Overview
MER Lab focuses on the design, engineering, research, development and characterization of materials for applications in sustainable energy generation and environmental protection. Understanding electron transfer processes using spectroscopic techniques, and applying that knowledge to solve interdisciplinary problems in materials, biological, energy and environmental sciences. Electrochemistry and spectroscopy can be used to obtain complementary information; electrochemistry assesses the nature and kinetics of an electron transfer reaction and spectroscopy, often used simultaneously with electrochemistry in our research, provides chemical and molecular information of the same reaction.
MER Lab focuses on the design, engineering, research, development and characterization of materials for applications in sustainable energy generation and environmental protection. Understanding electron transfer processes using spectroscopic techniques, and applying that knowledge to solve interdisciplinary problems in materials, biological, energy and environmental sciences. Electrochemistry and spectroscopy can be used to obtain complementary information; electrochemistry assesses the nature and kinetics of an electron transfer reaction and spectroscopy, often used simultaneously with electrochemistry in our research, provides chemical and molecular information of the same reaction.
Scope
Electron transfer (ET) is a phenomenon that is prevalent in nature and forms the basis of energy sciences, environmental stewardship and materials protection. ET reactions have profound implications to humanity as a result of wide-ranging applications such as batteries, fuel-cells, bio-energy, bio-hydrogen, hydrogen production, corrosion science and coatings, reduction and oxidation of minerals, environmental clean-up, bioremediation, microbial formation of nanomaterials, and use of zerovalent metals (such as iron nanoparticles) for removal of contaminants, to name a few.
Contact information
Professor Dev Chidambaram
Director - MER Laboratory
Graduate Program Director - Materials Science and Engineering
Chemical and Materials Engineering (CME) Department
LMR 261, MS 0388
University of Nevada Reno
Reno, NV 89557-0388
Professor Dev Chidambaram
Director - MER Laboratory
Graduate Program Director - Materials Science and Engineering
Chemical and Materials Engineering (CME) Department
LMR 261, MS 0388
University of Nevada Reno
Reno, NV 89557-0388
