Specialties

Materials chemistry and nanoscience

Eric Borguet
Physical/Analytical
Nanotechnology and nanoscale processes at interfaces, plasmonics, nonlinear optics, ultrafast dynamics, environmental chemistry, nanomaterials, scanning probe microscopy, sensors for biological and chemical agents
Hai-Lung Dai
Physical/Analytical
Nonlinear optical and spectroscopic/microscopic studies of the structure and dynamics of surfaces and interfaces, colloidal particles, aerosols, nanoparticles, micelles, liposomes and biological cells; structure and dynamics of new energy materials including RTIL, DSSS, and organic crystals and thin films; energy transfer and reactions of highly excited molecule
Michael L. Klein
Theory/Computation
Theoretical and computational methods to study solids, liquids and assemblies of macromolecules, including those relevant to living organisms
Robert J. Levis
Physical/Analytical
​Ultra-intense laser fields, universal materials characterization via laser electrospray mass spectrometry, high spatial resolution tissue imaging, nanomaterials by design, remote detection of threat signatures by filament based Raman spectroscopy
Ronald M. Levy
Theory/Computation
​Computer simulations, statistical mechanics, and modeling to study the structure, function, folding, and dynamics of proteins in solution
Francis C. Spano
Theory/Computation
Theory of electronic excited states in molecular aggregates, crystals and thin films; the impact of electron-vibrational coupling and disorder on photophysical properties and energy/charge transport in organic materials
Daniel R. Strongin
Physical/Analytical
Surface science, environmental chemistry, nanoscale chemistry, surface chemistry of geochemical materials; catalysis for energy applications
Yugang Sun
Physical/Analytical
Nanomaterials synthesis, nanofabrication, in-situ and operando characterization, plasmonics, nanophotonics, photocatalysis, electrochemical catalysis, electrochemical energy storage, sensing
Ann M. Valentine
Inorganic, Biological
​​Bioinorganic chemistry: hydrolytically sensitive metal ions and how biology handles them. Metal uptake and transport, potential therapeutic applications, and biomineralization.
Rongsheng (Ross) Wang
Biological, Organic
Chemical biology, bioorganic chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry: interdisciplinary approaches to elucidate novel biological mechanisms underlying cancer and inflammatory diseases, and to develop related diagnostic and therapeutic agents
Katherine (Kallie) Willets
Physical/Analytical
Plasmonics; optical microscopy/spectroscopy; electrochemistry; nanoparticle synthesis, fabrication, functionalization
Stephanie L. Wunder
Physical/Analytical
Polymer science, solid electrolytes for energy storage applications, supported lipid bilayer nanoparticles for bioremediation and drug delivery
Michael J. Zdilla
Inorganic
​​Synthetic and mechanistic inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry and crystallography: multi-metal molecular clusters and solid-state systems of fundamental chemical and biological interest, and for energy and materials applications