Two central goals of my research group are to (1) develop a mechanistic understanding of semiconductor nanomaterial synthesis (e.g. nanowires), allowing precise control of composition and morphology, and (2) rationally design and experimentally measure, often at the single-particle level, targeted physical properties and functionality. Because the materials have dimensions on the nanometer length scale, subtle … Continued
My group’s research centers on the design and rational synthesis of novel nanomaterials for a range of applications, including cancer nanomedicine, regenerative medicine, catalysis, and clean energy technology. As for synthesis, my group is building a scientific base for the large-scale production of nanomaterials with well-controlled parameters and properties by elucidating the fundamental details involved … Continued
My research interests include synthesis of advanced inorganic structures for catalytic, membrane, and ceramic applications. My laboratory is devoted to the processing of novel nanocrystalline and nanoporous materials, and the engineering of surface reactivity, microstructure, and thermal stability of these systems towards the efficient use of energy and resources, and the control and prevention of … Continued
Research in our group involves the synthesis, characterization, and utilization of nanoscale and hybrid materials and the fabrication of devices that exploit the unique properties of the materials created. One approach involves additive-driven self-assembly in which interactions among each of the components of a hybrid material are designed so as to overcome barriers to creating … Continued
My research interests include: Protected metallic clusters in molecular forms; molecular metallurgy; Gas-phase metallic and ionic clusters in the gas phase; high-mass spectrometry; Identification and isolation of selected giant cluster compounds; Optical vibronic spectroscopy of large molecules, clusters, and cluster-complexes; Structure, bonding, and surface chemistry of protected metallic clusters; Solid-state chemistry & physics of molecular … Continued
Our group is a leader in probing, manipulating, and controlling single molecules as active elements of nanoscale devices that have the smallest possible (i.e., atomic) dimensions. We collaborate with synthetic chemists and theorists, to develop a fundamental understanding of charge transport at the nanometer scale. Besides advancing the field known broadly as molecular electronics, our … Continued
My lab works to extend the concepts of supramolecular chemistry to nanoscale materials and surface engineering. In the same way that supramolecular chemistry is ‘chemistry beyond the molecules’ (J.-M. Lehn), supramolecular materials science is the study of materials and surfaces whose composition and structure is determined by intramolecular interactions.
I work in the field of soft-matter physics and material properties. I have developed theoretical models to determine the thermodynamics, statistics, and dynamics of molecules in complex environments. My group has analyzed segregation and self-organization in multicomponent systems, in chemically heterogeneous macromolecules, and in molecular electrolytes, including synthetic and biological polyelectrolytes. We have shown that … Continued
The Odom group focuses on controlling materials at the 100-nanometer scale and investigating their size and shape-dependent properties. Our development of multi-scale patterning tools to generate hierarchical, anisotropic, and 3D hard and soft materials has produced advances in lasing, imaging, wetting, and cancer therapeutics.
My research focuses on the synthesis, discovery, and analysis of new quantum materials, with a vision of their current and future utility. More specifically, my research develops new synthetic methodologies and uses them to drive the discovery of new phenomena through the design and synthesis of new materials. Specific topics of interest include superconductors, quantum … Continued