
Thrust 1:
Fundamentals of Metal Deposition. In-Situ spectroscopy and microscopy of metal deposition and nanoparticle formation
Fundamentals of Metal Deposition. In-Situ spectroscopy and microscopy of metal deposition and nanoparticle formation

Thrust 2:
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Solid-Solid Bonding. Experimental and theoretical studies of metal-metal and metal-support bonding in supported nanoparticles.
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Solid-Solid Bonding. Experimental and theoretical studies of metal-metal and metal-support bonding in supported nanoparticles.

Thrust 3:
Precision site synthesis for specific reactions. Simple, scalable synthesis of mono- and mulit-metallic catalytic sites in well dispersed supported nanoparticles.