Research

Materials Chemistry

• Hybrid semiconductors: mixed organic and inorganic materials for electronics and energy devices
• Porous materials: solids full of tiny pores that can trap, store or filter molecules
• Nanomaterials: materials engineered at the scale of billionths of a meter
• Polymers: the long-chain molecules behind plastics, fibers and gels
• Biomedical materials: materials designed to work in or with the human body

• Ioannis Spanopoulos, Assistant Professor
  Molecular and crystal engineering of hybrid multifunctional materials for medical, energy and environmental applications
• Wenqi (Vince) Liu, Associate Professor
  Design and synthesis of supramolecular systems for energy and health related applications
• Zois Syrgiannis, Assistant Professor
  [One-line research focus needed]
• Kirpal Bisht, Professor
  Efficient and environmentally friendly synthetic routes towards synthesis of polymers for biodegradable applications
• Edward Turos, Professor
  Synthesis and evaluation of new antibacterial and anticancer agents, as well as development of nanoparticle polymers as drug delivery vehicles and biomedical plastics
• Jin Jia, Assistant Professor
  Structured nanomaterials that leverage plasmonics, optical spectroscopy and electrochemical sensing

Related centers and facilities

• Smart Metal-organic Materials Advanced Research and Technology Transfer (SMMARTT)
• X-ray Diffraction Facility and Solid-State Characterization Core Lab

• Undergraduate Opportunities
• Graduate Opportunities