Noor Ul Hassan joined NREL's Chemistry and Nanoscience Center in April 2023 as a postdoctoral researcher. His research in the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells group is to explore science behind anion exchange membrane fuel cells and water electrolyzers specifically focusing on improving the performance and durability of such systems. He received his doctorate in chemical engineering at the University of South Carolina, Columbia with Professor William E. Mustain, where he investigated various component level aspects of fuel cell and water electrolyzer systems such as electrode engineering / optimization, ionomeric binders, catalyst ink rheology, and porous transport layers. 
 
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Research Interests

Electrochemistry 

Low-temperature water electrolysis 

Polymer electrolyte fuel cells 

Unitized reversible fuel cells 

Electrode engineering 

Education

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia

M.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering, Istanbul Sehir University

B.S., Mechatronics Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

Featured Work

Achieving High‐Performance and 2000 h Stability in Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells by Manipulating Ionomer Properties and Electrode Optimization, Advanced Energy Materials (2020)

High-Performing Commercial Fe–N–C Cathode Electrocatalyst for Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Nature Energy (2021)

KOH vs Deionized Water Operation in Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers, Journal of The Electrochemical Society (2022)

Understanding and Improving Anode Performance in an Alkaline Membrane Electrolyzer Using Statistical Design of Experiments, Electrochimica Acta (2022)

Stable, High-Performing Bifunctional Electrodes for Anion Exchange Membrane-Based Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cells, Journal of Power Sources (2022)

Understanding Recoverable vs Unrecoverable Voltage Losses and Long-Term Degradation Mechanisms in Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, ACS Catalysis (2022) 

Effect of Porous Transport Layer Properties on the Anode Electrode in Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers, Journal of Power Sources (2023)

Awards and Honors

Fulbright Fellowship (2019–2022)   

Chemical Engineering Research Excellence Award, University of South Carolina (2022)