Miniaturized Concentration Cells can Generate Renewable and Biofriendly Energy Using Reverse Electrodialysis (Supercapacitors USA 2012)

Ramin Banan Sadeghian received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, in 2007. He carried out his postdoctoral research in nanoscale chemical sensors, renewable energy sources, and thermoelectrics, in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Davis, and Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz. His research interests include nanoscale electron devices, gas sensors, reverse electrodialysis for small scale energy generation, Monte Carlo simulation of microplasmas and thermocooling effects, and nonlinear thermoelectrics.

UC Santa Cruz sits on an enviable piece of real estate 75 miles south of San Francisco that overlooks Monterey Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Among the University of California schools, only Berkeley has a higher percentage of students going on to earn doctorate degrees. The university has a 19 to 1 student/faculty ratio, and for its strengths in the liberal arts and science, UC Santa Cruz was awarded a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Since its founding in 1965, the university has been known for its progressive curriculum and politically active students.