Ph.D. - Chemistry
University of Houston - 2023
Shruti Hariyani
Assistant Professor - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Professional Preparation
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
University of Houston - 2018
University of Houston - 2018
Research Areas
Solid-State Materials for Energy Storage
Development of fluoride-ion batteries and halide-ion battery cells, synthesis and characterization of solid-state materials, topochemical fluoride-ion insertion, and anion conduction mechanismsInorganic Phosphors and Solid-State Lighting
Design and discovery of phosphor materials for LED applications, spectral engineering for human-centric lighting, wide-gamut display technologies, and understanding optical properties through crystal chemistryNeuromorphic Computing Materials
Materials for neuromorphic computing applications, electronic phase transformations, and ion transport in oxide systemsPublications
Defect Structure and Anion Conduction in Lanthanum Oxychloride Solid Solutions Revealed by X-ray Excited Optical Luminescence and Auger Emission. Chem. Mater. 2025 - Journal Article
Single Crystals of Vanadium Oxides as a Lens for Understanding Structural and Electronic Phase Transformations, Ion Transport, Chemo-Mechanical Coupling, and Electrothermal Neuronal Emulation. Chem. Rev. 2025 - Journal Article
Interplay between Stereochemically Active Lone Pair Repulsions, Sigma Hole Interactions, and Delocalized Redox Processes in Topochemical Fluoride-Ion Insertion. Angew. Chemie. 2025 - Journal Article
Retrofittable Flexible Fabric Liners with Surface-Functionalized Electroless Nickel Coatings for Midstream Transportation of Bitumen. Energ. Fuels. 2025 - Journal Article
Stereochemical Expression of Bi 6s2 Lone Pairs Mediates Fluoride-Ion (De)insertion in Tunnel-Structured Bi2PdO4 and Bi1.6Pb0.4PtO4. Chem. Sci. 2025 - Journal Article
Tuning Optoelectronic Properties of α-V2O5 with Topochemical Reduction and Substitutional Tin Incorporation. Chem. Mater. 2024 - Journal Article
Interface-Modulated Kinetic Differentials in Electron and Hole Transfer Rates as a Key Design Principle for Redox Photocatalysis by Sb2VO5/QD Heterostructures. J. Chem. Phys. 2024 - Journal Article
Awards
ACS Recognition Program for Leadership in the Promotion of Inclusion and Belonging Award - American Chemical Society [2025]
Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemical Sciences - Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation [2024]
University of Houston Outstanding Dissertation Award - University of Houston [2024]
Dan E. Wells College of Natural Science and Mathematics Outstanding Dissertation Award - University of Houston [2023]
American Chemical Society, Division of Inorganic Chemistry Young Investigator Award - American Chemical Society [2022]
3rd Place at the 57th Texas Center for Superconductivity Student Research Symposium - Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston [2022]
P.E.O. Sisterhood Scholar Award - P.E.O. Sisterhood [2021]
Chemistry of Materials Lectureship and Best Paper Award - American Chemical Society [2021]
Grand Prize Winner of the 2022 Lighting R&D Workshop Student Poster - Department of Energy [2021]
Jay K. Kochi Endowment Graduate Research Fellowship - University of Houston Department of Chemistry [2021]
Presentations
Deciphering Design Principles Towards Anion Insertion Electrodes
2025/08–2025/08 Oral presentation at Swiss Battery Days, Zürich, SwitzerlandRealizing Wide-Gamut Human-Centric Display Lighting with K3AlP3O9N:Eu2+
2023/08–2023/08 Oral presentation at The North American Solid-State Chemistry Conference, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaAdvancing Human-Centric Lighting
2022/08–2022/08 Invited oral presentation at The American Chemical Society Fall 2022 Meeting, Chicago, IllinoisLocal Structure Induced Broad Band Emission in the BaScO2F:Eu2+ Perovskite
2022/07–2022/07 Invited oral presentation at The 2022 Solid-State Gordon Research Seminar, New London, New HampshireAdvancing Human-Centric Lighting
2022/03–2022/03 Oral presentation at The American Chemical Society Spring 2022 Meeting, San Diego, CaliforniaAdditional Information
Patents
- Blue-emitting Phosphor and Methods of Use Thereof, US Patent 11,959,002 B2, April 16, 2024 (with J. Brgoch)
- Violet Light Excitable Blue-Emitting Oxynitride Phosphors and uses Thereof, US Patent 11,788,006 B2, October 17, 2023 (with J. Brgoch)
Teaching Credentials
- Certified Texas Educator, Science, Grades 7-12 (TEA ID Number: 2117417), Valid 2019-2024