The Center for Interfacial Ionics (CI2) is working to revolutionize the understanding of interfacial-ion-transfer (IIT) kinetics by coupling measurements of molecularly precise and tunable liquid/liquid and solid/liquid interfaces with advances in theory and computation to produce accurate theoretical frameworks of broad applicability. The CI2 IIT research platform aims to deliver a predictive understanding of how to modulate IIT rates via chemical design of interface, solvent, and ion structure, enabling new ways to improve electrochemical technologies.
The CI2 center agenda integrates tightly with the research by leveraging a team across many types of institutions to cultivate a STEM pipeline to drive US leadership across electrochemical science and technology. The CI2 team aims to lead the world in fundamental electrochemical knowledge creation, train the next generation of leaders in the electrochemical sciences that underlie critical technologies, innovate to bring science into products, disseminate transformative knowledge, and provide information to the public on science relevant to current issues Americans face.