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Sophia N. Suarez
Professor
Physics
Location: 2157e Ingersoll Hall
Phone: 718.951.5000 x2869
Fax: 718.951.4407
Email:
Lab: 239, 245 and 247 Ingersoll Hall Extension
Webpage: https://thesuarezlab.com
After graduating with her doctorate, Sophia spent two and a half years in the Chemistry Division at the US Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, as a National Research Council (NRC) post-doc fellow. Her post-graduate research is focused on characterizing the ions and molecules interactions and transport in various types of materials, especially those with application in electrochemical devices such as non-lithium ion-based batteries and proton conducting fuel cells. Materials studied include conducting and non-conducting polymers, various classes of deep eutectic solvents, ionic liquids, and gas hydrates.
Education:
Ph.D., Graduate School & University Center (CUNY) - 2004 (Physics, Condensed Matter )
B.A. / M.A., Hunter College - 1998 (Physics)
Areas of Expertise:
The goal of my research agenda is to advance the development and implementation of energy storage and conversion systems through fundamental characterization of their core materials. The main tools used in my research are Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), and AC Impedance Spectroscopy, with both temperature and pressure as variables. Additional techniques include Rheology, Densimetry and Electrospinning.
Books and Publications
Carla Fraenza, Steve Greenbaum, Sophia Suarez, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxation Pathways in Electrolytes for Energy Storage, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, 10373, 2023. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/12/10373. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2023
Fariha Ahmed, Domenec Paterno, Gurneet Singh, Sophia Suarez, Ion transport in non-aqueous electrolyte mixtures of zinc chloride deep eutectic solvent (DES) and molecular solvents, Electrochim. Acta, 462, 142784, 2023. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2023
Mounesha N. Garaga, Laura Murdock, Tawhid Pranto, Sophia Suarez, Brian C. Benicewicz, Steven G. Greenbaum, NMR investigation of proton transport in polybenzimidazole/polyphosphoric acid membranes prepared via novel synthesis route, J. Power Sources, 575, 233169, 2023. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2023
Mounesha N. Garaga, Sahana Bhattachary, Domenec Paterno, Sophia Suarez, Steve Greenbaum, Structure and dynamics of ILs-based gel polymer electrolytes and its enhanced conductive properties with the incorporation of Al2O3 nanofibers, Electrochim. Acta, 462, 142765, 2023. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2023
Frederik Philippi, Daniel Rauber, Oriele Palumbo, Kateryna Goloviznina, Jesse McDaniel, David Pugh, Sophia Suarez, Carla C. Fraenza, Agilio Padua, Christopher W. M. Kay, Tom Welton, "Flexibility is the key to tuning the transport properties of fluorinated imide-based ionic liquids." Chemical Science, EDGE article, DOI: 10.1039/d2sc03074h. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2022
Daniel Morales, Luciana Gomes Chagas, Domenec Paterno, Steve Greenbaum, Stefano Passerini, Sophia Suarez*, "Transport studies of organic solvents-based sodium ion electrolytes." Electrochimica Acta, 377, 138062, 2021. *Supporting Author. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2021
Sophia Suarez, Steve Greenbaum, Carla Fraenza, Title: Relaxation pathways in electrolytes. To be published in Spin Relaxation: In and Out of the Redfield Limit. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Delivered January 31st, 2021. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2021
Sophia Suarez, Title: Revelations of heterogeneous dynamics in ionic liquids by variable temperature, pressure and frequency 1D NMR techniques. Springer contracted, Delivered in fall 2020. Pending publication. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2020
Title: A Comparative Study of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid-Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composites with Enhanced Conductivity Properties.Tirandai Hemraj-Benny, Sharon I. Lall-Ramnarine, Sophia N. Suarez, Domenec Paterno, Jasodra D. Ramdihal, Rawlric Sumner, Katelyn Urena, Zheyong Piao and James F. Wishart, ECS Transactions, 98, 73, 2020. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2020
Title: Aluminum ions speciation and transport in acidic deep eutectic AlCl3 amide electrolytes, Domenec Paterno, Emma Rock, Andrew Forbes, Nomon Mohammad, Sophia Suarez, J. Molecular Liquids,319 (2020) 114118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114118. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2020
Title: Charge Transport in Additive Modulated Aluminum Chloride Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES). D. Paterno, S. Suarez, ECS Transactions, 98, 401, 2020. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2020
Kartik Pilar, Armando Rua, Sophia N. Suarez*, Christopher Mallia, Shen Lai, Jay Jayakody, Jasmine L. Hatcher, James F. Wishart, Steve Greenbaum, 2017, Investigation of Dynamics in BMIM-TFSA ionic liquid through variable temperature and pressure NMR relaxometry and diffusometry. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Manuscript Accepted for publication. *Corresponding Author
(Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2017
Sharon Lall-Ramnarine, Sophia Suarez*, Eddie D. Fenandez, Chanele Rodriguez, Sujun Wei, Surajdevprakash B. Dhiman, James F. Wishart, 2017, Exploring the use of ionic liquid mixtures to enhance the performance of dicationic ionic liquids. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Manuscript Accepted for publication. *Corresponding Author (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2017
Isabella Nicotera, Catia de Bonis, Cataldo Simari, Vassiliki Kosma, Barbara Mecheri, Valentina Allodi, Gino Mariotto, Sergio Brutti, Sophia Suarez, Kartik Pilar, Steve Greenbaum, Silvia Licoccia, Enhancement of proton mobility and mitigation of methanol crossover in sPEEK fuel cells by an organically modified titania nanofiller. Accepted to Journal of Solid Electrochemistry in January, 2016. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2016
Sophia Suarez, Domenec Paterno, 2016, Mediated proton transport through Nafion 117 membranes imbibed with varying concentrations of aqueous VOSO4 (VO2+) and NH4VO3 (VO2+) in 2 M H2SO4. Journal of Power Sources, 331, 544-552. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2016
S. Suarez, Armando Rua, David Cuffari, Kartik Pilar, Jasmine Hatcher, Sharon Ramati, James Wishart, Do TFSA Anions Slither? Pressure Exposes the Role of TFSA Conformational Exchange in Self-Diffusion. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 119, 14756-14765. 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b08658 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2015
Suarez, Sophia, Meriam Sahin, Yara Adam, Lucy Mousignac, Domenec Paterno and David Cuffari. "A Variable Temperature Study of the Transport Properties of Aqueous Solutions of VOSO4 and NH4VO3 in 2M H2SO4." Journal of Power Sources 276: 153-61. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2015
Lall-Ramnarine, S., S. Suarez, N. Zmich, D. Ewko, D. Cuffari, M. Sahin, E. Rosario, Y. Adam, D. Paterno and J. Wishart. "Binary Ionic Liquid Mixtures for Supercapacitor Applications." ECS Transactions 64.4: 57-69. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2014
Mukhlall, J., S. Lall-Ramnarine, J. Wishart, R. Engel, A. Romeo, M. Gohdo, S. Ramati, M. Berman and S. Suarez. "Cyclic Phosphonium Ionic Liquids." Cyclic Phosphonium Ionic Liquids R. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry 10: 271-75. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2014
Suarez, S., N.K.A.C. Kodiweera, P. Stallworth, S.G. Greenbaum and B.C. Benicewicz. "Multinuclear NMR Study of the Effect of Acid Concentration on Ion Transport in Phosphoric Acid Doped Polybenzimidazole Membranes." Journal of Physical Chemistry B 116: 12545-51. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2012
Yuan, T., H. Zhang, Zhiqing Zou, S. Khatun, D. Akin, Yara Adam, Y. Adam and S. Suarez. "A Study of the Effect of Heat-treatment on the Morphology of Nafion Ionomer Dispersion and 117 Membrane for Use in the Passive DMFC." Membranes Journal 2: 841-54. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2012
Suarez, S. and S. Greenbaum. "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells." The Chemical Record 10: 377. DOI 10.1002/tcr.201000010. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2010
Suarez, S., S. Greenbaum, J. Fontanella and T. Zawodzinski. "A Fundamental Study of the Transport Properties of Aqueous Superacid Solutions." Journal of Physical Chemistry B 114: 8941. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2010
Petrowsky, M., R. Frech, S. Suarez, J.R.P. Jayakody and S. Greenbaum. "Investigation of Fundamental Transport Properties and Thermodynamics in Diglyme-Salt Solutions." Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110: 23012. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2006
Vittadello, M., P.E. Stallworth, F.M. Alamgir, S. Suarez, S. Abbrent, C.M. Drain, V. Di Noto and S.G. Greenbaum. "Polymeric - MgCl2 Nanoribbons." Inorganica Chimica Acta 359.8: 2513. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2006
Suarez, S., S. Abbrent, S.G. Greenbaum, T. Caruso, J.H. Shin and S. Passerini. "A Multinuclear NMR Study of Ion Transport in P(EO)nLiBETI Complexes." Solid State Ionics 176: 1113. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2005
Vittadello, M., S. Suarez, K. Fujimoto, V. Di Noto, S.G. Greenbaum and T. Furukawa. "A Lithium Z-IOPE Based on PEG600, (CH3)2SnCl2 and Li3Fe(CN)6." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 152: A956. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2005
Di Noto, V., M. Vittadello, S.G. Greenbaum, S. Suarez, K. Kano and T. Furukawa. "A New Class of Lithium Hybrid Gel Electrolytes (HGE) Systems." Journal of Physical Chemistry B 108.49: 18832. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2004
Golodnitsky, D., E. Livshits, R. Kovarsky, E. Peled, S.H. Chung, S. Suarez and S.G. Greenbaum. "New Generation of Ordered Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries." Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 7: A412. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2004
Sanders, E.H., K.A. McGrady, G.E. Wnek, C.A. Edmondson, J.M. Mueller, M.C. Wintersgill, J.J. Fontanella, S. Suarez and S.G. Greenbaum. "Characterization of Electrosprayed Nafion Films." Journal of Power Sources 129: 55. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2004
Suarez, S., S. Abbrent, S.G. Greenbaum, J.H. Shin and S. Passerini. "Effects on Nanosized SiO2 on the Transport Properties of Solventless P(EO)20LiBETI Polymer Electrolytes: A Solid State NMR Study." Solid State Ionics 166: 407. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2004
Suarez, S., S.G. Greenbaum and S.H. Chung. "A 1H NMR Pulse Gradient Spin-Echo (PGSE) Study of the Mass Transport of Dimethyl Oxalate and Ethylene Glycol: New Fuels for the DOFC." Electrochimica Acta 48: 2187. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2003
Vitadello, M., S. Suarez, S.H. Chung, K. Fujimoto, V. Di Noto, S.G. Greenbaum and T. Furukawa. "The First Lithium Zeolitic Inorganic-Organic Polymer Electrolyte Based on PEG 600, Li2PdCl4 and Li3Fe(CN)6: Part II, Ion Conduction Mechanism, Thermal Stability and Morphology." Electrochimica Acta 48: 2227. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2003
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
(August 2022). Title: "The Role of Calcium Content on the Transport and Resistive Properties of Synthetic Mucus."
CUNY ASRC, $20,000. (Grants and Fellowships) 2022
(August, 2022) Title: Research: Promoting URM Participation and Development in STEM Research of Electrospun Nanofibers
Agency: CUNY BRESI
Budget: $21,335
9/1/22-6/30/2023
(Grants and Fellowships) 2022
Brooklyn College TOW Creativity Award. $2500. (Awards and Honors) 2022
CUNY ASRC: The Role of Calcium Content on the Transport and Resistive Properties of Synthetic Mucus.
Budget: $20k
(Grants and Fellowships) 2022
CUNY BRESI: Research: Promoting URM Participation and Development in STEM Research of Electrospun Nanofibers
Budget: $20k
(Grants and Fellowships) 2022
Department of Energy (DoE) Basic Energy Sciences (BES) Materials Chemistry Division grant, $624,000 for 3 years. Title: Probing the hydrogen bonded networks and ion interactions in deep eutectic solvents (DESs) through solute molecules. (Grants and Fellowships) 2022
NSF DMR MPS-High Supplemental Funds. $12,000. Funds to support high-school students participation in research. (Grants and Fellowships) 2022
PSC CUNY, $12,000. Title: The effect of shear stress enhanced electric field gradients on electrospun MOF/Polymers composite thin films and multilayered fibers. (Grants and Fellowships) 2022
Title: NSF DMR SSMC RAPID: Characterization of the shear stress enhanced electric field gradients in MOF/Polymers composite thin films and multilayered fibers.
$200000
August 2020 - August 2021
Role: PI (Grants and Fellowships) 2020
NSF MRI: Title: Acquisition of a Cryogen free cooling system to enable multi-modal materials research and research training. September 2019-September 2021. $151240
Role: Co-PI
(Grants and Fellowships) 2019
Title: Elucidation of the AlCl4- and Al2Cl7- ions speciation, interactions and transport in electrolytes comprised of RTILs by Multi-Nuclear NMR techniques
Agency: NSF SSMC RUI EAGER
Budget: $232k
Application: June 20, 2018
Start Date: August 16, 2018.
End Date: July 31, 2020
Role: PI
(Grants and Fellowships) 2018
Title: Studies of the Dynamics in and the effect of surfactants on Gas Hydrates formation and Agglomeration.
Agency: ACS PRF
Budget: $70k/three years
Start Date: September 1, 2018
Role: PI
(Grants and Fellowships) 2018
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Research Stay, Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), 2017. (Awards and Honors) 2017
Title: Characterization of carbon dioxide absorption and desorption in novel amidine based co-polymers
Agency: PSC CUNY
Budget: $3500
Role: PI
(Grants and Fellowships) 2017
Title: High Pressure Revelations of Local Ion Confirmations in Ionic Liquid Electrolytes
Agency: CUNY Community College Collaborative Grant
Budget: $7500
Role: Co-PI
(Grants and Fellowships) 2017
Title: Studying the Pressure and Additives Induced Dynamics in CO2 and CH4 hosting Gas Hydrates
Agency: CUNY ASRC
Budget: $10000
Role: PI
(Grants and Fellowships) 2017
Visiting Professorship at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology?s Helmholtz Institute's Battery Research Center in Ulm, Germany. September 1st 2017 - February 28th, 2018. Research project focused on characterizing fundamental ion transport in sodium electrolytes using thermal, electrochemical and spectroscopic techniques.
(Awards and Honors) 2017
Brooklyn College Tow Faculty Travel Fellowship, 2016 (Grants and Fellowships) 2016
Department of Energy's Visiting Faculty Program at Oak ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Summer of 2016. (Grants and Fellowships) 2016
CUNY Diversity Projects Development Fund: 2nd Annual Electrochemical Devices Workshop. $5,000. (Grants and Fellowships) 2014
CUNY Diversity Projects Development Fund: 1st Annual Electrochemical Devices Workshop. $4,000. (Grants and Fellowships) 2013
Multi-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of the Effect of Vanadium Oxidation States on Proton Transport in Nafion Membranes for Use in Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries." $3,500, July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014. (Grants and Fellowships) 2013
CUNY Collaborative Grant, for "High Pressure NMR Characterization of Binary Ionic Liquids Performance and Degradation for Optimization and Use in Supercapacitors." $30,000. (Grants and Fellowships) 2011
CUNY Energy Institute grant, for "High Pressure NMR of Gas Hydrates." $35,000. (Grants and Fellowships) 2011
Recipient of the 2011 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Career Enhancement Award. This fellowship carries a one-year $30,000 stipend, which can be used to pay for an adjunct, thereby relieving the recipient of his/her teaching activities and allowing him/her to focus on the research/scholarly portion of his/her profession during its duration. Only 20 such awards are given out each year. (Awards and Honors) 2011
PSC-CUNY grant, for "Determination of the Dynamic State and Binding of Water Absorbed in Hydrogels Used in Biomedical Applications Using Multi-nuclear High-pressure Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques." $3,300. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010
PSC-CUNY grant, for " High Pressure Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Polyisoprene/poly(vinyl)Ethylene Polymer Blends." $3,168. (Grants and Fellowships) 2009
Research Activities
My laboratory has one first year doctoral student, two undergraduates and four high school students working in the lab. Current projects include: (1) determining the effect of vanadium oxidation states on proton exchange membrane's ion conduction properties; (2) characterization of selectively deuterated ionic liquids using high-pressure NMR techniques; and (3) characterizing the transport properties of proton exchange membranes using high-pressure NMR techniques. 2015
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
(April, 2022). Hunter College McNulty Scholars "Women in STEM" Panel. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2022
(July, 2022). Mounesha Garaga, Laura Murdock, Tawhid Pranto, Sophia Suarez, Steve Greenbaum, Brian Benicewicz. Title: NMR Investigation of Proton Transport in Mechanically Robust Polybenzimidazole/Polyphosphoric Acid Membranes. 23rd International Conference on Solid State Ionics, Boston, MA. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2022
(May, 2022). Elijah Bernard, Domenec Paterno, Sophia Suarez and Sharon Lall-Ramnarine. Title: Development of Electrospun Ionic Liquid-Polymer Membranes. 69th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) of the New York Section of the ACS, New York, NY. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2022
(May, 2022). Fariha Ahmed, Tawhid Pranto, Domenec Paterno, Sophia Suarez. Title: "Characterization of Electrospun Polymer/MOF fibers." Brooklyn College 31st Science Research Day. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2022
(May, 2022). Sophia Suarez, Mounesha Garaga, Laura Murdock, Tawhid Pranto, Steve Greenbaum, Brian Benicewicz. Title: Interactions in Ionomers: Role of Chemistry and Confinement. Polymers for Fuel Cells, Energy Storage, and Conversion, May 15-18th, Napa, CA. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2022
(May, 2022). Sophia Suarez, Steve Greenbaum. Title: DoD-funded magnetic resonance investigations of energy storage and conversion materials: from batteries to rail guns. Defense and Intelligence Research Forum, CUNY ASRC, New York, NY. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2022
(May, 2022). Sophia Suarez. Title: Design and Characterization of Electrolyte Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion Applications. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2022
(May, 2022). Tawhid Pranto, Fariha Ahmed, Domenec Paterno and Sophia Suarez. Title: Multi-Nuclear (1H and 13C) Magnetic Resonance (NMR) of Electrospun Polymer/MOF Fibers." Brooklyn College 31st Science Research Day. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2022
(Dec, 2021). Sophia Suarez, Frederik Philippi, Tawhid Pranto, Daniel Rauber, Christopher Kay, Tom Welton, Steven Greenbaum. Title: "A strategy to decrease the viscosity of ionic liquids for electrochemical applications: a broadband NMR relaxometry study." Materials Research Society (MRS) fall meeting, Boston, MA.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2021
(Dec, 2021). Mounesha N. Garaga, Sahana Bhattacharyya, Domenec Paterno, Tawhid Pranto, Sophia Suarez, Steven Greenbaum. Title: "Enhanced mobility of ions in polymer electrolytes with the addition of inorganic nanofibers." Materials Research Society (MRS) fall meeting, Boston, MA. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2021
(Oct, 2021). Sophia Suarez. Title: "Characterization of Novel Electrolytes and Polymer Composite Filtration Materials." Department of Physics, Hunter college of CUNY. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2021
Sophia Suarez, Title "Modulation of Aluminum Species Transport in AlCl3 Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs)", Conference on Achievements and Perspectives of NMR Relaxometry, by COST Action: European Network on NMR Relaxometry. Virtual Conference. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2021
Sophia Suarez. Panelist for the 2021 APS CUWiP "Research Careers in Academia vs. National Labs vs. Industry", January 23, 2021. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2021
Sophia Suarez, Domenec Paterno, "Aluminum Ion Species Transport in Pure and Additive Modulated Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) Electrolytes," ECS PRiME, Meeting, Honolulu, HA. October 2020. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2020
Sophia Suarez. Panelist for the APS CUWiP "How did I get here" panel at Yale University, January 2020. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2020
Tirandai Hemraj-Benny, Sharon I. Lall-Ramnarine, Sophia N. Suarez, Domenec Paterno, Jasodra Ramdihal, Rawlric Sumner, Katelyn Urena, and James F. Wishart, "Mixtures of Ionic Liquids and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Energy Storage Applications." ECS PRiME Meeting, Honolulu, HA. October 2020. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2020
CUNY Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2019. Title: Improving STEM Faculty Diversity: Perspectives of a white guy and faculty of color. CUNY Graduate Center, March 29, 2019. Panel member. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2019
Daniel Morales, Sophia Suarez, Stefano Passerini, Steve Greenbaum, "Magnetic Resonance Characterization and Transport Studies of Sodium-based Electrolytes for Electrochemical Energy Storage," MRS, Boston, MA, December 2019. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2019
C. Mallia, K. Pilar, A. Rua, S. Suarez, S. Lai, J. Jayakody, J. Hatcher, J. F. Wishart, and S. Greenbaum. "Advanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques for Characterizing Ionic Liquids for Lithium Ion Battery Applications; High Presssure NMR and Fast Field Cycling Relaxometry ." ECS Meeting, Seatle, WA, May 12-18, 2018. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2018
Sophia Suarez, Luciana Gomes Chagas, Domenec Paterno, Stefano Paserini. "NMR Characterization of the Na+ ion transport in mixed ionic liquids electrolytes." ECS meeting, Seatle, WA, May 12-18, 2018. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2018
Sophia Suarez. "ion Transport in Electrolyte Materials as Characterized by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques." Seminar talk given at the Helmholtz Institute in Ulm, Germany, February 18, 2018. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2018
Sophia Suarez, Title: NMR Characterization of Ion Transport in Materials. ACS Polymer for Fuel Cells, Energy Storage and Conversion, Asilomar Conference Center, CA. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2017
Sophia Suarez, Balaka Barkakaty, Ilia N. Ivanov, Brad Lokitz, and Mingtao Chen, Title: 1H and 13C NMR Spin-lattice relaxation time study of newly engineered Poly Triethylene Glycol Methyl Ether Methacrylate (PTGME)-co-Poly (2-vinyl-4,4-dimethylazlactone) (PVDMA) CO2 capturing co-polymer, ORNL CNMS User Meeting, Oak Ridge, TN. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2016
Mahmoud Hamsho, David Cuffari, Sophia Suarez, James Wishart. Title: Exploration of the conformational states in EMIM FSA and EMIM BF4 ionic Liquids. Presented at the 10th LSAMP Annual Fall symposium and Research Conference, October, Georgia. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2015
Cuffari, David, Kartik Pilar, Jaime Farrington, Armando Rua, Eugene Ostrovsky, Sophia Suarez, Phil Stallworth and Steve Greenbaum. "High-pressure NMR Investigation of 3M Fuel Cell Ionomers." 2014 Emory University STEM Research and Career Symposium. March. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2014
Pilar, Kartik, Jaime Farrington, Armando Rua, David Cuffari, Eugene Ostrovsky, Sophia Suarez, PE Stallworth and Steve Greenbaum. "High-pressure NMR Investigation of 3M Fuel Cell Ionomers." 2014 ECS Meeting. Orlando, Fla., May. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2014
Rosario, Emely, Damian Ewko, Andrew Gracia, Sharon Lall-Ramnarine, Sophia Suarez, Meriam Sahin, David Cuffari and Yara Adam. "The Effect of Dications on the Properties of Binary Mixtures of Ionic Liquids." 10th Annual Queensborough Community College Honors Conference. Queensborough Community College (CUNY). Bayside, N.Y., May 9. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2014
Rosario, Emely, Damian Ewko, Andrew Gracia, Sharon Lall-Ramnarine, Sophia Suarez, Meriam Sahin, David Cuffari and Yara Adam. "The Effect of Dications on the Properties of Binary Mixtures of Ionic Liquids." New York American Chemical Society 62nd Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. St. John's University. May 3. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2014
Rua, Armando, Kartik Pilar, Eugene Ostrovskiy, Jasmine Hatcher, Sophia Suarez, James Wishart and Steve Greenbaum. "Effect of Pressure on the Deuteron Spin-Lattice Relaxation Times and the Self-diffusion Coefficient in Ionic Liquids." 2014 ECS Meeting. Orlando, Fla., May. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2014
Garcia, Andrew, Nicole Zmich, Sharon Lall-Ramnarine, Masao Gohdo, James Wishart and Sophia Suarez. "Binary Mixtures of Ionic liquids for Super Capacitor Applications." (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
Garcia, Andrew, Nicole Zmich, Sharon Lall-Ramnarine, Masao Gohdo, James Wishart, Meriam Sahin, David Cuffari, Yara Adam and Sophia Suarez. "Binary Mixtures of Ionic liquids for Super Capacitor Applications." Fall 2013 Honors Chemistry Research Presentation Session. Chemistry Department, Queensborough Community College (CUNY). Bayside, N.Y., December. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
Greenbaum, Steve, Armando Rua, Sophia Suarez and James Wishart. "Variable Temperature and Pressure NMR Studies of Long-range Transport and Alkyl Chain Motion in Ionic Liquids?" 7th International Discussion Meeting on Relaxation in Complex Systems. Presented by Steve Greenbaum. Barcelona, Spain, July. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013
Panel presenter, CUNY Conference on Faculty Diversity and Inclusion. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013
Rua, Armando, Sophia Suarez, Jasmine Hatcher, James F. Wishart and Steve Greenbaum. "High Pressure NMR Study of Partially Deuterated Ionic Liquids." 2013 SACNAS National Conference. Presented by Armando Rua, a graduate student of Steve Greenbaum. San Antonio, October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
Rua, Armando, Sophia Suarez, Jasmine Hatcher, James F. Wishart, and Steve Greenbaum. "Pressure and Temperature Dependence of the Deuteron Spin-lattice Relaxation Times in Ionic Liquids." 22nd International Materials Research Congress. Presented by Armando Rua, a graduate student of Steve Greenbaum. Cancun, Mexico, August. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
Rua, Armando, Sophia Suarez, Jasmine Hatcher, James Wishart and Steve Greenbaum. "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of Partially Deuterated Ionic Liquids." 2013 Emory University STEM Research and Career Symposium. April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
Sahin, Meriam, Yara Adam, Lucy Moussignac, Alicia Blake and Sophia Suarez. "The Effect of Temperature Variation on Ionic Conductivity as It Relates to Fuel Cells" poster. Brooklyn College Science Retreat. April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
Sahin, Meriam, Yara Adam, Lucy Moussignac, Alicia Blake and Sophia Suarez. "The Effect of Temperature Variation on Ionic Conductivity as It Relates to Fuel Cells." NYACS URS. April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
Zmich, Nicole, Alicia Romeo, Masao Gohdo, Joshua Mukhlall, James Wishart, Sophia Suarez and Sharon Lall-Ramnarine. "Ionic Liquids for Supercapacitor Applications." Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Poster Session. Stony Brook University. Stony Brook, N.Y., April 24. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
Professional Leadership
Faculty adviser, Physics Club, re-established in spring semester. (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2014
Other Professional Activities
HERS Leadership Institute Course completion. 2022
Brooklyn College Grants 101 Science Writing Workshop. October. 2009
