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Glenn Pastel is affiliated with the United States Army Research Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with specific contributions in electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, automotive engineering, and catalysis.

The scientist has published extensively in the field of advanced battery materials and technologies. Research topics include advanced battery technologies research, advancements in battery materials, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, and chemical and physical properties in aqueous solutions.

Glenn Pastel's recent peer-reviewed articles cover a range of energy materials and applications. Selected publications include:

  • A general method to synthesize and sinter bulk ceramics in seconds, 2020, Science
  • Denary oxide nanoparticles as highly stable catalysts for methane combustion, 2021, Nature Catalysis
  • A sobering examination of the feasibility of aqueous aluminum batteries, 2022, Energy & Environmental Science
  • Highly Efficient Water Treatment via a Wood-Based and Reusable Filter, 2020, ACS Materials Letters
  • Holey three-dimensional wood-based electrode for vanadium flow batteries, 2020, Energy Storage Materials

The scientist collaborates frequently with coauthors including Marshall A. Schroeder, Travis P. Pollard, Oleg Borodin, Kang Xu, and Lin Ma.

Glenn Pastel has published multiple papers in several venues related to electrochemistry and energy science. Prominent publication venues include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Energy & Environmental Science
  • Nature Catalysis
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • Science

Best Publications

  • A general method to synthesize and sinter bulk ceramics in seconds.

    Chengwei Wang;Weiwei Ping;Qiang Bai;Huachen Cui;Huachen Cui

  • Reducing Interfacial Resistance between Garnet-Structured Solid-State Electrolyte and Li-Metal Anode by a Germanium Layer.

    Wei Luo;Yunhui Gong;Yizhou Zhu;Yiju Li

  • Muscle‐Inspired Highly Anisotropic, Strong, Ion‐Conductive Hydrogels

    Weiqing Kong;Chengwei Wang;Chao Jia;Yudi Kuang

  • Three-dimensional bilayer garnet solid electrolyte based high energy density lithium metal–sulfur batteries

    Kun (Kelvin) Fu;Yunhui Gong;Gregory T. Hitz;Dennis W. McOwen

  • Scalable and Highly Efficient Mesoporous Wood-Based Solar Steam Generation Device: Localized Heat, Rapid Water Transport

    Tian Li;He Liu;Xinpeng Zhao;Guang Chen

  • Anisotropic, lightweight, strong, and super thermally insulating nanowood with naturally aligned nanocellulose

    Tian Li;Jianwei Song;Xinpeng Zhao;Zhi Yang

  • Rich Mesostructures Derived from Natural Woods for Solar Steam Generation

    Chao Jia;Yiju Li;Zhi Yang;Guang Chen

  • 3D-Printed All-Fiber Li-Ion Battery toward Wearable Energy Storage

    Yibo Wang;Yibo Wang;Chaoji Chen;Hua Xie;Tingting Gao

  • Wood Composite as an Energy Efficient Building Material: Guided Sunlight Transmittance and Effective Thermal Insulation

    Tian Li;Mingwei Zhu;Zhi Yang;Jianwei Song

  • An Electron/Ion Dual-Conductive Alloy Framework for High-Rate and High-Capacity Solid-State Lithium-Metal Batteries

    Chunpeng Yang;Hua Xie;Weiwei Ping;Kun Fu

  • Highly Conductive, Lightweight, Low‐Tortuosity Carbon Frameworks as Ultrathick 3D Current Collectors

    Chaoji Chen;Chaoji Chen;Ying Zhang;Yiju Li;Yudi Kuang

  • Garnet Solid Electrolyte Protected Li-Metal Batteries

    Boyang Liu;Yunhui Gong;Kun Fu;Xiaogang Han

  • Denary oxide nanoparticles as highly stable catalysts for methane combustion

    Tangyuan Li;Yonggang Yao;Zhennan Huang;Pengfei Xie

  • Universal Soldering of Lithium and Sodium Alloys on Various Substrates for Batteries

    Chengwei Wang;Hua Xie;Lei Zhang;Yunhui Gong

  • Interface Engineering for Garnet-Based Solid-State Lithium-Metal Batteries: Materials, Structures, and Characterization.

    Jiaqi Dai;Chunpeng Yang;Chengwei Wang;Glenn Pastel

  • 3D Wettable Framework for Dendrite-Free Alkali Metal Anodes

    Ying Zhang;Chengwei Wang;Glenn Pastel;Yudi Kuang

  • Conductive Cellulose Nanofiber Enabled Thick Electrode for Compact and Flexible Energy Storage Devices

    Yudi Kuang;Chaoji Chen;Glenn Pastel;Yiju Li

  • Hierarchically Porous, Ultrathick, “Breathable” Wood‐Derived Cathode for Lithium‐Oxygen Batteries

    Huiyu Song;Huiyu Song;Shaomao Xu;Yiju Li;Jiaqi Dai

  • In Situ Neutron Depth Profiling of Lithium Metal-Garnet Interfaces for Solid State Batteries.

    Chengwei Wang;Yunhui Gong;Jiaqi Dai;Lei Zhang

  • FeS2 Nanoparticles Embedded in Reduced Graphene Oxide toward Robust, High‐Performance Electrocatalysts

    Yanan Chen;Shaomao Xu;Yuanchang Li;Rohit Jiji Jacob

  • Enabling High-Areal-Capacity Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: Designing Anisotropic and Low-Tortuosity Porous Architectures

    Yiju Li;Kun “Kelvin” Fu;Chaoji Chen;Wei Luo

Frequent Co-Authors

Liangbing Hu
Liangbing Hu Yale University
Jiaqi Dai
Jiaqi Dai University of Maryland, College Park
Yonggang Yao
Yonggang Yao Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Chaoji Chen
Chaoji Chen Wuhan University
Boyang Liu
Boyang Liu Shanghai Maritime University
Hua Xie
Hua Xie University of Maryland, College Park
Yiju Li
Yiju Li Southern University of Science and Technology
Chengwei Wang
Chengwei Wang University of Maryland, College Park
Yudi Kuang
Yudi Kuang University of Maryland, College Park
Eric D. Wachsman
Eric D. Wachsman University of Maryland, College Park

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