{"id":16,"date":"2015-07-08T13:30:05","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T17:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/research.mse.ncsu.edu\/augustyn\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2025-11-03T06:34:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T11:34:25","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/augustyn\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Augustyn Research Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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The Augustyn Research Lab, under the direction of Veronica Augustyn, the Jake and Jennifer Hooks Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, investigates materials electrochemistry to drive innovations in energy, environmental, electronics, and optical technologies. <\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Achievement Award<\/h2>\n

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Electrochemical Mechanisms<\/strong> in Materials<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

The group investigates proton- and ion-insertion coupled electron transfer in materials, revealing how structure, composition, and kinetics determine electrochemical properties.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n

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Microstructure\u2013Property Relationships in Electrochemical Materials<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

We design and synthesize electrochemical materials with controlled architectures, from their interlayer chemistry to nanoscale structure.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n

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In Situ and Operando Characterization of Electrochemical Interfaces<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Advanced X-ray, electrochemical, chemical, and optical methods reveal the structural and chemical evolution of materials during electrochemical processes. These time and potential-resolved insights inform the mechanistic understanding and design of high-performance electrodes.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Veronica Augustyn,
Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Veronica Augustyn, the Jake and Jennifer Hooks Distinguished Professor in Materials Science and Engineering and University Faculty Scholar, received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at Austin. She earned her B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Arizona. She serves as a Scientific Editor for the Journal of Materials Chemistry A<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n

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Research Focus: Understanding Electrochemical Materials from the Atomic to Microscale<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our group studies how materials store, release, and convert energy, with a focus on the fundamental mechanisms<\/strong> that govern electrochemical performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n