Research Area Index This is an alphabetical list of many of the Physical Sciences Division's key research areas. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z 3D, quantitative, objective fractography ADN (SRI-12) stable powerful oxidizer for propellants Airbag technology Analysis Analysis service for plasma/CVD spectra Analytical chemistry Analytical methods for detection of very low levels of analytes in human blood plasma Analytical methods for the low-level determination of analytes in plasma, water, and soil Advanced mathematics to analyze fracture surfaces Atmospheric chemistry Atomic and molecular spectroscopy Biocidal coatings Biomedical diagnostics Biosensor development and technology Catalyst structure/activity relationship development Catalysts Catalysts and sorbents for pollution abatement Catalysts for fuels applications (HDN, hydrotreating, gas-to-liquids) Catalysts for partial oxidation of petrochemical feedstocks Catalytic reactions with silicon-based compounds Catalytic systems for conversion of alkanes to commodity oxygenates Catalysts screening using automated high-throughput methods Ceramics Ceramic joining techniques Ceramics (nitrides, oxides, carbides) Ceramic synthesis and processing Ceramics and materials characterization and evaluation Chemical mechanisms for plasma/CVD models Chemical kinetics Chemical physics Chemical sensors Chemical/biological sensors Chromophores and dyes Coal gasification Coal pyrolysis Coatings Anti-smudge surface coatings Biocidal coatings Corrosion-resistant coatings Coatings for metals, ceramics, and composites High-temperature coatings Low-temperature coatings Combustion Computational design models for armor Containment for safely storing explosives Corrosion degradation software and hardware Corrosion mitigation Corrosion-resistant paints Deposition of functional thin films Dielectrics Diffusion side-arm reactor apparatus to study chemical reactions on the surface of materials used as spacecraft heat shields and reaction catalysts from room temperature to 1000 K Electron collisions and plasmas Energetic materials Environmental Environmentally benign igniter materials Environmental fate of chemicals Environmental remediation Environmental monitoring Explosive effects Explosive storage Failure analysis (FRASTA) Failure mechanics of polymer yarns and fabrics Failure Reconstruction (FRASTAscope) Fiber synthesis Field ionization mass spectrometric analysis (FIMS) Fine particle technology Fossil fuels Free-form manufacturing Fuel cell and semi-fuel cell systems Fullerenes Gas separation technologies GC FIMS Green synthesis/chemistry Hardened luggage container for mitigating terrorist explosions High-definition displays High nitrogen compounds High-performance polymers from inexpensive monomers using single-site catalysts High-temperature coatings for metals, ceramics, and composites Hydrogen production and storage (PDF) Hydrogen safety (PDF) Hydrolytic polymers Hydrophobic, hydrophilic, and inert surfaces Hydrothermal technology for synthesis and waste disposal Innovative synthesis Inorganic-organic hybrids In situ remediation processes Interface development Jet-REMPI for dioxin detection Kinetics of high-temperature reactions Laser and optically based medical diagnostics Laser secondary neutral mass spectrometry for metal impurity detection on silicon wafers Laser-induced fluorescence and resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization Launch site for testing full-scale missiles Launcher for 100 lb mass at 300 mph Life extension of aging systems Light scattering measurements on jet fuels Lightweight engine fragment barriers for commercial aircraft Low-pressure dilute explosives Low-temperature coatings for metals, ceramics, and composites Luminescent taggants Mass spectroscopy Mechanism of electrochemical processes Mesoscopic devices Microdeformation and microstructural failure visualization Miniaturization of ground shock sensors Missile launch testing Modeling complex chemical systems Molecular imprinting Molecular upconverters for chem/bio detection Multi-flow chromatography Nanocomposite synthesis Nanoparticles New fuels, polymers, and oxidizers Nonflammable battery electrolytes Novel chemical reactor (PERMIX) Optical memories and image processing Optics Optoelectronic systems Organic electronics Organic modifications of inorganic materials and surfaces Organometallic materials synthesis PEM fuel cells Phosphors development Pigments and powders Polymer electrolytes Polymeric materials: silicon and silicon-organic copolymers Polymerization catalysts Preceramic polymer synthesis and evaluation Predictive codes for corrosion damage in nuclear structures Process engineering Process modeling and kinetics Propellants Propellants for simulating earthquake ground motion Pyrolysis studies Rapid crack propagation toughness test Response of materials to electromagnetic radiation SALI - Surface Analysis by Laser Ionization Scale Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Structures Semiconductors Semiconductor manufacturing, recycling fluorine during Sensor systems Separation science Separation technology/selective separation of paraffins from olefins Short flow path, pressure swing absorption (SHERPA) Single particle composition measurement Single-site catalysts for olefin polymerization Solar-grade silicon Speciated mercury detection using laser methods Stabilized aluminum hydride Strategic materials Stress corrosion cracking, pitting, and crevice corrosion models Structural polymers Structural testing Superconductors Supercritical water oxidation and chemical kinetics Sustainable development Synthesis of ceramic powders Theory and application of scale modeling Thermal shock test facility: rapid and repeatable temperature cycling used to study the behavior of materials to thermal stress Thermochemical parameters and modeling Thermochemistry Trace species detection using Jet-REMPI Ultracapacitors Upconverting phosphor taggants Wavelet/Fourier analysis of fracture surface topography

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