Materials Research Outreach Symposium 2006 Preliminary list of participating UCSB faculty and areas of interest
Faculty Bazan, Gui Department(s) Chemistry, Materials Interests Organometallic catalysis of olefin polymerizations, synthesis of conjugated emissive polymers and their use in new devices, water soluble conjugated polymers for optically amplified biosensors. Synthesis, characterization and properties of inorganic materials, including molecular sieve catalysts, optical and magnetic systems. Synthesis, characterization, and applications of self-assembled surfactant, block copolymer, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials, with emphases on molecular level investigations by NMR spectroscopy. Crystal engineering. Our goal is to develop models and methods for prediction and control of crystal properties, especially, polymorph, shape, and size or size distribution. Theory and simulation of macromolecular structure and properties; copolymers (block and random), phase transitions and surfaces and interfaces. Electronic materials, molecular beam epitaxy, nanostructures, Terahertz materials, thermoelectric materials, solid state devices. Highly enhanced NMR using electron-nuclear double resonance for the study of dilute species and dynamics including gas-phase sensors, guesthost interactions and surfaces, development of portable NMR device for analysis of small quantities by enhanced NMR, monitoring of blood coagulation by NMR spectroscopy, imaging and rheology. Synthetic Polymer Chemistry, Nanotechnology and Materials science Goal is to integrate fundamental studies with the development of nanostructured materials for advanced properties and functions in microelectronics and biotechnology. Thin films, membranes and microstructured fluids, surface and interface phenomena, adhesion, friction, colloid systems, surface forces, biointeractions and bio-lubrication. RNA tectonics and programmable biomaterials. Computing supramolecular architectures with RNA. Design and engineering of programmable self-assembling bio-composite nano-architectures. Deciphering the language of RNA assembly and folding for playing Lego with RNA. Microscopic and molecular aspects of fracture of polymers, diffusion in polymers, polymer surfaces, interfaces and thin films. Block copolymer structure and properties. Theories of nonequilibrium phenomena, especially deformation and failure of noncrystalline solids such as metallic glasses and related materials. Dynamics and thermodynamics of the glass transition. Complex fluids: the behavior of complex fluids in flow, including molecular rheology of branched polymers; multiphase materials such as immiscible blends and foams with particulate or copolymer additives; liquid crystalline polymers in shear.
Cheetham, Tony Chmelka, Brad
Materials, Chemistry Chemical Engineering
Doherty, Mike
Chemical Engineering
Fredrickson, Glenn
Chemical Engineering, Materials Materials Chemistry & Biochemistry
Gossard, Art Han, Song-I
Hawker, Craig
Materials, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Israelachvili, Jacob
Chemical Engineering, Materials Chemistry & Biochemistry, Biomolecular Science & Engineering
Jaeger, Luc
Kramer, Ed
Materials, Chemical Engineering Physics
Langer, James
Leal, Gary
Chemical Engineering
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Materials Research Outreach Symposium 2006 Preliminary list of participating UCSB faculty and areas of interest
Faculty Morse, Daniel E. Department(s) Interests
Inst. for Collab. Bio-inspired routes to novel materials; biotechnology; biomolecular Biotechnologies; Molec. Bio.; materials. Proteins, genes and molecular mechanisms controlling BMSE nanofabrication of semiconductors, optical materials and and highperformance composites; novel routes to nanofabrication based on biomolecular mechanisms. "Silicon Biotechnology". Bio-inspired routes to novel materials; biotechnology; biomolecular materials. Proteins, genes and molecular mechanisms controlling nanofabrication of semiconductors, optical materials and and high-performance composites; novel routes to nanofabrication based on biomolecular mechanisms. "Silicon Biotechnology". Chemistry and Biochemistry Chemistry and Biochemistry Surface science, fabrication and application of nanowires and other nanostructures, chemical and biological sensors, surface-enhanced Raman. Photophysics and electronic properties of novel organic and metal-organic hybrid materials for applications in nanotechnology; charge transport in one-dimensional organic nanostructures, self-assemblies, organic single crystals, thin films, and metal-organic hybrid systems; charge injection at metal-organic interface and chemistry of the interface; photophysics and applications of carbon nanotube-based composite materials, organic photovoltaics. Soft condensed matter theory; biomembranes; Coulomb effects in biophysics; conjugated polymers; polyelectrolytes; hydrophobic effect. BioMolecular engineering; electronic and optical biosensors with the goal of rapid, multi-analyte point-of-care diagnostic devices. Design of structural switches, (re)design of structure and function of proteins, bio-inspired nanotechnology, x-ray crystallography.
Moskovits, Martin Nguyen, Quyen
Pincus, Phil Plaxco, Kevin Sagermann, Martin Saleh, Omar A.
Physics, Materials, BMSE Chemistry & Biochemistry, BMSE Chemistry & Biochemistry
Materials, Biomolecular Science Biophysics and Biomaterials: Manipulation and mechanics of single and Engineering biomolecules; DNA/protein interactions; force generation and motor proteins; applications of micro- and nano-fabrication to biological measurements. Materials, Physics, BMSE Chemical Engineering, Chemistry Biomolecular materials, membranes, proteins, DNA and peptide complexes - X-ray and optical characterization methods. Heterogeneous catalyst design for selective oxidation, metathesis, oligomerization and polymerization of olefins; use of surface organometallic chemistry to define catalytic mechanisms and catalyst support characterization; chemical vapor deposition and atomic layer epitaxy of catalytic thin films. Inorganic Materials Chemistry: Developing toolboxes for the rational design of novel magnetic materials. Also /material patterns/ including nanoparticulate materials (specifically magnetic oxide nanoparticles) and macroporous materials/ Theoretical study of the fundamental physics behind novel and potentially useful phenomena in magnetic and electronic materials. Development of theoretical and computational methods. Design of contraindicated multifunctional materials.
Safinya, Cyrus Scott, Susannah
Seshadri, Ram
Materials
Spaldin, Nicola
Materials
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Materials Research Outreach Symposium 2006 Preliminary list of participating UCSB faculty and areas of interest
Faculty Jim Speck Stemmer, Susanne Stucky, Galen Department(s) Materials Materials Chemistry, Materials Interests Electronic materials: growth, microstructural evolution, relation between growth, morphology, physical properties and device performance. Structure-Property Relationships, Thin Oxides, Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy. Molecular assembly of nanoscale to macroscale components of composite systems; the interface of inorganics with biomolecules and the cardiovascular system; chemistry associated with the efficient utilization of energy resources; gradient materials and interfaces; understanding Nature's routes to organic/inorganic bioassembly. Surface modification, functionalization of surfaces, adhesion, friction, lubrication, biomaterials development, bioadhesion. First-principles studies of electronic materials: doping, defects, surfaces and interfaces. Interactions of hydrogen with materials, storage and generation.
Tirrell, Matthew Van de Walle, Chris
Chemical Engineering, Materials Materials
Waite, Herbert Wodtke, Alec
Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Biomolecular materials, high performance lightweight materials, BMSE bioadhesion, biomesogens and mesophases Chemistry and Biochemistry Heterogeneous Catalysis and Surface Photochemistry – The Goal is to develop a basic understanding of new approaches to chemical catalysis with special emphasis on ways to utilize solar light to power new chemistry
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