Areas of Research

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Development of biomaterials and tissues, modelling of metabolic pathways and transport systems, computational biology and bioinformatics, studies on cell growth and products

Faculty:

Kevin Dorfman, Wei-Shou Hu, Yiannis Kaznessis, Kenneth Keller, Efrosini Kokkoli, Friedrich Srienc, Robert Tranquillo

Ceramics and Metals

Measuring and improving mechanical behavior of ceramics and other materials, modelling the processing of ceramics, developing new ceramic materials with interesting properties. Studying high temperature properties of minerals and planetary materials.

Faculty:

Lorraine Francis, William Gerberich, Chris Leighton, Alon McCormick, David Shores, Renata Wentzcovitch

Coating Processes and Interfacial Engineering

Development of models and materials for coating, as well as examining coating processes, with applications to adhesives, magnetic disks and tapes, intergrated circuits, and the production of polymer electronics on flexible substrates

Faculty:

Lorraine Francis, William Gerberich, Satish Kumar, Christopher Macosko, Alon McCormick, Michael Tsapatsis

Crystal Growth and Design

Understanding and modelling crystal growth, studies on crystalline organic semiconductors and nanocrystals, properties and modelling of thin films

Faculty:

Eray Aydil, Jeffrey Derby, C. Daniel Frisbie, Chris Leighton, David Norris

Electronic, Photonic and Magnetic Materials

Development of materials with novel electronic, optical, and magnetic properties.

Faculty:

Eray Aydil, Matteo Cococcioni, C. Daniel Frisbie, Russell J Holmes, Chris Leighton, K. Andre Mkhoyan, David Norris, Renata Wentzcovitch

Polymers

Developing polymers for new applications, such as drug delivery and compact disks, studies on natural polymers, advances in biorenewable and biodegradable polymers, nanoscale morphology in melts and solutions, rheological properties

Faculty:

Frank Bates, Efrosini Kokkoli, Timothy Lodge, Christopher Macosko, David Morse

Reaction Engineering and Chemical Process Synthesis

Continued pioneering research in chemical reaction engineering, conversion of biomass to hydrogen, analyzing the role zeolites and crystalline membranes in reaction catalysis and product separation

Faculty:

Eray Aydil, Aditya Bhan, Edward Cussler, Alon McCormick, Lanny Schmidt, David Shores, William Smyrl, Michael Tsapatsis

Theory and Computation

Modelling of various chemical and material engineering processes using high performance computing, studies in process analysis and design, complex fluids and condensed matter systems, and nonlinear process control

Faculty:

Matteo Cococcioni, Prodromos Daoutidis, Jeffrey Derby, Kevin Dorfman, Yiannis Kaznessis, Satish Kumar, Alon McCormick, David Morse, Renata Wentzcovitch