Clark Professor Granados-Focil Elected to American Chemical Society Fellowship
Thursday, July 06, 2017
“The work from our lab helps understand the basic principles governing ion transport in polymers, allowing the development of many new materials required for the widespread adoption of renewable energy alternatives, such as solar, hydroelectric, and wind power. Other efforts in the lab produce materials that enable the construction more energy efficient buildings and generate ion-selective sensors for water quality studies and for clinical analyseS,” Granados-Focil said.
He is among just 65 scientists named to the 2017 class of ACS Fellows.
Sergio Granados-Focil
Granados-Focil’s research group focuses on ionic transport through polymeric matrices for the development of devices that allow the large-scale use of renewable energy, such as high-temperature fuel cells, redox flow batteries, lithium-ion batteries and dye sensitized solar cells.
His research also involves the synthesis of polymeric composites for temperature regulation in buildings, and the development of sensors for environmental and biomedical applications.
“The interdisciplinary nature of this work allows students to acquire hands-on experience, not only in organic or polymer synthetic chemistry, but also in a wide variety of characterization techniques. While striving to control and tailor the properties of these new compounds, they will also have the opportunity to collaborate closely with peers from other disciplines working towards the same broad goals,” said Granados-Focil.
Granados-Focil received a Ph.D. at Case Western Reserve University, and his M.S. and B.S. at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.
He lives in Worcester.
Related Slideshow: US News College Rankings 2016
Related Articles
- Clark U. to Host Screening of Domingo Guyton’s “Footprints in the Concrete”
- Clark U Awarded $620,000 Grant from Mellon Foundation
- Clark University to Host Lecture Focusing on Immigration Law
- Clark U Launches School of Professional Studies
- Clark University and Councilman King Celebrate Youth Worker Training Institute 2016 Graduation
- Senator Elizabeth Warren to Speak at Clark U. on March 14
- Clark U. Professor Guides Parents of Gay/Lesbian Children in New Book
- Clark U. Ranked Among Schools That Give Students “Best Bang for Buck”
- Clark U. Ranked as One of Top Peace Corps Producing Schools in Country
- Clark U to Host Discussion on the History of Atlantic Slave Trade
- Clark U to Present Igor Stravinsky’s “A Soldier’s Tale”
- Harvard Sociologist Desmond to Speak at Clark University
- Clark U. to Host Film Screening & Discussion of “Farewell to Factory Towns?”
- Clark U to Host Its First Opioid Summit on Dec. 6
- Clark U. Makes Kiplinger’s List for Best College Values in 2017
- Woman Nearly Robbed in Clark University Parking Garage
- Clark U. to Host Lecture on Theater & the Role of Women in Society
- MERGE for Equality to Host Healthy Men & Boys Summit on June 15 at Clark U
- New York Times Bestseller, Naomi Klein, to Speak at Clark U.
- Author Rick Moody to Discuss Newest Novel “Hotels of North America” at Clark U.
- Clark U to Host Lecture on Syrian Refugee Crisis & U.S. Policy in Middle East
- Tom Petty Biographer Warren Zanes to Host Talk at Clark University
- MA State Auditor Bump to Speak at Clark University
- Clark U. to Host Lecture on Holocaust History and Survivor Testimony
- Cartoonists Sturm & Brown to Give Lecture at Clark University
Follow us on Pinterest Google + Facebook Twitter See It Read It