The Schaefer Research Group studies ion transport and interfacial phenomena. Our current efforts are focused on applications in advanced electrochemical energy storage and generation devices and separations.

Sponsors

DMR-1654162, CAREER: Fundamental materials studies on fast ion diffusion in model side-chain ionomers

ECCS-2244410, REU Site: Soft Materials for Applications in Sustainability and Healthcare Engineering

CBET-2044386, Engineering All-Solid Metal-Sulfur Batteries: Transport, Speciation, and Kinetics in Sulfur Copolymer Composite Cathodes

CBET-2100811, Excellence in Research: Investigation of Interfacial Chemical and Ion Transport in Solid Inorganic-Polymer Electrolytes (in collaboration with Dr. Lamartine Meda, Xavier University of Louisiana)

CBET-1706370, Rational Design of Barrier Films to Enable Rechargeable Mg-S Batteries

american chemical society petroleum research foundation

Porous Polymer Networks Fabricated by Molecular Layer-by-Layer

Li-ion Batteries

department of education

Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need: Materials Engineering to Realize Innovative Technologies for Sustainability (MERITS)

Development of Energy Conversion/Storage Device using Flexible Solid State Piezoelectrolyte (in collaboration with Dr. Nosang V. Myung, University of Notre Dame)

ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship, Use of Liquid-Free, Deformable Electrolytes in Lithium Metal Batteries with Porous Anodes

Amazon Catalyst at ECS, Magnesium-Polysulfide Flow Batteries