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
Our research currently focuses on the role of grain boundaries and interfaces in ceramic materials. My group studies how multiphase ceramics (primarily oxides) can be fabricated to optimize desired properties. In addition, our group uses high resolution analytical transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to study the chemistry, bonding, and structure of grain boundaries and interfaces between … Continued
Chemistry and physics of materials with an emphasis on nanoscale materials; rational synthesis of new nanoscale materials and nanostructured solids; development of methodologies for hierarchical assembly of nanoscale materials into complex and functional systems; investigation of fundamental electronic, optical and optoelectronic properties of nanoscale materials; design and development of nanoelectronics and nanophotonic systems with emphasis … Continued