Jeff Sakamoto
Jeff Sakamoto
Assistant Professor
Research Biography
Ultraporous inorganic and organic gels for energy and biomedicine- The Sakamoto group explores a wide range of research from fundamental materials discovery to devices to include: ceramic oxide electrolytes for solid state lithium batteries and semi fuel cells, high temperature thermal insulation and highly ordered and hierarchically ordered organic gels for nerve repair.
Selected Publications
J. Sakamoto1, H. Schock, T. Caillat, J. -P. Fleurial, R. Maloney, M. Lyle, T.Ruckle, E. Timm and L. Zhang, 'Skutterudite-based thermoelectric technology for waste heat recovery: Progress towards a 1kW generator', Science of Materials, in press.
R. Maloney and J. Sakamoto, 'Large deformation of chlorotrimethylsilane treated silica aerogels', J. Non Crystalline Solids, 357, 2059-2062 (2011).
J. Wolfenstine, J. L Allen, J. Read, J. Sakamoto and G. Gonalez-Doncel, 'Hot-pressed Li0.33La0.57TiO3', J. Power Sources, 195, Special Issue, 4124-4128 (2010).
S. Mehrotra, D. Lynam, R. Maloney, K. M. Pawelec, M. Tuszynski, I. Lee, C. Chan and J. Sakamoto, 'Time controlled protein release from layer-by-layer assembled multilayer functionalized agarose hydrogels', Adv. Funct. Mater, 20, 2, 247-258 (2010).
Selected Achievements and Awards
National Academies of Science, invitation to Kavli Frontiers of Science 2011, Withrow Teaching Award 2009
