LEMI: Laboratory for Energy and Microsystems Innovation

Publication in Lab on a Chip (Feb. '12)

Will's work on three dimensional insulator based dielectrophoresis is published in the journal Lab on a Chip.

LEMI welcomes Soon Ju Choi (Sep. '11)

Soon Ju Choi joins LEMI as a graduate student.

Publication in Langmuir (Mar. '11)

Youngsoo's work on electrophoretic deposition of superhydrophobic surfaces has been accepted in the journal Langmuir.

LEMI welcomes Zhifei (Jan. '11)

Zhifei Ge joins LEMI as a graduate student.

NSF Funding (Sep. '10)

LEMI is awarded funding in collaboration with Peter Girguis to develop microfluidic cell culture systems.

Two New Students (June '10)

LEMI welcomes two new students to the lab, Alisha Schor and Andrew Jones III.

The MIT Laboratory for Energy and Microsystems Innovation (LEMI), under the direction of Professor Cullen R. Buie, explores the interactions between mass, charge, and heat transfer in advanced energy conversion devices. Systems of interest include hydrogen fed proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), microbial fuel cells (MFCs), and novel hydrogen generation systems.

Through both traditional and customized experimental techniques, LEMI investigates fundamental physics underlying the optimization of these 21st century electrochemical energy conversion devices. Our laboratory is also interested in various electrokinetic phenomena and microfabrication techniques that can enhance the operation of electrochemical energy systems.