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  • Kyeongwoon Chung, Macro MSE Student, showcases the crystal and liquid forms of a new substance that researchers in MSE Professor Jinsang Kim’s research group have developed in the NCRC in Ann Arbor, MI on May 15, 2015. Once in liquid form, the substance can stay in this state more than 200 degrees Fahrenheit bellows its expected freezing point, but can form yellow crystals that glow under ultraviolet light with light touch. Here the substance remains in the liquid state (orange), while crystals have formed after being bumped (yellow). Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications and Marketing http://www.engin.umich.edu
  • Yingying Zeng, Macromolecular Sci & Eng PhD students, demonstrates uses of oxygen sniffing core-shell phosphor nanoparticles in the NCRC on November 22, 2017. The nanoparticles emit light in oxygen-deficient environments. Researchers hope that because tumors are oxygen-deficient, that these nanoparticles will help doctors more precisely measure and analyze tumors once diagnosed. Photo: Joseph Xu/Michigan Engineering, Communications & Marketing
  • Yingying Zeng, Macromolecular Sci & Eng PhD students, demonstrates uses of oxygen sniffing core-shell phosphor nanoparticles in the NCRC on November 22, 2017. The nanoparticles emit light in oxygen-deficient environments. Researchers hope that because tumors are oxygen-deficient, that these nanoparticles will help doctors more precisely measure and analyze tumors once diagnosed. Photo: Joseph Xu/Michigan Engineering, Communications & Marketing
  • Terry Shyu, MSE PhD Student, prints nanopillars in the Lurie Nanofabrication Facility on June 25, 2014. Shyu is party of Nick Kotov’s research group that is using this form of nanostructure for the purpose of authenticating documents, currency, and so forth. Photo: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing http://www.engin.umich.edu
  • Tao Wei, ChE PhD Student, synthesizes proteins in the NCRC on North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI on May 26, 2017. Wei is part of Timothy Scott’s, Assistant ChE Professor, laboratory that focuses on polymer synthesis. This device helps synthesize proteins quickly and efficiently. Photo: Joseph Xu/Michigan Engineering Senior Producer, University of Michigan

Faculty and student research interests in our department are interdisciplinary, vast and varied; they range from adhesives analysis to ultrafast spectroscopy to polymer synthesis. For this reason, we present a rough overview of research done in our program in lieu of categorizing research areas into traditional categories. The following is by no means encompassing or exhaustive. For more information browse our faculty page or contact us.

Department Affiliations

Research Specializations

  • Elastomers
  • Mechanical behavior
  • Solid mechanics
  • Thermoplastics
  • Hydridosilsesquioxane and resin films
  • Microelectronic devices
  • Biological molecules
  • Biomaterial surfaces
  • Vibrational spectroscopy
  • Electronic spectroscopy
  • Polymer surfaces
  • Design and synthesis of novel polymeric carriers for drug delivery
  • Computational nanoscience
  • Computational studies of soft matter and complex fluids
  • Self-assembly and materials design
  • Phase behavior and dynamics of bulk and thin film polymer
  • Nanoelectronics
  • Nanofabrication technology development
  • Nanoimprint lithography
  • Molecular electronics
  • Organic electronics
  • Flat panel displays
  • Biopolymers
  • Molecular biosensors
  • Protein/DNA microarrays
  • Liquid crystals
  • Biodegradable polymers
  • Composites
  • Tissue engineering
  • Macromolecule applications to medicine
  • Conjugated polymers
  • Controlling crystal polymorphism
  • Physisorbed monolayers
  • Polymer synthesis
  • Adhesive analysis
  • Fiber composites analysis
  • Molecular dynamics
  • Nonlinear mechanical behavior
  • Organic semiconductors: transistors, LEDs, solar cells, memories
  • Polymer rheology
  • Biomedical devices
  • Microtubules
  • Nanoparticle interactions with biomolecular systems
  • Constitutive equations
  • Electrorheological polymers
  • Polymer solution behavior
  • Antimicrobials & polymer-membrane interactions
  • Microfluidic devices
  • Engineered microenvironments
  • Metalloorganic and organometallic polymers
  • Artificial actuators