I am a 5th year Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at University of California, Berkeley, working with Dr. Adam Weber and Prof. Alexis Bell in the Liquid Sunlight Alliance. I am passionate about developing technologies that can mitigate carbon emissions from chemical industry, namely by converting carbon dioxide and/or water to valuable chemical commodities using only solar energy (as opposed to burning fossil fuels)—a process known as artificial photosynthesis! As an undergraduate working at Columbia and Caltech, my work focused on fabricating devices that directly convert seawater to hydrogen fuel. Now, my Ph.D. is centered upon simulating and characterizing devices for electrochemical carbon capture and conversion, and has led to the development of devices that can capture and convert carbon dioxide at high efficiencies and rates. I am the recipient of the NDSEG, NSF, and Goldwater Fellowships. When I’m not in the lab, you can find me playing music, making digital art, or spending time with friends and family. Feel free to reach out! I’m always happy to chat.

Hi! My name is Justin Bui.

ELECTROCHEMICAL ENGINEER

SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS

ACS Division of Energy and Fuels Graduate Student Award (Silver Award) - Aug. 2023
AIChE Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Award (3rd Place) - Nov. 2022
ACS Division of Catalysis Science and Technology Travel Award - Aug. 2022
AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division Travel Award - Nov. 2021
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor (University of California, Berkeley) - Sep. 2021
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship - Mar. 2021
Charles F. Bonilla Medal for Outstanding Academic Merit (Columbia University) - May 2019
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship - Apr. 2019
Knight-Hennessy Scholarship (Finalist) - Mar. 2019
Goldwater Scholarship - Apr. 2018
Amgen Scholars Fellowship - Mar. 2018

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

12. Bui, J. C.*, Continuum modeling of bipolar membranes: From fundamentals to application in carbon capture and utilization. Columbia University Faculty Candidate Seminar, New York, NY, Feb. 2024. Oral Presentation.

11. Bui, J. C.*, Continuum modeling of physical processes in bipolar membranes: From fundamentals to application in carbon capture and utilization. Yale University Faculty Candidate Seminar, New Haven, CT, Jan. 2024. Oral Presentation.

10. Bui, J. C.*, Continuum modeling of bipolar membranes: From fundamentals to application in carbon capture and utilization. New York University Faculty Candidate Seminar, Brooklyn, NY, Jan. 2024. Oral Presentation.

9.   Bui, J. C.*, Bell, A. T., & Weber, A. Z. Continuum modeling to resolve transport and catalysis in bipolar membranes: From fundamentals to application. AIChE Fall Meeting, Orlando, FL, Nov. 2023. Oral Presentation. Electrochemical Fundamentals: Faculty Candidate Session

8.  Bui, J. C.* Porous electrode theory for electrochemical synthesis. Caltech. Hosted by Prof. Karthish Manthiram. Pasadena, CA, Sep. 2023. Oral Presentation.

7.  Bui, J. C.*, Bell, A. T., & Weber, A. Z. Continuum modeling of bipolar membranes: From fundamentals to application. Bosch Research and Technology Center, Sunnyvale, CA, Jun. 2023. Oral Presentation.

6.  Bui, J. C.* Investigating mass transfer effects in electrochemical CO2 reduction. Imperial College–London. Hosted by Prof. Ifan Stephens. London, UK, Mar. 2023. Oral Presentation.

5.   Bui, J. C.* Continuum modeling of bipolar membrane systems. Stanford University. Hosted by Prof. William Tarpeh. Stanford, CA, Mar. 2023. Oral Presentation.

4.   Bui, J. C.*, Bell, A. T. & Weber, A. Z. Modeling local pH and ionic fluxes in bipolar membranes. AIChE Fall Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, Nov. 2022. Oral Presentation. Graduate Excellence in Polymer Research Session.

3.   Bui, J. C.* Continuum modeling of devices for electrochemical synthesis. 2022 ChemE Future Faculty Seminar Series – University of Pennsylvania/University of Michigan/Texas Tech. Hosted by Prof. Sharon Glotzer. Virtual, Sep. 2022. Oral Presentation.

2. Bui, J. C.* Continuum modeling approaches for bipolar membranes. Oregon Center of Electrochemistry. Hosted by Prof. Shannon Boettcher, Eugene, OR, Dec. 2021. Oral Presentation.

1.  Bui, J. C.*, Bell, A. T., & Weber, A. Z. Understanding multi-component transport and reaction phenomena in bipolar membranes used for electrosynthesis. 239th ECS Meeting, Virtual, May 2021. Oral Presentation.