Materials for Energy & Sustainability

Zeolite-polymer composites for membrane separations
(in collaboration with Profs. Koros, Nair, Jones, Breedveld)

MOF – polymer composites for carbon capture 
(in collaboration with Profs. Sholl, Nair, Jones, Koros, Walton)

Pollen as a renewable filler for high-strength materials

Materials for Sensors & Biotechnology

Nanostructured Cellulose- and Chitin-Based Optical Materials

Pollen Biomimics for Advanced Optics and Encapsulation
(BioPAINTS MURI Project funded by Air Force) 

Polymer-metal nanocomposites for imaging & quantitative bioassays

New Methods for Characterizing Materials & Interfaces

High-throughput and combinatorial screening measurements

AFM colloidal-probe methods for measuring interfacial forces