Brian Leonard, a UW associate professor of chemistry, recently was awarded a three-year, $490,529 National Science Foundation grant. Leonard will study intercalation, or insertion chemistry, that can be critical for future technological applications, such as batteries, smart windows and ultra-thin electronic components such as transistors and capacitors. (Krista Watzel Photo)
Modification of functional materials is one of the greatest challenges facing materials scientists, and this fine-tuning process is critical for future technological applications -- such as batteries, smart windows and ultra-thin electronic components such as transistors and capacitors.
