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Dr. Matthew Mench Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Director, Fuel Cell Dynamics and Diagnostics Laboratory
The Pennsylvania State University 327 Reber Building University Park, PA 16802	Phone: 814-865-0060 Fax: 814-863-4848 E-Mail: mmench@psu.edu
Webpage: http://www.mne.psu.edu/fuelcell/

Expertise:
Polymer electrolyte fuel cell multiphase heat and water management, advanced sensing and diagnostics, fuel cell degradation, electrochemistry of microbial fuel cells, hydrogen generation from metal combustion.

Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 2000
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1996
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1994

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University:
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 2007-Present
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 2002-2007
Research Associate/Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 2001-2002
Research Associate and Associate Director, Electrochemical Engine Center, 2000-2001

Honors/Awards:
NSF Career Award, 2007-2011
PSES Outstanding Teaching Award, 2006
Invited Speaker for 2004 Gordon Research Conference on Fuel Cells
Nominated for Technology Review Magazines list of 100 top innovators under age 35 for 2002
NASA Graduate Student Research Program Fellow

Affiliations:
Associate Editor of the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Electrochemical Society (ECS)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)