Balbuena, Perla
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Professor
Positions:
- Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Division of Research
- Professor, Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
education and training
selected publications
Academic Articles319
- Hankins, K., Kamphaus, E. P., & Balbuena, P. B. (2021). Combined density functional theory/kinetic Monte Carlo investigation of surface morphology during cycling of Li-Cu electrodes. Electrochimica Acta. 397, 139272-139272.
- He, X., Bresser, D., Passerini, S., Baakes, F., Krewer, U., Lopez, J., ... Kostecki, R. (2021). The passivity of lithium electrodes in liquid electrolytes for secondary batteries. Nature Reviews Materials. 6(11), 1036-1052.
- Liu, X., Li, B., Soto, F. A., Li, X., Unocic, R. R., Balbuena, P. B., ... Esposito, D. V. (2021). Enhancing Hydrogen Evolution Activity of Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide via a Molecular Proton Mediator. ACS Catalysis. 11(19), 12159-12169.
- Diaz, M. C., & Balbuena, P. B. (2021). On the role of surface oxygen during nascent single-walled carbon nanotube cap spreading and tube nucleation on iron catalysts. Carbon. 184, 470-478.
- Kamphaus, E. P., & Balbuena, P. B. (2021). Liquid state properties of SEI components in dimethoxyethane. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 155(12), 124701-124701.
Books3
- Balbuena, P. B., Wang, Y., Lamas, E. J., Calvo, S. R., Agapito, L. A., & Seminario, J. M. (2009). Reactivity of Bimetallic Nanoclusters Toward the Oxygen Reduction in Acid Medium. Springer New York.
Chapters1
- Gomez-Ballesteros, J. L., Callejas-Tovar, A., Coelho, L., & Balbuena, P. B. (2014). Molecular Dynamics Studies of Graphite Exfoliation Using Supercritical CO2. Challenges and Advances in Computational Chemistry and Physics. Challenges and Advances in Computational Chemistry and Physics. 171-183. Springer Netherlands.
Conference Papers52
- Pitakbunkate, T., Balbuena, P. B., Moridis, G. J., & Blasingame, T. A. (2016). Effect of Confinement on Pressure/Volume/Temperature Properties of Hydrocarbons in Shale Reservoirs. SPE Journal. 21(02), 621-634.
- Pitakbunkate, T., Balbuena, P. B., Moridis, G. J., & Blasingame, T. A. (2014). Effect of Confinement on PVT Properties of Hydrocarbons in Shale Reservoirs. All Days, SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 2, 1386-1401.
- Ann Lin, P., Picher, M., Ballesteros, J., Balbuena, P., & Sharma, R. (2014). Atomic Resolution Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Nucleation Steps on Faceted Catalyst Particle Reveal Potential for Chirality Control. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 20(S3), 1758-1759.
- Balbuena, P. B., de la Hoz, J., & Ma, Y. (2014). Modeling solid-electrolyte interfacial reactions on Si anodes of Li-ion batteries. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 248,
- Balbuena, P. B. (2014). Electrolyte materials - Issues and challenges. AIP Conference Proceedings, REVIEW ON ELECTROCHEMICAL STORAGE MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY: Proceedings of the 1st International Freiberg Conference on Electrochemical Storage Materials. 1597(1), 82-97.
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awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- CHEM491 Hnr-research Instructor
- CHEM491 Research Instructor
- CHEM491 Research: In-ab Instructor
- CHEM691 Research Instructor
- CHEM691 Research: In-ab Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Camacho Forero, Luis Eduardo (2019-12). Understanding Solid-Electrolyte Interphase Formation at the Lithium Metal Anode of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Camacho Forero, Luis Eduardo (2019-10). Understanding Solid-Electrolyte Interphase Formation at the Lithium Metal Anode of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Rahmani Didar, Behnaz (2019-05). Catalytic Reactivity of Copper Surfaces in the Synthesis of Carbon Nanostructures. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Praserthdam, Supareak (2018-08). Computational Study of Reactive and Coke-Resistant Catalysts for the Dry Reforming Reaction of Methane. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Bertolini Da Silva Oliveira, Samuel (2018-08). Mechanism of Solid Electrolyte Interphase Formation on Lithium Anodes Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulations. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
balbuena@tamu.edu
First Name
Perla
Last Name
Balbuena
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Chemical Engineering; 3122 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3122
USA