Bruce Logan is the director of the Institute of Energy and the Environment. He also serves as director of both the Engineering Energy and Environmental Institute and the Hydrogen Energy Center at Penn State.
Logan's research focuses on developing new renewable energy technologies, such as microbial fuel cells and thermal batteries, for achieving an energy sustainable water infrastructure; wastewater treatment; and bioremediation.
Logan has authored many publications and received numerous awards and honors for his work and has been appointed visiting professor at several universities around the world. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the International Water Association and the Water Environment Foundation.
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Recent Publications
Lactate-mediated medium-chain fatty acid production from expired dairy and beverage waste
Bian, B., Zhang, W., Yu, N., Yang, W., Xu, J., Logan, B. E. & Saikaly, P. E., Sep 2024, In: Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. 21, 100424.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Using a non-precious metal catalyst for long-term enhancement of methane production in a zero-gap microbial electrosynthesis cell
Bian, B., Yu, N., Akbari, A., Shi, L., Zhou, X., Xie, C., Saikaly, P. E. & Logan, B. E., Aug 1 2024, In: Water Research. 259, 121815.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Simulating Discharge Curves of an All-Aqueous TRAB to Identify Pathways for Improving System Performance
Cross, N. R., Rau, M. J., Gorski, C. A., Logan, B. E. & Hall, D., Apr 1 2024, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 171, 4, 040547.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The high energetic potential of hydraulic fracturing wastewaters with both salinity and temperature gradients for electricity generation using a reverse electrodialysis stack
Emdadi, A., Hestekin, J., Greenlee, L. & Logan, B., Sep 15 2024, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 496, 153967.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Your personal choices in transportation and food are important for lowering carbon emissions
Logan, B., Zhang, F., Yang, W. & Shi, L., Jun 2024, In: Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering. 18, 6, 70.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells with biocathodes
Noori, M. T., Rossi, R., Logan, B. E. & Min, B., Jul 2024, In: Trends in Biotechnology. 42, 7, p. 815-828 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Thin-Film Composite Membranes for Hydrogen Evolution with a Saline Catholyte Water Feed
Shi, L., Zhou, X., Taylor, R. F., Xie, C., Bian, B., Hall, D. M., Rossi, R., Hickner, M. A., Gorski, C. A. & Logan, B. E., Jan 16 2024, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 58, 2, p. 1131-1141 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Modeling Ion Transport across Thin-Film Composite Membranes During Saltwater Electrolysis
Taylor, R. F., Zhou, X., Xie, C., Martinez, F., Zhang, X., Blankert, B., Picioreanu, C. & Logan, B. E., Jun 25 2024, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 58, 25, p. 10969-10978 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Reducing Chloride Ion Permeation during Seawater Electrolysis Using Double-Polyamide Thin-Film Composite Membranes
Zhou, X., Taylor, R. F., Shi, L., Xie, C., Bian, B. & Logan, B. E., Jan 9 2024, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 58, 1, p. 391-399 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A comprehensive analysis of key factors influencing methane production from CO2 using microbial methanogenesis cells
Baek, G. & Logan, B. E., Oct 15 2023, In: Water Research. 245, 120657.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hydrocarbon-based membranes cost-effectively manage species transport and increase performance in thermally regenerative batteries
Cross, N. R., Vazquez-Sanchez, H., Rau, M. J., Lvov, S. N., Hickner, M. A., Gorski, C. A., Nagaraja, S. S., Sarathy, S. M., Logan, B. E. & Hall, D. M., Nov 1 2023, In: Electrochimica Acta. 467, 143090.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
System efficiency and power assessment of the all-aqueous copper thermally regenerative ammonia battery
Cross, N. R., Rau, M. J., Lvov, S. N., Gorski, C. A., Logan, B. E. & Hall, D. M., Jun 1 2023, In: Applied Energy. 339, 120959.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Increasing the Electrolyte Salinity to Improve the Performance of Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers
Rossi, R., Taylor, R. & Logan, B. E., Jun 12 2023, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 11, 23, p. 8573-8579 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Using nickel-molybdenum cathode catalysts for efficient hydrogen gas production in microbial electrolysis cells
Rossi, R., Nicolas, J. & Logan, B. E., Mar 15 2023, In: Journal of Power Sources. 560, 232594.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Electrochemical and hydraulic analysis of thin-film composite and cellulose triacetate membranes for seawater electrolysis applications
Taylor, R., Shi, L., Zhou, X., Rossi, R., Picioreanu, C. & Logan, B. E., Aug 5 2023, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 679, 121692.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review