Research
Research at the interface of molecules, polymers, frameworks, and composites
Our research combines synthetic chemistry, controlled self-assembly, materials characterization, and data-driven approaches to understand how molecular structures and mesoscale organization control function.
Our research combines synthetic chemistry, controlled self-assembly, materials characterization, and data-driven approaches to understand how molecular structures and mesoscale organization control function.
Porous Framework Materials
New chemistry to porous 2D and 3D COFs, MOFs, HOFs, and hybrids for ion transport (energy storage), separation (critical materials recovery), and catalysis (environmental remediation).
Organic Electronic Materials
Quinoidal building blocks, electron donors and acceptors, conjugated polymers, aggregation control, charge transport, and optical and device-relevant functions.
Topochemical Polymerization
Molecular design enables reactivity control using external stimuli in ordered molecular assemblies, to access structurally precise polymer materials and multi-stranded crystalline polymers.
Data-Driven Polymer and Composite Discovery
Machine learning, molecular design, and experiment to accelerate the discovery of polymers and polymer composites for high-temperature dielectrics and energy-storage applications.
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