For novel materials to be useful to society, they must be economical to manufacture. This is the reason why our departmental research efforts focus not only on the design and synthesis of materials at the molecular and nanometer scales, but also on the development and optimization of processes to manufacture these materials for commercial applications.
The behavior of liquid-phase reactors and the rheological properties of nanostructured fluids are very important for large-scale production and processing of nanomaterials like quantum dots or carbon nanotubes. Because many of the applications involve interfacial behavior, it is also important that we study the behavior of fluids at interfaces to improve separations, to enhance or limit molecular transport, and to develop chemical sensors for various applications.
Meet the Faculty in this Area
- Sibani Lisa Biswal
- Walter Chapman
- Glen C. Irvin, Jr.
- Frederick MacKintosh
- Amanda Marciel
- Aditya Mohite
- Matteo Pasquali
- Thomas Senftle
- Rafael Verduzco
- Haotian Wang
- Michael Wong
- Kyriacos Zygourakis
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