Science: Chemistry: Research Groups: Page 7

Study of structure and bonding of tin-nitrogen compounds. Investigation of the mummification process of ancient egyptian mummies.

Integrated design and optical spectroscopy of nanometer-scale materials.

Supramolecular and materials chemistry.

Nanobiotechnology: hybrid materials from nanoscale objects and biomolecules. Nanotube composites: aligning soft mesophases with hard nanostructures. Novel bioanalytical methods using nanoparticle-based materials.

Dynamics of metal oxide surfaces.

Investigation of reaction mechanisms by non-empirical quantum mechanical methods.

Structure and chemistry of solid surfaces. Heterogeneous catalysis, semiconductor processing, growth of thin film materials, and nanotechnology.

Selective and catalytic organic transformations. Synthetic inorganic chemistry. Bio-inorganic coordination chemistry.

Biomimetic and bioinorganic chemistry.

Noncovalent interactions and their effect on structural specificity and chemical reactivity.