Héctor D. Abruña
American chemist
Héctor Daniel Abruña (born on November 8 1953) is a Puerto Rican physical chemist whose work focuses on electrochemistry, molecular electronics, fuel cells, batteries, and electrocatalysis. Abruña is director of the Energy Materials Center and Emile M. Chamot professor for chemistry at Cornell University. He became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2006, a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2007, and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2018. Abruña conducts research into battery and fuel cell systems using electrochemical techniques and X-ray microscopy and spectroscopy methods.
Early life and education
Abruña was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1953 and grew up in Puerto Rico. He studied at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, graduating with his bachelor of science degree in 1975 and master of science degree in 1976. He then earned a PhD in analytical chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980 under the direction of Thomas Meyer. As a postdoc, Abruña worked with Allen J. Bard at University of Texas at Austin.
Career
In 1982, Abruña became a professor at the University of Puerto Rico.
He joined the faculty at Cornell University in 1983.
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