Welcome to the Electrochemical Energy Systems and Transport Laboratory (E2STL) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UMass Lowell. The core mission of E2STL is to advance the knowledge in the design and development of flow-assisted electrochemical systems for addressing the global challenges in energy and water applications.
News and Announcements
Congratulations to Dan on His PhD Proposal!
🎉 Daniel Rourke has successfully passed his PhD dissertation proposal in the Energy Engineering Graduate Program at UMass Lowell. His research focuses on advancing redox-mediated electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems to enable pathways toward deep decarbonization. Congratulations, Dan!
Our lab is excited to share two new publications from our team in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society. Dan’s paper, “Design Considerations for Solid Charge Storage Materials in Redox-Mediated Flow Batteries,” provides a framework for designing solid boosters to increase flow-battery energy density. Shabdiki’s paper, “Leveraging Flow-Assisted Electrochemistry to Decarbonize Calcium Hydroxide Production in Cement Manufacturing,”demonstrates a flow-electrolysis…
Congrats to Sergio
We are proud to share that Sergio Freeman has successfully passed his Ph.D. proposal defense. His research, “Toward a Zero-Carbon New England Power System: Planning with Wind, Solar, Energy Storage, and Electric Vehicles,” focuses on advancing pathways to a decarbonized and resilient regional grid. Congrats to Sergio!
ECS Spring 2025 Montreal
Our group had a great time participating in the 247th ECS Meeting in Montréal! We presented our work across three symposia: A04, F01, and I08. Eylül, Dan, Shabdiki, and I shared recent progress on redox-mediated flow systems, high-performance battery electrodes, and electrochemical strategies for low-carbon cement manufacturing.
We are happy to announce that Sergio and Ertan have published a study titled “Driving Change: Analyzing the Interplay of Electric Vehicle Adoption and Grid Electrification in New England” in the journal Energy.
Ertan has been invited to present at the 24th Annual Sukant Tripathy Memorial Symposium, taking place at UMass Lowell . His talk, titled “Toward High-Performance Redox Flow Batteries for Grid-Scale Energy Storage,” highlighted recent innovations from the lab, including advanced electrodes and high-energy-density redox-mediated systems. It was an honor to be part of this symposium.
Ertan gave an invited talk at the Chemistry Department Colloquium at CWRU titled “Advances in Redox-Mediated Flow Batteries: From Enhancing Capacity to Enabling Renewable Hydrogen Generation.” It was great to be back in the Believeland!!!
We are excited to share that Sergio has led the publication of two new papers: “The impact of energy storage on the reliability of wind and solar power in New England”& “The benefits of long-duration energy storage for New England’s energy system decarbonization goals.” Congrats to Sergio and the team for these significant contributions!
Ertan and Shabdiki represented our lab at the ECS Spring 2024 Meeting in San Francisco. Our team contributed to four presentations focused on flow-assisted electrochemical systems. Well done to everyone involved!
Our lab is happy to announce the publication of a new paper led by Shabdiki: “Investigating Manganese–Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries for Energy Storage and Subsequent Hydrogen Generation” This study explores dual-circuit RFBs as a novel approach to producing green hydrogen and addressing energy density challenges in conventional RFBs. Congratulations to Shabdiki and the team!
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