Chong Cheng
Research Topics
Biodegradable functional polymers and nanostructures; new drug delivery systems; synthetic materials for tissue engineering
Materials for Energy and Environment
Our Materials for Energy and Environment research integrates theoretical and experimental approaches to materials research. Our students and faculty synthesize soft and hard materials for practical applications to address key challenges in energy, environment and health.
Affiliated Faculty
Paschalis Alexandridis
Research Topics
Self-assembly; directed assembly; complex fluids; soft materials; colloids; nanomaterials; interfacial phenomena; polymers; surfactants; particles; formulations; biomass processing; plastics recycling; PFAS separations
Amit Goyal
Research Topics
Heteroepitaxial Growth of Functional Materials & Devices; Strain-driven Self-Assembly of Advanced Materials; Advanced Energy and Electronic Materials; Clean Energy Technologies
Eleni Kyriakidou
Research Topics
Heterogeneous catalysis; nanoparticle synthesis and surface science, and the application of such catalysts to environmental processes
Haiqing Lin
Research Topics
Novel membrane materials for CO₂ capture from flue gas and syngas; antifouling membranes for water purification; understanding of polymer structure/property correlations in thin films
Carl R. F. Lund
Research Topics
Heterogeneous catalysis, chemical kinetics, reaction engineering
Aurora del Carmen Munguía-López
Research Topics
Mathematical modeling, optimization, systems engineering, process design, multi-scale modeling, techno-economic analysis, life cycle assessment, social justice, sustainable supply chains and systems, plastics recycling, waste management
Mark T. Swihart
Research Topics
Synthesis and application of nanoparticles; Detailed chemical kinetic modeling in reacting flows
Thomas Thundat
Research Topics
Novel portable and standoff chemical and biological sensors for applications in health, environment, and safety; clean energy harvesting technologies; instrumentation for energy efficiency and sustainability
Dave (Hsinhan) Tsai
Research Topics
Functional hybrid materials; optoelectronics; opto-spintronics; clean energy; CO₂ capture and conversion; high-energy detector; crystal superlattice; operando characterization
Marina Tsianou
Research Topics
Molecularly engineered materials; self-assembly; interfacial phenomena; controlled crystallization; biomimetics
Miao Yu
Research Topics
Nanostructures; Zeolites; Membranes; Separations