Welcome to the Waterloo Polymer Physics/Soft Matter Group website

In our group, we are interested in the properties of soft materials in highly confined geometries. Our samples often take the form of polymeric materials as these macromolecules exhibit unique physical qualities. The geometries may be in the form of a thin film or it may be a region near a surface or interface. The study of soft materials in such geometries provides a challenge to our understanding of material properties and continues to supply us with a wide range of interesting problems to study.