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Current Characterization Research Projects

Rachel S. Goldman

Fundamental Phenomena in Semiconductors: Diffusion and Segregation

Fundamental Phenomena in Semiconductors: Alloy Formation

Fundamental Phenomena in Semiconductors: Strain Relaxation

Structure-Property Correlations: Effects of Dislocations on Electron Mobility

Structure-Property Correlations: Impurities in Semiconductors

Structure-Property Correlations: Confined States in Nanostructures

Synthesis of Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures: Semiconductor Quantum Dots

Synthesis of Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures: Directed Matrix-Seeding of Nanostructures

Synthesis of Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures: Fabrication of Nanopillar Arrays

John William Halloran

Non-Contact Mechanical Evaluation of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics with the Electromagnetic Mechanical Apparatus (EMMA)

Integrally Cored Ceramic Molds fabricated by Ceramic Stereolithography (Cer-SL)

Damage Accumulation in SiC-SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites

Photocurable Ceramic Suspensions for Large Area Maskless Photopolymerization (LAMP)

Commercialization of Portable Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

HECAM: Hydrogen Energy with Carbon Materials

J. Wayne Jones

Focused Research Group (FRG): Fundamental Approaches to Design of New Structural Magnesium Alloys

Rapid Assessment of the Role of Microstructural Variability in the Fatigue Behavior of Structural Alloys Using Ultrasonic Fatigue

GOALI: Investigation by Ultrasonic Methods of the Very Long Life Fatigue Behavior of Structural Aluminum and Magnesium Alloys

Rapid Assessment of the Role of Microstructural Variability in the Fatigue Behavior of Structural Alloys Using Ultrasonic Fatigue

Rapid Characterization of Fatigue Behavior in Cast Structural Material by Ultrasonic Fatigue

Alloys for 1000C Service in the Next Generation Nuclear Plant

MURI: Hyperspectral and Extreme Light Diagnostics for Defense-Critical Advanced Materials and Processes

Creep, Bolt Load Retention (BLR) and Microstructural Analysis of Mg Alloys for Automotive Powertrain Applications

John Kieffer

Characterization of Amorphous Systems via Inelastic Light Scattering

Optimizing Ion Mobility, Chemical Stability, and Mechanical Rigidity In Composite Electrolytes

Jinsang Kim

Phosphorescent Organic Crystals

Flexible Photovoltaic Cells Based on Conjugated Polymers and Nanomaterials

Joerg Lahann

Surface Modification of Microfluidic Devices

Chemical Vapor Deposition Copolymerization

Dynamically Switching Surfaces

Advanced Polymer Coatings

Richard Laine

High Entropy Nitride

Silica-depleted rice hull ash for high-performance and stable Li-S batteries

Upcycling/Valorizing a Plentiful Agricultural Waste Rice Hull Ash (RHA)

Double-decker phenyl-silsesquioxane copolymers

Hybrid Materials with Controlled Properties for Photophysical Applications

Gas Phase Combustion Synthesis of Nanopowders, Modeling, and Processing Duplex Microstructures

Investigation of Mixed-Metal Oxides and Oxynitride Interfaces for Improved Photocatalysis

Thermoplastic Extrusion of Ceramic Preforms for Transparent Lasing Media

Synthesis of High Surface Area Silsesquioxane (SQ) Gels Toward Low k Dielectric Films

Katsuyo Thornton

Topological Complexity and the Dynamics of Coarsening

Steven Yalisove

Femto-Write Microfluidics

Non-Destructive Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Ultrafast Microscopy

Femtosecond Laser Assisted MBE (FLAMBE)

Femtosecond ignition and cutting of reactive foils

Protonic conduction membranes

Scalable Nano Manufacturing

Non Tamperable Markings for Aniti Proliferation Technology