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Dr. Christopher Peter Rhodes

  • Professor - Chemistry and Biochemistry
Portrait of Dr. Christopher Peter Rhodes

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Chemistry

Univ of Oklahoma Norman Campus, 2001

Master's Degree

MS in Chemistry

Univ of Oklahoma Norman Campus, 2000

Bachelor's Degree

BA in Chemistry

Texas A&M University, 1992

Patents

  • “Catalyst Nanoarchitectures with High Activity and Stability.” Christopher Rhodes, Jose Fernando Godinez Salomon. Regular.
    Date awarded: 2020
  • “Cathodic Electrocatalyst Layer for Electrochemical Generation of Hydrogen Peroxide.” Christopher Rhodes, Charles Tennakoon, Waheguru Singh, Kelvin Anderson. #7,892,408.
    Date awarded: 02/22/2011
  • Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Principal). Understanding Degradation Mechanisms and Rates in Acidic Metal Oxide Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts, Department of Energy, Federal, $620000. (Funded: 2025 - 2028). Grant.
  • Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Principal). Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cells for Undersea Refuelable Unmanned Undersea Vehicles, Office of Naval Research, Federal, $449988. (Funded: 2022 - 2025). Grant.
  • Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Principal), Percent Contribution: %40, Tate, Jitendra S (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Chen, Yihong (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Droopad, Ravindranath (Other), Percent Contribution: %5, Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Other), Percent Contribution: %5. MRI: Development of triaxial Vibrating Sample Magnetometry for Research and Education, NSF, Federal, $119461. (Submitted: January 19, 2022, Funded: September 2022 - August 30, 2025). Grant.
  • Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Principal). Three Dimensional Nickel Hydroxide Cathodes for Energy Dense, Safe Nickel-Zinc Batteries, Office of Naval Research, Federal, $225000. (Funded: 2021 - 2024). Grant.
  • Betancourt, Tania (Principal), Brittain, William J (Co-Principal), Irvin, Jennifer A (Co-Principal), Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Co-Principal), Martin, Benjamin (Co-Principal), Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Co-Principal), Wistey, Mark A (Co-Principal), Miyahara, Yoichi (Co-Principal), Kerwin, Sean Michael (Co-Principal). TxState-UT PREM Center for Intelligent Materials Assembly (CIMA), National Science Foundation, Federal, $3822000. (Funded: July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2027). Grant.
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  • Kimmel, S. W., DeBlock, R. H., Manley, J. A., Silguero, C. M., Rolison, D. R., & Rhodes, C. P. (2024). The Role of Cathode Architecture and Anion Interactions on the Performance of Al substituted a-Ni(OH)2 in Rechargeable Ni–Zn cells. Mater. Today Energy, 44, 101609.
  • Ospina-Acevedo, F., Albiter, L. A., Bailey, K. O., Godínez-Salomón, J. F., Rhodes, C. P., & Balbuena, P. B. (2024). Catalytic Activity and Electrochemical Stability of Ru(1-x)M(x)O(2) (M = Zr, Nb, Ta): Computational and Experimental Study of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 16(13), 16373–16398. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c01408
  • Godinez Salomon, J. F., Ospina-Acevedo, F., Albiter, L. A., Bailey, K. O., Naymik, Z. G., Mendoza-Cruz, R., … Rhodes, C. P. (2022). Titanium Substitution Effects on the Structure, Activity, and Stability of Nanoscale Ruthenium Oxide Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts: Experimental and Computational Study. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5(8), 11752–11775. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c02760
  • Godinez Salomon, J. F., Albiter, L., Alia, S. M., Pivovar, B. S., Camacho-Forero, L. E., Balbuena, P. B., … Rhodes, C. P. (2018). Self-Supported Hydrous Iridium-Nickel Oxide Two-dimensional Nanoframes for High Activity Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts. ACS Catalysis, 8, 10498–10520. https://doi.org/DOI:%2010.1021/acscatal.8b02171
  • Niu, S., McFeron, R., Godinez Salomon, J. F., Chapman, B. S., Damin, C. A., Tracy, J. B., … Rhodes, C. P. (2017). Enhanced Electrochemical Lithium-Ion Charge Storage of Iron Oxide Nanosheets. Chemistry of Materials, 29(18), 7794–7807. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b02315
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Formosa Innovation Award. 2024 - 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, College of Science and Engineering, Texas State University. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State Alumni Association, 2020. 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University. 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Electrochemical Society Young Professional Travel Grant, Battery Division, Electrochemical Society. 2017
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  1. Other

    Electrochemical Society (ECS) Texas Section

  2. Chair

    Student Review Ad Hoc Committee, Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization (MSEC) program

  3. University Mentor

    Mentor for new faculty member

  4. Chair

    Ad Hoc Academic Program Review Committee, Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization (MSEC) program

  5. University Mentor

    Mentor for faculty member

  6. Member

    Scholarship Committee, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

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