Faculty & Research

How can we utilize CO₂ rather than emit it into the atmosphere?

Can we elaborate methods to produce formulations of pristine, un-shortened, un-functionalized, individualized single-walled carbon nanotubes?

How can we harness knowledge about the body’s own natural healing processes to design biomaterial systems for better disease management?

How can advanced characterizations promote the development of clean energy?

What kind of storage technologies will we need for the world to transition completely to renewable energy?

How can we rationally design catalysts to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions?

How many lives can be saved by point-of-use biosensors and microfluidic paper-based devices?

What does sustainable industry look like? How can we move toward industrial sustainability and a circularity economy?

What is the most efficient way to convert CO₂ to value-added products?

How can we develop safe and high energy batteries for a fossil fuel-free world?

Can we design polymers that will advance electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies?

Can we accelerate the design of protein-based drugs and biomaterials using molecular simulations?

Can we design catalysts that efficiently convert CO2 into renewable fuels and chemicals?

Can we develop advanced aerospace materials capable of operating effectively over billions of cycles, in extreme environments?

How can hydrogen help decarbonize society? What technologies are needed?

How can we develop a new route to synthesize nano-particles and micro-machine glass?

How can we design catalysts for efficient upcycling of waste polyethylene and high-performance membranes for wastewater treatment?

How can research accelerate the transformation of critical minerals for the energy transition in order to create a green circular economy?

Can we use miniaturized technologies to solve existing and future challenges in health and in energy?