2023 Spring Group Photo (L-R, back row-front row): Owen, Jun, Shiva, Shivani, Gary, Alyssa, Jenny, Anjali, Mas, Yu-An, Erin
2021 Fall Group Picnic Photo (L-R): Carlo, Benjamin, Jenny, Shiva, Shivani, Mas, Alyssa, Yu-An, Laks, Jun, Vidhara, Grace
2018 Fall Group Photo (L-R, back row-front row): Austen, Max, Joseph, Austin, Chris, Benjamin, Scott, Jun, Brett, Mas, Grace, Vidhara, Darbi, Alyssa, Ellie
Our research efforts focus on designing new inorganic solid state functional materials for emerging applications in the fields of:
- electronics, including topological insulators
- solid-state energy conversion and storage
- superconductivity
- magnetic materials
- catalysis
- durable high-performance color pigments
- efficient environmentally benign chemical synthesis processes (e.g. rapid synthesis of high-temperature materials using microwave radiation)
We are particularly inspired by the challenges involved in developing design concepts for materials with conflicting or contraindicating properties, as seen in:
- thermoelectrics
- multiferroics
- high K dielectrics
- negative thermal expansion materials
The team has a track record of making important and exciting scientific breakthroughs in materials chemistry. Discoveries have been given prominent coverage throughout the world in leading newspapers and magazines – including The New York Times, The New Yorker, TIME, NPR, National Geographic Magazine, C&EN news, La Monde (France), Geo (Germany), Chemistry World (UK), and The Hindu (India).
