Our People - Polymer

Research Interests:

• Characterization And Modelling Of The Behaviour Of Construction Materials
• Smart Pavement Materials And Structures
• Mechanistic Pavement Design Methods
• Optimization Of The Use Of Recycled Materials In Sustainable Infrastructure System
• Sustainable Development
• Life Cycle Analysis

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Research Interests:

• Nano-Biomedical engineering, biochemistry, molecular cell biology

• Colloid and Surface Science (surface chemistry, absorption kinetics, thermodynamics)

• Polymer materials, CO2

• Energy storage and conversion, battery systems and alternative energy

• Drug and gene delivery, genomics

• Lipid bilayer and cell membrane actions

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Research Interests:

• Theoretical molecular biophysics and soft matter (chromosomes, polymers, electrostatics)

• Polymer physics for chromosome organization in a cell

• Confined polymers (chain topology, spatial organization, and dynamics)

• Electrostatic modification of lipid membranes

• Physical basis for cell selectivity of antimicrobial peptides

• Polyelectrolytes and polyampholytes

Research interests:

• Imaging, treatment, and prevention of diseases
• Fabrication and characterization of innovative biomaterials for drug delivery systems (nanoparticles, medical devices, biodegradable films, hydrogels, etc.)
• Vaccine development for protection against HIV and other diseases

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[Waterloo News] February 6, 2019 "Researchers find new treatment for Chlamydia"

[Waterloo News] April 16, 2018 "Developing new way to fight transmission of HIV"

Research Interests:

• Methionine chemistry and biochemestry (amino acid methionine and its roles in proteins, cellular pathways and its functions)

• Bionanomaterials, bionanotechnology (for novel drug carriers, molecular foundations for nanodevices)

• Medicinal chemistry

• Enzymology
• Bioorganic chemistry
• Protein structure and function

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[Daily Bulletin] June 1, 2018, 11 CBB Members Named Outstanding Performance Award Winners

Research Interests:

• Clinical trial design
• Contact lens performance
• Drug delivery
• Ocular biomaterials
• Proteins at interfaces

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• Long-lasting Eye Drop Delivery Platform for Targeted Ocular Delivery Applications

Research Interests:

• Design/discovery of potential therapeutics to target various diseases
• Understanding the structure and pharmacology of membrane proteins
• Development of in silico methods/tools for sequence, structure and functional analysis
• Inferring the structure-function evolution of proteins
• Protein engineering for biotechnology and pharmaceutical applications

[American Chemical Society] January 23, 2012 "Exploring Inhibitor Release Pathways in Histone Deacetylases Using Random Acceleration Molecular Dynamics Simulations"

[Wiley Online Library] July 27, 2013 "Ligand release mechanisms and channels in histone deacetylases"

[Royal Society of Chemistry] December 19, 2013 "A steered molecular dynamics mediated hit discovery for histone deacetylases"

[Nature Methods] May 8, 2017 "ModelFinder: fast model selection for accurate phylogenetic estimates"

[Royal Society of Chemistry] October 24, 2017 "Reverse engineering: transaminase biocatalyst development using ancestral sequence reconstruction"

Research Interests:

• Micro and nano-analytical chemistry
• Micro and nano samples
• Micro-miniaturization (lab-on-a-chip)

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[YouTube] June 7, 2013 "Energy scavenging to power remote sensors"

Research Interests:

• Production of bio-energy (electricity, H2, and CH4) and bio-chemicals from biomass

• Thermodynamic/kinetic analyses on microbial metabolisms in engineered and natural systems

• Microbial ecology in engineered biological systems

• Environmental biotechnology

• Nutrients recovery from organic waste and wastewater

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[Waterloo Stories] March 18, 2014 "Giving people a simple way to test their drinking water"

[Waterloo Stories] May 10, 2013 "Can bacteria create green energy?"

Research Interests:

Development of organic materials and nanomaterials for printed and organic optical and electronic devices

• Environmentally stable polymer semiconductors for biological and chemical sensors in applications in smart food packaging, health care devices, wearable electronics, etc.
• Polymers derived from biologically active compounds for biological and biochemical sensors
• Electrically highly conductive polymers for thermoelectrics, batteries, and solar cells
• Low-temperature processable metal nanoparticle conductive inks
• P-type and n-type high charge carrier mobility small molecules and p-conjugated polymers for organic field effect transistors, which have applications in RFIDs and displays
• Novel synthetic chemistry for conjugated polymers
• Single-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene

Design, fabrication, and characterization of organic electronics

• Chemical/biosensors​
• Organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) or organic filed effect transistors (OTFTs)
• Small molecule and polymer bulk-heterojunction photovoltaics (OPV) (solar cells)
• Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC)
• Perovskite solar cells
• Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)
• Photodiode and phototransistor based organic/polymer photodetectors

​Office of Research - Technology Transfer & Commercialization:

• N-Type Organic Semiconductor Formulations, Devices

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Research Interests:

• Polymer Science and Engineering
• Renewable polymers: Processing and Chemical Modifications
• Polymer blends, composites and nanocomposites

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Research Interests:

• Membrane filtration process (microfiltration; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis)

• Food proteins, processes, sustainability (concentration; separation; fractionation, water and waste minimization)

• Protein recovery and purification

• Enzyme reaction engineering

• Health food product development and processing

• Thermal food processes (baking; drying; ultra-high temperature; pasteurization; sterilization)

• Diffusion transport in biomaterials and polymeric films

Research Interests:

• Flexible, wearable energy storage and sensing technologies
• Graphene production and post-processing techniques
• Directed assembly of 2D nanomaterials at the air-water interface
• Bottom-up assembly approaches for energy storage, sensing and electrocatalysis
• Supercapacitors
• Next generation batteries
• Electrochemical sensors
• ​Thin films and membranes
• Nano-materials

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Office of Research - Technology Transfer & Commercialization:

• Film Forming Process

Research Interests:

• Sea water desalination, hydrogen production for fuel cells, CO2 recovery from fossil fuel power plants

• Membrane processes, catalysis, organic or inorganic nanoparticles

• Porous materials, materials and sol-gel integrative chemistry

• Nanostructures and superlattices

• Sustainable processes

• Microemulsions

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[YouTube Lecture] September 29, 2014 "Biofuels and Waste Management"

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Research Interests:

• Enhanced drug delivery systems, gene therapy

• Associative polymers for environmentally friendly coatings

• Sustainable nanomaterials (cellulose nanocrystals)

• Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) and stimuli responsive polymeric systems

• Polymer-surfactant interactions

• Magnetic nanoparticles for novel separation processes

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Research Interests:

• Medicinal chemistry/enzymology (treatment of prostate and breast cancer, diabetes)

• Nanomedicine; development of novel antibiotics

• Bionanomaterials; synthetic polymers and methodologies

• Peptide, charbohydrate, nucleoside and nucleotide chemistry

[Daily Bulletin] June 1, 2018, 11 CBB Members Named Outstanding Performance Award Winners

[Science News] February 4, 2015 "Chemists develop new method to improve the discovery of antibiotics"

Research Interests:

• Renewable energy technologies
• Biofuel combustion, biomass gasification, combustion generated particulates
• CO2 capture and storage
• Synthesis, characterization and applications of nanomaterial
• Developing nanothermite and energetic nanocomposites
• EPD fabrication of nanotube and nanowire based electrodes for advanced energy devices
• Engineering thermodynamics
• Energy conversion

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Research Interests:

• Gene therapy and drug delivery systems (prostate and ovarian cancer treatment)

• Polymeric nanomaterials, biopolymers

• Novel surface active compounds (gemini surfactants)

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[Daily Bulletin] June 1, 2018, 11 CBB Members Named Outstanding Performance Award Winners

[CBB researcher story] July 21, 2015 "Vectors for gene therapy and improving drug solubility"

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Research Interests:

• Stem cells, nanofabrication and advancement of biomaterials in healthcare technologies to repair, replace or regenerate damaged tissue and organ structures

• Fabrication and application of nano-structure for biomedical applications in neural, vascular, and cornea tissue engineering

• ​Biomaterial approach to study ex-vivo pluripotent stem cell expansion

• Modulation of cell behavior with nanotopography

• Topography-regulation of stem cells lineage commitment and differentiation

• Differentiation of adult and pluripotent stem cells with nanotopography

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Research Interests:

• Biopharmaceuticals (therapeutics, treatment of autoimmune diseases, prevent rejection of organ transplants)

• Industrial biomanufacturing and biotechnology (fermentation, food ingredients, enzymes, biofuels)

• Environmental management (bioremediation of carcinogenic environmental pollutants, filtration, chromatography)

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[YouTube Lecture] September 29, 2014 "Biofuels and Waste Treatment"

[YouTube Lecture] September 19, 2013 "Industrial Biotechnology: Current developments and trends"

[UW Eng-e-news] August 14, 2013 "Engineering Life-enhancing research"

[Waterloo Stories] May 3, 2013 "Can bacteria help create a cheaper fuel for our cars?"

[CBB researcher story] December 6, 2012 "Bringing Bioengineering and Biotechnology to its Fullest Potential"

Research Interests:

• Bionanomaterials and “soft” interfaces

• Biomimetic adhesion, bio-integrated devices

• Nanoparticles synthesis, functionalization and dispersion, nanocomposites

• Polymers, interfacial phenomena and surface chemistry

• Advanced coating and adhesive bonding technology

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[Waterloo Stories] December 16, 2016 "New Gecko Gripper can be used in manufacturing and medicine"

[YouTube Video] June 11, 2015 "Zebra Mussel-inspired Electrically Conductive Polymer Nanofiber"

[Waterloo Stories] September 16, 2013 "Waterloo researcher is developing nano-glue for electronics"

Office of Research - Technology Transfer & Commercialization:

• Underwater "Superglue"

Research Interests:

• Microjoining (wire bonding, laser & resistance microwelding, etc.) for medical and electronics applications

• Nanojoining (laser joining, soldering, etc.) for sensing and biomedical applications

• Brazing/soldering (diffusion brazing, ceramic/metal bonding, etc.) for aerospace, automotive and electronics applications

• Welding (laser, resistance welding, etc.) for automotive applications

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Canada Research Chair in Advanced Materials Joining and Processing [Canada Research Chair Profile]

[Office of Research News] May 8, 2018 Waterloo researchers named Canada Research Chairs