Nathan Banek
Nathan Banek
Research Faculty, Wagner Lab
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Nathan obtained his Ph.D in Chemistry at The George Washington University and was an IC Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Highlights of his work include patents and publications on the synthesis carbon nanomaterials from sustainable biomass for low-temperature and high-rate energy storage, novel synthetic routes to Ge and Si nanoparticles for high-energy density Li-ion anodes, and design of a Li-ion pouch cell for in-situ Li NMR analysis. He was awarded the top innovator two separate years for the best new technology in science & engineering from the Technology and Commercialization Office at GWU. Dr. Banek's current research focuses on converting inexpensive coal to high-quality graphite for Li-ion batteries and developing a porous silicon nanomaterial for Li-ion batteries.
High-Yield Room-Temperature Solution Synthesis of Ge Nanoparticles by Alkalide Reduction for High-Performance Li-Ion Anodes, Nathan A Banek, Michael J Wagner, Applied Sciences March 2026
Electro-driven direct lithium extraction from geothermal brines to generate battery-grade lithium hydroxide, Lingchen Kong, Gangbin Yan, Kejia Hu, Yongchang Yu, Nicole Conte, Kevin R Mckenzie Jr, Michael J Wagner, Stephen G Boyes, Hanning Chen, Chong Liu, Xitong Liu, Nature Communications, January 2025
Sustainable conversion of biomass to rationally designed lithium-ion battery graphite, Nathan A. Banek, Kevin R McKenzie Jr., Dustin T Abele, Michael J Wagner, Scientific Reports, May 2022
Sustainable conversion of lignocellulose to high-purity, highly crystalline flake potato graphite, Nathan A Banek, Dustin T Abele, Kevin R Mckenzie Jr., Michael J. Wagner, ACS Publications, August 2018
Visible-light-responsive graphitic carbon nitride: rational design and photocatalytic applications for water treatment, Qinmin Zheng, David P Durkin, Justin E Elenewski, Yingxue Sun, Nathan A Banek, Likun Hua, Hanning Chen, Michael J Wagner, Wen Zhang, Danmeng Shuai, American Chemical Society December 2016
IC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
PhD, George Washington University
Dr. Banek's current research focuses on converting inexpensive coal to high-quality graphite for Li-ion batteries and developing a porous silicon nanomaterial for Li-ion batteries.