Materials and Interfacial Chemistry for Next-Generation Electrical Energy Storage
(PI: Sheng Dai)
Develop fundamental understanding that will enable tailoring of the chemical structure, functionality, configurational order, and architecture of electrodes and electrolytes for stable electrode/electrolyte interfaces and high ionic conduction, which will together advance next-generation energy storage
Precision Deconstruction of Polymers by Tailored Ionic Liquids
(PI: Tomonori Saito)
The overarching goal is to unravel the fundamental principles for precise deconstruction of condensation polymers using ionic liquids as both solvent and organocatalyst while establishing approaches for their reconstruction.
Fundamental Mechanisms Driving Efficiency of CO2 Capture Using Mineral Looping
(PI: Juliane Weber)
Understand and control the chemical reactions that govern hydroxylation and carbonation processes during Direct Air Capture (DAC) of CO2 using magnesium oxide (MgO).
Transforming Critical Materials Separation using Precision Control
(PI: Santa Jansone-Popova)
Develop a fundamental understanding of the synergy between "strong" interactions at the ligand-metal binding site and "weak" interactions in the surrounding coordination sphere for the selective separations and stimuli-responsive release of lanthanides