Directory Record for:
Craig A. Grimes
Title(s):
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Director, Center for Solar Nanomaterials
Department:
Electrical Engineering
College/Admin. Unit:
College of Engineering
Office Address:
217 Materials Research Laboratory Building
University Park, PA 16802
Office Phone:
(814) 865-9142
Office Fax:
(814) 865-2326
E-Mail Address:
Web Page(s):
Research Synopsis:
Areas of research include: (1) Heterojunction solar cells. (2) Solar hydrogen generation by water-splitting. (3) Photocatalysis. (4) Magnetism, rf, and acoustic-based remote query chemical and environmental sensors. (5) Biomedical measurement and instrumentation techniques.
Technologies Impacted by Research:
Energy. Solar energy. Solar fuels. Photocatalysis. Biomedical sensors. High surface area nanoporous materials. Instrumentation sensors.
Selected Publications:
- C. A. Grimes, O. K. Varghese, and S. Ranjan. Light, Water, Hydrogen: The Solar Production of Hydrogen by Water Photoelectrolysis. Springer, Norwell, MA. 1st. Ed. November 2007.
- G. K. Mor, K. Shankar, M. Paulose, O. K. Varghese, and C. A. Grimes, Use of Highly-Ordered TiO2 Nanotube-Arrays in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Nano Letters 6 (2006) 215-218.
- X. Gao, W. Yang, P. Pang, S. Liao, Q. Cai, K. Zeng, C. A. Grimes, A Wireless, Magnetoelastic Biosensor for Rapid Detection of Glucose Concentrations In Urine Samples. Sensors and Actuators B 128 (2007) 161-167.
