Center for Understanding and Control of Acid Gas-induced Evolution of Materials for Energy (UNCAGE-ME)

Director
Krista Walton
Lead Institution
Georgia Institute of Technology
Class
2014-2022
Mission
To develop and harness a deep knowledge base in the characterization, prediction, and control of acid-gas interactions with a broad class of materials to accelerate materials discovery in acid gas separations, conversion, and utilization.
Research Topics
catalysis (heterogeneous), defects, separations, membranes, water, carbon capture, materials and chemistry by design, mesostructured materials, synthesis (novel materials), synthesis (self-assembly), synthesis (predictive)
Materials Studied
Materials: oxide, polymer, porous
Interfaces: organic/inorganic, gas/solid
Nanostructured Materials: 2D, 3D
Experimental and Theoretical Methods
X-ray diffraction and scattering, X-ray spectroscopy, neutron diffraction and scattering, electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, surface science, molecular dynamics (MD), density functional theory (DFT), monte carlo (MC), machine learning, data science

Partner Institutions
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Lehigh University
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Pennsylvania State University
- Sandia National Laboratories
- University of Alabama
- University of Wisconsin
- Washington University in St. Louis