Steven Renfroe

  • Program Year: 1
  • Academic Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Field of Study: Chemical Engineering
  • Academic Advisor: Blair Brettmann
  • Practicum(s): Practicum Not Yet Completed
  • Degree(s):
    B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2023

Publications

Journal Article: Gettler, Ryan C.; Kinlen, Patrick J.; Renfroe, Emad; Xing, Yanchuan; Young, Matthias; 'Postprocessing of solution-cast polyaniline for enhanced electrochemical properties', Journal of Power Sources, 583 (2023), 233557, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.233557

Poster Presentation: S. Emad Renfroe; Gan Xu; Yangchuan Xing; “Systematic Investigation on the Synthesis of Metal Oxide-Coated Silicon Nanoparticles for Enhanced Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes,’ University of Missouri-Columbia Undergraduate Research & Creative Achievements Forum, July 2022. (Presentation and Q&A)

Poster Presentation: S. Emad Renfroe; Gan Xu; Yangchuan Xing; “Synthesis of Metal Oxide Coatings on Silicon Nanoparticles,” University of Missouri Materials Science and Engineering Institute Grand Opening, May 2022. (Presentation and Q&A)

Poster Presentation: S. Emad Renfroe; Gan Xu; Yangchuan Xing; “Nanocoatings on Silicon Nanoparticles for Enhanced Cycling Performance in Lithium-Ion Battery,” Missouri Center for Advanced Power Systems Annual Summit, March 2022. (Presentation and Q&A)

Poster Presentation: S. Emad Renfroe; Robert, J. Ward; Justin R. Walesnky; “Synthesis of Coinage Metal Amidinate Complexes,” University of Missouri-Columbia Undergraduate Research & Creative Achievements Forum, July 2018. (Presentation and Q&A)

Awards

Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, May 2023, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Cherng Summer Scholar, Summer 2022, University of Missouri-Columbia Honors College.
Description: A full-time undergraduate research fellowship that is considered “one of the University’s most prestigious and ambitious summer research programs” through the University of Missouri-Columbia Honors College to conduct independent research under the guidance of a university research professor.


Missouri Center for Advanced Power Systems Undergraduate Research Fellow, Spring 2022.
Description: A scholarship funded by the Missouri Center for Advanced Power Systems to conduct undergraduate research in the field of energy storage, particularly research in the field of lithium-ion batteries.


High Dean's List, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, University of Missouri-Columbia College of Engineering.

Stevens' Summer Research Fellow, Summer 2018, University of Missouri-Columbia Department of Chemistry.
Description: A full-time undergraduate research fellowship through the University of Missouri Department of Chemistry geared to provide research experience to students wanting to pursue graduate studies in the chemical sciences.