The main focus of this work has been mechanistic studies and thermal analysis of solid phase reactions in isostructural series and DSC and flammability of materials. This has required use of non-isothermal and isothermal kinetic methods and spectroscopic characterization of these compounds and also energy storage materials. Compounds of interest in these studies have use as biological model systems, industrial catalysts and passive cooling in construction applications.
Thermal analysis has widespread industrial application.
Reversible energy storage materials. Solid-phase processes requiring changes in coordination number. Solid-state anation reactions of transition metal compounds. Flammability of construction materials and in energy storage. Dr. Babich sits on the Inorganica Chimica Acta refereeing panel, The Council for Chemical Research, where he is chairman of the science education committee, Advisory Committee for the BCC Chemical Instrumentation Program, Southeastern Regional Chemistry Department Chairs, Board of Directors of the Center for Advanced Therapeutics and Research and is co-chairman of the Biochemistry Program.