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IPrime
Industrial Partnership for Research in
Interfacial and Materials Engineering
IPRIME
Industrial
Partnership for
Research in
Interfacial and
Materials
Engineering
IPrime
Industrial Partnership for Research in
Interfacial and Materials Engineering
IPRIME History
• CIE (Center for Interfacial Engineering)
– Funded by NSF from 1988 to 1999
– Industrial outreach
• Ongoing industrial interest justified new
organization
• IPrime (Industrial Partnership for Interfacial
and Materials Engineering)
– Legacy organization from CIE
IPrime
Industrial Partnership for Research in
Interfacial and Materials Engineering
IPrime is
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A University−Industry Partnership based
on Two-Way Knowledge Exchange
Highly Interdisciplinary (44 faculty in 9 departments)
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Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Chemistry
Physics
Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Pharmaceutics
“Knowledge is one. Its division into subjects is a concession to human weakness.”
- Halford Mackinder
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Curiosity-Driven Research is Pre-Competitive and Non-Proprietary
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Focus on fundamental science that underlie industrial products and
processes
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7 Interdisciplinary Research Programs
IPrime
Industrial Partnership for Research in
Interfacial and Materials Engineering
7 Research Programs
• Biocatalysis and Biotechnology (BB)
• Biomaterials and Pharmaceutical Materials (BPM)
• Coating Process Fundamentals (CPF)
• Electronic Materials and Devices (EMD)
• Flexible Electronics and Photovoltaics (FEP)
• Microstructured Polymers (MP)
• Nanostructural Materials and Processes (NMP)
IPrime
Industrial Partnership for Research in
Interfacial and Materials Engineering
Members over the Globe
Europe
France (1) Total
Germany (3) BASF, Henkel,
Evonik
Japan (5)
Japan (5)
Asahi
Dai Nippon Printing
INOAC
Nitto
Toray
Johannesburg, South
Africa (1) Sappi
Saudi Arabia (1) SABIC
IPrime
Industrial Partnership for Research in
Interfacial and Materials Engineering
IPrime Member Companies
Teknapack,
Inc.
IPrime
Industrial Partnership for Research in
Interfacial and Materials Engineering
Industrial Support
Contributions over $1,500,000 per year from 40+ companies
• Sponsor Membership ($50,000 per year)
- Participation in up to 4 research programs
- Opportunity to utilize Industrial Fellow Program
- Representative on the Policy and Planning Board (PPB)
• Affiliate Membership ($40,000 per year)
- Participation in one 1 research program, no Industrial Fellow
• Small company option
- $7,500 minimum or
- 0.03% of sales per year, up to $40,000
IPrime
Industrial Partnership for Research in
Interfacial and Materials Engineering
Why IPrime?
 Partnership
 Future employees
 Facilities
 Technology Transfer
IPrime
Industrial Partnership for Research in
Interfacial and Materials Engineering
Partnership
Companies
Faculty & Students
• Scientific exchange with
academic sector
• Ready source of “hard
problems”
• Influence research
directions
• Funding support
• Leverage government
funding (NSF, NIH, DOE)
• Portal/referral to other U
resources/capabilities
• Industrial Fellows
• Technology
implementation
• Fosters faculty
interactions
• Industrial Fellows
IPrime Industrial Fellows (9)
Companypany
Name
Research
Faculty
Asahi Kasei
Ryo Katayama
Start date: 5/11/2015
Lorraine Francis
Boston Scientific
Ed Kopesky
Characterizing the Semi-Crystalline Morphology and
Thermomechanical Properties of Biaxially Oriented Poly(LLactide)
Chris Macosko
Cabot
Arthur Scholz
Development of AFM techniques for studying interactions
between polymers nanoparticles
Cabot
Limeng Chen
Investigation of the destruction and recovery of conductive
particle network in polycarbonate under shear deformation
Chris Macosko
Dai Nippon
TBD (6/1/2015)
TBD (6/1/2015)
Lorraine Francis
Ecolab
David Castro
Microrheology to explore polymer structural effects on
viscosity development
Lorraine Francis
INOAC
Yoshihisa Takamori
Controlling the morphology of cocontinuous porous polymer
sheets
Chris Macosko
Nitto
Koki Tomioka
Numerical simulation of viscoelastic flows in a film forming
process
Satish Kumar
Upsher-Smith
Dave DeGrio
Evaluation of 3D printing for the pharmaceutical industry
Lorraine Francis
Toray
Yu Abe
An Analysis of the Drying State in Multi-layer Coating
Lorraine Francis
Valspar
TBD
TBD
Lorraine Francis
Greg Haugstad
IPrime
Industrial Partnership for Research in
Interfacial and Materials Engineering
Future Employees
Companies
Faculty & Students
• Early access to PhD students
• Early student access to
employers
• Most graduates work at
IPrime companies
• Learn industrial research
process and interactions
• Hone communication skills
• Resumes distributed
Annual Meeting Poster Session
IPrime
Industrial Partnership for Research in
Interfacial and Materials Engineering
Supporting Facilities
Companies
Faculty and Students
• CharFac*
• In-kind equipment contributions
(training + analysis)
• Imaging Center*
• Industrial utilization of facilities
• Polymer Characterization Facility*
(rheology)
• Polymer Synthesis
• Coating Process and Visualization Lab
• Tissue Mechanics*
*Discount for IPrime members
University of Minnesota Characterization Facility
• ~$18 million of equipment (replacement value):
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Electron microscopy (TEM/SEM/analytical/cryo)
X-ray scattering (wide and small angle)
Proximal probes (AFM/profilometry/nanoindent.)
Surface analytical (XPS/Auger/contact angle)
Chemical spectroscopy (Raman/FTIR/+3D)
Thin film analysis (RBS & related, ellipsometry)
• 13 experts, analytical methods & sample prep
• ~600 research users/yr, ~100 external
• 130 faculty users from ~35 UMN departments/units
• >250 students/yr, for-credit classes & short courses
• 40-50 companies and 20-25 external academic institutions per yr
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Hard/soft materials, liquids, biological
Expert analytical services
Custom methods
Industry collaborations
Workshops and short courses
Greg Haugstad, Director
www.charfac.umn.edu
CharFac Instrumentation
Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopes (10)
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JEOL 6500 FE-SEM (BS, EDS, EBSD, cathodolum.)
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JEOL 6700 FE-SEM (high-res.)
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Hitachi S-900 FE-SEM (cryo, in-lens high-res., BS)
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Hitachi S-4700 FE-SEM (cryo, BS)
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JEOL 1200 TEM (bio)
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FEI Tecnai G2 Spirit Bio-Twin (cryo/bio)
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FEI T12 TEM (EDS)
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FEI Tecnai G2 F30 FEG-TEM (EF-TEM, cryo/bio, 2-axis tilt for
tomog.)
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FEI Tecnai G2 F30 and Titan aberration-corrected FEG-TEMs (EDX,
EELS, STEM, HAADF,...)
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Two full suites of specimen prep tools (SEM/TEM) for hard and soft
materials, biological; two cryomicrotomes
Proximal probes: AFM, nanoindentors & related (10)
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Two Bruker Nanoscope V Multimode 8’s (PeakForce QNM, EFM,
MFM, KPFM, FMM, force volume), nPoint closed loop scanner
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Two Agilent 5500’s; closed loop scanner; inverted light microscope;
T, RH control, easy liquid cell; multifrequency
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Digital pulsed force mode add-on , LabView and custom methods
developed in-house: setpoint ramping, shear modulation
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Hysitron Triboindentor + new transducer, Picoindentor (inside TEM
to view deformation/fracture), Triboscope
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Agilent Nanoindentor XP (oscillatory loading, storage/loss)
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Custom-built micromechanical tester (MMT)
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Tencor stylus profilometer (up to 14’’ wide, 2” thick samples)
Visible light analysis & imaging
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Woollam Spectroscopic Ellipsometer (film thickness and optical
constant characterization over λ=200-1100 nm)
Nikon light microscope - bright/dark field, polarization, phase,
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fluorescence, differential interference contrast (DIC)
X-ray Diffraction & Scattering (11)
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Bruker AXS (Siemens) D5005 XRD
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Siemens D500 X-Ray XRD (multi-sample changer)
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Scintag XDS 2000 Theta-Theta XRD; broad temp. control
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Bruker AXS microdiffractometer with 2D detector
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Pananalytical X’pert Pro high-angular resolution XRD
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Bruker D8 Advance XRD with temperature and humidity
control
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Bruker D8 Discover 2D microdiffractometer
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Laue diffractometer (crystal orientation)
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2D SAXS, 2 meter line
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2D SAXS, 6 meter line; in-line DSC, rheometer, mechanical
strain, temp. stage
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SAXSess (wide- and small-angle scattering)
Ion Beam Analysis (elemental composition, depth profiles)
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Rutherford backscattering (RBS); FReS, PIXE/PIGE, NRA
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NEC 5.1 MeV accelerator, He+, He++ and H+ beams
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Goniometer for channeling
Surface analytical (elemental, chemical) & depth profiles
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X-ray photoelecton spectrometers (XPS/ESCA),
monochromated/small spot/angle resolved (SSI)
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Auger spectroscopy (AES; scanning and depth profiling)
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Micro contact angle system
Vibrational spectroscopy (chemical, 3D imaging)
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Nicolet FTIR spectrometer (DTGS and MCT detectors),
Transm., Refl., ATR, DRIFTS; FTIR microscope
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Witec confocal Raman spectrometer/microscope (514-nm
and 752-nm lasers); full spectroscopic imaging in XY and XZ
(not shown: ~30 ancillaries & specimen prep tools)
Details at www.charfac.umn.edu/instruments
CharFac Technical Staff (10 FTE)
Oversee instruments, develop capabilities, and provide expert
analytical services, training/assistance, and consultation.
Electron microscopy
X-ray scattering
Proximal probes
Vibrational spectros.
Surface Analytical
Thin film analysis
Chris Frethem
SEM (cryo and bio emphasis)
Dr. Bob Hafner
High-contrast and cryo TEM (bio, polymers)
Dr. Greg Haugstad
SPM/AFM, Ion beam analysis (RBS, PIXE, FReS & related)
Dr. Bing Luo
Confocal Raman/FTIR, XPS/Auger
Dr. Klaus Wormuth
XRD, micro-contact angle, confocal Raman/FTIR, ellipsometry
Dr. Jason Myers
FEG-TEM (HR/STEM/EDS/EELS), FIB
Dr. John Nelson
Nano/micro-mechanical, profilometry
Alice Ressler
Basic TEM, Bio EM specimen prep, (cryo)microtomy
Linda Sauer
XRD / SAXS
Dr. Nick Seaton
Materials SEM, EDS/EBSD/cathodoluminescence
Dr. Jake Warner
SAXS, SPM/AFM, cryo-SEM
Dr. Wei Zhang
Cryo FEG-TEM, 3D reconstruction, tomography
Fang Zhou
Bio EM specimen prep, TEM (bio), (cryo)microtomy
students
Contact
Information
atellipsometry
www.charfac.umn.edu/staff
Training
in FTIR,
IPrime
Industrial Partnership for Research in
Interfacial and Materials Engineering
Technology Transfer
Annual Meeting*(May 26 – 28, 2015)
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Workshops
Program Reviews
Two-Night Poster Session
Plenary Luncheon
TAC & PPB Meetings
*Free to
members
Mid-Year Workshops*
o Medical Coatings (BPM, CPF & MP) Jan 13, 2015
o 2D Materials (EMD, OEI & REM) Jan 14, 2015
o Nanoparticle Safety (NMP) Jan 15, 2015
Website with members-only features*
o Webcasts, Research Information, Exclusive Presentations
Short Courses (member discounts)
o Coating Process Fundamentals (May 19-21, 2015)
o Rheological Measurements (June 2016)
Industrial Fellows (non-proprietary) & Special Projects (proprietary research)
IPrime Member Events & Resources
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Sampling of events shown. Full details and offerings at www.iprime.umn.edu
2014
2015
Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting Workshops
Save the Dates! May 26 through 28, 2015
• Synthetic Biology and Bioprocessing (BB)
Annual Meeting Workshops
• Microneedle Based Delivery of Therapeutics (BPM)
• Influence of Liquid Structure and Rheology
Coating Flows
• Low Density Polymer Materials
• Coating and Printing with Inks, Paints and Particulate
• Decellularization/Recellularization of Organs and
Tissues
• Developments in scanning probe microscopy and
related methods
• Bioprocessing
• Realizing the Commercialization of Organic and
Flexible Electronics
• Modern Polymer Characterization Methods (MP)
Suspensions (CPF)
Mid-Year Workshops
January 13-15, 2015
• Materials and Processes for Printed Electronics (OEI)
• Characterization Facility Demos on Coatings & Polymer
Nanocomposites
Mid-Year Workshops (January)
 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing
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Coatings for Biomedical Devices
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Properties and Applications of Two-Dimensional Materials
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Nanoparticles-Chemical and Materials Questions: Health
and Environmental Concerns
 Future Trends in Microscopy
 Amorphous Materials: Theory and Practice in Pharmaceuticals
and Devices
Short Courses
Short Courses
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• Interfacial Rheology (NMP)
Coating Process Fundamentals Short Course
(May 19-21, 2015)
• Coatings Process Fundamentals Short Course (May 20-22)
• Rheological Measurements Short Course (June 8-13)
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
IPrime
Industrial Partnership for Research in
Interfacial and Materials Engineering
www.iprime.umn.edu
IPrime
Industrial Partnership for Research in
Interfacial and Materials Engineering
7 Research Programs
• Biocatalysis and Biotechnology (BB)
• Biomaterials and Pharmaceutical Materials (BPM)
• Coating Process Fundamentals (CPF)
• Electronic Materials and Devices (EMD)
• Flexible Electronics and Photovoltaics (FEP)
• Microstructured Polymers (MP) - MRSEC
• Nanostructural Materials and Processes (NMP)
Biocatalysis and Biotechnology Program - BB
Investigator
Department
Expertise
Ping Wang*
Bioprod/Biosys Eng
Enzyme engineering and nanotechnology, membrane and
interfacial catalysis, bioactive materials and coatings, CO2
conversion to methanol, biofuel cells, biosensors
Mark D. Distefano
Chem/Med Chem
Organic and biochem., Protein conjugates for therapeutic
and biotechnology applications
Romas Kazlauskas
Biochem
Biocatalytic synthesis of chemical intermediates and
biofuels. Enzymes modification for new reactions
Lawrence P. Wackett
Biochem
Kechun Zhang
CEMS
Aditya Bhan
CEMS
Microbial catabolic enzymology, functional genomics,
enzyme development for bioremediation and bioenergy
Synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, protein
engineering, biofuels, renewable chemicals
Catalysis, biofuels, biomass conversion and photocatalysis
Applications: Fine and specialty chemical production; Biofuels and biosensors;
Bioremediation; Bioactive compounds; Enzyme Evolution, Biodegradable polymers and
biocoatings, Pathway engineering
*Program Director
Biomaterials and Pharmaceutical Materials - BPM
Investigator
Ron Siegel*
Department
Pharm/BME
Efie Kokkoli
Jayanth Panyam
Changquan Calvin Sun
Raj Suryanarayanan
CEMS
Pharmaceutics
Pharmaceutics
Pharmaceutics
Bob Tranquillo
BME/CEMS
Chun Wang
BME
Wei Shen
BME
Expertise
Drug/hormone delivery, biosensing, hydrogels,
microfabrication, drug/coating dynamics
Bioadhesion and drug targeting
Nanoparticulate therapeutic delivery
Crystal and granular properties of solid drugs
Solid state properties of drugs, stability of
drug/biomaterial formulations
Fabrication/characterization of bioartificial artery,
cardiovascular valve, myocardial patch
Biomaterial/tissue interactions, gene delivery,
immunotherapy
Bioactive materials
• Composition-structure-functional property relationships and microstructural mechanical models of native
and bioartificial tissues
• Cell-based fabrication of bioartificial tissues
• Novel tissue mechanical testing and analysis methods
• Biomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering
*Program Director
Coating Process Fundamentals—CPF
Investigator
Expertise
Lorraine F. Francis*
Solidification, stress development, microstructure, properties
Satish Kumar*
Transport processes, interfacial phenomena, microfluidics
Marcio S. Carvalho*
Fluid mechanics, rheology, numerical methods
Alon V. McCormick
Curing, thermodynamics & kinetics, NMR, stress development
Chris Macosko
Rheology, polymer processing
David Norris
Nanomaterials, photonics, colloids
Wieslaw Suszynski**
Coating process experiments, apparatus, flow visualization
Michael Tsapatsis
Zeolite coatings, separations
*Pontifica Universidade Catolica, Rio de Janeiro
**Research Engineer and Laboratory Coordinator
*Program Directors
Electronic Materials and Devices (EMD)
Investigator
Department
Expertise
Steven Koester*
ECE (program leader)
Electronic devices, semiconductors
Chris Leighton
CEMS
Electronic/magnetic properties, film/layer growth
Paul Crowell
Physics
Magnetism, transport, ultra-fast spectroscopy
Bharat Jalan
CEMS
Complex oxides, molecular beam epitaxy
Dan Frisbie
CEMS
Organic electronics, electrolyte gating
Renata Wentzcovitch
CEMS
Electronic structure theory
Stephen Campbell
ECE
Device fabrication and characterization; ALD
Eray Aydil
CEMS
Solar cells, batteries, and photovoltaics
Uwe Kortshagen
CEMS
Si nanoparticle based solar cells and
thermoelectrics
Associated Investigators
Andre Mkhoyan (CEMS), Russ Holmes (CEMS)
Synthesis, structural and chemical characterization of materials relevant for a wide range of electronic,
optical and magnetic devices. Particular emphasis is placed on the understanding of the fundamentals of
electronic structure and transport in electronic and magnetic materials, in addition to the materials science,
physics and chemistry of the interfaces and nanostructures that play a vital role in device operation.
Flexible Electronics and Photovoltaics (FEP)
Investigator
Department
Expertise
Russell Holmes*
CEMS
OLEDs, Solar cells, Thin film growth
David Blank
CHEM
Ultrafast optical spectroscopy
Jean-Luc Brédas
CHEM (GA Tech)
Computational quantum chemistry
Chris Douglas
CHEM
Organic synthesis
C. Daniel Frisbie
CEMS
Organic electronics, OFETs, AFM
Paul Ruden
ECE
Device modeling
Organic synthesis, thin film growth and characterization, spectroscopy,
devices, electronic structure theory & modeling
*Program Director
Microstructured Polymers - MP
Investigator
Department
Expertise
Frank S. Bates *
CEMS
Thermodynamics, scattering, synthesis
Marc A. Hillmyer
CHEM
Polymer synthesis and characterization
(Director: Polymer Synthesis Facility)
Timothy P. Lodge
CHEM/CEMS
Polymer dynamics, solutions, scattering
Chris Macosko
CEMS
Rheology, processing
David C. Morse
CEMS
Theory and modeling
Theresa Reineke
CHEM
Biomedicine, Diagnostics, Targeted Delivery
Synthesis, characterization, dynamics, processing, properties, and theory
*Program Director
Nanostructural Materials & Processes—NMP
Investigator
Alon McCormick*
Dept
CEMS
Expertise
Reaction Engineering of Materials Synthesis;
Spectroscopy; Molecular Simulation
C. Daniel Frisbie
CEMS
Molecular Materials and Interfaces; Molecular Electronics
Wayne Gladfelter
CHEM
Materials Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Scanning Probe
Microscopy
Greg Haugstad
CHAR FAC AFM Scanning Probe Microscopy (Director,
Characterization Facility)
R. Lee Penn
CEMS
Environmental Solid State Chemistry
Andreas Stein
CHEM
Solid State Chemistry of Porous Materials
Michael Tsapatsis
CEMS
Materials Synthesis, Structure Elucidation and
Modification
Joe Zasadzinski
CEMS
Molecular Fluids, Optical/Electron/Scanning Probe
Microscopy
Associated Investigators:
Frank Bates – Lorraine Francis – Bill Gerberich – David Norris – Wei Zhang
Synthesis, phase behavior, structure, and performance of
surfactants and self-assembled molecular and colloid systems
* Program Director