{"id":4,"date":"2016-02-01T16:51:16","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T00:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2017-10-02T15:12:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T22:12:23","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/","title":{"rendered":"Banerjee Group Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t#builder-section-1454720693705 .builder-banner-slide {\n\t\tpadding-bottom: 165px;\n\t}\n\t@media screen and (min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 960px) {\n\t\t#builder-section-1454720693705 .builder-banner-slide {\n\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 17.1875%;\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\t<\/style>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1454720693705\" class=\"row single builder-section gutter pad-top  builder-section-first builder-section-banner builder-section-next-wsuwpsidebarright\">\n<div class=\"column one \">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-slide content-position-left first-slide\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1162\/2016\/02\/CNL_Logo_Updated_4.jpg&#039;);\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-inner-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1454538720337\" class=\"row side-right gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<header>\n<h3>Welcome to CNL!<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-31 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1162\/2016\/02\/Soumik-Banerjee.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"247\" \/>W<\/span>elcome to the Computational Nanoscience Laboratory in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. This group is led by Soumik Banerjee, who is an Associate Professor at WSU. CNL focuses on modeling materials relevant to energy conversion and storage. In particular, we perform atomistic, molecular and mesoscale simulations to investigate energy conversion, transport and storage mechanisms in a range of materials including carbon nanotubes, organic crystals, fullerenes, and conjugated polymers. CNL is particularly involved in modeling\u00a0chemical kinetics at interfaces, thermal and charge transport phenomena and growth and agglomeration of nanomaterials.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the ongoing projects are related to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Perovskite solar cells &#8211; Modeling the morphology of thin films and perovskite-acceptor interfaces<\/li>\n<li>Na-ion batteries &#8211; Modeling electrode- electrolyte interfaces<\/li>\n<li>Li batteries &#8211; Identification of novel electrolytes<\/li>\n<li>Sensors &#8211; Controlled deposition of carbon nanotubes on substrates<\/li>\n<li>Development of a multiscale model &#8211; Self-assembly of nanostructures in solvents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1162\/2016\/02\/energy-396x233.jpg\" alt=\"energy\" width=\"396\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1162\/2016\/02\/energy-396x233.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1162\/2016\/02\/energy.jpg 466w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column two \">\n<header>\n<h3>Latest News<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<hgroup>\n<h6 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/2017\/05\/22\/taufique-to-spend-the-summer-at-pnnl\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Taufique to spend the summer at PNNL<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/hgroup>\n<hgroup>MAY 22, 2017\u00a0<\/hgroup>\n<p><a title=\"Posts by soumik.banerjee\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/author\/soumik-banerjee\/\" rel=\"author\">Soumik Banerjee<\/a><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-summary\">\n<p>Taufique will spend the summer as an intern at the Pacific Northwest National Lab. He will perform molecular modeling of water, alcohol and ions in graphene oxide membranes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hgroup>\n<h6 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/2017\/04\/25\/cnls-work-is-featured-in-the-daily-evergreen\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">CNL\u2019s work is featured in The Daily Evergreen<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/hgroup>\n<hgroup>APRIL 25, 2017\u00a0<\/hgroup>\n<p><a title=\"Posts by soumik.banerjee\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/author\/soumik-banerjee\/\" rel=\"author\">Soumik Banerjee<\/a><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-summary\">\n<p>CNL\u2019s\u00a0ongoing research on sodium batteries has been reported in The Daily Evergreen! Here is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyevergreen.com\/news\/article_6d7e2640-287e-11e7-b02a-27d077c79887.html\">link to the article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hgroup>\n<h6 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/2017\/04\/19\/taufiques-poster-nominated-as-one-of-the-best-posters-at-the-2017-mrs-spring-meeting\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Taufique\u2019s poster nominated as one of the best posters at the 2017 MRS Spring Meeting<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/hgroup>\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<hgroup>APRIL 19, 2017\u00a0<\/hgroup>\n<p><a title=\"Posts by soumik.banerjee\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/author\/soumik-banerjee\/\" rel=\"author\">Soumik Banerjee<\/a><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<p>Congratulations to Taufique for being selected a nominee for the best poster award at the 2017 MRS Spring Meeting!<\/p>\n<p>The poster describes CNL&#8217;s ongoing efforts\u00a0in modeling\u00a0&#8230;..<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<hgroup>\n<h6 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/2017\/04\/11\/wsu-news-features-cnls-ongoing-efforts-on-na-ion-batteries\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">WSU News features CNL\u2019s ongoing efforts on Na-ion batteries<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/hgroup>\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<hgroup>APRIL 11, 2017\u00a0<\/hgroup>\n<p><a title=\"Posts by soumik.banerjee\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/author\/soumik-banerjee\/\" rel=\"author\">Soumik Banerjee<\/a><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-summary\">\n<p>Recent WSU News post on \u201cSafe, low-cost sodium battery nets $500k research grant\u201d features CNL\u2019s engagement in modeling all solid state sodium batteries. See details by visiting the link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/2017\/04\/11\/safe-low-cost-sodium-battery-grant\/\">https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/2017\/04\/11\/safe-low-cost-sodium-battery-grant\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<hgroup>\n<h6 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/2017\/02\/26\/taufique-and-aniruddha-to-present-at-mrs-spring-meeting\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Taufique and Aniruddha to present at MRS Spring Meeting<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/hgroup>\n<hgroup>FEBRUARY 26, 2017\u00a0<\/hgroup>\n<p><a title=\"Posts by soumik.banerjee\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/author\/soumik-banerjee\/\" rel=\"author\">Soumik Banerjee<\/a><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-summary\">\n<p>Taufique and Aniruddha, graduate students at CNL, will present their work on perovskite solar cells and Na-ion batteries in the MRS Spring Meeting to be held in Phoenix this April.<\/p>\n<p>Both Taufique and Aniruddha were awarded the Alaska Airlines travel grant to attend the conference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hgroup>\n<h6 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/2016\/11\/30\/congratulations-to-aniruddha-for-winning-the-travel-grant-from-alaska-airlines\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Congratulations to Aniruddha for winning the travel grant from Alaska Airlines!<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/hgroup>\n<hgroup>NOVEMBER 30, 2016\u00a0<\/hgroup>\n<p><a title=\"Posts by soumik.banerjee\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/author\/soumik-banerjee\/\" rel=\"author\">Soumik Banerjee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aniruddha Dive, a PhD candidate at PNNL, has been awarded\u00a0the highly competitive Alaska Airlines travel grant \u00a0to present his research on batteries at the MRS Spring meeting in Phoenix in 2017.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<hgroup>\n<h6 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/2016\/07\/23\/recently-published-work-from-cnl-featured-on-jcesr\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Recently published work from CNL featured as research highlight at JCESR<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/hgroup>\n<hgroup>JULY 23, 2016\u00a0<\/hgroup>\n<p><a title=\"Posts by soumik.banerjee\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/author\/soumik-banerjee\/\" rel=\"author\">Soumik Banerjee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recent work on calculation of electrochemical stability of electrolytes has been featured as Research Highlight &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<hgroup>\n<h6 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/2016\/07\/19\/dr-banerjee-to-invited-to-present-at-the-theory-and-applications-of-computational-chemistry-tacc-conference\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr. Banerjee invited to present at the Theory and Applications of Computational Chemistry (TACC) conference<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/hgroup>\n<hgroup>JULY 19, 2016\u00a0<\/hgroup>\n<p><a title=\"Posts by soumik.banerjee\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/author\/soumik-banerjee\/\" rel=\"author\">Soumik Banerjee<\/a><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-summary\">\n<p>Dr. Soumik Banerjee will give a talk on\u00a0modeling electrolytes and electrode-electrolyte interfaces of lithium batteries&#8230;..<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hgroup>\n<h6 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/2016\/06\/01\/dr-banerjee-to-give-an-invited-talk-at-the-nsf-iusstf-indo-us-workshop-on-analysis-of-multiphysics-phenomena-in-li-ion-cells\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr. Banerjee to give invited talk at the NSF-IUSSTF Indo-US Workshop on Analysis of Multiphysics Phenomena in Li-ion Cells<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/hgroup>\n<hgroup>JUNE 1, 2016\u00a0<\/hgroup>\n<p><a title=\"Posts by soumik.banerjee\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/cnl\/author\/soumik-banerjee\/\" rel=\"author\">Soumik Banerjee<\/a><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-summary\">\n<p>Dr. Soumik Banerjee has been invited to present his work on modeling electrolytes and electrode-electrolyte interfaces of lithium batteries&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hgroup>\n<h6 class=\"article-title\"><\/h6>\n<\/hgroup>\n<\/header>\n<div 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This group is led by Soumik Banerjee, who is an Associate Professor at WSU. CNL focuses on modeling materials relevant to energy conversion and storage. 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