Robert J. Messinger

Associate Professor

Director of Graduate Studies, CCNY Chemical Engineering & Director, NASA-CCNY Center for Advanced Batteries for Space

Main Affiliation

Chemical Engineering

Areas of Expertise/Research

  • Batteries
  • Electrochemical Systems
  • Energy Storage
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Recycling

Building

Steinman Hall

Office

327

Phone

212-650-8204

Email

rmessinger@ccny.cuny.edu

Website

https://rmessinger.ccny.cuny.edu

Robert J. Messinger

Education

Education
University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 2012

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
B.S., Chemical Engineering, 2006

Postdoctoral Research
CNRS (Centre National de Recherche Scientifique), Orléans, France
European Union Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, 2012-2014
CEMHTI Laboratory & RS2E French Network for Electrochemical Energy Storage

CNRS & Grenoble Institute of Technology, Grenoble, France
LEPMI (Laboratory of Electrochemistry and Physical Chemistry of Materials & Interfaces)
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014-2015

Teaching

CCNY Chemical Engineering Department
Electrochemical Principles & Practice (ChE I93)
Transport Phenomena II: Energy & Mass Transport (ChE 342)
Introduction to Chemical Engineering: Practices & Principles (ChE 228)
Chemical Engineering Seminar (ChE I0000)

Research Interests

Topics
Energy storage, electrochemical systems, batteries, recycling, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy

Overview

We investigate electrochemical materials, chemistries, and processes aimed at solving societal challenges in energy and the environment, particularly in energy storage and recycling.  Strategically, we seek to understand and control macroscopic material properties, device performance, and process outcomes up from the molecular level. Advanced electrochemical methods and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy are cornerstones of our work. Thematically, our research lies at the interface between chemical engineering, physical chemistry, electrochemistry, and materials science. 

 

Prof. Messinger is also the founding director of the NASA-CCNY Center for Advanced Batteries for Space (CABS):
https://batteries-for-space.ccny.cuny.edu 

Awards

NSF CAREER awardee, 2019
CUNY Junior Faculty Research Award in Science & Engineering, 2017
Sponsored scientist, 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, 2015
European Union Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2013-2014 

Publications

Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YY3Y05gAAAAJ&hl=en 

Research Gate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert_Messinger