Research

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Research Thrusts

CIWE has four main research thrusts: 

  1. Materials 
  2. Characterization
  3. Electromechanochemistry
  4. Modeling & Theory

Digram of CIWE thrusts

Research Approach

Interface discovery and understanding

Elucidate how ionomer interactions and interfaces modulate reaction mechanisms and stability coupling experiments and modeling 

Structure/function relationships 

Understand how these evolve far from equilibrium under relevant mechanical and chemical stressors, and the associated governing material and integration design rules

Digital-twin paradigm

Physical and virtual worlds are brought together in a unity of theory and experiments to interrogate and interpret simultaneously