Quantum materials and nanotechnology
Our group investigates how the rules of quantum mechanics can actually be turned into useful technology.
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Electrochemical Technologies for Energy Storage, Critical Materials, and Sustainable Manufacturing
Dr. Gao’s lab studies electrochemical technologies for energy storage (batteries) / critical materials / and sustainable manufacturing.
Read MoreUsing supramolecular chemistry to solve medical and environmental problems
The Pierre Research Lab employs coordination and supramolecular chemistry to solve medical and environmental problems.
Read MoreFrom Waste to Resources: The Future of Critical Materials
Professor Xinbo Yang’s research centers on extractive metallurgy, with a focus on developing sustainable technologies for the recovery of critical resources. Her group works on innovative processes and functional materials to extract rare earth elements, battery metals, and other critical resources from waste and recycled products such as spent batteries and electronic waste.
Read MoreComputing 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.
Read MoreSelf-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.
Read MoreExploring Living Dinosaurs
Our research aims at understanding the immense diversity of modern birds, while using this knowledge in applied and interdisciplinary contexts.
Read MorePolymer Chemistry and Materials
Discovering foundational concepts through organic synthesis, controlled polymerization, and polymer material manufacturing.
Read MoreBiophysics 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.
Read MoreAtomically-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.
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