“Scientists have been searching for alternative energy sources for years, ones that are more environmentally plentiful and safe. While we tend to think first of wind and solar energy as those natural and prudent ways to power our world, Dr. Jennifer Hampton’s sabbatical research reminds us that other Earth-abundant materials – such as sodium or potassium – …
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Hope Physicists participate in March APS meeting
Hope Physics faculty Stephen Remillard and Jennifer Hampton participated in the March 2016 APS meeting. Their students also participated: Daniel Clark (Hampton), “Characterization of the Pseudocapacitive Nature of Surface Bound Prussian Blue Analogues“ Benjamin Peecher (Hampton), “Dealloying NiCo and NiCoCu Alloy Thin Films Using Linear Sweep Voltammetry” Richard Huizen (Remillard, GVSU student), “Transient even and …
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Nuclear physics technique helps companies detect dangerous compound
National Science Foundation Professor Graham Peaslee and Hope Chemistry and Physics students are identifying toxic chemicals in consumer products using Particle Induced Gamma Emission (PIGE). Read more… David Lunderberg and Evelyn Ritter in the Hope HIBAL Facility
Andrew Johnson – 2015
Impact of the Ferroelectric Polarization State on Conductivity Through Thin-film SrTiO3/Si Heterostructures Research Advisor: Dr. Joshua Veazey Certain thin-film ferroelectric oxide-semiconductor heterostructures allow for reversible, local changes in conductivity, with potential applications including non-volatile memory devices. Force microscopy techniques were used to investigate the impact of the ferroelectric polarization state on local conductive properties of …
Margaret Dickinson – 2015
Development of a Novel Method to Measure Per- and Polyfluoralkyl Substances in Paper and Textiles Research Advisor: Dr. Paul DeYoung and Dr. Graham Peaslee Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are chemical compounds used as powerful, long-lived surfactants in many consumer products. Because of the environmental persistence of PFASs, their ability to bioaccumulate, and their suspected …