Soft Matter and Interfaces

This group focuses on the design and synthesis of functional bulk and surface tethered polymers, complex macromolecular architecture, stimuli responsive macro and nanoscale (smart) materials, surface functionalization of nanoparticles, nanoporous materials, and nanocomposites for applications in alternative energy technologies (solar/fuel cells), addressing environmental challenges (remediation and sensing), and engineering materials for biomedical applications (nanomedicine).