Rare-earth mineralization & recovery
Investigate mineral formation, solid-solution energetics and hydrothermal chemistry to guide selective rare-earth recovery and separation.
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Critical Minerals
Nuclear Fuels
Fuel stability & oxidation
Measure the energetics, oxidation and thermal behavior of uranium carbides, nitrides and oxides to understand fuel stability.
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Molten Salts
Salt mixing & thermophysical properties
Combine calorimetry and thermodynamic modeling to measure salt mixing, heat capacity and phase behavior for nuclear energy.
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Extreme Materials
Pressure-driven phase changes
Use diffraction and atomistic modeling to reveal how pressure, temperature and non-ideal mixing reshape crystal structures and phase stability.
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Defects & Irradiation
Radiation effects & defect evolution
Connect irradiation-induced structural changes and defect chemistry with thermodynamic stability and materials evolution.
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f-Element Chemistry
Speciation, bonding & separations
Examine actinide and lanthanide complexes to understand how temperature, ligands and solution chemistry control stability and separation.
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Waste Forms
Durable ceramic waste forms
Study actinide-bearing silicates, phosphates and complex ceramics to connect crystal chemistry, mixing and phase stability with waste-form durability.
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Predictive Thermodynamics
Data-driven materials thermodynamics
Connect experimental data, thermodynamic theory, atomistic calculations and machine learning to predict materials properties and organize scientific evidence.
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