Education and Outreach

The Harlow Lab is part of the Oregon Center for Electrochemistry (OCE)
and is fully committed to the mission of advancing electrochemical education at all levels. Prof. Harlow organizes
the annual OCE Conference and works to involve participants from across academia, industry, and government.
A strong advocate for broadening participation, he actively supports access for students from historically
disadvantaged and underrepresented groups and is proud of the OCE’s ongoing collaborations with the
JUAMI project.

In addition to mentoring undergraduate, Master’s, and Ph.D. students in research, Prof. Harlow teaches courses in
electrochemistry and applied electrochemical engineering. His teaching emphasizes rigorous theory, hands-on
experimentation, and connections to real-world technologies.

CH 454/554: Advanced Electrochemistry

This graduate/advanced undergraduate course covers the fundamental principles of thermodynamics,
electron-transfer kinetics, and mass transport phenomena in electrochemical systems. The theory and application of
electrochemical impedance spectroscopy are also treated in depth, with direct links to contemporary electrochemical
technologies. Prof. Harlow co-taught the course with Prof. Shannon Boettcher in 2023 and has served as the
primary instructor since Fall 2024.

CH 693: Electrochemical Device Laboratory

This laboratory course bridges engineering principles (introduced in CH 692) with practical electrochemical systems.
Offered annually in winter, it immerses students in case studies of electrolyzers, fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries,
corrosion engineering, and electroplating. Prof. Harlow has led the laboratory modules on corrosion and electroplating
(2023, 2024), with continuing involvement in 2025.

CH 694: Applied Projects in Electrochemistry

CH 694 is the capstone project course for the OCE
Master’s Internship Program in Electrochemical Technologies.
In this course, small teams of Master’s students work for 10 weeks on industry- or academic-sponsored research problems
in electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering. Prof. Harlow has coordinated and supervised projects in 2023, 2024,
and continues to lead the course in 2025.