Agilent Presents Solutions Innovation Research Awards to Cornell and Indiana University Researchers
May 16 2024 - 8:00AM
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Professors Richard Robinson and Xingchen Ye recognized for their
pioneering work in advanced materials research
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced two
Solutions Innovation Research Awards (SIRA) presented to Professors
Richard Robinson of Cornell University and Xingchen Ye of Indiana
University. These separate awards recognize their outstanding
contributions to advanced materials research.
Electrocatalysis plays a pivotal role in advancing clean energy
systems. Enhancing the efficiency of chemical reactions at
electrode surfaces can accelerate the transition to sustainable
energy sources. High-entropy nanoparticles—materials that
incorporate many different types of atoms into one lattice—offer a
fresh perspective in electrocatalysis. Their complexity, stability,
and tunability make them promising candidates for efficient and
sustainable energy conversion. These materials can be readily
incorporated into fuel cells and other energy systems.
Professor Richard Robinson specializes in colloidal nanoparticle
synthesis and applies nanosynthetic design concepts to control
nanomaterials’ composition, shape, size, and surface to tailor
their properties. As part of his award, Professor Robinson will
receive a one-year loan of an Agilent Cary 630 FTIR system, which
will aid his groups’ efforts to characterize the structures of
novel high-entropy nanomaterials.
Professor Xingchen Ye is an expert in the synthesis and analysis
of nanomaterials for fuel-cell and semiconductor applications. He
will seek to establish composition-dependent optical benchmarks for
various nanoparticle (NP) compositions. As part of his award,
Professor Ye will receive a one-year loan of an Agilent Cary 5000
UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer, which will be used to perform
extinction spectroscopy analysis of NP samples.
“By using colloidal nanosynthetic chemistry, we’re able to
tinker with the building blocks of materials at the atomic and
molecular scale. High entropy materials expand our toolkit to alter
nanoparticle properties beyond the conventional knobs we use. By
scrambling atoms randomly, we could unlock countless unknown
arrangements, leading to unknown properties. This is an exciting
new frontier and opens up new possibilities for efficient fuel
cells, thermoelectrics, and other energy applications,” said
Professor Robinson. “We’re really very grateful for this award from
Agilent; it’s going to be a huge boost to our research.”
“We appreciate this recognition from Agilent,” said Professor
Ye. “Our objective is to reveal emerging and distinctive properties
in nanomaterials, enhancing their suitability for fuel-cell and
semiconductor applications. This award will significantly support
and propel our research forward.”
Geoff Winkett, vice president and general manager of Agilent's
Molecular Spectroscopy Division, spoke about the importance of
these awards. “The research being carried out by Professor Robinson
and Professor Ye has the potential to promote more sustainable
energy storage, which will be essential for driving technological
advancements and reshaping industries. Agilent proudly supports
this transformative journey towards discovering advanced materials
and battery technologies that will lay the foundation for a
sustainable and resilient future.”
A leading provider of spectroscopy solutions for materials
analysis, Agilent is committed to promoting university research
through a portfolio of products and technical expertise that enable
researchers to drive their work forward. The Solutions Innovation
Research Award (SIRA) program, under the guidance of Dr. Chong Wing
Yung, Associate Director of University Relations and External
Research at Agilent, is designed to stimulate the most innovative
and impactful use of Agilent products to help solve pressing
scientific problems in academia. For more information about the
Agilent Solutions Innovation Research Award (SIRA) visit
www.agilent.com/univ_relation/SIRA.
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