Joshua Gallaway
Associate Professor,
Chemical Engineering
Office
- 215 Cullinane
- 617.373.3769
Lab
- 252 Egan
Research Focus
Electrochemical engineering, batteries and energy storage, and energy sustainability
Education
- PhD, Columbia University, 2007
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Columbia University, 2007-2009
- Senior Research Associate, CUNY Energy Institute, 2009-2017
- DiPietro Assistant Professor, Northeastern University, 2017-present
Honors & Awards
- 2024 Excellence in Mentoring Award
- 2023 Søren Buus Outstanding Research Award
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Research Overview
Electrochemical engineering, batteries and energy storage, and energy sustainability
Analysis of Complex Electrochemical Systems Lab
In our lab we study mechanisms within complex electrochemical systems. Practical electrochemical systems such as batteries, sensors, and fuel cells are often complex, involving engineered high surface area electrodes, starved electrolyte conditions, phase transformations, and interplay of the two electrodes. For these reasons there are significant deviations from ideal behavior as well as emergent or unexpected phenomena. We seek to understand these to engineer better devices for broad societal benefit, such as the worldwide adoption of sustainable energy.
Selected Research Projects
- Engineering Electrochemical Reversibility in Disordered Materials for High Energy Density
- – Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation, CAREER Award
- Engineering the Metal Sulfide Interface in All Solid State Batteries through Operando Study
- – Co-Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation
- Solid Polymer Electrolytes for High Energy Density Li-ion Batteries
- – Principal Investigator, Department of Defense
- Understanding Phase Change Processes of Energy Storage Materials
- – Principal Investigator, Department of Energy
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- Zhang, Qing, Bruck, Andrea M., Stavola, Alyssa M., Liang, Wentao, Aurora, Peter, Gallaway, Joshua W. (2021). Enhanced Electrochemical Stability of Sulfide‐Based LiNi 0.8 Mn 0.1 Co 0.1 O 2 All‐Solid‐State Batteries by Ti Surface Doping. Batteries & Supercaps, 4(3),529-535. 10.1002/BATT.202000213
- Sun, Xiao, Stavola, Alyssa M., Cao, Daxian, Bruck, Andrea M., Wang, Ying, Zhang, Yunlu, Luan, Pengcheng, Gallaway, Joshua W., Zhu, Hongli (2021). Operando EDXRD Study of All‐Solid‐State Lithium Batteries Coupling Thioantimonate Superionic Conductors with Metal Sulfide. Advanced Energy Materials, 11(3),2002861. 10.1002/AENM.202002861
- Bruck, A.M.; Kim, M.A.; Ma, L.; Ehrlich, S.N.; Okasinski, J.S.; and Gallaway, J.W., “Bismuth Enables the Formation of Disordered Birnessite in Rechargeable Alkaline Batteries.” Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2020, 167, 110514.
- Marschilok, A. C.; Bruck, A.; Abraham, A.; Stackhouse, C.; Takeuchi, K. J.; Takeuchi, E. S.; Croft, M.; Gallaway, J.W., “Energy dispersive X-ray diffraction (EDXRD) for operando materials characterization within batteries.” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020.
- J.W. Gallaway, G.G. Yadav, D.E. Turney, M. Nyce, J. Huang, Y.-C.K. Chen-Wiegart, G. Williams, J. Thieme, J.S. Okasinski, X. Wei, An Operando Study of the Initial Discharge of Bi and Bi/Cu Modified MnO2, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 165 (13), 2018, A2935-A2947
- G.G. Yadav, J.W. Gallaway, D.E. Turney, M. Nyce, J. Huang, X. Wei, S. Banerjee, Regenerable Cu-Intercalated MnO2 Layered Cathode for Highly Cyclable Energy Dense Batteries, Nature Communications, 8, 2017, 14424
- J.W. Gallaway, B.J. Hertzberg, Z. Zhong, M. Croft, D.E. Turney, G.G. Yadav, D.A. Steingart, C.K. Erdonmez, S. Banerjee, Operando Identification of the Point of [Mn2]O4 Spinel Formation During γ-MnO2 Discharge Within Batteries, Journal of Power Sources, 321, 2016, 135-142
- J.W. Gallaway, M. Menard, B. Hertzberg, Z. Zhong, M. Croft, L.A. Sviridov, D.E. Turney, S. Banerjee, D.A. Steingart, C.K. Erdonmez, Hetaerolite Profiles in Alkaline Batteries Measured by High Energy EDXRD, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 162(1), 2015, A162-A168
- N.D. Ingale, J.W. Gallaway, M. Nyce, A. Couzis, S. Banerjee, Rechargeability and Economic Aspects of Alkaline Zinc-Manganese Dioxide Cells for Electrical Storage and Load Leveling, Journal of Power Sources, 276, 2015, 7-18
Sep 25, 2024
Fall 2024 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several COE, COS, and Khoury students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of the Fall 2024 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
May 08, 2024
2024 URF Scholars Recipients
Several engineering students received 2024 URF Scholars Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships. URF Scholars are students who are graduating this year and who have earned a PEAK Experiences Award, applied for a distinguished fellowship, or participated in graduate school advising.
Feb 01, 2024
Faculty and Staff Awards 2024
The College of Engineering recognized faculty and staff at the annual faculty and staff awards event and thanked everyone for their hard work and dedication in support of our students, college, and university during the 2023-2024 academic year. View award recipients and photo gallery.
Sep 15, 2023
Fall 2023 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of Fall 2023 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
May 24, 2023
A First Step To Designing Better Solid-State Batteries
ChE DiPietro Assistant Professor Joshua Gallaway was featured in the EurekAlert article “A First Step To Designing Better Solid-State Batteries.”
Apr 27, 2023
Summer 2023 PEAK Experiences Awards for Undergrad Research
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of the Summer 2023 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
Jan 25, 2023
Spring 2023 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of Spring 2023 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
Jan 24, 2023
Faculty and Staff Awards 2023
Faculty and staff in the College of Engineering were recognized at the annual awards event in a variety of categories for their contributions during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Feb 04, 2022
Spring 2022 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of Northeastern’s Spring 2022 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
Oct 12, 2021
Fall 2021 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of Northeastern’s Fall 2021 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.