Jordan E. Katz
EDUCATION
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Ph.D. Chemistry
"Metal Oxide-Based Photoelectrochemical Cells for Solar Energy Conversion"
B. A. Chemistry, Phi Beta Kappa
"The Enigma at 1300 Wavenumbers: Resonance Raman Spectroscopy of
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
Postdoctoral Scholar
Dr. Roger Falcone, Dr. Glenn Waychunas
Imaging Electronic and Atomic Redistribution During Redox Reactions at
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•Developed and synthesized photo-active ligand-nanoparticle systems as model systems for interfacial redox reactions occurring in nature and central to environmental remediation
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•Synthesized and characterized maghemite iron oxide nanoparticles by steady state and ultrafast time-resolved x-ray scattering and x-ray absorption and measured interfacial electron transfer rates across the interface
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•Developed and implemented methodology to image electronic and molecular steps that occur during redox reactions at the water-mineral interface
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Ph.D. Candidate
Controlling the Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Electron Transfer in Dye-
Sensitized Solar Cells by Changing Interfacial Energetics
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•Characterized steady-state properties of working dye-sensitized solar cells as a function of concentration of small cations in liquid electrolyte, TiO2 film thickness, measuring current-voltage curves, quantum yields, absorption spectra
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•Developed novel spectrochronocoulometric and electrochemical techniques and built a system to measure energy shifts in TiO2 conduction band and absorbed dye potential
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•Measured electron injection, recombination and dye regeneration rates by femtosecond- and nanosecond-resolved transient absorption spectroscopy, with Prof. J. K. McCusker and A. Smeigh at Michigan State University
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•Designed and built a novel low-cost, high-throughput combinatorial system for the synthesis and screening of mixed-metal oxides for photocatalytic activity using an inkjet printer to deposit quantitative mixtures of aqueous metal oxide precursors followed by high-speed automated characterization including measurement of Voc, Jsc, and J–E curves
ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE
Fulbright Scholar, Switzerland
Temperature Distributions by IR Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy
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•Measured and modeled distribution of quantum states of molecular beam of methane cooled by supersonic expansion using infrared laser cavity ring down absorption spectroscopy
Research Assistant
Resonance Raman Spectroscopy of Chromium Hexacarbonyl
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•Modified and operated a tunable dye laser to collect a UV resonance Raman excitation profile of Cr(CO)6 to determine the ligand field splitting parameter
Research Assistant
Ab Initio Hartree Fock and DFT Modeling of oxdiaziridines
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•Performed ab initio Hartree-Fock and density functional theory calculations to determine zero-point energies and ring-opening transition states of oxdiaziridines
Research Assistant
Dr. Malinda Pauly
Novel Materials and Technology for Interactive Museum Exhibits
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•Developed and researched original materials science museum exhibits, in partnership with The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE, UC BERKELEY
Scientific Reviewer of Curriculum
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•Reviewed and edited a physics unit in a two-year long integrated science course created by SEPUP (Science Education for Public Understanding Program)
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Recitation Teaching Assistant
Course: General Chemistry (Ch1a, Ch1b)
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•Led recitation sections of 20-40 undergraduate students, lecturing, reviewing and expanding on material covered in the main lecture, and wrote quiz and exam questions
Teaching Assistant
Course: The Physical Description of Chemical Systems (Ch21c)
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•Graded problem sets and exams and reviewed material taught in lecture
Head Grader
Course: Fundamental Techniques of Experimental Chemistry (Ch3a)
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• Graded reports for laboratory course and prepared reagents and instruments
PH EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS
Math and Chemistry Tutor
Courses: General Chemistry, Pre-Calculus, Algebra II
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• Taught small groups of high school students Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, General Chemistry and led SAT preparation course
French Tutor
Courses: French 110, French 210
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•Tutored students individually on grammar, reading and writing skills, and translation
Chemistry Tutor
Courses: Chemistry 110, 210, 315, 316, and 332
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•Tutored students on homework problems and study skills
Science Center Tutor
Courses: Chemistry 110 and 210
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•Tutored students on homework problems, lab reports, and study skills
Laboratory Teaching Assistant
Course: Chemistry 110
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•Supervised students and answered questions during laboratory exercises
Teaching Assistant
Course: Instrumentation 315
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•Graded homework assignments and answered questions during laboratory exercises
June 2008
May 1999
Nov. 2007–Present
Sept. 2000–Oct. 2007
Sept. 1999–Aug. 2000
Sept. 1998–Sept. 1999
Summer 1997
Summer 1998
Sept. 2008–Sept. 2009
Oct. 2001–May 2006
Spring 2003
Oct. 2000–Jun. 2001
Jun. 2004–Jun. 2007
Sept. 1997–May 1999
Sept. 1998–May 1999
Sept. 1998–May 1999
Spring 1999
Fall 1998
Page last updated 04/10
PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS
Jordan E. Katz, Benjamin Gilbert, Xioayi Zhang, Klaus Attenkofer, Roger Falcone, Glenn Waychunas, “Observation of Transient Iron(II) Formation in Dye-Sensitized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles by Time-Resolved X-ray Spectroscopy,” Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2010, 1(9), 1372-1376.
Irene E. Paulauskas, Jordan E. Katz, G. E. Jellison Jr., Nathan S. Lewis, Lynn A. Boatner, Gilbert Brown, “Growth, Characterization, and Electrochemical Properties of Doped n-type KTaO3 Photoanodes,” Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2009, 156(5), B580-B587.
Jordan E. Katz, Todd R. Gingrich, Elizabeth A. Santori, Nathan S. Lewis, “Combinatorial Synthesis and High-Throughput Photovoltage and Photocurrent Screening of Mixed-Metal Oxides for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting,” Energy & Environmental Science, 2009, 2, 103-112.
Amanda L. Smeigh, Jordan E. Katz, Bruce S. Brunschwig, Nathan S. Lewis, James K. McCusker, “Effect of the Presence of Iodide on the Electron Injection Dynamics of Dye-Sensitized TiO2-based Solar Cells,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008, 112(32), 12065-12068.
Irene E. Paulauskas, Jordan E. Katz, G. E. Jellison Jr., Nathan S. Lewis, Lynn A. Boatner, “Photoelectrochemical Studies of Semiconducting Photoanodes for Hydrogen Production via Water Dissociation,” Thin Solid Films, 2008, 516(22), 8165-8178.
Jordan E. Katz, Todd R. Gingrich, Nathan S. Lewis, “Combinatorial Synthesis and High-Throughput Photopotential and Photocurrent Screening of Mixed-Metal Oxides for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting,” U.S. Patent (#61/188,856), filed Aug. 13, 2008.
Kristine Kilsa, Elizabeth I. Mayo, Jordan E. Katz, Bruce S. Brunschwig, Harry B. Gray, Nathan S. Lewis, Jay R. Winkler “Anchoring Group and Auxiliary Ligand Effects on the Binding of Ruthenium Complexes to Nanocrystalline TiO2 Photoelectrodes,” Electrochemical Society Proceedings, 2004, PV204-22, 49-63.
Benjamin Gilbert, Jordan E. Katz, Jonathan D. Denlinger, Yadong Yin, Glenn A. Waychunas, “Soft X-ray Spectroscopy Study of the Electronic Structure of the Products of Oxidizing Magnetite Nanoparticles,” (in preparation)
Jordan E. Katz, Bruce S. Brunschwig, Nathan S. Lewis, “Effects of Electrolyte Cations on the Interfacial Energetics, Steady-State Current Density vs Potential Behavior, and Spectral Response Properties of Ru(4,4’-dicarboxylic acid-2,2’bipyridine)2(NCS)2-Sensitized Nanocrystalline TiO2 Solar Cells,” (in preparation).
Jordan E. Katz, Amanda L. Smeigh, James K. McCusker, Bruce. S. Brunschwig, Nathan S. Lewis, “Effects of Electrolyte Cations on the Time-Resolved Dynamics Behavior of Ru(4,4’-dicarboxylic acid-2,2’bipyridine)2(NCS)2-Sensitized Nanocrystalline TiO2 Solar Cells,” (in preparation).
FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS
TEACHING RELATED
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•Caltech Program for Effective Teaching Certificate, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, 2007
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•ASCIT Teaching Award Nominee, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, 2006
RESEARCH RELATED
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•SLAC-Stanford University-NREL (SSUN) Energy Summer School Scholar, Stanford, CA, 2009
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•Reviewer, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2009
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•Global School for Advanced Studies Scholar, Session on Advanced Solar Cell Research, Taipei, Taiwan, September 2006
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•Fulbright Scholar (Switzerland), Institute of International Education, New York, NY, 1999–2000
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•Phi Beta Kappa Society, Beta of Oregon, Portland, OR, 1999
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•Commendation for Academic Excellence, Reed College, Portland, OR, 1998–1999, 1997–1998, 1996–1997, 1995–1995
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Invited Speaker, American Chemical Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 3/2010
Invited Speaker, Geological Society of America Meeting, Portland, OR, 10/2009
SSUN Summer School, Stanford, CA, 8/2009
Invited Speaker, Reed College, Chemistry Department, Portland, OR, 9/2008
Public Thesis Defense, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 10/2008
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 7/2007
Materials Research Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 4/2007
Global School for Advanced Studies Conference, NanoX Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, 9/2006
Don Bosco Technical Institute, Rosemead, CA, 5/2006
Chemistry Department Seminar, California Institute of California, Pasadena, CA, 1/2005
Electrochemical Society Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 5/2004
Southern California Inorganic Photochemistry Conference, Catalina Island, CA, 9/2004
Southern California Inorganic Photochemistry Conference, Catalina Island, CA, 5/2003
INSTRUMENTATION EXPERIENCE
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
Coherent Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy
Electrochemical Methods (Cyclic Voltammetry, Impedance Spectroscopy)
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy
Infrared Spectroscopy
Neutron Activation Analysis
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Raman and Resonance Raman Spectroscopy
Scanning Electron Microscopy
Software: LabView, Mablab, Microsoft Office, and others
Solar Cell Steady-State Characterization (IV Curves, Action Spectra)
Steady-State and Time-Resolved Emission Spectroscopy
Transient Absorption Spectroscopy (Nanosecond and Ultrafast)
Ultraviolet, Visible, and Near-IR Spectroscopy
X-Ray Absorption and Emission Spectroscopy (Steady-State and Time-Resolved)
X-Ray Diffraction
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Geological Society of America, Member 2009
Materials Research Society, Member since 2007
Electrochemical Society, Member 2004
American Chemical Society, Member since 1998
REFERENCES
Roger W. Falcone, Professor of Physics
University of California, Berkeley and
Director of the Advanced Light Source
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
MS 80R-0114
1 Cyclotron Rd.
Berkeley, CA 94720
Nathan S. Lewis, Professor of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
MC 127-72
1200 E. California Blvd.
Pasadena CA 91125
Benjamin Gilbert, Staff Scientist
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Geochemistry Division, Earth Sciences Division
MS 90R-1116
1 Cyclotron Road
Berkeley, CA 94720
Glenn A. Waychunas, Senior Staff Scientist
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Earth Sciences Division
MS 90-1116
1 Cyclotron Road
Berkeley, CA 94720
Harry B. Gray, Professor of Chemistry
California Institute of Technology
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
MC 127-72
1200 E. California Blvd.
Pasadena CA 91125
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Jordan E. Katz, assistant professor of chemistry at Denison University starting 8/2010, currently postdoctoral scholar at UC Berkeley and at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Ph.D. in chemistry from California Institute of Technology under Prof. Nate Lewis; B.A. from Reed College ’99; Princeton High School ’95.
Jordan Katz, Catech, LBL, University of California at Berkeley, Denison University