Congratulations to Hrishikesh Tupkar for being awarded the Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship! The highly prestigious fellowship was established in 1989 by direction of congress as an approach to increasing the number of United States (U.S.) citizens receiving doctoral degrees in science and engineering (S&E) disciplines of military importance …

Congratulations to Emmy Umaña for being awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP)! The purpose of the fellowship is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States and provides 3 years of funding.

By Dr. Gerard M. Carroll, Dr. Matthew A. Gebbie, Dr. Shannon S. Stahl, Dr. Matthew R. Johnson, Dr. Oana R. Luca, Dr. Haley A. Peterson, Dr. Yannick J. Bomble, Dr. Nathan R. Neale, and Dr. Randy D. Cortright.

In his CAREER Award project, Gebbie and his students will investigate how collective ion assembly at the electric double layer influences the carbon dioxide reduction reaction and the electrochemical properties of interfaces.

Gebbie and his students are investigating new types of electrolytes made of nanostructured ionic liquids customized to handle different multivalent ions, each of which has very different properties than lithium.

By Ryan Cashen, Megan M. Donoghue, Abigail J. Schmeiser, and Dr. Matthew A. Gebbie

By Beichen Liu, Dr. Wenxiao Guo, and Dr. Matthew A. Gebbie

Gebbie and his lab will investigate diamondoids, a type of naturally-occurring carbon molecule that is often found in petroleum reserves. Diamondoids are considered a waste product, but research suggests that they can self-assemble into electronics.

Matthew Gebbie and his lab investigate a new class of electrolytes to support next-generation batteries. This project draws on recent advances in the field to envision emerging battery chemistries.