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Portrait of Dr. Christopher Peter Rhodes

Dr. Christopher Peter Rhodes

  • Professor at Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science & Engineering

Grants

2024

  • Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Principal). High Performance Cathodes for Safe, Low-Cost Batteries, Formosa Plastics Innovation Award, Texas State University, $15000. (Funded: 2024 - 2025). Grant.

2023

  • Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Principal). Clean Energy Catalyst Run to R1 Postdoc, Texas State University, $128000. (Funded: 2023 - 2025). Grant.

2022

  • 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 2025). Grant.
  • Lewis, Karen A (Principal), Luxford, Cynthia J (Co-Principal), Wheeler, Brittany Marie (Co-Principal), Webre, Whitney Ann (Co-Principal), Holland, Cory Lee (Co-Principal), Betancourt, Tania (Supporting), Brittain, William J (Supporting), Hudnall, Todd W (Supporting), Irvin, Jennifer A (Supporting), Kerwin, Sean Michael (Supporting), Kornienko, Alexander Vladimir (Supporting), Peterson, Ryan Loren (Supporting), Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Supporting). REU Site: A Chemistry REU on Molecular Innovation and Exploration (CheMIE), National Science Foundation, Federal, $378188. (Submitted: August 25, 2021, Funded: April 15, 2022 - Present). 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.
  • Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Principal), Martin, Benjamin (Co-Principal), Schilter, David (Co-Principal), Kerwin, Sean Michael (Co-Principal), Kornienko, Alexander Vladimir (Co-Principal), Peterson, Ryan Loren (Co-Principal), Schwartz, Benjamin F (Co-Principal), Dutton, Jessica (Co-Principal), Ikehata, Keisuke (Co-Principal), Hwang, Sangchul Scott (Co-Principal), Ozbakkaloglu, Togay (Co-Principal). Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry Shared Research and Education Instrument, Texas State University, $259195. (Funded: 2022 - 2023). Grant.

2021

  • 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.
  • Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Principal), Percent Contribution: %40, Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Myers, Thomas H (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Zakhidov, Alexander (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Tate, Jitendra S (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Miyahara, Yoichi (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10. Enhanced Optical, Electrical, and Magnetic Measurement capabilities for Materials and Device Studies in Research and Education, Department of Defense, Federal, $278778. (Submitted: August 28, 2020, Funded: May 10, 2021 - May 9, 2023). 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.

2020

  • Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Principal), Balbuena, Perla (Co-Principal). Collaborative Research: Bimetallic Oxyhydroxide Surfaces for Highly Active and Stable Acidic Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts, National Science Foundation, Federal, $558972. (Funded: April 1, 2020 - March 31, 2023). Grant.

2019

  • Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Principal). Equipment for Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cells Research and Education, Army Research Office, $234020. (Funded: September 2019 - September 2020). Grant.
  • Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Principal). Nanoarchitectured Nickel Hydroxide Cathodes for Energy Dense, Safe, Rechargeable Nickel–Zinc Batteries, Office of Naval Research, $111794. (Funded: August 2019 - July 2021). Grant.
  • Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Principal). Bifunctional Membrane Electrode Assemblies for Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cells, $449980. (Funded: March 2019 - February 2022). Grant.

2017

  • Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Principal), Percent Contribution: %40, Chen, Yihong (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Droopad, Ravindranath (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Spencer, Gregory F (Other), Percent Contribution: %5, Tate, Jitendra S (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Smith, Casey Eben (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5. MRI: Acquisition of Vibrating Sample Magnetometer for Materials Research and Education, NSF-MRI, Federal, $225330. (Funded: September 1, 2017 - August 30, 2021). Grant.

2016

  • Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Principal). Orientation in Polymers and Polymer Nanocomposites: Equipment for Spectroscopic Evaluation, Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) South Texas Section, $5750. (Funded: October 19, 2016). Grant.
  • Brittain, William J (Principal), = (Co-Principal), Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Co-Principal), Betancourt, Tania (Co-Principal), Zakhidov, Alexander (Co-Principal). MRI: Acquisition of Atomic Force Microscope to Advance Texas State University Materials Research, National Science Foundation, Federal, $104476. (Funded: September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2019). Grant.
  • Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Principal). Nanoframe Bifunctional Oxygen Electrodes for Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cells (G), Office of Naval Research, $447894. (Funded: July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2019). Grant.
  • Zakhidov, Alexander (Principal), Percent Contribution: %40, Holtz, Mark W (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %15, Piner, Edwin L (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5, Myers, Thomas H (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5, Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5, Beall, Gary W (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5, Yu, Qingkai (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5, Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5, Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5, Betancourt, Tania (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5, Li, Jian (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5. Scanning Probe Microscope for Materials Research and Education, U. S. Army, Federal, $358558. (Funded: July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017). Grant.

2015

  • Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Principal). Attenuated total reflection (ATR) accessory for characterization of polymers and polymer nanocomposites (GFT), Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) South Texas Section Equipment Committee, $10000. (Funded: November 3, 2015). Grant.
  • Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Principal). Two-Dimensional Materials for Reversible Multi-electron Charge Storage (G), Texas State University Research Enhancement Program (REP), $8000. (Funded: January 1, 2015 - March 31, 2016). Grant.

2014

  • Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Other), Brittain, W. J. (Principal), Beall, G. (Co-Principal), Betancourt, T. (Co-Principal), Booth, C. (Co-Principal), Irvin, J. (Co-Principal), Whitten, S. (Co-Principal), Martin, B. (Co-Principal). Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Oxides and Composites for Enhanced Charge Transport and Storage (G), Subaward from: Texas State University PREM: Center on Interfaces with Materials. A Partnership with the Research Triangle MRSEC, National Science Foundation, $3140000. (Funded: December 2014 - May 2019). Grant.