Materials Synthesis

Faculty in this area focus on bottom-up synthesis approaches guided by strong first principles. Their work intersects with civil engineering faculty studying the fundamental properties of building materials and mechanical engineering faculty developing novel materials for batteries and energy storage. Ongoing research includes molecular design and analysis of nanostructured materials. This interdisciplinary focus draws on expertise in aerosol science and technology, biomaterial synthesis in biomedical engineering, and contributions from the departments of chemistry, biology and physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as science faculty in the Miller School of Medicine.