Research Groups

The Abrams group uses molecular simulations to address questions in biological and materials sciences primarily centered on structure/function relationships. The group has made efforts to develop and implement new molecular s...

The Alvarez Research Group focuses on a unique blend of soft matter physics, polymer dynamics, molecular rheology, and interfacial transport/mechanics. Their efforts concentrate on making key connections between fundamental p...

The Baxter research group focuses on materials, interfaces, processing, and physical and chemical phenomena related to photovoltaics (PV). This group has developed new materials with improved properties as PV absorbers and bu...

The Cairncross research group is working on topics related to renewable polymers and renewable fuels. In addition, Professor Cairncross teaches courses on renewable energy, sustainable engineering and design, and is involved...

The Fafarman lab is developing new chemistries and new processes for the fabrication of high-performance optoelectronic materials from colloidal nanocrystalline building blocks. The group introduced a class of compact, inorga...

The Kalra group combines experiments and meso-scale simulations to study structure-property-performance correlation in nanofiber-based novel materials for energy storage and conversion devices, including fuel cells, super-cap...

The Snyder group strives to fully understand the nature of the electrocatalytic site and how its properties may be adjusted to optimize interaction with reactants/intermediates yielding improved catalyst activity and selectiv...

The Soroush group is currently conducting research in Polymer Reaction Engineering, Process Risk Assessment and Fault Detection, and Solar Cell Modeling and Optimization. In Polymer Reaction Engineering, the Soroush group...

The Tang lab's research mission is to advance the fundamental understanding of physical and chemical phenomena in ways that improve the lifetime, performance, and cost of electrochemical energy systems. Broadly, we improve de...