Our overarching focus is to promote environmentally responsible semiconductor manufacturing by evaluating the impact of increased chip production on the environment, developing mitigation strategies, exploring new sustainable chemistries for semiconductor processing, and optimizing the use of natural resources.
Research areas include:
- Electrochemical conversion of greenhouse gas emissions, such as SF6, fluorocarbons, and CO2, from processing plants into less toxic high value chemicals for circular manufacturing.
- Bioremediation, including recovery of rare earth elements from microelectronics waste.
- Biostability, biodegradation, and biocompatibility of fully or partially degradable components to electronic components.
- Development of new materials and chemistry and environmentally benign processes for effective recovery of e-waste and recycling metals and reducing the emission of hazardous species and secondary waste generation.
- New chemistry and technology for recycling valuable resources and critical materials from electronic wastes and chips.
- Deep UV LEDs extend the storage time of agricultural products and reduce waste.
