Using a PBI Membrane at High Current Densities. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 50 (2), 2153-2162.
Hawthorne, K., Wainright, J. S., & Savinell, R. F. (2013). Analytical Studies of Flow Battery Redox Reaction Electrokinetics on a Thin Fiber Film Rotating Disk Electrode. Electrochemical Society Transactions, 50 (1), 49-56.
Savinell, R. F., Wainright, J. S., & Escalante-Garcia, I. S. (2013). Cu Monolayer on Au/C and Pt/C for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Hydrocarbons. Electrochemical Society Transactions, 50 (49), 95-101.