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  • 2018 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

Alan W. Weimer is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with significant contributions to materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and catalysis. The scientist's work spans multiple specialized topics including chemical looping and thermochemical processes, semiconductor materials and devices, electronic and structural properties of oxides, catalytic processes in materials science, carbon dioxide capture technologies, advancements in solid oxide fuel cells, and advanced materials and composites.

Several recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of their research. These include:

  • A thermochemical study of iron aluminate-based materials: a preferred class for isothermal water splitting (2022, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • Oxidation kinetics of hercynite spinels for solar thermochemical fuel production (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Reduction of iron-manganese oxide particles in a lab-scale packed-bed reactor for thermochemical energy storage (2020, Chemical Engineering Science)
  • Atomic layer deposited boron nitride nanoscale films act as high temperature hydrogen barriers (2021, Applied Surface Science)
  • Reduction kinetics of hercynite redox materials for solar thermochemical water splitting (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)

Their research has been published repeatedly in key scientific venues such as the Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Powder Technology, Chemical Engineering Journal, Chemical Engineering Science, and ACS Applied Energy Materials. This indicates a consistent engagement with leading journals in engineering and materials science fields.

Frequent collaborators include Kent J. Warren, Charles B. Musgrave, Justin T. Tran, Rishi Raj, and Dragan Mejic, with multiple coauthored works reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Alan W. Weimer has been recognized as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors since 2018.

Best Publications

  • Carbide, nitride and boride materials synthesis and processing

    Alan W. Weimer

  • Efficient generation of H2 by splitting water with an isothermal redox cycle.

    Christopher L. Muhich;Brian W. Evanko;Kayla C. Weston;Paul Lichty

  • Likely near-term solar-thermal water splitting technologies

    Christopher Perkins;Alan W. Weimer

  • Aggregation behavior of nanoparticles in fluidized beds

    Luis F. Hakim;Julie L. Portman;Michelle D. Casper;Alan W. Weimer

  • A spinel ferrite/hercynite water-splitting redox cycle

    Jonathan R. Scheffe;Jianhua Li;Alan W. Weimer

  • Solar-driven gasification of carbonaceous feedstock-a review

    Nicolas Piatkowski;Christian Wieckert;Alan W. Weimer;Aldo Steinfeld;Aldo Steinfeld

  • Atomic layer deposition of ultrathin and conformal Al2O3 films on BN particles

    J.D Ferguson;A.W Weimer;S.M George

  • A review and perspective of efficient hydrogen generation via solar thermal water splitting

    Christopher L. Muhich;Brian D. Ehrhart;Ibraheam Al-Shankiti;Ibraheam Al-Shankiti;Barbara J. Ward

  • Atomic layer deposition on particles using a fluidized bed reactor with in situ mass spectrometry

    David M. King;Joseph A. Spencer;Xinhua Liang;Luis F. Hakim

  • Kinetics of carbothermal reduction synthesis of beta silicon carbide

    Alan W. Weimer;Kevin J. Nilsen;Gene A. Cochran;Raymond P. Roach

  • Hydrogen Production via Chemical Looping Redox Cycles Using Atomic Layer Deposition-Synthesized Iron Oxide and Cobalt Ferrites

    Jonathan R. Scheffe;Mark D. Allendorf;Eric N. Coker;Benjamin W. Jacobs

  • Stabilizing Ni Catalysts by Molecular Layer Deposition for Harsh, Dry Reforming Conditions

    Troy D. Gould;Alan Izar;Alan W. Weimer;John L. Falconer

  • Insulating and functionalizing fine metal-containing particles with comformal ultra-thin films

    Steven M. George;John D. Ferguson;Alan W. Weimer;Jeffrey R. Wank

  • Rapid Process for Manufacturing Aluminum Nitride Powder

    Alan W. Weimer;Gene A. Cochran;Glenn A. Eisman;John P. Henley

  • Solar-thermal dissociation of methane in a fluid-wall aerosol flow reactor

    Jaimee K Dahl;Karen J Buechler;Alan W Weimer;Allan Lewandowski

  • Kinetics and mechanism of solar-thermochemical H2 production by oxidation of a cobalt ferrite–zirconia composite

    Jonathan R. Scheffe;Anthony H. McDaniel;Mark D. Allendorf;Alan W. Weimer

  • ALD of SiO2 at Room Temperature Using TEOS and H 2 O with NH 3 as the Catalyst

    J. D. Ferguson;E. R. Smith;A. W. Weimer;S. M. George

  • Atomic layer controlled deposition on particle surfaces

    Steven M. George;John D. Ferguson;Alan W. Weimer

  • Nanocoated primary particles and method for their manufacture

    Steven M. George;John D. Ferguson;Alan W. Weimer;Jeffrey R. Wank

  • Rotary reactor for atomic layer deposition on large quantities of nanoparticles

    J. A. McCormick;B. L. Cloutier;A. W. Weimer;S. M. George

  • Physical descriptor for the Gibbs energy of inorganic crystalline solids and temperature-dependent materials chemistry.

    Christopher J. Bartel;Samantha L. Millican;Ann M. Deml;Ann M. Deml;John R. Rumptz

Frequent Co-Authors

Xinhua Liang
Xinhua Liang Missouri University of Science and Technology
Charles B. Musgrave
Charles B. Musgrave University of Colorado Boulder
Steven M. George
Steven M. George University of Colorado Boulder
Aldo Steinfeld
Aldo Steinfeld ETH Zurich
John L. Falconer
John L. Falconer University of Colorado Boulder
Christine M. Hrenya
Christine M. Hrenya University of Colorado Boulder
Vladan Stevanović
Vladan Stevanović Colorado School of Mines
Stephan Lany
Stephan Lany National Renewable Energy Laboratory
J. Will Medlin
J. Will Medlin University of Colorado Boulder
Mark D. Allendorf
Mark D. Allendorf Sandia National Laboratories

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