{"id":3055,"date":"2018-11-10T19:27:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-10T19:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/spilla\/?page_id=3055"},"modified":"2018-11-11T17:00:54","modified_gmt":"2018-11-11T17:00:54","slug":"current-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/spilla\/current-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our group focusses on the fundamentals and applications of sustainable and lightweight functional materials and manufacturing. Encompassing the \u201cMaterials Genome Initiative\u201d and \u201cAdvanced Manufacturing Partnership\u201d, our work aims to create a crosscutting paradigm at the interface of polymer chemistry, polymer physics, energy resources, materials engineering, manufacturing science, and intelligent informatics. Some current projects in the lab include:<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advanced Materials<\/h4>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Influence of molecular architecture on toughening high-strength cellulose-based polymeric nanocomposites.<\/strong> By developing new interfacial architectures, we are building mechanisms to induce simultaneous enhancement in strength, stiffness and toughness in polymer composites\/nanocomposites.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The fundamental process of reaction- and cure-kinetics in sustainable polymers.<\/strong> By understanding and solving molecular arrangements in unsaturated polymers, we are building platforms to synthesize new macromolecular compounds with enhanced performance for structural applications.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Green protocols for renewable materials synthesis.<\/strong> Leveraging the 12 principles of green chemistry, we are building protocols for green synthesis of sustainable polymers from non-food-based precursors including lignin and rendered wastes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>High energy- and power-density, durable Si-based anodes.<\/strong> We want to understand the fundamental process flow of energy translation in anodes. Using a combination of polymer chemistry, process physics, and interfacial techniques, we are developing Si-based anodes for increasing the capacity up to 4200 mAh\/g with high energy and high-power density.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Molecularly-engineered Si-based material systems as next-generation sustainable thermoelectrics.<\/strong> We want to understand the arrangement of atoms that are not just thermodynamically favorable\u00a0but also yield the desired signals and response: mechanical, thermal, and highest possible ZT. By solving the inertia in thermoelectric systems, we are building reconfigurable metamaterials with unique molecular architectures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advanced Manufacturing<\/h4>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High strength, low-density nanostructured foams.<\/strong> Overcoming the long-standing inertia in supercritical fluid-assisted foams, we want to understand the fundamental phenomena behind shear- and strain-induced nucleation of bubbles in foam processing and develop mechanisms to induce nano-cellular architectures in polymers using a continuous processing technology.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multi-material constructs using hybrid manufacturing technology.<\/strong> By solving manufacturing inertia in multi-material architectures, we are building a new platform for single shot manufacturing of multi-material constructs including metals, polymers, composites and foams.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Process flow mechanics and manufacturing in similar and dissimilar materials joining.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Functional design and manufacturing of lightweight composites science and technology: Repurposed, Durable and Cost-effective.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Understanding the endurance in research and innovation through circular economy-enabled life-cycle systems design and analysis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3055\" data-postid=\"3055\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3055 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our group focusses on the fundamentals and applications of sustainable and lightweight functional materials and manufacturing. 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