Materials and Interfacial Chemistry for Next-Generation Electrical Energy Storage
(PI: Sheng Dai)
Establish a comprehensive understanding of fundamental chemistry principles, with a focus on tailoring the chemical composition, functionality, and architecture of electrodes and electrolytes, thus driving advancements in the field of 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.
(PI: Juliane Weber)
Understand the fundamental mechanisms controlling the stability of amorphous materials formed from aqueous solutions in the absence and presence of interfaces
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