Héctor D. Abruña
Héctor D. Abruña | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953 (age 71–72) |
| Education | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS, 1975 & MS, 1976) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (PhD, 1980) |
| Awards | Member of the National Academy Sciences (2018) Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2007) Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2006) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrochemistry |
| Institutions | Cornell University |
| Doctoral students | Ana Guadalupe |
Héctor Daniel Abruña (born 1953) is a Puerto Rican physical chemist whose work focuses on electrochemistry, molecular electronics, fuel cells, batteries, and electrocatalysis. Abruña is director of the Energy Materials Center and Emile M. Chamot professor for chemistry at Cornell University. He became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2006, a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2007, and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2018. Abruña conducts research into battery and fuel cell systems using electrochemical techniques and X-ray microscopy and spectroscopy methods.