selected publications academicarticle Kim, D., Sun, R., Tocchetto, R., Willis, C., Krutzer, B., Beyer, F. L., & Elabd, Y. A. (2024). Poly(ionic liquid) ABC triblock and ABCBA pentablock terpolymer electrolytes for lithium metal batteries. 2(6), 1091-1103. Lathrop, P. M., Sun, R., Beyer, F. L., & Elabd, Y. A. (2024). Highly Frustrated Poly(ionic liquid) ABC Triblock Terpolymers with Exceptionally High Morphology Factors. MACROMOLECULES. 57(8), 3776-3797. Nixon, K., Sun, R., & Elabd, Y. A. (2023). Synthesis of 3-, 4-, and 6-arm star poly(ionic liquid)s. POLYMER. 279, 125990-125990. Yang, Y., Tocchetto, R., Nixon, K., Sun, R., & Elabd, Y. A. (2022). Dehumidification via polymer electrolyte membrane electrolysis with sulfonated pentablock terpolymer. Journal of Membrane Science. 658, 120709-120709. Sun, R., Agrawal, M., Neyerlin, K. C., Snyder, J. D., & Elabd, Y. A. (2022). Proton Conducting Sulfonated Poly(lonic Liquid) Block Copolymers. MACROMOLECULES. 55(15), 6716-6729. Yang, Y., Sun, R., & Elabd, Y. A. (2022). 3D patterned electrodes for ultra-low platinum fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 47(14), 8993-9003. Chen, T., Sun, R., Willis, C., Krutzer, B., Morgan, B. F., Beyer, F. L., ... Elabd, Y. A. (2020). Impact of ionic liquid on lithium ion battery with a solid poly(ionic liquid) pentablock terpolymer as electrolyte and separator. POLYMER. 209, 122975-122975. Hwang, M., Sun, R., Willis, C., & Elabd, Y. A. (2020). Solid-State Alkaline Fuel Cell Performance of Pentablock Terpolymer with Methylpyrrolidinium Cations as Anion Exchange Membrane and Ionomer. Fuel Cells. 20(5), 624-633. Li, Y., Van Cleve, T., Sun, R., Gawas, R., Wang, G., Tang, M., ... Neyerlin, K. C. (2020). Modifying the Electrocatalyst-Ionomer Interface via Sulfonated Poly(ionic liquid) Block Copolymers to Enable High-Performance Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells. ACS Energy Letters. 5(6), 1726-1731. Sun, R., Meek, K. M., Ho, H. C., & Elabd, Y. A. (2019). Nitrogen-doped carbons derived from poly(ionic liquid)s with various backbones and cations. Polymer International. 68(9), 1599-1609. Sun, R., & Elabd, Y. A. (2019). Synthesis and High Alkaline Chemical Stability of Polyionic Liquids with Methylpyrrolidinium, Methylpiperidinium, Methylazepanium, Methylazocanium, and Methylazonanium Cations. ACS Macro Letters. 8(5), 540-545. Meek, K. M., Sun, R., Willis, C., & Elabd, Y. A. (2018). Hydroxide conducting polymerized ionic liquid pentablock terpolymer anion exchange membranes with methylpyrrolidinium cations. POLYMER. 134, 221-226. conference paper Sun, R., & Elabd, Y. (2019). Alkaline poly(ionic liquids) with methylpyrrolidinium, methylpiperidinium, methylazepanium, methylazocanium, and methylazonanium cations. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. Elabd, Y., Meek, K., Sun, R., Hwang, M., Chen, T., & Willis, C. (2018). Saturated N-heterocyclic cationic multiblock polymers as solid-state separators in alkaline fuel cells and lithium ion batteries. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. Sun, R., & Elabd, Y. (2018). Saturated N-heterocyclic cationic polymers: Synthesis and stability. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. Meek, K., Nykaza, J., Sun, R., Willis, C., & Elabd, Y. (2017). Chemical stability and ion transport in polymerized ionic liquid anion exchange membranes. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
education and training Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2020 M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2016 B.S. in Materials Chemistry, Nankai University - (Tianjin, China) 2014