Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis (CME)

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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 

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Partner Institutions

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • Purdue University
  • University of Washington
  • University of Wisconsin
  • Yale University 

BES Staff Contact

Viviane Schwartz, Chris Bradley