Sanjeev Mukerjee

Dr. Mukerjee is a Full Professor of Physical/Materials Chemistry in the College of Science and Director of the Laboratory for Electrochemical Advanced Power (LEAP) at Northeastern University. Dr. Mukerjee’s research involves an interdisciplinary approach, encompassing the areas of solid-state chemistry, spectroscopy, and electrochemistry of electrode materials for electrochemical energy conversion and storage. The current focus is on technologies for PEM fuel cells and for batteries, which include: electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction, CO tolerance, and methanol oxidation reactions, elevated temperature PEMs, advanced rechargeable batteries with nickel metal hydrides and lithium insertion electrodes for lithium ion and lithium polymer batteries. Dr. Mukerjee received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and his M. Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He is the 2013 recipient of the NEU Excellence in Research and Creativity Award. Dr. Mukerjee has 254 research items and over 10,000 citations on ResearchGate.