About
Our laboratory combines research expertise in chemistry, materials science, and engineering to address problems in energy conversion and storage. In addition to the cutting-edge analytical tools developed in our laboratory, we utilize the resources of the Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research and the Micro/Nano Technology Center at UofL to perform our research.
Research Mission
Our research has the primary goal of advancing the interconversion of chemical and electrical energy to meet the challenge of creating a renewable and sustainable energy economy. Our approach is to develop and employ high resolution, in situ microscopy and spectroscopy to understand chemical and material processes beyond the ensemble, at the single particle, single molecule level.
Join Us!
We are always looking for motivated and passionate people to join our research team. Prospective graduate students and postdoctoral researchers are encouraged to send Prof. Wilson an email (aj.wilson [at] louisville.edu) to discuss available research opportunities. Interested undergraduate students can find research opportunities here.
12/26/24: Andrew receives a National Science Foundation CAREER award! (Link). This award will support our work on understanding plasmon-assisted electrochemistry in nonaqueous solvents. Thanks to the NSF!
11/18/24: Oscar gave a talk titled "Controlling selectivity in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction with an external magnetic field" to the Department of Chemistry at UofL. Congrats to Oscar on passing his research seminar!
11/1/24: Astha Jain joins the lab as a first-year Ph.D. student. Welcome Astha!
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10/30/24: Congratulations to Johann and Colin for receiving a Mentored Undergraduate Research Award to support their research on plasmon-assisted electrocatalysis!
10/30/24: The Wilson and Balabanoff groups visited Fairdale High School to teach students in chemistry class how the size and shape of nanoparticles influence their optical properties. Thanks to the students and teachers for the fun and engaging experience with the synthesis and spectroscopy of nanoparticles!