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Biomaterials

Artificial bilayer membranes

Artificial Stem Cell Niche

Collagen scaffold modification

National Federation of the Blind Teaching Outreach

Peptde/protein-directed synthesis and assembly of nanoparticles (NP)

Polypeptide-based piezoelectric polymer composite

Silica nanoparticles for imaging and toxicology studies

Computational materials science

Fundamental Simulation Studies of Mixing at Sliding Interfaces

Identifying the chemical and physical responses of reactive materials under rapid thermal and mechanical loading using molecular dynamics simulations

Integrated Atomistic and Continuum Simulation Studies of Stress-defect Interactions in Semiconductors

Theory and Simulation of the Structure and Mechanical Properties of Non-crystalline Solids

Nanomaterials

Artificial bilayer membranes

Artificial Stem Cell Niche

Identifying the chemical and physical responses of reactive materials under rapid thermal and mechanical loading using molecular dynamics simulations

Integrated Atomistic and Continuum Simulation Studies of Stress-defect Interactions in Semiconductors

Interfacial Forces in Active Nanodevices

Optically induced, in-situ growth of nanoparticles in polymer matrices

Peptde/protein-directed synthesis and assembly of nanoparticles (NP)

Phase transformations during self-propagating reactions in multilayer foils

Polymeric Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery

Silica nanoparticles for imaging and toxicology studies

Theory and Simulation of the Structure and Mechanical Properties of Non-crystalline Solids

Materials for energy

Identifying the chemical and physical responses of reactive materials under rapid thermal and mechanical loading using molecular dynamics simulations

Integrated Atomistic and Continuum Simulation Studies of Stress-defect Interactions in Semiconductors

Phase transformations during self-propagating reactions in multilayer foils

Thermoelectric polymer blends

Electronic, optical, and magnetic materials

Hybrid devices

Integrated Atomistic and Continuum Simulation Studies of Stress-defect Interactions in Semiconductors

New electron-carrying organic semiconductors

Optical characterization of thermal barrier materials for Solar Probe

Organic semiconductor-based sensors of national security interest

Spintronic effects in organic semiconductors

Thermoelectric polymer blends

Tuning semiconductor device properties with static charge

Ultrafast energy transfer processes in organic layer/substrate systems

Structural materials

Early stage, high cycle, fatigue damage characterization using laser ultrasonic methods

Fundamental Simulation Studies of Mixing at Sliding Interfaces

Identifying the chemical and physical responses of reactive materials under rapid thermal and mechanical loading using molecular dynamics simulations

In situ studies of mechanical behavior of metallic glasses and composites

Optical characterization of thermal barrier materials for Solar Probe

Theory and Simulation of the Structure and Mechanical Properties of Non-crystalline Solids