- Inorganic materials chemistry
- Photoinduced electron transfer reactions
- Spectroscopy, photo- and electrochemistry
- B. S., Haverford College (1996)
- M. S., Northwestern University (1997)
- Ph.D., Princeton University (2001)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University (2001-2004)
Materials synthesis, surface chemistry, photochemistry, spectroscopy
Research in our laboratory involves the synthesis, characterization, and
self-assembly of inorganic nanomaterials, and fundamental studies of photoinduced
electron transfer processes at interfaces.
Self-assembly
We are developing new approaches to self-assembly, in which inorganic
nanoparticles are organized into composite materials through the interactions
between surface-adsorbed molecules. Current research projects focus on four aspects of self-assembly and surface-functionalization chemistry:
(1) fabrication and characterization of dynamic mixed-monolayers on metal oxide surfaces; (2) adsorption of metallic and semiconducting nanoparticles onto metal oxide films, yielding materials with tunable color and optical density; (3) photochemically-controlled self-assembly through the site-selective deposition of nanoparticles onto surfaces; and (4) spectroscopic characterization of the photoinduced electron transfer reactivity of self-assembled inorganic nanomaterials.
Students working in our research group develop skills in synthetic materials chemistry, materials characterization techniques, surface chemistry, time-resolved spectroscopy, photochemistry, and electrochemistry.
Selected Recent Publications