Mai Anh Ha

Mai-Anh Ha

Researcher III-Computational Science


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Mai-Anh Ha has expertise in electronic structure studies of catalysis, with publications and manuscripts spanning a range of topics; catalytic processes on supported clusters; boration reaction mechanisms; dehydrogenation as a function of cluster size; stability of layered materials (platinum skins atop platinum-nickel alloys, iridium oxide skins on iridium facets); and, most recently, facet dependence on water-splitting reactions. The broad range of structural morphologies and catalyst chemistries Ha has examined has allowed NREL to predict the catalytic activity of fuel cell and electrolyzer reactions on various catalysts with experimental validation of predicted activities under application-relevant conditions.

Research Interests

Surface chemistry

Cluster, metal, metal oxide catalysis

Electrochemistry

Complex interfaces

Education

Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California LA

B.A., Chemistry, Mount Holyoke College

B.A., English Language & Literature, Mount Holyoke College

Professional Experience

Director's Postdoctoral Fellow, NREL (2018–2021)

Graduate Student Teaching Assistant/Researcher, University of California Los Angeles (2013–2017)

Department of English Liaison, Mount Holyoke College (2011–2013)

Featured Work

Platinum–Nickel Nanowires with Improved Hydrogen Evolution Performance in Anion Exchange Membrane-Based ElectrolysisACS Catalysis (2020)

The Roles of Oxide Growth and Sub-Surface Facets in Oxygen Evolution Activity of Iridium and Its Impact on Electrolysis, Journal of the Electrochemical Society (2019)

Dynamic Tuning of a Thin Film Electrocatalyst by Tensile Strain, Scientific Reports (2019)

Exceptional Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity and Durability of Platinum–Nickel Nanowires through Synthesis and Post-Treatment Optimization, American Chemical Society (2017)


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