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Charles Monroe is a Professor of Engineering Science and Alexander Mosley Fellow at St Peter’s College, University of Oxford. He serves as a College Tutor in Engineering Science, Vice-Master, and Fellow for IT and Website. His research focuses on electrochemical devices for energy storage and conversion, particularly batteries and fuel cells. He joined St Peter’s in 2015 after being an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Monroe holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley (near Palo Alto, California) and an undergraduate degree from Princeton.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree from Princeton University
- PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley
Research Interests: Monroe’s work bridges theoretical and experimental approaches to study electrochemical systems, emphasizing the interplay between material properties and device performance. His group investigates next-generation batteries for electric vehicles, long-lived batteries for renewable energy integration, and degradation mechanisms in lithium-ion batteries. Collaborations with companies like Bosch, Ford, and Procter & Gamble highlight practical applications of his research.
Publications: Recent work spans advanced battery technologies, including solid-state systems, flow batteries, and electrolyte transport modeling. Key themes include voltage hysteresis, solvent segregation effects, and membrane fouling in redox flow batteries.
Scientific Awards: No specific awards mentioned in the provided text.
Advising & Grants: Leads the Monroe Research Group, collaborating with industry partners. His work is funded through partnerships with multinational companies, supporting projects on battery design and energy storage systems. No individual student names are listed, but the group actively engages in graduate research.
Labs/Teams: Monroe Research Group focuses on electrochemical engineering, with facilities for experimental and computational studies in energy storage technologies.
