Nanoscience and Nanomaterials

Nanoscience and Nanomaterials involves the making and studying of materials and their properties from the nanoscale to bulk or extended solid-state structures.

Nanoscience is a fascinating field where reducing matter to the nanometer scale reveals remarkable properties distinct from their larger, bulk counterparts.

Research Topics

  • Nanoporous materials for heterogeneous catalysis
  • Nanomaterials for electrochemical sensing and electrocatalysis
  • Self-assembly of nanocrystals
  • Semiconductors and quantum dots
  • Synthesis of rare-earth free nanomagnetic materials
  • Nanoporous organic polymers (POPs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs)
  • Quantum dot thin film fabrication and optoelectronic device integration
  • Self-supported assembly of metal and semiconductor nanoparticles
  • Heterogeneous catalysis on graphene
  • Laser synthesis of nanomaterials, nanoclusters and nanoparticles

Faculty

Indika Arachchige

Indika U. Arachchige, Ph.D.

Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions

and Professor

Quantum dots

metal/semiconductor aerogels

metal phosphides nanocatalysts

Everett Carpenter

Everett Carpenter, Ph.D.

Co-Director of the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Program

and Professor

Inorganic chemistry

additive manufacturing

magnetic materials

Maryanne Collinson

Maryanne M. Collinson, Ph.D.

Department Chair

and John B. Fenn Professor in Chemistry

Nanomaterials

chromatography

electrochemical sensing

Hani El-Kaderi

Hani El-Kaderi, Ph.D.

Professor

inorganic chemistry

porous organic polymers

covalent organic frameworks

Samy El-Shall

M. Samy El-Shall, Ph.D.

Mary Eugenia Kapp Chair in Chemistry

and Professor

Nanoscience

molecular clusters

graphene and carbon nanotubes

Katharine Tibbetts

Katharine Moore Tibbetts, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Nanoscience

laser synthesis

ultrafast dissociation dynamics