Advanced materials for extreme environments

Studying microbial extremophile adaptations during galactic cosmic ray maxima in low-Earth orbit

extremophiles cosmic rays astrobiology mutation analysis ISS experiments

Unraveling prebiotic chemical timescales in hydrothermal vent environments

prebiotic chemistry hydrothermal vents origin of life chemical kinetics astrobiology

Designing self-healing polymers considering 10,000-year material stability for deep geological repositories

self-healing materials nuclear waste polymer stability geological storage longevity

In neutrino detection for real-time monitoring of nuclear reactor operations

neutrino detection nuclear safeguards reactor monitoring nonproliferation particle physics

Optimizing perovskite-silicon tandem cells for desert solar farms under extreme UV exposure

perovskite-silicon tandem solar farm durability UV degradation protective coatings desert energy

2100 sea level rise impact assessments on transatlantic submarine cable networks

sea level rise submarine cables corrosion modeling sediment dynamics internet infrastructure

Employing biomimetic radiation shielding inspired by extremophile organisms for deep-space missions

biomimicry radiation shielding extremophiles space habitats deep-space missions

Across magma chamber dynamics during supervolcano eruption cycles

supervolcano magma rheology eruption forecasting geophysical modeling

Mapping magma chamber dynamics using distributed fiber-optic seismic networks

volcano monitoring fiber-optic sensing magma migration eruption forecasting distributed acoustic sensing

Through Snowball Earth episodes to study extreme climate resilience in microorganisms

Snowball Earth extremophiles climate resilience astrobiology paleoclimatology

Through million-year nuclear waste isolation using self-healing cement composites

nuclear waste isolation self-healing materials cement composites radiation shielding geopolymer chemistry

Controlling magma chamber dynamics to improve volcanic eruption forecasting

magma chamber volcanic eruptions forecasting viscosity gas dynamics