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WELCOME TO LEITE RESEARCH GROUP

Materials for Sustainability


We are engaged in fundamental and applied research in
(i) materials for energy harvesting and storage,
(ii) functional imaging of materials at the nanoscale, and
(iii) novel materials for photonics.
Navigate our site to find out more about our research and recent scientific findings.
For further details about our work, please contact Prof. Leite. 

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PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS

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SOLID STATE BATTERIES

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PHOTONICS

RECENT NEWS

Nov

2025

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Abby's review paper is highlighted on the November cover of Chemical Society Reviews.

Nov

2025

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Abby is awarded the Frank McArthur Fellowship. Congrats Abby!

Sep

2025

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Abby, Mansha, and Declan present at the UC Davis Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Research Symposium. Declan is awarded 2nd place for his presentation! Congrats Declan!

Aug

2025

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Declan gives a talk at the SPIE Optics + Photonics meeting, and Marina presents two invited talks.

Jul

2025

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Mansha is awarded a summer fellowship from UC Davis Graduate Studies. Well done Mansha!

FUNDERS

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Our research has been supported by: NSF, DARPA, Army Research Office, NIST

CONTACT

Thank you for your interest in our research. Get in touch with us for any job openings, questions, or comments regarding our work and publications.

1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616

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