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headshot of Thomas Schutzius Thomas Schutzius
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
nanoscale transport phenomena, micro/nanofabrication techniques, interfacial optical methods, thermodynamic and interfacial modeling
Kwabena Bediako in lab Kwabena Bediako
Dept of Chemistry
inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, heterogeneous catalysis, electrochemistry, quantum transport, optoelectronics, low-dimensional and nanoscale structures
James Evans J. W. Evans
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
production of materials, particularly fluid flow, reaction kinetics, mass transport, electrochemical, electromagnetic phenomena governing processes for producing materials, metals, storing energy
Ashok Ajoy Ashok Ajoy
Dept of Chemistry
physical chemistry, nanoscale NMR spectroscopy
headshot of Van P. Carey Van P. Carey
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
mechanical engineering, use of machine learning to develop high performance energy conversion and thermal management technologies, micro-to-nanoscale modeling of the thermophysics of multiphase systems, waste plastic transport in environmental watersheds, waste plastic recycling
Ke Xu in lab with instrumentation in foreground. Ke Xu
Dept of Chemistry
biophysical chemistry, cell biology at the nanoscale, super-resolution microscopy, single-molecule spectroscopy
headshot of Yoram Rubin Yoram Rubin
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
risk assessment, hydrogeology, contaminant transport, geostatistics
Nitash Balsara in his lab Nitash P. Balsara
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
electrochemical energy conversion, polymer properties, small angle scattering, nanoscale and microscale sciences
Headshot of Shimon Kolkowitz Shimon Kolkowitz
Dept of Physics
precision measurements, nanoscale sensing, precision metrology, timekeeping, tests of relativity, quantum sensing, quantum
headshot of Evan Variano Evan Variano
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
fluid mechanics, turbulence, wetlands, imaging, plankton, sediment transport
Ahmet Yildiz Ahmet Yildiz
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
Dept of Physics
single molecule biophysics, molecular motors, intracellular transport, microtubules
Amy E. Herr in foreground with microfluidic data in background Amy Herr
Dept of Bioengineering
microfluidics, bioanalytical separations, diagnostics, electrokinetic transport, engineering design
Joseph Orenstein in lab Joseph Orenstein
Dept of Physics
optical properties of quantum materials, magnetism, superconductivity, spin transport
David Steigmann David J. Steigmann
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
finite elasticity, mechanics, continuum, shell theory, variational methods, stability, surface stress, capillary phenomena, mechanics of thin films
Bryan D. McCloskey Bryan D. McCloskey
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
electrochemical energy storage, electrocatalysis, molecular and ionic transport through polymers
Dan Stamper-Kurn in laboratory Dan Stamper-Kurn
Dept of Physics
atomic physics, the use of ultra-cold neutral atoms, studies of microscopic and macroscopic quantum phenomena, cavity quantum electrodynamics, Bose-Einstein condensation, precision and quantum measurement
Madison Douglas standing in streambed from website Madison Douglas
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
landscape evolution, permafrost environments, periglacial geomorphology, Earth's surface, sediment transport
Joel Moore Joel Moore
Dept of Physics
physics, condensed matter theory, electron-electron interactions, zero-temperature phase transitions, interaction effects in nanoscale devices, quantum phase transitions
Laurel Larsen Laurel Larsen
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dept of Geography
hydroecology, geomorphology, complex systems, restoration ecology, environmental modeling, wetlands, sediment transport, environmental fluid mechanics
Gabor A. Somorjai Gabor A. Somorjai
Dept of Chemistry
physical chemistry, catalysis, surface science, low-energy electron diffraction, solid state chemistry, macroscopic surface phenomena, adhesion, lubrication, biocompatibility, bonding, reactivity at solid surfaces, scanning tunneling
Randy Schekman Randy Schekman
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
saccharomyces cerevisiae, human cells, including stem cells, organelle assembly, intracellular protein transport, extracellular vesicles and exosomes, neurodegenrative disease(1551)
M. Reza Alam M. Reza Alam
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
Theoretical Fluid Dynamics, Nonlinear Wave Mechanics, ocean and coastal waves phenomena, ocean renewable energy (wave, Tide and Offshore Wind Energy), Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, Fluid Flow Control, ocean renewable energy
Michael Zuerch in front of vacuum chamber. Michael W. Zuerch
Dept of Chemistry
collective phenomena in material, chemical material dynamics in surfaces and interfaces, symmetry-broken states and their emergence in condensed-phase systems, dynamical properties in artificial and correlated superlattices, ultrafast spectroscopy from THz to X-rays
David Sedlak standing in pool with sculpture to his right. David L. Sedlak
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
fate and transport of and transformation of chemicals in the aquatic environment, water reuse and water recycling, urban water infrastructure, engineered treatment wetlands
Headshot of Jeffrey Neaton Jeffrey Neaton
Dept of Physics
condensed matter theory, Materials Physics, nanoscience, physical chemistry, Electronic Structure Theory, Transport, Hard-Soft Interfaces, Complex Oxides, renewable energy, energy conversion
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