Adam Jaffe

Adam Jaffe is an Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame, affiliated with the Department of Chemistry in the College of Science. His research focuses on hybrid organic-inorganic materials for energy and sustainability applications.

Education:

• Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, Stanford University
• A.B., Chemistry, Princeton University

Research Interests: Combining molecular chemistry with inorganic solids to design materials for energy storage, catalysis, and optoelectronics. His group emphasizes structure-property relationships, high-pressure synthesis, and characterization techniques.

Trends in Publications: Recent work includes hybrid bronzes for band gap tuning, pressure-induced conductivity in perovskites, and quinone-functionalized materials for CO2 capture and energy storage. Keywords span Materials Science, Inorganic Chemistry, and Environmental Science.

Scientific Awards:

• 2025 Scialog Fellow
• 2024 NSF CAREER Award
• 2018 ACS Young Investigator Award
• Stanford and Princeton Fellowships

Grants & Students: Funded by ACS PRF DNI (2021), with students like Raúl Torres-Cadena and Lakna Dayaratne receiving fellowships. His lab integrates synthesis, crystallography, and electrochemistry in energy materials research.

Labs & Teams: The Jaffe Lab at Notre Dame features advanced equipment like a Raman microscope, gloveboxes, and a custom capture hood. The group collaborates with institutions like the University of Cambridge and University of Heidelberg.