Mullins, C. Buddie Ph.D.
Professor and Carol & Henry Groppe Professorship in Chemical Engineering
| Office: | CPE 4.418 | Mailing Address: |
| Phone: | (512) 471-5817 | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Fax: | (512) 471-7060 | Department of Chemical Engineering |
| Email: | mullins@che.utexas.edu |
200 E Dean Keeton St. Stop C0400 |
| UT Mail: | C0400 | Austin, TX 78712-1589 |
Research Areas: Advanced Materials, Polymers & Nanotechnology and Energy
Research Group Website
Research Presentation for Prospective Graduate Students
Educational qualifications
Post-Doctoral Studies, IBM Almaden Research Center, Physical Sciences Division (1989-1991)
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (1990)
B.S., Chemical Engineering, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville (1982)
M.S., Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (1977)
B.S., Physics, The University of Texas at Austin (1975)
Courses Taught
CHE 353 Transport Phenomena
CHE 387K Advanced Thermodynamics
Focus
Materials Chemistry for Energy studies regarding solar photoelectrocatalysis, catalysis of nano-structured surfaces, and materials for lithium-ion battery electrodes.
Research
The Mullins research group is studying (i) the chemistry of nano-structured surfaces with goals of learning more about catalysis, (ii) the growth and characterization of nanostructured films with applications in photoelectrocatalysis for the production of fuels from sunlight, and (iii) the discovery and characterization of electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
Awards & Honors
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Award for Excellence in Engineering Teaching, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (2004)
Union Carbide Corporation Research Innovation Recognition Award for Catalysis, Charleston, West Virgina (1999)
Texas Excellence Teaching Award for Most Outstanding Teaching in the College of Engineering (from UT Ex-Students Association), Austin, TX (1999)
Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (1993-96)
National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (1991-1996)
Martin Marietta Energy Systems Publication Award, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN (1986)
Union Carbide Corporation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Science and Engineering, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN (1983)
Conference of Southern Graduate Schools Achievement Award for New Scholars, St. Petersburg, FL, February (1994)
Selected Publications
- N. Hahn, H. Ye, D. W. Flaherty, A. J. Bard, and C. Buddie Mullins, “Reactive Ballistic Deposition of α-Fe2O3 Thin Films for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation,” ACS Nano 4, 1977-1986 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nn100032y
- David W. Flaherty, R. Alan May, Sean P. Berglund, Keith J. Stevenson, and C. Buddie Mullins, “Low temperature synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline titanium carbide with tunable porous architectures,” Chem. Mater. 22, 319-329 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm902184m
- David W. Flaherty, Sean P. Berglund, and C. Buddie Mullins, “Selective decomposition of formic acid on molybdenum carbide: A new reaction pathway,” J. Catal. 269, 33-43 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2009.10.012
- Jinlong Gong and C. Buddie Mullins, “Surface science studies of oxidative chemistry on gold,” Acc. Chem. Res. 42, 1063–1073 (2009). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ar8002706
- David W. Flaherty, Nathan T. Hahn, Todd R. Engstrom, Domingo Ferrer, Paul L. Tanaka, and C. Buddie Mullins, “Growth and characterization of high surface area titanium carbide,” J. Phys. Chem. C 113, 12742-12752 (2009). http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp904236v
- Ming Pan, Son Hoang, Jinlong Gong, and C. Buddie Mullins, “CO dissociation triggered by adsorbed oxygen and water on Ir(111),” Chem. Commun. 7300-7302 (2009). http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b914308d