Research

Research Interests:

Gas-surface interactions studied with NMR and ESR spectroscopy.

Hydrogen storage materials, in situ NMR in heterogeneous catalysis, signal enhancement by optical pumping of rare gases in NMR spectroscopy, polarization transfer processes from optically polarized gases to surface nuclei, relaxation studies of noble gases in interaction with porous and layered materials and intercalates, structural investigation of porous and layered materials by means of NMR, dynamics of ionic intercalates, optically induced dynamic nuclear polarization of semiconductors.

Current Projects:

Hydrogen storage in novel MOF materials studied with NMR, ESR, and adsorption isotherms. Development and testing of metal nano-particles on carbon nanotubes for catalysis.

	Justine and John at work in our ESR lab. John is pursuing his undergraduate degrees in computer science and mathematics. Justine is working on hydrogen storage materials.
Fall 2006 John P. Korbin (left) and Justine Kombarakkaran (right)
	Christin went on to get a Ph.D. in mathematics at UNM. Cathy became an assistant professor of physics at Fort Hays University in Kansas, and Don is a lecturer there in mathematics. Kai did a postdoc at Wake Forest University. Mirka is working for a mining company.
Fall 2003 Christin Gunning (seated front) Cathy Clewett, Don Clewett, Nolan Montufa (seated back) Mirka Mecarova, Kai Shen (standing) Tanja Pietraß (center, back)

	Richard (undergraduate, chemistry). Richard is now working for a company in Santa Fe. Julie (Ph.D., chemistry). Julie did a postdoc at Cornell and now has a research position in her native Canada.
Fall 1999 Richard Soto, Tanja Pietraß, and Julie Kneller

Previous Projects: Continuous Flow Optical Pumping Carbon Nanotubes Mesoporous Silicas Optical Pumping in CdS
	Richard and Julie at work (Fall 1999)

This page is always under construction. For more information on research, please check my publications.