Dr. Luke Haverhals graduated from Northwestern College (Orange City, IA) with a B.A. in chemistry. During the summer before his senior year as an undergraduate, he performed research in the spectroscopic analysis of supercritical fluids with Dr. Frank Baglin at the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. Haverhals earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Iowa working in laboratory of Dr. Johna Leddy in the area of electrochemistry. Dr. Haverhals’ research spanned construction and testing of polymer electrolyte fuel cells with magnetically modified electrodes for energy conversion as well as employing fuel cells as sensors with novel digital signal processing to identify analytes of interest within human breath. After receiving his doctorate in 2008, Dr. Haverhals went on to spend 5 years as an Assistant Research Professor at the United States Naval Academy working under the mentorship of Dr. Paul Trulove. At the US Naval Academy, Dr. Haverhals’ research focused on the development of novel ionic liquid-based processing of biomaterials and the characterization of new sustainable high performance biobased composite materials that are alternatives to petroleum-based plastics. In 2013, Dr. Haverhals joined the Mund-Lagowski Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of Bradley University as an Assistant Professor. At Bradley, Dr. Haverhals has continued to be active in the field of ionic liquids, in particular, fundamental chemistries for electrochemistry and energy storage as well as natural materials processing. He is the co-author of 29 peer reviewed publications as well over 90 presentations at regional, national, and international conferences. Dr. Haverhals is a co-inventor of 4 issued patents and more than 10 patents pending. In 2015, Dr. Haverhals founded Natural Fiber Welding, Inc. which is commercializing sustainable manufacturing processes for high value, functional materials produced from biomass and waste fiber.

Analytical Chemistry Lab, Instrumental Analysis Lab, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, General Chemistry I, General Chemistry I Lab