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Physical Chemistry Faculty

Areas: Analytical, Physical
Specialties: Bioanalytical, Computational Chemistry, Structural Biology

Our research focuses on determining the structures and interactions of macromolecules by ion mobility / mass spectrometry.

Areas: Physical
Specialties: Computational Chemistry

The DePrince group develops theories and algorithms for high-accuracy quantum chemical simulations.

Areas: Inorganic, Materials, Physical, Organic
Specialties: Environment and Energy, Spectroscopy and Photochemistry, Synthesis and Catalysis

The Hanson research group focuses on the design, synthesis and characterization of light absorbing and emitting molecules for various applications.

Areas: Materials, Analytical, Physical
Specialties: Environment and Energy, Photochemistry and Spectroscopy, and Solid State Chemistry

The Hu research group focuses on the design, synthesis, and characterization of functional energy materials and advancement of solid-state NMR/MRI techniques.

Areas: Inorganic, Physical, Organic
Specialties: Environment and Energy, Spectroscopy and Photochemistry, Synthesis and Catalysis

The Kudisch group investigates the photophysical and photochemical underpinnings of next-generation photocatalysts for use in novel and disruptive photochemical transformations.

Areas: Materials, Inorganic, Physical
Specialties: Environment and Energy, Nanoscience, Spectroscopy and Photochemistry, Solid State Chemistry

Our research focuses the development of new functional materials for applications in a wide range of technological areas from energy to environmental and information technologies.

Areas: Analytical, Organic, Materials, Physical
Specialties: Bioanalytical, Environment and Energy, Nanoscience, Photochemistry and spectroscopy, Synthesis and Catalysis

We focus on understanding, controlling and tailoring the interfaces between inorganic nanomaterials and various systems, including biological materials, metal complexes and fluorescent compounds.

Areas: Materials, Physical
Specialties: Environment and Energy, Nanoscience, Photochemistry and Spectroscopy, Synthesis and Catalysis

The Nienhaus group seeks to untangle the optoelectronic properties of semiconductors at the nanoscale and leverage these for light-harvesting applications.

Areas: Inorganic, Materials, Physical
Specialties: Computational Chemistry, Environment and Energy, Solid State Chemistry, Synthesis and Catalysis

The Ouyang research group develops and applies data-driven approaches to design and understand materials for energy storage and conversion.

Areas: Analytical, organic, physical
Specialties: Spectroscopy and Photochemistry

Photochemistry of organic molecules; elucidation of the mechanisms of selected photochemical reactions with emphasis on biochemically significant molecules.

Areas: Physical, Materials, Analytical
Specialties: Solid State Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Photochemistry and Spectroscopy

Solid-state NMR of the periodic table, diffraction methods, and quantum chemical computations to study numerous materials, like pharmaceuticals, nanoparticles, porous solids, and catalysts.

Areas: Inorganic, Materials, Physical
Specialties: Environment and Energy, Solid State Chemistry, Photochemistry and Spectroscopy, Synthesis and Catalysis

We study relationships between crystal and electronic structures and properties of materials, in order to design and synthesize better magnets, catalysts, and stimuli-responsive molecular materials.

Areas: Physical, Materials
Specialties: Computational Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Photochemistry

We explore chemical self-organization at the mesoscale, materials synthesis far from the thermodynamic equilibrium, hierarchically ordered matter, and prebiotic chemistry.

Areas: Biochemistry, Inorganic, Materials
Specialties: Nanoscience, Spectroscopy and Photochemistry, Environment and Energy, Solid State Chemistry, Synthesis and Catalysis

The Strouse group focuses on the molecular engineering and design of a wide range of stimuli responsive nanoscale materials.

Areas: Materials, Inorganic, Physical
Specialties: Environment and Energy, Solid State Chemistry, Synthesis and Catalysis, Nanoscience

The Zeng research team applies robotics and AI-driven experimentation to the development of inorganic materials and chemical processes for energy and environmental applications.