Expertise
Electrochemical energy conversion and storage, mass/charge transport phenomena, electrochemical reaction kinetics, flowable slurry electrodes.Research Interests
Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, Redox Flow Batteries, Capacitive Deionization, Mass/Charge Transport Phenomena, Electrochemical Reaction Kinetics
Education
- Ph.D.: Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, (2014), Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA
Dissertation/Thesis Title:Species Transport Mechanisms Governing Crossover and Capacity Loss in Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries - MS: Mechanical Engineering, (2010), Middle East Technical University - Ankara, Turkey
Dissertation/Thesis Title:2-D Modeling of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell - BS: Mechanical Engineering, (2007), Middle East Technical University - Ankara, Turkey
Biosketch
Ertan Agar, Ph.D. joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell as an Assistant Professor in the Fall of 2015. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in September 2014. His Ph.D. dissertation work was a combined experimental and modeling effort, which was aimed at understanding the species transport mechanisms governing capacity fade in vanadium redox flow batteries. Following his doctoral studies, Agar worked as a post-doctoral researcher in the Electrochemical Engineering and Energy Laboratory at Case Western Reserve University. In this role, he worked on performance diagnostics of flowable slurry electrodes for cost-effective flow batteries. His research interest includes design and diagnostics of flow-assisted electrochemical systems, including redox flow batteries for grid scale energy storage and capacitive deionization for water treatment and desalination.
Selected Publications
- Wei, Z., Salehi, A., Lin, G., Hu, J., Jin, X., Agar, E., Liu, F. (2020). Probing Li-ion concentration in an operating lithium ion battery using in situ Raman spectroscopy. Journal of Power Sources, 449 227361.
- Nourani, M., Dennison, C.R., Jin, X., Liu, F., Agar, E. (2019). Elucidating Effects of Faradaic Imbalance on Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Performance: Experimental Characterization. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 166(15) A3844-A3851.
- Nourani, M., Zackin, B.I., Sabarirajan, D., Taspinar, R., Artyushkova, K., Liu, F., Zenyuk, I.V., Agar, E., (2019). Impact of Corrosion Conditions on Carbon Paper Electrode Morphology and the Performance of a Vanadium Redox Flow Battery. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 166(2) A353-A363.
- Gokoglan, T.C., Pahari, S.K., Hamel, A., Howland, R., Cappillino, P.J., Agar, E. (2019). Operando Spectroelectrochemical Characterization of a Highly Stable Bioinspired Redox Flow Battery Active Material. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 166(10) A1745-A1751.
- Hoyt, N.C., Agar, E., Nagelli, E.A., Savinell, R., Wainright, J. (2018). Editors' Choice—Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy of Flowing Electrosorptive Slurry Electrodes. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 165(10) E439-E444.
- Agartan, L., Akuzum, B., Mathis, T., Ergenekon, K., Agar, E., Caglan Kumbur, E. (2018). Influence of thermal treatment conditions on capacitive deionization performance and charge efficiency of carbon electrodes. Separation and Purification Technology, 202 67-75.
- Huang, H., Howland, R., Agar, E., Nourani, M., Golen, J.A., Cappillino, P.J. (2017). Bioinspired, high-stability, nonaqueous redox flow battery electrolytes. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5(23) 11586-11591.
- Dennison, C.R., Agar, E., Akuzum, B., Kumbur, E.C. (2015). Enhancing Mass Transport in Redox Flow Batteries by Tailoring Flow Field and Electrode Design. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 163(1) A5163-A5169.
- Knehr, K.W., Agar, E., Dennison, C.R., Kalidindi, A.R., Kumbur, E.C. (2012). A Transient Vanadium Flow Battery Model Incorporating Vanadium Crossover and Water Transport through the Membrane. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 159(9) A1446-A1459.