XIN GAO CURRICULUM VITAE xin.gao1@uky.edu, +1 8592570270 EDUCATION DEGREE PhD in Physical Electrochemistry INSTITUTE University of Limerick, Ireland PERIOD Nov. 2007 - Aug. 2012 RESEARCH INTERESTS Electrical double layer, potential of zero charge, point of zero charge, surface charge of carbon, porous carbon, capacitive deionization, redox reactions, redox flow batteries, water treatment, energy storage, and spectroscopic techniques. ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT TITLE Research Engineer Senior INSTITUTE University of Kentucky PERIOD TITLE Sep. 2015 - Present Research Engineer Associate INSTITUTE University of Kentucky PERIOD Nov. 2013 - Sep. 2015 TITLE Post Doctoral Researcher INSTITUTE University of Kentucky PERIOD June. 2012 - Oct. 2013 AWARDS 1) Embark Scholar, Irish Research Council, 2007-2010. 1
2) CARE-UKy Seed Research Awardee, University of Kentucky, 2012-2013. PUBLICATIONS 1) K. Cronin, J. Caro-Corrales, X. Gao, Heat Transfer Analysis of Cheese Cooling Incorporating Uncertainty in Temperature Measurement Locations: Model Development and Validation, J. Food Eng., 99, 175 (2010). 2) J. Caro-Corrales, K. Cronin, X. Gao, V. Cregan, Heat Transfer Analysis of Cheese Cooling Incorporating Uncertainty in Temperature Measurement Locations: Applications to The Industrial Process, J. Food Eng., 99, 159 (2010). 3) X. Gao, R.P. Lynch, M.J. Leahy and D. N. Buckley, Electrochem 2012: L.D. Burke Energy Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, September 2-4, Electrochem Newsletter: Electrochemical Horizons, 29 (2012). 4) J. Landon, X. Gao, B. Kulengowski, J. Neathery, K. Liu, Impact of Pore Size Characteristics on the Electrosorption Capacity of Carbon Xerogel Electrodes for Capacity Deionization, J. Electrochem. Soc., 159, A1861 (2012). 5) X. Gao, R. P. Lynch, M. J. Leahy, and D. N. Buckley, Spectroscopic Study of Vanadium Electrolytes in Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB), ECS Trans., 45, 25 (2013). 6) X. Gao, A. Bourke, R.P. Lynch, M.J. Leahy and D.N. Buckley, Conference Paper, The International Flow Battery Forum 2013, Dublin, Ireland, J. Cainey and A. Price 636 (Eds.), Swanbarton Limited, Malmesbury, UK, pp. 20-21 (2013). 7) X. Gao, J. Landon, J. Neathery, K. Liu, Modification of Carbon Xerogel Electrodes for More Efficient Asymmetric Capacity Deionization, J. Electrochem. Soc., 160, E106 (2013). 8) X. Gao, J. Landon, J. Neathery, and K. Liu, Investigation of HNO3-Treated Carbon Xerogel Electrodes for Capacitive Deionization Application, ECS Trans., 53, 219 (2013). 9) J. Landon, X. Gao, J. Neathery, and K. Liu, Energy Recovery in Parallel Capacitive Deionization Operations, ECS Trans., 53, 235 (2013). 10) X. Gao, A. Omosebi, J. Landon, K. Liu, Enhancement of Charge Efficiency for a Capacitive Deionization Cell Using Carbon Xerogel with Modified Potential of Zero Charge, Electrochem. Comm., 39, 25 (2014). 11) D. N. Buckley, X. Gao, R. P. Lynch, N. Quill, M. J. Leahy, Towards Optical Monitoring of Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries (VRFBs): An Investigation of the Underlying 2
Spectroscopy, J. Electrochem. Soc.161, A524 (2014). 12) A. Omosebi, X. Gao, J. Landon, K. Liu, Asymmetric Electrode Configuration for Enhanced Membrane Capacitive Deionization, ACS Appl. Mater. Interf., 6, 12640 (2014). 13) A. Omosebi, X. Gao, J. Landon, and K. Liu, Membrane Asisted Capacitive Deionization with Binder-Free Carbon Xerogel Electrodes, ECS Trans., 61, 9 (2014). 14) X. Gao, A. Omosebi, J. Landon, K. Liu, Dependence of the Capacitive Deionization Performance of Potential of Zero Charge Shifting of Carbon Xerogel Electrodes during Long-Term Operation, J. Electrochem. Soc., 161, E159 (2014). 15) A. Omosebi, X. Gao, J. Landon, K. Liu, Continuous Operation of Membrane Capacitive Deionization Cells Assembled with Dissimilar Potential of Zero Charge Electrode Pairs, J. Colloid Interf, Sci., 446, 344 (2015). 16) X. Gao, A. Omosebi, J. Landon, K. Liu, Surface Charge Enhanced Carbon Electrodes for Stable and Efficient Capacitive Deionization Using Inverted Adsorption-Desorption Behavior, Energy Environ. Sci., 8, 897 (2015). 17) X. Gao, A. Omosebi, J. Landon, K. Liu, Enhanced Salt Removal in an Inverted Capacitive Deionization Cell Using Amine Modified Microporous Carbon Electrode, Environ. Sci. Tech., 49, 10920 (2015). 18) C. Petchsingh, N. Quill, J. T. Joyce, D. Eidhin, D. Oboroceanu, C. Lenihan, X. Gao, R. P. Lynch, and D. N. Buckley, Spectroscopic Measurement of State of Charge in Vanadium Flow Batteries with an Analytical Model of V IV -V V Absorbance, J. Electrochem. Soc., 163, A5068 (2016). 19) A. Bourke, M. A. Miller, R. P. Lynch, X. Gao, J. Landon, J. S. Wainright, R. F. Savinell, and D. N. Buckley, Electrode Kinetics of Vanadium Flow Batteries: Contrasting Responses of V II -V III and V IV -V V to Electrochemical Pretreatment of Carbon, J. Electrochem. Soc., 163, A5097 (2016). 20) X. Gao, S. Porada, A. Omosebi, K. Liu, P. M. Biesheuvel, J. Landon, Complimentary of Surface Charge for Enhanced Capacitive Deionization, Water Res., 92, 275-282 (2016), PATENTS 1) D. N. Buckley, X. Gao, R.P. Lynch, M.J. Leahy, A. Bourke, and G. Flynn, Method for Determining The State of Charge of Vanadium Redox Flow Battery, Publication No. 3
WO2015082475 A1, Application No. PCT/EP2014/076266. 2) X. Gao, J. Landon, A. Omosebi, K. Liu, "PZC-Modified Monolithic SiO2-Coated Carbon Xerogel Materials, Patent Pending (2014, 14/230,668) 3) A. Omosebi, X. Gao, J. Landon, K. Liu, "Configuration of Capacitive Deionization and Membrane-Assisted Capacitive Deionization Cells with Dissimilar Potential of Zero Charge Electrode Pairs for Desalination Purposes Provisional Patent (2014, 62/086,857) 4) X. Gao, A. Omosebi, J. Landon, K. Liu, "Positive Surface-Charge Enhanced Electrodes for Capacitive Deionization Provisional Patent (2015, 62/195,578) PRESENTATIONS 1) X. Gao, M. J. Leahy, and D. N. Buckley, Investigation of Hydrogen Evolution during the Reduction of VO 2+ to V 3+, 217 th The Electrochemical Society Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 2010. 2) X. Gao, R. P. Lynch, M. J. Leahy, and D. N. Buckley, Coulombic Efficiency of a Vanadium Redox Flow Cell, 222 st The Electrochemical Society Meeting, Honolulu, USA, 2012. 3) X. Gao, M. J. Leahy, and D. N. Buckley, Spectroscopic Study of Vanadium Electrolytes, 221 st The Electrochemical Society Meeting, Seattle, USA, 2012. 4) A. Bourke, X. Gao, R. P. Lynch, and D. N. Buckley, Kinectics of the Redox Reactions in the Vanadium Redo Flow Battery, 223 th The Electrochemical Society Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 2013. 5) X. Gao, J. Landon, J. Neathery, and K. Liu, Investigation of HNO3-Treated Carbon Xerogel Electrodes for Capacitive Deionization Applications, 223 th The Electrochemical Society Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 2013. 6) J. Landon, X. Gao, J. Neathery, and K. Liu, Energy Recovery in Parallel Capacitive Deionization Operations, 223 th The Electrochemical Society Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 2013. 7) X. Gao, A. Omosebi, J. Landon, and K. Liu, Enhancement of Electrosorption Performance for a Capacitive Deionization Cell Using Carbon Xerogel with Modified Potential of Zero Charge 224 th The Electrochemical Society Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 2013. 8) J. Landon, X. Gao, A. Omosebi, and K. Liu, Capactive Deionization with PZC-Modified 4
Carbon Xerogel Electrode: Half-Cell and System Analysis for Long-Term Operation IAP 2014 Interfaces in Water and Enviornmental Science, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, May 2014. 9) N. Quill, R. P. Lynch, X. Gao and D. N. Buckley, Coulombic Efficiency of Negative and Positive Half-Cells in a Vanadium Redox Flow Cell, 225 th The Electrochemical Society Meeting, Florida, USA, 2014. 10) N. Quill, M. O Mahony, R. P. Lynch, X. Gao, D. Oboroceanu, C. Lenihan, C. Petchsingh, D. NiEidhin, and D. N. Buckley, Factors Affecting Spectroscopic State-of-Charge Measurement Redox Flow Batteries, 226 th The Electrochemical Society Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, 2014. 11) A. Omosebi, X. Gao, J. Landon, K. Liu, A. M. Cramer, and Z. Li, Bi-Directional DC/DC Converter Coupled with Capacitive Deionization for Efficient Desalination, 226 th The Electrochemical Society Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, 2014. 12) X. Gao, A. Omosebi, J. Landon, and K. Liu, Effect of the Potential of Zero Charge Location on the Electrosorption Performance of a Capacitive Deionization Cell, 227 th The Electrochemical Society Meeting, Chicago, USA, 2015. 13) J. Landon, X. Gao, A. Omosebi, and K. Liu, Impact of Improvements in Energy Efficiency in Capacitive Deionization Systems, 227 th The Electrochemical Society Meeting, Chicago, USA, 2015. 14) A. Omosebi, X. Gao, J. Landon, and K. Liu, Improving Electrosorption Performance in Membrane Assisted Capacitive Deionization Cells Using Asymmetric Electrodes Configuration, 227 th The Electrochemical Society Meeting, Chicago, USA, 2015. 15) X. Gao, A. Omosebi, J. Landon, and K. Liu, Surface Charge for Capacitive Deionization, 67 th International Society of Electrochemistry, The Hague, The Netherlands, 2016. (Invited Speech). ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS 1) Member, The Electrochemical Society, USA, 2009 - present. 2) Member, Carbon Management Research Group, Kentucky, USA, 2012 - present. OUTREACHES 5
1) Founding scientist, Powertech Water, Lexington, Kentucky, 2013 - present. 2) Workshop attendee, Electrochemical Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 2013. 3) Scientist volunteer, Russell Cave Elementary, Lexington, Kentucky, 2014. 4) Student advisor, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Lexington, Kentucky, 2014 - present. 5) Journal reviewer, The Electrochemical Society, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Elsevier, and Springer, 2012 - present. 6