Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis (CME)

Director
R. Morris Bullock
Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Class:
2009-2022
Mission
To establish the fundamental principles needed for efficient interconversion of electrical energy and chemical bonds through precise control of electron and proton transfers.
Research Topics
catalysis (homogeneous), catalysis (heterogeneous), electrocatalysis, solar (fuels), hydrogen and fuel cells, materials and chemistry by design, synthesis (novel materials)
Materials Studied
Materials: None
Interfaces: organic/inorganic, liquid/solid
Nanostructured Materials: 0D
Experimental and Theoretical Methods
X-ray diffraction and scattering, X-ray spectroscopy, electron microscopy, molecular dynamics (MD), density functional theory (DFT), finite element methods, continuum modeling, multiscale modeling

Partner Institutions
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Purdue University
- University of Washington
- University of Wisconsin
- Yale University