Our mission is to understand the fundamental chemical processes relevant to generating, handling, and storing energy, and mitigating their environmental impacts.

In CSD, scientists collaborate across a number of core programs and centers to conduct fundamental research on electronic, nuclear, mechanical, and transport processes over multiple time and length scales.

People are our most valuable resource. Collaboration and partnerships are critical to the work we do. CSD scientists work closely with our colleagues in the Scientific User Facilities, most notably the ALS and the Molecular Foundry, and with partners from academia and industry. We employ and mentor postdoctoral research fellows and postgraduate students in all of our programs. We also host and train visiting researchers and undergraduate students through internship programs and other opportunities.