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In the News
Illinois faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Professor Paul Braun is honored to be elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Prof. Braun is one of four faculty members to receive the title. Read the full article: Four Illinois faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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The Grainger College of Engineering Awards
Paul Braun received the 2025 Dean’s Award for Innovation Impact for Professors. This award recognizes exceptional individuals who are working at the early stages of the innovation life cycle to turn their research into products that benefit the world.
He was also awarded the 2025 Tau Beta Pi Daniel C. Drucker Eminent Faculty Award. An annual recognition given to a distinguished faculty member for dedication to academic excellence and exemplary contributions to the understanding of their field.
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Publication Selected as Editor’s Pick
Recent publication, “Diffractive Microoptics In Porous Silicon Oxide By Grayscale Lithography” was highlighted as an Editor’s Pick by Optics Express. Editor’s Picks serve to highlight articles with excellent scientific quality and are representative of the work taking place in a specific field. Congratulations to the co-authors!
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Read More Braun Lab News
| Braun Group Recent Publications |
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| J-W Lin, D. Xie, H. Jeong, A. Littlefield, T. Spila, B. Zahiri, and P. Braun, Role of crystallographic orientation in atom probe analysis of Li-ion battery cathode materials, Journal of Material Chemistry A, 13, 10910-10919 (2025). DOI: 10.1039/D5TA00728C |
| T. Fan, S. Joshi, D. Lohan, S. Dewanjee, P. Braun, and E.M. Dede, Fundamental Understanding of Polystyrene Template Sintering Process for Tailoring Morphology of Well-Connected Inverse Opal Structures, Langmuir, 41, 9, 5962-5969 (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c04680 |
| Z. Zheng, H. Jeong, N. Fritz, Y. Gurumukhi, J. Ma, N. Miljkovic, J. Cook, P.V. Braun and P. Wang, Quantitative Analysis of Energy Dissipation in Thin Film Si Anodes upon Lithiation, Journal of Power Sources (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.236231 |
| J. Sederholm, L. Li, Z. Liu, K. Lan, E. Cho, Y. Gurumukhi, M. Dipto, A. Ahmari, Y. Jin, M. Haynes, N. Miljkovic, N. Perry, P. Want, P. Braun and M. Hatzel, Emerging Trends and Future Opportunities for Battery Recycling, ACS Energy Letters, 10, 1, 107-119 (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c02198 |
| C. Chen, B. Mei, K. Schweizer, C. Evans, and P. Braun, Transport of penetrants in polymeric materials, Polymer International, 74, 3, 199-206 (2025). DOI: 10.1002/pi.6733 |
| L. Siegle, D. Xie, C.A. Richards, P.V. Braun and H. Giessen, Diffractive Microoptics In Porous Silicon Oxide By Grayscale Lithography, Optics Express, 32, 20, 35678-35688 (2024). DOI: 10.1364/OE.538142 |
| X. Ji, N.J. Fritz; H. Jeong, P. Lu, J-W Lin, P.V. Braun and D.G. Cahill,Lithium trapping, hydrogen content, and solid electrolyte interphase growth in electrodeposited silicon anodes by ion beam analysis, Journal of Power Sources, 614, 15, 235039 (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.235039 |
| P.J. Kwon, C. Juarez-Yescas, H. Jeong, S. Moradi, E. Gao, D. Lawrence, B. Zahiri and P.V. Braun, Chemo-electrochemical Evolution of Cathode–Solid Electrolyte Interface in All-Solid-State Batteries, ACS Energy Letters, 9.1-,4746-4752 (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c02062 |