Materials Science Department

D. O.Welch
Chairman

J. Fajer
Deputy Chairman Head

DAVID O. WELCH- Senior Materials Scientist

Theoretical materials science; Crystal lattice defects and thermophysical properties; Superconducting and magnetic materials; Chemical physics of materials.

JACK FAGER- Senior Chemist

Mechanisms of bioenergetics in photosynthetic and catalytic reactions; Biomimetic chemistry of porphyrins.

GORDANA ADZIC- Assistant Scientist

Electrodeposition of metals; Electrochemical energy conversion.

RADOSLAV ADZIC- Scientist

Surface electrochemistry; Electrocatalysis; Electrode kinetics.

MAHALINGAM BALASUBRAMANIAN- Assistant Scientist

Investigation of the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of advanced and novel materials.

KATHLEEN M. BARKIGIA - Chemist

Single crystal x-ray and neutron diffraction; Microcrystallography; Synthesis and characterization of inorganic species.

STEPHEN W. FELDBERG - Senior Chemist

Electrochemistry: Theory of coupling of transport, homogeneous kinetic and heterogeneous kinetic phenomena; Computer simulation of electrochemical phenomena; Ion and electron transport phenomena in membranes; Photoelectrochemistry; Studies of fast interfacial phenomena; Conducting polymers.

HUGH S. ISAACS - Senior Metallurgist

Localized corrosion; Electrode processes; Surface oxide layers.

JOHN JOHNSON - Chemist

Studies of the physicochemical properties of metallic metal hydrides; Applications of rechargeable metal hydrides; Chemistry of metal-metal bonded transition metal cluster compounds whose properties approximate metal lattices; Properties of hydrogen containing oxides such as bronzes.

HUNG SUI LEE - Chemistry Associate II

Organic synthesis in electronic and ionic conducting polymers anion receptor, molecule electronics, organic ferromagnet, redox compounds related to biosensors, and nonlinear optical compounds.

LAURA HENDERSON LEWIS - Associate Materials Scientist

Extrinsic properties of magnetic materials; Magnetic nanocomposites; Rapidly solidified materials; Solid state chemistry and structure of pnictides and chalcogenides.

QIANG LI - Scientist

Electromagnetic and structural properties of superconducting and other electron-correlated systems; Application of superconducting material.

JAMES McBREEN - Chemist

Electrochemistry; Hydrogen embrittlement of metals; Metal hydride electrodes; EXAFS studies of electrodes and electrolytes; Batteries; Fuel cells; Conductive polymers.

ARNOLD R. MOODENBAUGH - Physicist

Preparation and characterization of materials; Superconductivity; X-ray and neutron diffraction; Low temperature electrical and magnetic properties; Preparation of thin films.

JAMES J. REILLY - Chemist

Metal hydrides; Hydrogen storage and electrochemical properties of metal hydrides; Reaction kinetics and mechanisms; Thermodynamics of hydrogen in metals; Crystal structure of intermetallic hydrides.

MARK W. RENNER - Associate Chemist

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy,electrochemistry and EXAFS of metalloporphyrins and hydroporphyrins.

ROBERT L. SABATINI - Materials Science Associate I

Scanning and transmission electron microscopy of materials; X-ray micro-analysis of bulk and thin foils; Characterization of surfaces using Scanning Auger Multiprobe.

JOHN F. SMALLEY - Chemist

Use of flash photolysis and pulse radiolysis to study rapid chemical reactions; Halogen atom recombination reactions; Charge-transfer complexes; Solvated electrons; Interfacial chemical reactions; Lipid bilayer membranes; Electron transfer reactions; Kinetics of gas phase chemical reactions involved in combustion; Electrochemistry.

VYACHESLAV SOLOVYOV - Visiting Scientist

Superconducting materials, flux pinning and flux dynamics in HTSC, growth of single crystals and films, synthesis and study of high Tc properties and novel compounds.

MASAKI SUENAGA - Senior Metallurgist

Superconducting materials; Mechanical properties; Phase stability; Applications of electron microscopy.

XUEHUI SUN- Research Associate

Synthesis and characterization of conductive polymers; Synchrotron radiation studies of conductive polymer, rechargeable lithium battery.

VIACHESLAV V. VOLKOV- Senior Research Associate

The use of electron microscopy techniques (TEM, HREM, ED, SEM, EDX and Lorentz microscopy) for microstructure characterization, structure (XRD) analysis and defect characterization methods in material science, in particular for layered crystals; High temperature superconductors; Magnetic materials and nanoparticles.

JIA WANG - Chemist

Electrochemistry on single crystal surfaces; X- ray diffraction and reflectivity studies at solid/liquid interfaces; Laser spectroscopic techniques at electrode surfaces.

HAROLD WIESMANN - Research Engineer I

Superconducting materials, synthesis and study of high Tc properties and novel compounds; Amorphous alloys, amorphous silicon solar cell fabrication.

LIJUN WU - Materials Science Associate III

Electron microscopy (TEM, EDS, EELS, etc.) studies on structures and defects in high temperature superconductors and nanoparticles. Dynamical calculation of electron diffraction and high resolution image.

XIAO-QING YANG - Physicist

Optical and electronic properties of conducting polymers; Ionically conducting polymers as solid electrolytes and their application in batteries; Synchrotron radiation studies of electrolyte and cathode materials.

YIMEI ZHU - Scientist

Quantitative electron microscopy; Electron diffraction, electron energy-loss spectroscopy, electron holography, magnetic imaging; Structural defects and interfaces in solid state physics and materials science.

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