Curriculum Vitae Scott Ambrose Wicker, Ph.D.

Research Interests:

Current research interests include: 1). Developing new complex metal oxides for the use in batteries, fuel cells, photoelectrochemical cells, sensors and catalysis. 2). Design environmentally friendly, cheap and low temperature methods for the synthesis of nano to micro size complex metal oxide particles. 3). Use in situ X-ray & Neutron scattering techniques and TGA-FTIR methods to study phase changes and reaction kinetics. 4). Use Density Functional Theory (DFT) to predict probable transition states of the solid-solid and liquid-solid state reaction mechanism.

Chemistry Experience:

Senior Faculty Investigator: NextGenC3 II Composite CREST Center, Southern University and A & M College, Baton Rouge, LA (September 2017 – Present)

Contributing author and senior investigator for Subproject 3: “Smart Multi-Scale Porous Polymer Nanocomposite for Structural Application”

  • Task 1. Quantify impurities in carbon nanomaterials
  • Task 2. Purify carbon nanomaterials
  • Task 3. Surface modification of carbon nanomaterials
  • Task 4. Develop a “grafting from” synthesis technique to add a mono-layer of small initiator molecules covalently attached to carbon nanomaterials.
  • Mentor and Develop REU student projects during the summer REU program

Faculty Research Associate: NextGenC3 Composite CREST Center, Southern University and A & M College, Baton Rouge, LA.

Chemistry Consultant:

  • Solve chemistry problems for the group
  • 0 Composite base polymers (Thermoplastic & Thermoset Resins)
  • 0 Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes and Ionic Liquids
  • 0 Graphene Sheets
  • 0 Activated carbons filters
  • 0 Dyes
  • 0 Ceramic oxide filters and catalyst

Post-Doctoral Research Associate: Professor Edwin H. Walker Jr., Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA (March 2012 – January 2013)

Developed in situ Powder X-ray Diffraction analysis of solid-solid and liquid-solid reaction mechanisms

  • Studied the kinetics and structural phase changes of the reaction mechanisms
  • Use TOPAS & GSAS Rietveld Analysis to study time resolved (in situ) structural phase changes.
  • Use non-isothermal TGA-FTIR analysis to study the Iso-conversional kinetics of the reaction mechanisms.
  • Calculated Coefficient Thermal Expansion of cubic and monoclinic crystal systems from in situ PXRD data