Oscar Nordness
Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering
Oscar Nordness joined the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering as an assistant professor in July 2023.
He obtained his PhD at the University of Texas at Austin (2020) and his BS from the University of Connecticut (2015). He was a postdoctoral researcher at UC Santa Barbara (2021-2023).
The Nordness research group focuses on quantifying the fundamental mechanisms governing transport and thermodynamics of electrolyte systems and leveraging these insights in order to design novel materials for next generation sustainable energy and carbon management technologies. The Nordness group applies a combination of experimentation, data science, and thermodynamic modeling to pursue these goals. Prior to his appointment, Nordness focused on understanding ion transport behavior in polymer systems for improved design of energy storage and water treatment materials. This work centered on the application and development of advanced NMR techniques including Pulse Field Gradient (PFG)-NMR, NMR Relaxometry, and electrophoretic NMR (eNMR) to establish a molecular-level understanding of ion solvation and transport within these materials.
Research Areas
- Carbon Management, Capture, Storage, Utilization, and Conversion
- Energy, Mineral, and Materials
- Water Chemistry
- Energy Storage
- Environmental Separations
- Sustainable Energy Systems