BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.1//EN TZID:Europe/Paris X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Paris BEGIN:VEVENT UID:92@iem.umontpellier.fr DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231218T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20231218T153000 DTSTAMP:20231218T120242Z URL:https://iem.umontpellier.fr/events/axe-energie-conference-de-nicholas- bedford-lundi-18-12-2023-1430/ SUMMARY:Axe Energie : conférence de Nicholas BEDFORD - lundi 18/12/2023\, 14:30 DESCRIPTION:Nicholas BEDFORD\nUniversity of New South Wales\, Australia et National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)\, USA.\nDeveloping Functional Nanoscale Materials through the Gained Fundamental Insights from In-situ S ynchrotron Characterization Methods\nNanoscale materials have become ubiqu itous with advances in various fields of societal importance. Yet to capit alize on their predicted potential\, rational synthetic strategies are nee ded to maximize materials development and discovery.  As atomic-scale str ucture directly effects materials properties\, a fundamental understanding of relationships tying atomic-scale structure\, processing/synthesis\, an d the resulting function together is paramount. In this regard\, nanoscale materials can be particularly difficult to fully characterize at this len gth scale\, especially under conditions reflecting their intended applicat ion.\n\nIn this seminar\, efforts from my group in strategy development fo r synthesis-structure-function relationships will be summarized. A suite o f synchrotron radiation characterization methods and advanced structural m odeling methods techniques are the foundation of our efforts\, including c ombined analysis of scattering and spectroscopy datasets.  Reverse Monte Carlo (RMC) approaches of modeling synchrotron datasets provide nanopartic le structure models\, which can then be used to accurately assess structur e-function relationships.  In addition\, the development of in-situ metho dologies will be discussed\, showcasing the need to understand structural changes that occur while under realistic conditions.  Research will be pr esented into efforts covering catalysis and advanced ceramic materials.  Broadly\, the presented examples and underlying methodology highlight rout es to enable rational nanomaterials design through understanding using syn chrotron radiation characterization methodologies.\n\n \;\n\nShort bio of Dr Nicholas Bedford\nDr Nicholas Bedford received a BS in Chemistry a nd a BS in Physics from Central Michigan University in 2007 and PhD in Mat erials Science in 2012 from the University of Cincinnati (UC). During his time at UC\, he performed research at the Air Force Research Laboratory (A FRL)\, where he was later awarded a National Research Council (NRC) postdo ctoral fellowship award to study bio-inspired nanomaterials. During his NR C postdoc\, he concurrently served as a visiting scholar in the University of Miami’s chemistry department. Following a brief stint at the Applied Chemical and Materials Division at the National Institute of Standards an d Technology from 2014-2016\, he moved back at AFRL as a Materials Researc h Engineer\, where he spearheaded collaborative efforts between AFRL and v arious synchrotron facilities.  Early in 2018\, he moved to the School o f Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales to start his a cademic career at the rank of Lecturer.  In 2020\, he was promoted to Se nior Lecturer and received tenure.  In 2023\, he obtained an affiliate a ppoint with National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Colorado S chool of Mines through the Nexus collaborative program to focus on catalys t development sustainable fuels and hydrogen generation. Dr. Bedford’s c urrent research is focused on broadly solving the “structure/function re lationships” problem for nanoscale materials\, wherein the interplay bet ween novel synthetic capabilities and synchrotron radiation characterizati on methods can lead to rational design strategies for new materials with e mergent properties in the areas of catalysis\, energy materials\, ceramics \, and biosensors.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iem.umontpellier.fr/wp-content/uploads/2 023/12/DrNicholasBedford.jpg CATEGORIES:Conférence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Paris X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Paris BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231029T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR