{"id":15,"date":"2026-05-21T14:44:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehassanlabdv.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:31:24","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default\">We develop electrochemical strategies for the separation of critical elements and synthesize novel metal-organic materials for emerging applications in sustainability and energy. By understanding how ions move and react in engineered electrolytes and molten phases, we unlock new pathways for sustainable materials processing and the clean energy transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-4-font-size\"><strong>Research Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-570f9a45 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8a368f38 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\"><strong>Ligand-mediated ion speciation: <\/strong>Through precise ligand coordination, we modulate the speciation and redox behavior of metal ions in aqueous solution, creating selective electrochemical pathways for the separation of critical elements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b108c007 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\"><strong>Electrocatalysis: <\/strong>We develop high-performing inorganic and metal-organic materials for the electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reactions and nitrate reduction reactions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\"><strong>Na-ion batteries: <\/strong>We develop novel cathode materials to expand the working voltage and charge-storage capacity of Na-ion batteries, unlocking their full potential as sustainable energy storage devices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-4-font-size\"><strong>Recent Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-bf43075d wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hassan1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hassan1.jpg 682w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hassan1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hassan1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2025\/mh\/d5mh00656b\">Mitigating the P2\u2013O2 phase transition-induced structural instability in P2-Na<\/a><em><sub><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2025\/mh\/d5mh00656b\">x<\/a><\/sub><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2025\/mh\/d5mh00656b\">[Ni<\/a><sub><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2025\/mh\/d5mh00656b\">1\/3<\/a><\/sub><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2025\/mh\/d5mh00656b\">Mn<\/a><sub><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2025\/mh\/d5mh00656b\">2\/3<\/a><\/sub><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2025\/mh\/d5mh00656b\">]O<\/a><sub><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2025\/mh\/d5mh00656b\">2<\/a><\/sub><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2025\/mh\/d5mh00656b\">&nbsp;Na-ion battery cathodes: to dope or not to dope, that is the question. Materials Horizons 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hassan2-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hassan2-.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hassan2--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hassan2--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hassan2--768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acsaem.5c02367\">A Comb-Chain Cross-Linker-Based Network Solid Polymer Electrolyte for All-Solid-State Sodium-Metal Batteries. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hassan3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hassan3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hassan3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hassan3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hassan3-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1385894725011039\">Uranium removal from environmental water and nuclear waste: Nanomaterial solutions and their environmental sustainability. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-madla-maroon-background-color has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/?page_id=17\" style=\"font-size:10px\">View All<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-4-font-size\"><strong>Latest News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3394-blurred-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3394-blurred-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3394-blurred-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3394-blurred-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3394-blurred-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3394-blurred-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">Natalie is presenting her work at the Viva Science<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cart2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cart2-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cart2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cart2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cart2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cart2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">Jackson is joining our team from TAMU, welcome Jackson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hall-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hall-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hall-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hall-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hall-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hall-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">Dr. Silvana and Dr. Dan Andreescu\u2019s visit to TAMU-SA, grateful to reunite with my PhD advisor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cart-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cart-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cart-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cart-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cart-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thehassanlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cart-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">Agyei joined my group and he is excited about the new toy! 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