Materials Chemistry
Ongoing research in materials chemistry encompasses three main activities:
- Synthesis and design of novel materials.
- Understanding and applying materials function for practical uses.
- Exploiting advanced materials characterization to acquire mechanistic and structural insights.
We explore a wide range of material systems, including not only "soft" organic materials such as polymers, membranes, and gels but also "hard" inorganic solid-state materials in various crystalline, amorphous, and nanostructured formulations. These materials collectively find applications ranging from catalysis, energy storage, remediation, to biomedicine. Our research benefits from state-of-the-art instrumentation within our Department, on campus, and at the nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Core Faculty
Surita Bhatia
Karena Chapman
Robert B. Grubbs
Benjamin S. Hsiao
Prakriti Joshi
Peter Khalifah
Benjamin G. Levine
Amy C. Marschilok
John Parise
Esther Takeuchi
Kenneth J. Takeuchi
Stanislaus S. Wong