I.S.E.E.
Interfaces, Sustainable Energy, and Electrochemistry
Welcome to ISEE, the blog about interfaces, sustainable energy, and electochemistry dedicated to those who are curious about such topics, but don’t study them for a career. Written by the graduate students in the Gebbie Lab, we hope to share our interpretation of some interesting research, history, applications, and concepts about interfaces, sustainable energy, and electrochemistry. Let’s get started!
Black History Month
February is Black History Month so we’d like to highlight the contributions of Black scientists over the years.
Column Chromatography
Introduces a type of purification technique commonly used in the lab – alumina gel column chromatography!
Lightning at interfaces!
Interfaces are where a lot of really interesting things happen, which includes the formation of amazing lightning shows!
What is Programming?
Check out this short blog piece for an introduction to what programming is, and how it can be helpful to researchers!
On undergraduate research
Undergraduate research can be an opportunity to learn new skills and to help with ongoing research projects.
What is Catalysis?
Catalysis plays a role in many of the chemical processes we rely on for everyday life, so what does it mean?
Accessing Scientific Info
The internet makes all information a click away. Are subscriptions to scientific journals outdated?
Searching for Stability
Battery stability determines energy storage device cost, safety, lifetime, and efficiency. What factors are being studied?
CO2 Capture for Chemicals
We often hear about carbon negative initiatives, but how are researchers using ionic liquids in the pursuit of these initiatives?
A Reproducibility Crisis
The reproducibility of scientific data is coming under scrutiny as researchers struggle to repeat other scientists’ results.
CO2 and Climate Change
We frequently hear about new “carbon neutral” or “carbon negative” initiatives, but what do these terms mean?
The Promise of Energy
An introduction to energy, why it matters, and a tip of the iceberg introduction to some related active fields of research!
Safety in the Lab Startup
Working with new materials requires a focus on safety. Here are some of the immediate precautions we took getting the lab started.
“What are ionic liquids?”
A brief overview of ionic liquids – what they are, their origin, what makes them unique, and some challenges that the field faces.
Our latest posts!
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What is an Electric Double Layer?
An introduction to the fundamentals of electrochemical interfaces. Key words: Electric Double Layer, Debye-Hückel, Electrolysis, Screening, Electrolyte, Interfaces by: Sam Johnstone, Seth Anderson It is likely we have all heard the phrase…
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Celebrating Black Scientists
By: J. E. Umaña, Hrishikesh Tupkar, Beichen Liu February is Black History Month and as a science blog, we’d like to highlight some exceptional Black scientists who have made tremendous contributions…
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Intro to Lab Techniques – Liquid Column Chromatography
Introduces a type of purification technique commonly used in the lab – alumina gel column chromatography
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Lightning strikes at interfaces!
Interfaces are where a lot of really interesting things happen, which includes the formation of amazing lightning shows!
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What is Programming?
by: Ryan Cashen I didn’t start programming until my Freshman year of college, where I was required to take a “Computational Programming” class as part of my Chemical Engineering curriculum. At first…