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  • Antonios Armaou
    Process Dynamics and Control; Computational Modeling and Applied Mathematics; Process Design and Analysis.
  • Ali Borhan
    The research in my group has been aimed at understanding the dynamics of multiphase systems through a combination of theory and experiments.
  • Patrick Cirino
    Biomolecular Engineering; Metabolic Engineering; Directed Evolution; Biocatalysis and Fermentation.
  • Wayne Curtis
    My laboratory is developing commercial applications of plant cell and tissue culture.
  • Kristen Fichthorn
    The primary focus of my research is on applying atomistic simulation techniques, such as Monte Carlo methods and molecular dynamics, quantum mechanics, and condensed-matter theory to study materials interfaces.
  • Henry Foley
    Use of nanoporous carbon in separations of small molecule mixtures and for shape selective catalysis.
  • Jong-in Hahm
    Synthesis of Nanomaterials; Fabrication of Nantotools; Biosensors; Bioprobes: Nanoscale Protein Assembly; Biomedical and clinical detection.
  • Michael Janik
    Fuel cells and electrochemical systems for renewable energy sources.
  • Seong Kim
    Surface Chemistry; Nanomaterials; Nanotribology; Catalysis.
  • Costas Maranas
    The common thread of the research in The Pennsylvania State University Chemical and Biological Systems Optimization Lab is the development of algorithmic and, in particular, optimization techniques to support the chemical process/molecular product design effort at different scales.
  • Janna Maranas
    "mobility of polymers, glasses and biological systems on picosecond -nanosecond time scales and angstrom - nanometer spatial scales using molecular simulation and quasielastic neutron scattering".
  • Themis Matsoukas
    Colloid Chemistry of Sol-Gel Nanoparticles; Plasma Colloids; Population Balances by Monte Carlo.
  • Darrell Velegol
    Fabrication of colloidal devices, nanocolloidal forces and dispersion, nanoscale charge nonuniformity on particles.
  • James Vrentas
    Theoretical studies in transport phenomena, applied mathematics, fluid mechanics, diffusion, polymer science.

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