Risko Laboratory
Welcome to the Risko Laboratory!
Research in the Risko laboratory is inspired by complex synthetic materials and the desire to discover fundamental connections among the chemical and physical phenomena that determine their performance. With a focus on materials envisioned for carbon electronics, power generation and storage, and catalysis, we deliver distinctive, holistic physicochemical understanding of materials that spans molecular and nanostructure design, materials creation, and detailed descriptions of molecular and material electronic, redox, optical, and mechanical characteristics. Our universal vision for theoretical materials chemistry allows us to make critical connections across the materials pipeline that can be introduced into the design process to improve materials performance.
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The Risko Laboratory is committed to providing an atmosphere that allows researchers to reach their full potential. Researchers in the Risko Laboratory should feel that they are part of a collaborative environment where they have opportunities to learn, explore, fail and succeed, and share their knowledge through mentoring. We find success in our scientific endeavors by building on the totality of our different backgrounds and ways of thinking about and reasoning through problems.
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