Faculty Profiles

Dr. Christopher Peter Rhodes

Chair, Student Review Ad Hoc Committee, Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization (MSEC) program. 2024 - Present.
University Mentor, Mentor for new faculty member. 2024 - Present.
Chair, Ad Hoc Academic Program Review Committee, Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization (MSEC) program. 2022 - Present.
University Mentor, Mentor for faculty member. 2022 - Present.
Member, Scholarship Committee, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. 2021 - Present.
Member, Space Committee, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. 2021 - Present.
Member, Graduate Chemistry Curriculum Committee. 2020 - Present.
Member, Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum Committee. 2020 - Present.
Reviewer / Referee, Electrochemical Society (ECS) Texas Section. 2020 - Present.
Editorial Advisory Board Member, Energy and Environmental Materials. 2019 - Present.
Officer, Secretary/Treasurer for Electrochemical Society (ECS) Texas Section. 2018 - Present.
Equipment Manager, Fourier Transform Infrared spectrometer (FTIR) instrument. 2015 - Present.
Equipment manager, Nitrogen physisorption instrument. 2015 - Present.
Reviewer / Referee, Reviewer for Technical Journals. 2014 - Present.

Reviewer / Referee, Reviewer for Technical Journals (2024). 2024.
Reviewer / Referee, Department of Energy, Office of Science. 2024.
Member, Student Review Ad Hoc Committee, Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization (MSEC) program. 2023 - 2024.
Member, Search Committee for Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. 2023 - 2024.

Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation, Catalysis Panel. 2023.
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Candidacy Exam Expectations, Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization (MSEC) program. 2022 - 2023.

Chair, 242th Electrochemical Society Meeting (Symposium I01F – Proton Exchange Membrane Electrocatalysts/Electrodes). 2022.
Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation, Catalysis Panel. 2022.
Reviewer / Referee, Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA). 2022.
Member, Search Committee for Assistant Professor, Tenure-track, Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. 2021 - 2022.

Participant, Volunteer for Chemistry and Biochemistry Table at Bobcat Days. 2021.
Co-Chair, 240th Electrochemical Society Meeting (Symposium I01B - Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells & Electrolyzers 21, Session 2: Catalyst Layer Ink Preparation & Subzero Operation and Cooling). 2021.
Reviewer / Referee, Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA). 2021.
Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation, Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program. 2021.
Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET) program. 2021.
Organizer, Developed video module for secondary school students entitled “Water Electrolysis: Principles and Chemical Equations”. 2021.
Speaker, Career Panel, The Academy of Science and Technology, Lone Star College. 2021.
Chair, Search Committee for Assistant Professor, Tenure-track, Analytical or Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. 2020 - 2021.
Member, Safety committee. 2015 - 2021.
Member, Equipment committee. 2014 - 2021.

Member, University Continuity of Research Pandemic Work Group. 2020.
Member, Shared Research Operations (SRO) Senior Lab Services Technician Search Committee. 2020.
Co-Chair, Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meeting, PRiME 2020, Session I01F-32 Electrolysis: Electrocatalysis and Systems. 2020.
Reviewer / Referee, Panel reviewer for proposals to the National Science Foundation (Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program). May 2020.
Reviewer / Referee, Panel reviewer for proposals to the National Science Foundation (Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program). January 2020.

Member, Ad hoc Committee on Materials Applications Research Center (MARC) Equipment Acquisition. 2019.
Member, Ad hoc Admin II Search Committee, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. 2019.
Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation. 2019.
Chair, Student Research Productivity Expectations Committee, Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization Program. 2018 - 2019.
Graduate Advisor, Student Advisor to the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Student Chapter at Texas State University – San Marcos. 2015 - 2019.
Co-Chair, 236th Electrochemical Society Meeting. October 2019.
Panelist, New Tenure-Track Orientation, Texas State University. August 2019.

Distinguished Research Panelist, Tenth Annual Research Conference for Graduate Students, Texas State University. 2018.
Co-Chair, Americas International Meeting on Electrochemistry and Solid-State Science (AiMES) 2018 (Symposium I01 – Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers 18, Section F-3.2, Acidic Oxygen Evolution). 2018.
Co-Chair, Americas International Meeting on Electrochemistry and Solid-State Science (AiMES) 2018 (Symposium I01 – Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers 18, Section D-2.2, Pt-Alloy Cathode Catalysts and Catalyst Layers). 2018.
Mentor for middle school student, River Trail Middle School, 8th grade county science project. 2018.
Reviewer / Referee, Reviewer for proposals submitted to federal agencies. 2014 - 2018.

Member, Physical Chemistry Faculty Search Committee Member. 2016 - 2017.
Symposium Organizer, “Batteries Beyond Li-Ion: JCESR Highlights” 232nd Electrochemical Society Meeting. October 1, 2017 - October 6, 2017.
Session Chair, Symposium A05: Lithium-Ion Batteries and Beyond, 231th Electrochemical Society Meeting. May 28, 2017 - June 2, 2017.
Session Chair, Symposium ES3: Materials for Multivalent Electrochemical Energy Storage, MRS Spring 2017 Meeting. April 17, 2017 - April 21, 2017.

Chair, Equipment committee. 2015 - 2016.
Contributed to establishment of $25,000 endowed student scholarship fund to Texas State University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) entitled “The Bonita Thomas Favorite Society of Plastics Engineers South Texas Section Endowed Scholarship”. 2015 - 2016.
Invited commentator for Chemical and Engineering News (C&EN). 2015 - 2016.
Session Chair for “Inorganic Materials” Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) 2016 Summer Research Conference. June 27, 2016 - June 28, 2016.
Hosted students from San Marcos High School for laboratory visit. February 25, 2016.

Co-Chair, Minisymposium: Multiphysics Coupling in Energy Storage, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. November 13, 2015 - November 19, 2015.
Presented interactive chemistry show to local middle student, Miller middle school. September 30, 2015.
Hosted local middle and high school students (Miller and Goodnight middle school, San Marcos High School) in laboratory for STEM open house. May 1, 2015.
Presented interactive science experiments with elementary school students at Family Science Night, Blanco Vista Elementary School. March 26, 2015.
Hosted 5th graders from Hernandez Elementary School in performing interactive science experiments. January 2015.

Participated in St. Phillips College 5th Annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Symposium. December 2014.
Presentations to Students and Student Groups, “How to Be Successful In Industry: Personal Perspectives” C.P. Rhodes, Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization Program Graduate Student Seminar, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX. October 24, 2014.
Hosted visit of Texas State Summer REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) students to visit Southwest Research Institute for industry visit. August 2014.