Quantum materials and nanotechnology

Our group investigates how the rules of quantum mechanics can actually be turned into useful technology.

Heap Leach Innovation Initiative

Computing Properties of Salt Water Solutions found in Batteries and Industrial Wastes

The Clark laboratory uses computer simulations to model properties solutions and materials. Of particular interest are salt water solutions that are being proposed as new “green” battery electrolytes.

The Mass and Density of Snowflakes

We have developed the first device to measure the mass and density of individual snowflakes, a problem that has vexed the atmospheric sciences for nearly 100 years and is critical to predictions of weather and climate.

Self-Driving Chemistry Laboratories: Chemical Discoveries Powered by Robotics

This SRI stream introduces students to the intersection of chemistry, materials science, and automation. Students will use state-of-the-art robotic platforms to rapidly fabricate thin films of organic and hybrid semiconductor materials and characterize their optical, electrical, and structural properties.

Multi-Messenger Science with IceCube Neutrino Observatory

The “Multi-messenger Science with IceCube” stream engages students in active research with the objective of improving the multi-messenger science capabilities of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica. Participants will develop an understanding about how IceCube detects neutrinos and how to correlate signs with astrophysical sources.

Biophysics of Cancer

This stream will investigate how mechanics of tissue can influence the development of non-malignant nevus into melanoma/the deadliest type of skin cancer.

Sprintronics and Quantum Sensing

Atomically-Thin Materials and Devices

The discovery of graphene has given rise to the rapidly growing field of materials that are only one atom thin. These materials go beyond the metallic graphene to include semiconductors, insulators, magnets, superconductors and other diverse forms of matter.

Public Health Vector Biology, Ecology, and Management

Research in mosquito control is whimsical and complex, spanning topics in community ecology, population genetics, pathology, epidemiology, and fundamental principles like mosquito behavior.