Research Area and Expertise
Protein polymers, peptide thermal synthesis:
X. Susan Sun, Duy Hua
Peptide design and chemical synthesis, Protein expression and purification:
John Tomich
Biophysical characterization of peptide/protein assemblies:
John Tomich
Carbohydrate, starch polymers – modifications, structure, properties and applications:
Yong-Cheng Shi
Nanocatalysis for biomass hydrolysis:
Keith Hohn
Fatty acid polymers and nanofilm:
Duy Hua
Carbon nano tube/wire design and synthesis:
Jun Li, Vikas Berry
Biomaterials for medical uses:
Jun Li, Duy Hua, John Tomich, Vikas Berry, X. Susan Sun
Graphene-based biomedical devices:
Vikas Berry
Biomass conversion into fuels and chemicals:
Donghai Wang, Praveen Vadlani
Biomass storage and handling, pests control and treatment:
Subi Bhadriraju, Dirk Maier, Donghai Wang, Praveen Vadlani
Biopolyester monomer, co-monomer, polymerization, thermal compounding:
X. Susan Sun, Duy Hua, John Tomich
Surface adhesion/adsorption:
Kevin Lease, Bruce Law
Soft matter, light scattering characterization, micro mechanics:
Chris Sorensen, Kevin Lease
Bulk adhesion, rheology, thermal dynamics of biobased polymers and materials:
X. Susan Sun, Donghai Wang, Hulya Dogan
3D X-ray morphology structure of biomaterials:
Hulya Dogan
Theoretical modeling on biomolecules, biopolymers:
Christine Aikens, Amit Chakrabarti, Jianhan Chen
NMR, FTIR, TEM, SEM, AFM:
Keith Hohn, Duy Hua, John Tomich, Chris Sorensen, Yongcheng Shi, Vikas Berry, X. Susan Sun