Office: Chemistry C229D
Phone: (970) 491-3096
Website: https://samburlab.colostate.edu
Google Scholar: https://col.st/O6UYP
Education
- B.S., State University of New York (SUNY)-Binghamton
- Ph.D., Colorado State University
- NSF ACC-F Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University
About
Research Overview
My research team is developing in situ microscopy and spectroscopy techniques that advance critical knowledge in basic energy science. I have identified fundamental scientific problems in two vital research areas, solar energy conversion and electrochemical energy storage, and am focused on the specific knowledge gaps that impede advancement. Our approach couples light microscopy with custom electrochemical methods to discover functional properties of complex and dynamic systems such as photocatalysts and batteries at the level of single molecules. This approach deconvolutes material heterogeneity issues that plague conventional measurements and reveals otherwise hidden structure-property relationships at the nanoscale. My long-term vision is to discover new design principles for efficient energy conversion and storage systems to ensure society produces and consumes clean energy.
Prospective students and postdocs are strongly encouraged to contact Justin!
Honors & Awards
- 2022 Alfred P. Sloan Fellow
- 2022 SEAC Royce W. Murray Young Investigator Award
- 2020 NSF CAREER Award
- 2020 DOE Early Career Award
- 2019 Scialog Fellow: Advanced Energy Storage, Research Corporation for Science Advancement
- 2017 Norman Edmund Inspirational Award
- 2017 Air Force Young Investigator Award
- 2011 NSF ACC-F Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 2006 Walter E. Kaskin Award in Physical Chemistry
