Jodie L. Lutkenhaus, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
College of Engineering
Professor
Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering
Lutkenhaus is a Professor and Associate Dean for Research at Texas A&M University. She has 200+ peer-reviewed publications on polyelectrolyte complexes, structural energy & power, organic radical polymer batteries, and functional coatings. She has received funding from NSF, AFOSR, DOE-BES, ACS PRF, and the Welch Foundation. Lutkenhaus is recognized for her expertise in the thermal behavior and water effects of polyelectrolyte complexes, redox mechanisms in polymer electrodes, and composites for high stiffness batteries. She is the Deputy Editor of ACS Applied Polymer Materials, as well as a member of the U.S. National Academies Board of Chemical Science & Technology and U.S. National Committee for IUPAC. Lutkenhaus is the Deputy Director of the Fast and Cooperative Ion Transport in Polymer-Based Electrolytes(FaCT) DoE Energy Frontier Research Center.
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Contact Information
Room 235 Jack E. Brown Building
3122 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3122
jodie.lutkenhaus @ tamu . edu
1-979-845-2682
Awards and Honors
Education
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Distinguished Achievement in Research, Texas A&M Association of Former Students 2026
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Falling Walls Engineering & Technology Winner 2023
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American Chemical Society Outstanding Global Mentor in Polymer Science and Engineering
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The Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas (TAMEST)
Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award 2022 -
Arthur K. Doolittle Award, ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Sc. and Eng. 2021
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Outstanding Early Career Paper Award, Molecular Systems Design & Engineering 2020
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Kavli Fellow, Japanese-American-German Frontiers of Science 2017, 2019
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World Economic Forum Young Scientist 2017- 2019
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Presidential Impact Fellow 2018
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Thiele Lectureship (University of Notre Dame) 2018
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American Chemical Society WCC Rising Star Award 2018
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Van Ness Award (RPI) 2016
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William and Montine P. Head Fellow 2016
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The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas Protégé 2016
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World Technology Finalist (Energy) 2015
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George Armistead, Jr. ’23 Faculty Excellence Teaching Award 2015, 2014
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TEES Select Young Faculty 2015, 2013
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Montague-CTE Scholar 2014
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Kaneka Junior Faculty Award 2014
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3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award 2014
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ACS PMSE Young Investigator 2014
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AFOSR YIP 2013
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NSF CAREER 2011
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ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator 2011
2002 - 2007
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering
1998 - 2002
University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Chemical Engineering Research