Materials/Energy Research Groups

Anderson, Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus
Experiments and theory for low temperatured, light-activated chemical vapor deposition, achromatic focusing of molecules with expernal electric fields, discrete orthoganol polynomials in molecular collision theory, fractal geometry structural measures for large molecules

Benjamin, Professor of Chemistry & Department Chair
Theoretical chemistry, molecular dynamics of chemical reactions in liquids and at interfaces

Chen, Professor of Chemistry
Synthesis, characterization, and manipulation of novel functional nanomaterials (metals and semiconductors); their long-range ordered assemblies and related nanoscale electron transfer; applications in fuel cells, photovoltaics and electronic devices

Li, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Materials chemistry, nanomaterials, solar energy conversion applications, nanoscale electronics and photonics

Oliver, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Materials chemistry, microporous materials, polymer templating, self-assembled monolayers for thin film devices

Zhang, Professor of Chemistry
Design, synthesis, characterization and application of nanomaterials, including semiconductor, metal, and metal oxides; femtosecond laser and optical spectroscopy; ultrafast dynamics in condensed phases and at interfaces; solar energy conversion and hydrogen generation and storage; cancer biomarker detection.