Our aim is to understand the role of structure and dynamics in determination of thermal properties of materials. Direct applications include thermoelectrics for power production and solid-state cooling, thermochromic materials for sensors, and phase change materials for solar energy storage.

"Thermal conductivity of tunable lamellar Al2O3/PMMA hybrid composites." R. Chen, M. B. Johnson, K. P. Plucknett, and Mary Anne White* (J. Mater. Res., 2012, 27, 1869-1876). "Physical properties of sheet drawn from arrays of multiwalled carbon nanotubes." J.-H. Pöhls, M. B. Johnson, Mary Anne White*, R. Malik, B. Ruff, C. Jayasinghe, M. J. Schulz, and V. Shanov. (Carbon, 2012, 50, 4175-4183). "Characterization of thermal performance of a solid-solid phase change material, di-n-hexylammonium bromide, for potential integration in building materials." C. A. Whitman, M. B. Johnson, and Mary Anne White* (Thermochimica Acta, 2012, 531, 54-59). "X-ray Absorption Studies of Local Structure and Electronic Properties of NaxSi136 (0