Interfacial phenomena, colloids, and porous media

Ioannis (John) Chatzis

Pore structure characterization; enhanced oil recovery; modelling two-phase flow in porous media; contaminant transport in porous media.

Pu Chen

Nanotechnology; biomaterials; biomedical engineering; drug and gene delivery; colloid and surface science; interfacial engineering; polymer and biopolymer synthesis.

Zhongwei Chen

Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials: electrocatalysis; composite membranes; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; alkaline fuel cells; lithium ion batteries; zinc-air batteries; clear water and clear energy technology.

Michael Fowler

Design and testing of fuel cells and associated materials; reliability modeling; 'green energy'; hydrogen energy systems; environmental management; conductive polymer blends.

Frank Gu

Development of self-assembled polymeric nanoparticles for the delivery of conventional small molecule therapeutic agents. Our technology aims to improve the therapeutic index of currently available drugs by optimizing their efficacy and toxicity, and to improve the solubility and stability of drug entities that have been stalled in preclinical trials because of suboptimal biochemical properties. Also specialize in designing and optimizing the processes in nanoparticle manufacturing, which include particle formation, collection, drying and sterilization.

Marios Ioannidis

Transport and capillary phenomena in porous materials; characterization of the porous microstructure.

Yuning Li

Printable nanoparticle-based semiconductors and conductors; p-type, n-type, and ambipolar organic and polymeric semiconductors; Organic Thin Film Transistors (OTFTs); organic photovoltaics (solar cells, photodetectors, etc.); Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs); nanophase separation; nanocomposites.

Rajinder Pal

Rheology of dispersions (emulsions, suspensions, emulsions with added solids); flow of dispersions in pipelines and other process equipment; stability and demulsification of oil/water emulsions; column flotation; flow measurement of multi-phase fluids.

Mark Pritzker

Electrochemistry of metallurgical and aqueous systems; modeling of hydrometallurgical and electrochemical processes; industrial wastewater treatment. 

Michael K.C. Tam

Nano-structured systems from templating process; enhanced drug delivery systems; Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP); stimuli responsive polymeric systems; polymer-surfactant interactions; associative polymers for environmentally friendly coatings; magnetic nanoparticles for novel separation processes.

Ting Tsui

Nanofabrication using electron beam lithography; small scale mechanical properties; fracture of thin films and 3D structures; interface chemistry; extreme low-k dielectrics; super strong materials.

Aiping Yu

Synthesis of novel nanostructured materials for energy storage, such as supercapacitor and battery; study and model the long time durability of these devices; engineering the interface of filler materials for multi-functional polymer composites.

Boxin Zhao

Biomimetic micro/nano-technology; adhension, surface forces and contact dynamics; polymers, interfacial phenomena and surface chemistry; pulp and paper science and engineering.