PRADEEP HALDAR
Professor and Head of Nanoscale Engineering
College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering (CNSE), University at Albany, SUNY
EDUCATION
1997-99
Executive MBA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
1984-88
Ph.D. Northeastern University, Boston, MA
1979-84
B. Tech, Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi, India
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2004 College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, UAlbany, SUNY
Founding Professor and Head, Nanoscale Engineering Constellation
2001 College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, UAlbany, SUNY
Director, Energy and Environmental Technology Applications Center
2002 New Energy New York
Founder, Executive Director, Board Member
2000 – 2001
IGC-SuperPower, Schenectady, NY
Founder, Director of Technology and General Manager
1996 – 1999
Intermagnetics General Corporation (now Philips), Latham, NY
Manager, Technology Development Organization
1990 – 1995
Intermagnetics General Corporation (GE spin-off), Latham, NY
Project Manager, High Temperature Superconductor Group,
1988 – 1990
Johnson Matthey Electronics (now Honeywell), Spokane, WA
Development Engineer, Research & Development Group
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
1.
S. L. Knupp, M. B. Vukmirovic, P. Haldar and R. Adzic, “Platinum Monolayer Electrocatalysts for
O2 Reduction: Pt Monolayer on Carbon-Supported PdIr Nanoparticles”, submitted to
Electrochemical Society (2010).
2.
C. Dangler, M. V. Rane-Fondacaro, T. Devarajan, S. Higashiya, J. Snyder and P. Haldar, “Role of
conducting carbon in electrodes for electric double layer capacitors”, submitted to Electrochemistry
(2010).
3.
S. Higashiya, T.S. Devarajan, M.V. Rane-Fondacaro,C. Dangler, J. Snyder, and P.Haldar, “Synthesis
of oxygen-containing spirobipyrrolidinium salts for high conductivity room temperature ionic
liquids”, Helvetica Chimica Acta – Vol. 92 pp. 1600 (2009).
4.
T. Devarajan, S. Higayashi, C. Dangler, M. Rane-Fondacaro, J. Snyder, P. Haldar, “Novel Ionic
Liquid Electrolyte for Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors”, Electrochemistry
Communications 11, pp. 680–683 (2009).
5.
B. Avasarala, W. Li and P. Haldar, “Durable Electrocatalysts based on Titanium Nitride
Nanoparticles for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells”, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19, pp.
1803-1805 (2009).
6.
B. Avasarala and P. Haldar, “Effect of surface roughness of composite bipolar plates on the contact
resistance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell”, Journal of Power Sources, 188, pp. 225-229
(2009).
7.
P. Abetti and P. Haldar, “One hundred years of superconductivity: Science, Technology, Products
and industry structure,” International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 423447 (2009).
8.
S.L. Knupp, W. Li, O. Paschos, T. Murray, J. Snyder, and P. Haldar, “Synthesis and Parametric
Effects on Carbon Nanotube/Nanofiber Supported Platinum via Polyol Processing Techniques”
Carbon 46, pp. 1276-1284 (2008)
9.
P. Haldar, “The Power of Nanotechnology”, Power Engineering, pp. 10, July (2007)
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10.
O. Paschos, S. L. Knupp, P. Choi, J. Snyder, S. J. Buelte, N. Merchant, Z. Qi, and P. Haldar, “Carbon
Nanotube-Supported Platinum Electrode for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Phosphoric Acid
Solution: Effect of PTFE Content and Annealing Temperature”, Electrochemical and Solid-State
Letters, 10 (9), pp. B147-B149 (2007)
SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
Dr. Haldar has extensive experience in systems, components, devices and thin film materials, for electric
power, medical devices and electronics. His expertise includes the development and deployment of
nanotechnology, superconductors, electrode materials and catalysts for energy storage systems, transmission
and distribution systems, generation equipment and power electronics. He has broad knowledge in fabrication
of novel materials structures utilizing pulsed laser deposition, sputtering, evaporation, composite processing,
electroplating and sol-gel processing. These have been utilized for fabricating Intelligent Fuel Cells,
Advanced Power Electronic Devices, Supercapacitor Devices and Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage
Systems.
RECENT HONORS/APPOINTMENTS
2008
President’s Excellence in Research Award, University at Albany, SUNY
2008
Judge: New York Academy of Sciences Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
2007
Co-Founder, National Institute of Sustainable Energy, with Einhorn Yaffee and Prescott
Architecture & Engineering
2007
Emerging Technology and Renewables Committee, PowerGen International
2007
Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2006
Chair, NREL’s Clean Energy Alliance (CEA)
2003
Board Member, Coalition for Commercial Applications of Superconductivity
2006
Finalist, Small Times Innovator of the Year Award
2005
Promising Inventor Award, The Research Foundation, SUNY
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2004 – Present
Member, The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
2000 – Present
Senior Member, Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers
1994 – 2005
Fellow, Institute of Physics, UK (IOP)
SELECTED COLLABORATIONS
Ryne Raffael (National Renewable Energy Lab), Matt Fronk (General Motors), Vasantha Amarakoon (Alfred
University), U. Balachandran (Argonne National Laboratory), Greg Moreland (MTI MicroFuel Cells), Steve
Deluca (Daystar Technologies), Lawrence Murphy (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), Thomas
Tompson (Atlantis Energy), Gerry Shaye (New York Empire State Development Corporation), Joe Badin
(US Department of Agriculture), Tom Birdsey (Einhorn Yafee and Prescott Architects and Engineers), Jim
Groelinger (Clean Energy Alliance), Doon Gobbs (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Steve Schaefer
(Technic Inc.), Ashok Sood (Magnolia Solar), Peter Sutherland (General Electric),
ADVISORS AND ADVISEES
Supervisors: Prof. Bill C. Giessen (Northeastern University), Keith Ritalla (Johnson Matthey Electronics),
Richard Blaugher (IGC), Dr. Ian Pykett (IGC), Carl Rosner (IGC), Glenn Epstein (IGC)
Ph.D Students: Odysseas Paschos (2003 – 2008), Dan Dwyer (2007 – Present), Sean Teehan (2006 –
Present), Bharat Avasarala, (2006 – Present), Thamarai Devarajan (2005 – Present), Anh Nguyen (2005 –
Present), Seth Knupp (2005 – Present), Changwoo Lee (2005 – Present), Tianhua Yu (2005 – Present)
M.S Students: Samir Hanssen, Chris Dangler (2006 – 2008), Pamela Lee (2005 – 2007), Padmaja Nagaiah
(2005 – 2007), Nipun Tandon (2004 – 2006), Susan Huang (2003 – 2005), Sumit Kumar (2003 – 2005),
Rashi Garg (2003 – 2005), Dan Fisher (2002 – 2004)
Post-doc Associates and Visiting Scientists:Wentao Wang (2006 – 2008), Pyongyo Choi (2004 – 2007), Hee
Gyon Lee (2006 – 2007), Lihong Teng (2005), Hua Ye (2004 – 2006), Manisha Rane (2002 – 2004)
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