Biography
Professional Background
Harry is currently working to create and process materials for extreme environments. He has a background in sintering, ceramic processing, synchrotron characterization and energy storage. His materials research focuses on synthesis, sintering, and structure-property characterization of materials fabricated via advanced manufacturing methods, including gel-casting, negative additive manufacturing, SLA and FDM printing, spark plasma sintering, and near-net shaped hot pressing.
Research Interests
- Synthesis and consolidation of high-temperature materials
- Synchrotron characterization of in situ processes and operando devices
- Advanced manufacturing methods for complex and near net shaping
- Energy storage and green manufacturing
Subject Matter Expertise
sintering, gel casting, 3D printing, synchrotron characterization, X-ray diffraction, Li ion batteries
Education
- PhD Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University, 2018
- MS Physics, CUNY City College of New York, 2015
- BS Physics, CUNY City College of New York, 2014
Publications
2021 3 publications
- H. Charalambous, O.J. Borkiewicz, A.M. Colclasure, A.R. Dunlop, S.E. Trask, A.N. Jansen, Z. Yang, I.D. Bloom, U. Ruett, K.M. Wiaderek, Y. Ren. Quantifying the evolution of heterogeneous lithium plating and stripping during fast charging. ACS Energy Letters. 2021, 6 (10), 3725-3733.
- H. Charalambous, D.P. Abraham, A.R. Dunlop, S.E. Trask, A.N. Jansen, T.R. Tanim, P.R. Chinnam, A.M. Colclasure, W. Xu, A.A. Yakovenko, O.J. Borkiewicz, L. Gallington, U. Ruett, K.M. Wiaderek, Y. Ren. Revealing causes of macroscale heterogeneity in lithium ion pouch cells via synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Journal of Power Sources. 2021, 507, 230253.
- H. Charalambous, S.K. Jha, K.S.N. Vikrant, R.E. García, X.L. Phuah, H. Wang, A. Mukherjee, T. Tsakalakos. Electric field-induced grain boundary degradation mechanism in yttria stabilized zirconia. Scripta Materialia. 2021, 204, 114130.
2020 1 publication
- H. Charalambous, S.K. Jha, J.S. Okasinski, T. Tsakalakos. Generation of electric-field stabilized zirconium monoxide secondary phase within cubic zirconia.Scripta Materialia. 2021, 190, 22-26.
2019 2 publications
- H. Charalambous, S.K. Jha, J. Okasinski, T. Tsakalakos. Spectral analysis and temperature measurement during flash sintering under AC electric field. Materialia. 2019, 6, 100273.
- S.K. Jha*, H. Charalambous*, J. Okasinski, T. Tsakalakos. Using in operando diffraction to relate lattice strain with degradation mechanism in a NMC battery. Journal of Materials Science. 2019, 54 (3), 2358-2370.
2018 3 publications
- H. Charalambous, S.K. Jha, H. Wang, X.L. Phuah, H. Wang, J. Okasinski, T. Tsakalakos. In situ measurement of temperature and reduction of rutile titania using energy dispersive x-ray diffraction. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2018, 38 (26), 5503-5511.
- H. Charalambous, S.K. Jha, K.H. Christian, R.T. Lay, T. Tsakalakos. Flash sintering using controlled current ramp.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2018.04.003 Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 2018, 38 (10), 3689-3693.
- H. Charalambous, S.K. Jha, R.T. Lay, A. Cabales, J. Okasinski, T. Tsakalakos. Investigation of temperature approximation methods during flash sintering of ZnO. Ceramics International. 2018, 44 (6), 6162-6169.
Other 1 publication
- H. Charalambous, S.K. Jha, H. Wang, X.L. Phuah, H. Wang, T Tsakalakos. Inhomogeneous reduction and its relation to grain growth of titania during flash sintering. Scripta Materialia 155, 37-40.


