Ongoing and Current Research, 2008
Professor A. Navrotsky - Peter A. Rock Thermochemistry Laboratory, UC Davis
Shushu Chen (postdoc):
Interface and surface energy of cubic yittria-stablized-zrconia
Mg2SiO4 nanoparticle energetics
Yunchul Cho (postdoc):
Thermochemistry of Mn oxide nanomaterials
Gustavo Costa (visiting Ph.D. student):
Calorimetry of yttria-stabilized zirconia nanopowders
Ben Hanken (Ph.D. student, joint with Prof. Mark Asta):
Thermochemistry of UO2-CeO2 solid solutions
Seyedeh Mahboobeh Hosseini (Ph.D. student):
Energetics of nanoparticle and dense nanophase oxides
Nihan Kemik (Ph.D. student, joint with Prof. Yayoi Takamura):
Comparison of bulk and thin film energetics of La(Sr)FeO3 and La(Sr)MnO3 perovskites by high temperature calorimetry
Andrey Levchenko (postdoc):
Energetics of formation of TiO2 nanophases
Confinement in organic-inorganic composites
Chengcheng Ma (Ph.D. student):
Energetics of polymer dervied SiCNO ceramics
Yuanyuan Ma (Ph.D. student):
Energetics of Ge-Se and other glasses
Nissim Navi (visiting scientist):
Energetics of perovskite relevant to immobilization of nuclear waste with short half-life elements
John Neil (Senior Science Researcher):
Improvement of XRD techniques
Phases and thermodynamics of urates
Thermodynamics of hemimorphite
Tae-Jin Park (postdoc):
Calorimetry of Cs- and/or Ba-silicotitanates (e.g., Ba-Cs-Ti-Si-O systems) for nuclear waste remedation
Energetics of TiO2 nanostructures with different morphologies
Tatiana Shvareva (postdoc):
Thermochemistry of Ce2Zr2O7
Thermochemistry of UO2-CeO2 solid solutions (with M. Asta and B. Hanken)
Developing methods for the study of interactions of uranyl species and iron oxides nanoparticles
Olga Trofymluk (postdoc):
Energetics of mesoporous materials
Thermodynamics of silica nanoparticle self-assembly
Thermodynamics of mesoporous silica synthesis (organic-inorganic interactions)
Energetics of [Ca12Al14O32](2H) and [Ca12Al14O32](2OH) samples
Sergey Ushakov (Senior Research Associate):
High temperature phase transitions in rare earth oxides
Size and water adsorption effects on phase stability in oxides
Miscibility in rare earth orthophosphate systems (with Lynn Boatner (ORNL) and Pavel Mogilevsky (WPAFB))
Application of thermal analysis for assessment of the effects of fires on soils
Construction of laser ablation system for synthesis of anhydrous nanoparticles
Radha Venkat (postdoc):
Nano m-zirconia
Calorimetry of the ordered layered double hydroxides (LDH)
Calorimetry of lanthanum zirconate
Calorimetry of calcium carbonate nanoparticles
Fen Xu (postdoc):
Calorimetry of Cd-S-Se, Zn-S-Se, Cd-Zn-S, Cd-Zn-Se and Fe-Ni-S compounds
Wei Zhou (Ph.D. student):
Energetics of hafnia-based thin films and nanoparticles
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