Current Position

Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Education

Ph.D., Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Notre Dame
M.S., Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Notre Dame
B.S., Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Notre Dame

Research Interests

Prof. McGinn's primary research interests are in the areas of the processing and properties of advanced materials. Current research programs are aimed at developing the processing tools and screening instrumentation for combinatorial materials development and discovery. The combinatorial approach to materials research employs parallel (or automated serial) processing to create large "libraries" of material compositions, followed by parallel (or automated serial) testing to characterize the compositions for a specific property of interest. Much of the potential of the combinatorial approach rests on the development of rapid means to screen libraries for a property of interest. Over the past several years his group has developed and put in place a wide range of automated processing and characterization tools for combinatorial research. These are being applied to develop new fuel cell electrocatalysts, proton conductors, and battery electrode materials, among other materials.

Key Words

Catalysis, Fuel Cells, Storage of Energy

Relevant Energy Publications

1. Su, Changsheng, Taren DeHart, Matt Anderson, and Paul J. McGinn. "Structured glass catalytic coating on wire mesh for particulate matter (PM) removal by modified sol-gel processing." Materials Letters 234 (2019): 168-171.
2. Zokoe, James, Changsheng Su, and Paul J. McGinn. "Soot Combustion Activity and Potassium Mobility in Diesel Particulate Filters Coated with a K–Ca–Si–O Glass Catalyst." Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 58, no. 27 (2019): 11891-11901.
3. Zokoe, James, Xiaoxiang Feng, Changsheng Su, and Paul J. McGinn. "Improved Hydrothermal Stability in Glass Diesel Soot Oxidation Catalysts." Catalysts 9, no. 8 (2019): 684.
4. Su, Changsheng, Yujun Wang, Ashok Kumar, and Paul J. McGinn. "Simulating real world soot-catalyst contact conditions for lab-scale catalytic soot oxidation studies." Catalysts 8, no. 6 (2018): 247.
5. Jonson, Robert A., and Paul J. McGinn. "Tape casting and sintering of Li7La3Zr1. 75Nb0. 25Al0. 1O12 with Li3BO3 additions." Solid State Ionics 323 (2018): 49-55.

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