Nanoscience & Materials

Nanoscience & Materials Chemistry

From the tall to the small, we strive to synthesize and characterize nanoscopic to macroscopic materials. A major goal is to understand the fundamental links among structure, microstructure, composition, properties, reactivity, and function. We collaborate across departments to pull together interdisciplinary teams of students and faculty members that can tackle fundamental and applied materials chemistry challenges. Our researchers gain hands-on experiences with state-of-the-art instrumentation at our excellent facilities.

Many of our students benefit from research opportunities through the NSF Materials Research in Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), and the NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology. In addition, our faculty and students make valuable career connections with industrial partners through participation in the Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and Materials Engineering (IPRIME). 

Research topics encompass:

  • novel organic and inorganic materials synthesis,
  • properties and reactivity of natural and synthetic nanoparticles,
  • hierarchically structured materials,
  • state-of-the-art materials characterization,
  • nanoscience and nanotechnology, and
  • contemporary computational chemistry.

Faculty

portrait of Professor David Blank
CSE Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Professor Chemistry & Chemical Physics
Office
243 Smith Hall
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Professor Philippe Buhlmann
Professor, Chemistry, Chemical Physics
Office
325 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Erin E. Carlson
Professor, Chemistry
Office
341 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Peter Carr
Professor, Chemistry
Office
327 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Christopher Douglas
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Office
568C Kolthoff Hall
portrait of Professor Christopher Ellison
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Office
384 Amundson Hall
portrait of Professor Renee Frontiera
Associate Professor, Director of Chemical Physics
Office
233 Smith Hall
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portrait of Professor Wayne Gladfelter
Professor, Chemistry
Office
241B Smith Hall
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portrait of Professor Jason Goodpaster
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Office
213 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Christy Haynes
Department Head, Professor Chemistry & Chemical Physics
Office
139A Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Marc Hillmyer
Professor, Chemistry
Office
209 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Thomas Hoye
Professor, Chemistry
Office
422 Smith Hall
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Portrait of Professor Timothy Lodge
Regents Professor, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Office
235 Smith Hall
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portrait of Professor Mahesh Mahanthappa
Professor, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Office
389 Amundson Hall
portrait of Professor Kent Mann
Professor, Chemistry
Office
668B Kolthoff Hall
portrait of Professor Aaron Massari
Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor Chemistry & Chemical Physics
Office
245 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Alon McCormick
Professor, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Office
455 Amundson Hall
portrait of Professor Matthew Neurock
Professor, Chemical Physics, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Office
489 Amundson Hall
portrait of Professor Lee Penn
Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Office
225 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Theresa Reineke
Professor, Chemistry
Office
239 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor J. Ilja Siepmann
Professor, Chemistry, Chemical Physics
Office
227 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Andreas Stein
Professor, Chemistry
Office
219 Smith Hall
portrait of Professor Donald Truhlar
Regents Professor, Chemistry, Chemical Physics
Office
247 Smith Hall