Welcome to the So Lab!
The So Lab applies the approaches and tools of inorganic materials chemistry to understand and overcome fundamental obstacles in sustainability research. Although the chemistry of solid state inorganic materials has become increasingly central to chemistry research, understanding the charge transport within these platforms has been underexplored. Elucidating the transport of charges have broader impacts on the development of water filtration membranes, energy conversion devices, and even the semiconductor processing industry. Synthetic organic chemistry will be used to target molecules, while spectroscopies will be used to probe materials. Electronic and electrochemical measurements will aid in interpretation of emerging physicochemical phenomena.
My research program offers undergraduate students (a) a personalized and challenging research experience and (b) an invaluable opportunity to develop oral and written communication skills. Each student will make and measure their materials. Every student will learn synthetic techniques, microscopy, spectroscopy, electrochemical characterization, and device fabrication. Specific inorganic-organic materials of interest include metal-organic frameworks and perovskites. For more information, refer to the Research tab. These experiences will aid my students to become more competitive in advanced graduate studies and their future careers.
The So Lab applies the approaches and tools of inorganic materials chemistry to understand and overcome fundamental obstacles in sustainability research. Although the chemistry of solid state inorganic materials has become increasingly central to chemistry research, understanding the charge transport within these platforms has been underexplored. Elucidating the transport of charges have broader impacts on the development of water filtration membranes, energy conversion devices, and even the semiconductor processing industry. Synthetic organic chemistry will be used to target molecules, while spectroscopies will be used to probe materials. Electronic and electrochemical measurements will aid in interpretation of emerging physicochemical phenomena.
My research program offers undergraduate students (a) a personalized and challenging research experience and (b) an invaluable opportunity to develop oral and written communication skills. Each student will make and measure their materials. Every student will learn synthetic techniques, microscopy, spectroscopy, electrochemical characterization, and device fabrication. Specific inorganic-organic materials of interest include metal-organic frameworks and perovskites. For more information, refer to the Research tab. These experiences will aid my students to become more competitive in advanced graduate studies and their future careers.
