Clovis Linkous
Senior Research Scientist
Hydrogen

Phone:	(321) 638-1447
Fax:	(321) 504-3438
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Education:

Ph.D., Chemistry
Michigan State University, 1983

Research Focus:

Dr. Linkous has been on the faculty at the Florida Solar Energy Center, University of Central Florida, since 1990. There he has studied advanced membrane electrolyte technology for water electrolysis and fuel cells, hydrogen storage cycles, and photochemistry of semiconductor particulates, with an overall objective of using solar energy to perform useful chemistry. Specifically, he has studied kinetics and mechanisms of photochemical reactions on metal oxides such as TiO2 and WO3, and on organic pigments such as perylenes and phthalocyanines. While initial emphasis was on water decomposition to produce hydrogen and oxygen, it later developed into an interesting scheme for inhibition of algae growth. In addition to water decomposition, Dr. Linkous has also examined photochemical decomposition of hydrogen sulfide, a major pollutant resulting from oil refinery operation. In the area of fuel cell electrolytes, he has investigated wholly aromatic sulfonic acid polymer electrolytes as substitutes for expensive perfluoroalkyl materials. His hydrogen storage work has involved the use of alkali metal borohydrides for H2 generation and subsequent recycling of the spent material.

Dr. Linkous has lectured widely on aspects of hydrogen energy, particularly photocatalysis and associated oxidation processes. He is chemistry graduate faculty at the Florida Institute of Technology. Dr. Linkous is a member of the American Chemical Society, the Electrochemical Society, and is active in the International Association for Hydrogen Energy. He has served as reviewer for numerous journals, including Journal of Physical Chemistry, and Chemical Physics Letters. He has also served as proposal reviewer for agencies such as DOE, DARPA, and AFOSR.