Research

Our research is focused on developing clean energy materials utilizing artificial intelligence and robotics.  We encourage creative approaches that seamlessly weave high-tech into scientific processes, poised to tackle the pressing energy, environmental, and climate challenges of our time.

Material Vision

Our research group focuses on designing functional material, encompassing solution synthesis, and understanding structure-property relationships through laboratory and synchrotron characterization. We have a particular interest in hybrid organic-inorganic materials. What excites us is their immense design freedom in chemistry, stoichiometry, geometry, and topology. We navigate through these complex design spaces leveraging lab automation and data science toolkits, aiming to unlock their boundless functional potential. 

Battery Informatics

Batteries are non-linear systems with complex degradation mechanisms. Our group is interested in designing digital simulations that mimic real-world battery usage and developing predictive models correlating high-dimensional variables with scientific observations about battery performance. Central to our methodology is the emphasis on the explain ability of data-driven methods and human understanding. We prioritize interpretable machine-learning techniques and strive to extrapolate our findings from one energy system to another.

Autonomous Synthesis

Today, robots can help us in many ways. However, the development of robot scientists is still in its infancy. Our research group is interested in designing and building autonomous systems for scientific discoveries. We are interested in designing artificial intelligence agents that handle synthesis tasks, optimize processes, and generate experimental protocols. A main focus of our team is understanding how robots can augment human capabilities in scientific research, rather than replacing them. We aim to cultivate an ecosystem where human intuition and artificial intelligence work hand-in-hand in materials design, driving collaborative innovation.

Spinbot (Coming Soon)

“Spin Coated & Blade Coated Thin Film Synthesis”

Other Projects