Steven H. Bergens
University of Alberta, Canada
Biography
Bergens research develops new catalysts for electrochemical energy conversion, for preparation of chiral pharmaceuticals, and recently, for storage of sunlight in fuels. Energy research highlights include one of the first in-situ observations of dynamic water distributions in fuel cells made with Magnetic Resonance Imaging. He developed catalysts for methanol fuel cells with controlled surface compositions. He also developed bench top, open air, one reaction preparations of highly active, stable catalysts for water oxidation in acid and base. He recently discovered new, active photoelectrodes for solar-powered water oxidation, and active electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction that are being coupled with chromophores.