Nano-materials

Advanced Materials Research Team:

Professors: Lizhi Ouyang/Richard Mu
Postdocs:   Dr. Ranganathan Parthasarathy, Dr. Sita Ram Aryal, Dr. Anthony (Mu)
Graduate students: Jonathan Reynolds, Adrian Parker, (4 from Dr. Mu)

Research Area:

1. Material Characterization: X-ray, IR/Vis/UV, Raman, AFM/SEM, TG-DTA, PotentioStat
2. Material Synthesis: PVD, CVD, PLD, wet-chemistry, ultrasonic mixer, etc.
3. Device fabrication/Prototype development using 3D printing technology.
4. Computation based material characterization (simulation)
5. Material Genomic Approach to searching for novel materials


List of current projects:

1. NETL, "Large scale screeing of low cost ferritic steel for AUSC", 200K, PI
2. NNSA, "Energy and Energy Materials", 460K, Co-PI/subcontractor
3. NEEC, Investigate Battery Performance and Safety, 130K, Co-PI
4. AFRL, "Low cost wireless RFID based sensor for battery minoring", 130K, Co-PI
5. TN-SCORE, "Material genome approach to searching for novel intercalation materials", 80K, Co-PI/subcontractor
6. NSWC-Crane, "In-situ characterization of Dendrite growth in Lithium ion battery", 80K, PI
7. NSF, "Develop a renewable energy lab", 360K, Co-PI





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