Radial Form-Factor for Transfer Reactions and the Shell-Model Potential

This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY 87-1440

Molybdenum dichalcogenide cathodes for aluminium-ion batteries

Many successful battery electrodes are based on 2D-layered materials. We have studied aluminium-ion batteries using molybdenum dichalcogenides: \ce{MoS2}, \ce{MoSe2} and MoSSe as active cathode materials. The batteries showed clear discharge voltage plateaus in the ranges 1.6 - 1.4 V for \ce{MoS2} and \ce{MoSe2}, and 0.6 - 0.5 V for MoSSe. \ce{MoS2} and \ce{MoSe2} have similar crystal structures, interestingly we found that \ce{MoSe2} performed better than \ce{MoS2}. MoSSe exhibited a higher specific capacity over \ce{MoS2} and \ce{MoSe2}, but the energy density was lower than \ce{MoSe2} at a current rate of 40 mA g$^{-1}$. \ce{MoSe2} cells recorded a discharge capacity of $\sim$ 110 mAh g$^{-1}$ with an average potential in the range of 2.0 - 1.8 V and 1.5 - 0.8 V during discharge. The cells were stable at 100 mA g$^{-1}$ for over 200 cycles with 90\% coulombic efficiency.Comment: Energy Technology, 202

Spectroscopic Applications of the (p,pi-) Reaction

This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY 87-1440

Transcriptional Response to Acute Thermal Exposure in Juvenile Chinook Salmon Determined by RNAseq.

Thermal exposure is a serious and growing challenge facing fish species worldwide. Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) living in the southern portion of their native range are particularly likely to encounter warmer water due to a confluence of factors. River alterations have increased the likelihood that juveniles will be exposed to warm water temperatures during their freshwater life stage, which can negatively impact survival, growth, and development and pose a threat to dwindling salmon populations. To better understand how acute thermal exposure affects the biology of salmon, we performed a transcriptional analysis of gill tissue from Chinook salmon juveniles reared at 12° and exposed acutely to water temperatures ranging from ideal to potentially lethal (12° to 25°). Reverse-transcribed RNA libraries were sequenced on the Illumina HiSeq2000 platform and a de novo reference transcriptome was created. Differentially expressed transcripts were annotated using Blast2GO and relevant gene clusters were identified. In addition to a high degree of downregulation of a wide range of genes, we found upregulation of genes involved in protein folding/rescue, protein degradation, cell death, oxidative stress, metabolism, inflammation/immunity, transcription/translation, ion transport, cell cycle/growth, cell signaling, cellular trafficking, and structure/cytoskeleton. These results demonstrate the complex multi-modal cellular response to thermal stress in juvenile salmon

Study of Stretched Configuration High-Spin States in the Nickel Region with the (d,α) Reaction

This work was supported by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY 78-22774 A02 & A03 and by Indiana Universit

Proton Induced Pi- Production from 7-Li

This work was supported by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY 81-14339 and by Indiana Universit

Identification and Energy Measurements of Light Particles with a CsI(Tl)-Photodiode Combination

This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY-931478

Search for 3p-3h States in the A=12 and 16 Systems with the (6-Li,t) and (6-Li,3-He) Reaction

Supported by the National Science Foundation and Indiana Universit

Study of the (d,2-He) Reaction at E_d = 99 MeV

This work was supported by the National Science Foundation Grants NSF PHY 78-22774 A03, NSF PHY 81-14339, and by Indiana Universit

Search for 3p-3h States in the A=16 System

This work was supported by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY 78-22774 A02 & A03 and by Indiana Universit