News

As the school year came to an end, the Clément group celebrated a productive year at the Lama Dog Tap Room in Downtown Santa Barbara. Among the recent highlights the group commemorated were: Elio's NSF fellowship, Allyson's Gorman scholarship, and Pete's arrival.

Great job everyone and enjoy your summer!

Elio was selected by the directors of the Center for Science and Education Partnerships (CSEP) as a research mentor for their Apprentice Researchers (AR) program. As a mentor, Elio will closely work with Dos Pueblos high school student Noor Guefroudj, teaching her fundamental research techniques.

Welcome, Noor!

http://ar-csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu/

Dr. Peter Richardson has recently joined the group to develop and characterize polymeric ionic liquids and other solid state electrolytes for use in battery applications. Previously a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of York in NMR hyperpolarization for industrial applications, he obtained his PhD at the University of Leeds, where his research focussed on using NMR to understand ion dynamics in polymer gel electrolytes.

Congratulations to Elio for receiving the prestigious NSF GRFP Fellowship for his work on solid electrolytes for fuel cell applications!

Kelly, a second year undergraduate in Chemistry, and Yuefan, a third year undergraduate in Chemical Engineering, have recently joined the group. 

Welcome Kelly and Yuefan!

Congratulations to Allyson for being selected as a Gorman Research Scholar! This program will enable her to pursue her undergraduate research over the summer of 2019, working on a sustainable, low energy synthesis route to NMC-type cathodes.

http://gorman-csep.cnsi.ucsb.edu

Dr. Raynald Giovine, who completed his PhD on the study of metal-organic frameworks using solid-state NMR at the University of Lille, France, has just joined the group. He will be investigating cation-disordered lithium transition metal oxide cathodes using advanced NMR techniques.

The Clément group made a good showing at the annual Tony Evans 5K race, by winning the first female (Emily) and first faculty (Raphaële) places. The memorial run celebrates the life of Professor Tony Evans (1942-2009), who enjoyed running, served as the founding chair of the Materials Department and is an inspiration to all who crossed his path.