{"id":409,"date":"2015-07-06T12:17:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T16:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/research.mse.ncsu.edu\/augustyn\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-10-17T17:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T21:46:23","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/augustyn\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Our group investigates the fundamental chemistry and materials science that enable electrochemical energy storage and conversion. We study how materials behave under dynamic conditions, where ions, electrons, and phases interact, to design systems that are faster, more efficient and longer-lasting. By combining in situ <\/em>and operando techniques with advanced materials characterization, we uncover the mechanisms that govern performance and stability in batteries, pseudocapacitors and other energy devices. Our interdisciplinary approach bridges chemistry, physics and engineering to advance next-generation energy technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Powering the future of energy storage<\/h2>\n

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Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion<\/h2>\n

Probing how ions and electrons interact to enable fast, stable energy storage.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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In situ<\/em> and Operando Characterization of Electrochemical Interfaces<\/h2>\n

Developing real-time methods to see materials evolve as they work.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Design of Transition Metal Oxides and Interfaces<\/h2>\n

Engineering structure and surfaces to control charge transport.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of our current and past sponsors<\/h2>\n

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Additional Recognition<\/h2>\n

Along with our chemistry and electrochemistry labs at NC State, we use advanced characterization tools at the university\u2019s Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF). Our team also holds active user proposals at Oak Ridge National Laboratory\u2019s Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS), Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), and the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL). We collaborate widely with research groups at universities and national laboratories worldwide.<\/p>\n \n

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