Project Description: We have a number of research topics available to choose from surrounding the theme of energy materials and biopolymers, including the structure-property relationship of bio-polymers, understanding exotic behaviors of solid-state ionics, solid materials, and interfaces for next-generation batteries, carbon magnets, and electronics, as well as applications of charged atomic clusters and molecules. The… continue reading
Project Description: The Social and Existential Motives Lab has several ongoing projects that broadly focus on self/identity, meaning/purpose in life, religion/spirituality, culture, belonging, and human flourishing. Recent and ongoing projects include looking at how nostalgia helps inspire people to pursue meaningful goals, how students can adopt a resilient mindset to overcome situations that challenge their… continue reading
Project Description: Distributed systems involve agents that consume, compete for, or produce a common good or service. Evolutionary game theory can provide a natural framework to study how the selfish interests of the agents can be balanced with corresponding incentive mechanisms to ensure that stable strategies for cooperation emerge. Our research, which comes under the… continue reading
