ASU students and faculty are building designer electronic materials with atomic level precision, are constructing molecular level logic devices, and complex nanostructures based on molecular origami, that self-assemble with atomic level control of function, and novel materials for energy conversion and storage. We are leaders in research on molecular processes in solid and disordered states and in connecting geological materials to molecular processes.
Faculty
Inorganic solid-state chemistry, non-conventional synthesis methods, (micro)structure of layered solids/2D materials, magnetism, catalysis
Interface structure and nanochemistry of metallic, ceramic, and electronic materials. Solid state phase transformation mechanisms. Electron microscopy
Computational Solid State Chemistry, Semiconductor Simulation, Vibrational and Optical Properties of Solids, Physisorption, Carbon Sequestration
Cosmochemistry, Geochemistry, High Pressure Chemistry, Meteoritics, Planetary and Exoplanetary Science, Astrophysics
Molecular modeling, biomolecular interactions and solvation, intermolecular vibrations, molecular crowding, complex formation and self-assembly
Solid-state inorganic chemistry, thin film heterostructures, nanoscale devices, microelectronics
Biophysical chemistry, photophysics, single-molecule fluorescence, DNA-protein dynamics
Scanning probe microscopy, molecular electronics, molecular biophysics, nano-scale self-assembly
Nanoparticles synthesis and functionalization DNA directed self-assembly Multi-component complex structure
Protein Engineering, Computational Protein Design, Unnatural Amino Acids, Directed Evolution
Organic chemistry, materials chemistry, solar energy transduction, photocatalysis, molecular electronics, chemical sensing, proton coupled electron transfer
Theoretical chemistry, nanoscience, electron transfer, molecular conductance, nanomagnetism, chirality
Nanoparticle synthesis and characterization. Energy and information transduction. Semiconductor assisted electron transfer. Spin effects in nanoarchitectures.
marine biology, biochemistry, biomineralization, geochemistry, symbiosis, reef-building coral, mollusk, cnidarian
Micro and nanofluidics Bioanalytics, Single cell analysis, Biomolecule migration mechanisms
Inorganic solids, sustainable materials chemistry, porous materials, hierarchical nanostructures, hybrid materials, exploration of new synthetic methods, energy production, water purification, environmental remediations
Molecular dynamics simulations, Cryo-electron microscopy, X-ray crystallography, hybrid modeling
Protein- and peptide-DNA nanotechnology, organic bioconjugation chemistry, self-assembly, nano-machines and devices, materials for biology and medicine
Coarse-grained modeling of DNA and RNA with applications to DNA/RNA nanotechnology, RNA folding, Molecular simulations to study properties of DNA and RNA in vivo and in vitro, Applications of statistical physics modeling to complex systems
Experimental quantum biosensing; biophysics and protein sciences; diamond material; NMR; microscopy
Microbe-Nanostructure Interactions, Biogenic Nanomaterials, Amorphous Nanomaterials, Materials Crystal Structure and Catalysis, Anoxygenic Photosynthesis, Sulfur Bacteria, Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria, Biogeochemistry, and Astrobiology
Design and assembly of biologically inspired nanomaterials, DNA nanostructures, nanoelectronics, biomolecular imaging
Solid-state NMR and MRI, soft matter research, disordered materials, biopolymers, battery and fuel cell materials, polyamorphism, nano-materials, high-pressure chemistry, quantum computation, laser scattering spectroscopy, neutron, electron and xray diffraction of amorphous materials