Research Interests:

Characterization and Modeling of Inorganic Materials; Synthesis and Properties of Open-framework Materials and Transition Metal oxides.
Development of tools for the structural elucidation of materials that are only available in polycrystalline form. Tools include powder diffraction techniques employing synchrotron X-rays and neutrons, as well as solid state NMR and computer simulation methods. In the context of inorganic materials, his primary interests are in the synthesis and properties of novel open-framework systems, especially phosphates, and the study of transition metal oxides.