Abstract: Electrocatalysis has the potential to enable sustainable chemical infrastructures via the generation of commodity chemicals such as hydrogen, hydrocarbons, and ammonia with renewable energy, but electrochemical devices such as electrolyzers often exhibit inadequate activity and stability for these transformations due to poor catalyst performance for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The Moreno-Hernandez Laboratory specializes […]

Engineering bridges science and technology, driving innovation for the benefit of people and society. Today we live in an increasingly technology-dependent world shaped by engineers - and the pace of change is increasing exponentially. This calls for a reexamination of how we educate and empower engineers to advance technology for the long-term welfare of humanity […]

The rapid proliferation and diffusion of large language model driven agentic inference continue to fuel an unprecedented demand for semiconductors for high-performance compute. Addressing this compute demand goes beyond just CMOS logic transistor scaling and requires a system-driven rethink of semiconductor research. In this talk, we explore emerging semiconductor technology pillars essential for the next […]

A 6 eV bandgap crystal used to be a textbook example of an electrical insulator. But today it has become possible to make pn diodes, transistors, LEDs, and lasers with ultrawide bandgap nitride semiconductors. In the first part of my talk, I will discuss how over the last 25 years, we have discovered a powerful […]