Applied Materials and Surface Science Laboratory
Research
Mark Allendorf uses a broad range of sophisticated computational tools to model problems in high-temperature industrial and materials chemistry particularly involving processes at interfaces. These include:
Mark Allendorf received a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Stanford University in 1986 and is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at SNL-CA. In his research he uses both experimental and computational methods to develop models for simulating high-temperature industrial processes at interfaces. His work is supported by both government (including projects supported by the DOE Office of Industrial Technologies) and industrial sponsors. Recent activities in his laboratory include development of models that simulate the performance of noble-metal sensors for use in electric-utility transformers; experiments and modeling to determine the mechanism of catalytic oxidation of ethane on platinum; and experimental, theoretical, and modeling efforts to understand chemical vapor deposition processes (CVD) for depositing films on float glass as well as deposition of materials such as boron nitride, silicon carbide, and titanium nitride for a wide range of applications. He is former chair of the High Temperature Materials Division of the Electrochemical Society, a member of the Materials Research Society, co-chair of the International Symposium on Chemical Vapor Deposition, and a member of the editorial board of the journal Advanced Materials/CVD. Dr. Allendorf is the author of over 80 publications, the editor of 5 books, and has made more than 90 presentations at international technical conferences. He recently received a Sandia Award for Leadership and the E. Karl Bastress Award (given to outstanding research staff at Sandia's Combustion Research Facility) for coupling fundamental research with the needs of industry.
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