The Chueh Group

Will Chueh receives Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award ... free-electron laser at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Skiptomaincontent Skiptosecondarynavigation Maincontentstart June10,2022 WillChuehreceivesFriedrichWilhelmBesselResearchAward Thisnominationbasedawardselectsresearchers whoseoutstandingacademicqualificationisinternationallyrecognizedandcanbedemonstratedthroughcorrespondingsuccessesinresearch.Awardrecipientsarethosewhooffera well-foundedexpectationoffutureoutstandingacademicachievementsthatwillhavealastingimpactontheirdisciplinebeyondtheirimmediateresearcharea. December1,2021 PeterAttiamakesForbes30under302022:Energy Thisachievementisawardedtothebrightestindividualstacklingproblemsintheenergysectortocreateamoresustainablefuture. Forbes30under30ProfileonPeter October14,2021 AdityaSoodreceives2021LCLSYoungInvestigatorAward TheLCLSYoungInvestigatorAwardrecognizescontributionsfromscientistsintheearlystagesoftheirresearchcareerforexceptionalresearchperformedwiththeLCLSX-rayfree-electronlaserattheDepartmentofEnergy’sSLACNationalAcceleratorLaboratory. AwardDetails GroupValues Asagroup,wealwaysstrivetomaintainafriendlyenvironmentthatsupportsdiversityandinclusion.Webelievethatdiversityinthoughtandexperiencesgreatlybenefitsscientificdiscourseandourabilitytodomeaningfulwork.Furthermore,equityineducationandaccessisanimportantfacetofourgroup’smission.Thegroupisalwayslookingforcreativeindividualsandwewelcomepeopleofallraces,ethnicities,religions,genderidentitiesandsexualorientations. FromWillChueh: “Creativityisoneofthemostimportantingredientstodoingimpactfulresearch.Beingcreativemeanstocombinediversepointsofviewandtodrawfromwide-rangingpersonalexperiences,bothscientificandnon-scientificones.Beinginclusiveinallfacetsisthekeytoaccessthesediverseperspectives.Ibelieveworkingwithadiversegroupofstudents,postdocs,staffandfacultywillfuelyourcreativityanddeepentheimpactoftheresearchthatyoudo.Creativity,diversity,andinclusioncomehandinhand.” ResearchMission  Theavailabilityoflow-costbutintermittentrenewableelectricity(e.g.,derivedfromsolarandwind)underscoresthegrandchallengetostoreanddispatchenergysothatitisavailablewhenandwhereitisneeded.Redox-activematerialspromisetheefficienttransformationbetweenelectrical,chemical,andthermalenergy,andareattheheartofcarbon-neutralenergycycles. Understandingdesignrulesthatgovernmaterialschemistryandarchitectureholdsthekeytowardsrationallyoptimizingtechnologiessuchasbatteries,fuelcells,electrolyzers,andnovelthermodynamiccycles.Electrochemicalandchemicalreactionsinvolvedinthesetechnologiesspandiverselengthandtimescales,rangingfromÅngströmstometersandfrompicosecondstoyears. Assuch,establishingaunified,predictiveframeworkhasbeenamajorchallenge.Thecentralquestionunifyingourresearchis:“canweunderstandandengineerredoxreactionsatthelevelsofelectrons,ions,molecules,particlesanddevicesusingabottom-upapproach?”Ourapproachintegratesnovelsynthesis,fabrication,characterization,modelingandanalyticstounderstandmolecularpathwaysandinterfacialstructure,andtobridgefundamentalstoenergystorageandconversiontechnologiesbyestablishingnewdesignrules. WespecificallyworkonreactionsanddevicesbasedonthemigrationofLi+,H/OH-,Na+/K+ andO2-.   TheChuehLab MaterialsScienceandEngineering DurandBuilding StanfordUniversity Stanford,CA94305 TheaccessibilitycontentbelowisrequiredbyUniversityCommunicationsforalllargeunitsatStanford: WebAccessibility StanfordUniversityiscommittedtoprovidinganonlineenvironmentthatisaccessibletoeveryone,includingindividualswithdisabilities.  Havingtroubleaccessinganyofthiscontentduetoadisability? LearnmoreaboutaccessibilityatStanfordandreportaccessibilityissues  BacktoTop