Director(s):
Gary A. Pope
Lead Institution:
University of Texas at Austin
Mission:
To pursue the scientific understanding of multiscale, multiphysics processes and to ensure safe and economically feasible storage of carbon dioxide and other byproducts of energy production without harming the environment.
Research Topics:
nuclear (including radiation effects), carbon sequestration
Materials Studied:
INTERFACES: gas/liquid, gas/solid, liquid/solid
NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS: 3D
Experimental and Theoretical Methods:
X-ray imaging, surface science, laser diagnostics, molecular dynamics (MD), monte carlo (MC), classical mechanics, continuum modeling, mesoscale modeling, finite element method, multiscale modeling, next generation optimization methods
Partner Institutions:
- Sandia National Laboratories
- University of Texas at Austin