Sean Peyres

  • Program Year: 1
  • Academic Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Field of Study: Plasma Chemistry
  • Academic Advisor: Mohan Sankaran
  • Practicum(s): Practicum Not Yet Completed
  • Degree(s):
    B.S. Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2023

Publications

S. Peyres, J. Wang, D. Hollyfield, M. P. Confer, R. Bhargava, J. S. Moore and R. M. Sankaran. Plasma electrochemistry in non-aqueous solvents and application to organic synthesis. Submitted to the 245th Electrochemical Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 26-May 30, 2024.

S. M. Peyres, J. L. Dinari, M. Koska, J. Stubbins, R. M. Sankaran. Large-Area Plasma-Liquid Reactors for Water Purification in Space. American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting and Technology Expo, Washington, D.C., 13 November 2023. [ORAL PRESENTATION]

S. M. Peyres, N. B. Uner, N. H. Abuyazid, R. M. Sankaran. Modeling Reaction and Diffusion at a Plasma-Liquid Interface. AVS 69th International Symposium & Exhibition, Portland, OR, 8 November 2023. [ORAL PRESENTATION]

N. H. Abuyazid, N. B. Uner, S. M. Peyres, and R. M. Sankaran. Charge decay in the spatial afterglow of plasmas and its impact on diffusion regimes. Nature Communications 14, 6776 (2023)

S. M. Peyres, N. B. Uner, N. H. Abuyazid, and R. M. Sankaran. Modeling of Radical-Scavenger Reaction and Diffusion within the Plasma-Liquid Interface. Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 27 April 2023. [ORAL PRESENTATION]

Awards

University Dean's List, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
Daniel F. Hang Outstanding Senior Design Award, 2023
NPRE Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, 2023
Illinois Scholars Undergraduate Research (ISUR) Program Scholar, 2022 - 2023
NPRE Rising Undergraduate Research Award, 2022