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Ph.D. - Chemical Engineering - North Carolina State University
B.S. - Chemical Engineering - West Virginia University

New Mexico Tech
Assistant Professor (August 2008 - present)

INI Power Systems
Senior Systems Engineer (December 2006 - July 2008)

Microcell Corporation
Senior Research Engineer (May 2002 - October 2006)

* Nanocomposite membranes and electrodes
* Electrochemical energy devices (batteries, fuel cells, etc.)
* Photoelectrochemical devices (electricity and fuel production)
* Hybrid power systems modeling

H. J. Walls, M. W. Riley, R. R. Singhal, R. J. Spontak, P. S. Fedkiw, S. A. Khan, “Nanocomposite electrolytes with fumed silica and hectorite clay networks: Passive versus active fillers,” Advanced Functional Materials, 13 (9), 710-717 (September 2003).

H. J. Walls, M. W. Riley, P. S. Fedkiw, R. J. Spontak, G. L. Baker, S. A. Khan, “Composite electrolytes from self-assembled colloidal networks,” Electrochimica Acta, 48, 2071-2077 (June 2003).

M. W. Riley, P. S. Fedkiw, and S. A. Khan, “Lithium hectorite clay as the ionic conductor in LiCoO2 cathodes,” J. Echem. Soc., 150 (7), A933-A941 (June 2003).

M. W. Riley, P. S. Fedkiw, and S. A. Khan, “Transport properties of lithium hectorite-based composite electrolytes,” J. Echem. Soc., 149 (6), A667-A674, (June 2002).

M. W. Riley, P. S. Fedkiw, and S. A. Khan, “Lithium-ion composite electrodes for single-ion conducting composite electrolytes,” in Lithium Batteries, Electrochemical Society Symposium Proceedings, (2001).

M. W. Riley, P. S. Fedkiw, and S. A. Khan, “Lithium hectorite-based composite electrolytes: Performance in lithium-ion batteries,” in Lithium Batteries, Electrochemical Society Symposium Proceedings, 99-25, (2000).

M. W. Riley, P. S. Fedkiw, and S. A. Khan, “Nanocomposite based electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries,” in New Materials for Batteries and Fuel Cells, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 575, 137-142, (2000).

M. W. Riley, P. S. Fedkiw, and S. A. Khan, “Lithium hectorite-based composite electrolytes for lithium-Ion batteries,” Poster Presentation, 194th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Boston, MA, Fall 1999.

S. R. Raghavan, M. W. Riley, P. S. Fedkiw, and S. A. Khan, “Composite polymer electrolytes based on poly(ethylene glycol) and hydrophobic fumed silica:  dynamic rheology and microstructure,” Chemistry of Materials, 138 (1), 244-251 (1998).

M. W. Riley, P. J. Stout, and J. A. Shaeiwitz, “Mathematical model for suspension dissolution in the spin filter apparatus,” American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Meeting, Orlando, FL, Fall 1993.

M. W. Riley, P. S. Fedkiw, S. A. Khan, and B. Davies, U. S. Patent # 6,544,689, "Composite electrolytes based on smectite clays and high dielectric organic liquids and electrodes," April 8, 2003.

R. R. Eshraghi, M. W. Riley, and J. C. Lin, U. S. Patent # 7,501,008, "Hydrogen storage systems and fuel cell systems with hydrogen storage capacity," March 10, 2009.

R. R. Eshraghi and M. W. Riley, U. S. Patent # 7,229,712, "Fuel cell structures and assemblies," June 12, 2007.

* The Electrochemical Society
* American Institute of Chemical Engineers
* Clay Minerals Society

* Schoenborn Outstanding Graduate Student Award, NCSU Dept of Chem Engr (Fall 1999)
* The Electrochemical Society General Society Student Poster Session Award in Electrochemical Science and Technology, 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Boston (Fall 1998)
* DOD National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (Spring 1997)
* AIChE Professional Promise Award (Spring 1993)
* American Chemical Society Student Award (Spring 1993)
* Best Individual Senior Design (Spring 1993)