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Peter Pintauro has been appointed professor and chair in the
department of chemical engineering at CWRU. He is noted for his
contributions in electrochemical engineering, especially in the
area of fuel cells. His principal research is fuel cell membrane
fabrication and separations, membrane transport modeling and organic
electrochemical synthesis. 
Pintauro has successfully received funding for his research from
the National Science Foundation; the Department of Energy, Advanced
Industrial Concepts Division; and the Department of Defense. His
work in conjunction with Tulane University has resulted in a unique
polymer application for fuel cell proton exchange membranes that
minimizes membrane swelling from exposure to water and methanol
fuel and the associated liquid crossover, while maintaining high
proton conductance.
A double alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania, Pintauro
received a bachelor's degree in 1973 and a master's degree in
1975 from the department of chemical engineering. He received
his doctorate in 1980 from the department of chemical and nuclear
engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles.
After completing his doctorate, Pintauro worked as an assistant
professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Manhattan
College in New York. From 1981-86, he served as a postdoctoral
scholar and staff engineer in the department of chemical engineering
at the University of California in Los Angeles. From 1986-91 he
served as assistant professor in the department of chemical engineering
at Tulane University, New Orleans, where he was named professor
in 1994.
Pintauro holds four patents and has edited several textbooks
in electrochemistry. He has lectured at universities around the
globe. Pintauro is a member of the American Institute of Chemical
Engineers, the Electrochemical Society, the American Chemical
Society and the North American Membrane Society.
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