Synthesis and Processing Sciences

Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering

This Core Research Area supports basic research in synthesis and processing science to devise innovative preparation routes of new materials with desired structure, properties or behavior; to understand the physical phenomena which underpin the materials synthesis such as diffusion, nucleation and phase transitions; and to develop concomitant in-situ monitoring and diagnostic capabilities.

Major thrusts include:

• Physics of formation and growth of thin-films and nanoscale objects
• Phase transitions and transformations in Materials Processing Science
• Synthesis and Processing Science for Hydrogen Storage
• Support of Materials Preparation Center (Ames Lab) -- a national resource with unique capabilities in preparation, purification, processing, and fabrication of well characterized materials for research and development.

For more information about this core research activity, please contact  Dr. Bonnie Gersten. Click here for information on other core research activities supported by BES.

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07/28/2008