Curriculum vitae [pdf]

Research Experience and Interests

Mineral/material science with an emphasis on physical chemistry and structure-property relationships

• Synthesis, preparation and design of various materials and minerals.
• Fast ion conductors and battery research (e.g. solid-state Li oxides).
• Micro/nanoporous materials - molecule interactions at inner surfaces.
• Structure-physical property relationships of various inorganic materials, minerals and especially solid-solution phases.
• Thermodynamic behavior of materials.
• Behavior of various materials under high-temperature (up to 2000 °C) and high-pressure conditions (up to 15 GPa).

Experimental Techniques

• X-ray powder and single-crystal diffraction measurements (including synchrotron radiation).
• Various spectroscopic techniques including - UV/VIS, FTIR, NIR, Raman, NMR, Mossbauer.
• Various calorimetric and thermal analysis (TGA/DTA) measurements.
• Nondestructive chemical analysis with the electron microprobe, SEM and optical microscopy.
• High-pressure and high-temperature instrumentation - diamond anvil cell, solid-media pressure devices, hydrothermal experimentation.