Faculty and Staff

Research Interests

Materials Chemistry/Polymers

• Computational and theoretical chemistry

• Ultrafast laser spectroscopy in condensed phases; electron-transfer and solvation dynamics

• Surface science; thin film growth; molecular adsorption on surfaces

• Solid-state chemistry; high Tc superconductors, low-dimensional solids, ionic conductors

• Molecular beam-surface interactions; surface diffractive techniques

• Biotechnology; synthesis of biopolymers; peptide chemistry

• Computational studies of molecular electronic structure

• Develop and integrate nanotechnologies and chemical functional genomics

• Inorganic and solid-state chemistry; hybrid materials and nanostructures

• Membrane mimetic/micellar/association colloid chemistry, chemical trapping via arenediazonium ions/reaction mechanisms

• Design and synthesis of novel, degradable polymeric materials