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Nano-Mechanics, Kinetics, and Sustainable Manufacturing

Nano-Mechanics, Kinetics, and Sustainable Manufacturing Unit

Bridging nano to continuum scales, we develop advanced computational & imaging techniques for designing scalable processes for sustainable materials production and manufacturing.

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Yifan Wang

Assistant Professor

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Energy Materials and Sustainability Unit

The Energy Materials and Sustainability Unit designs advanced functional materials for selective, sustainable energy-to-fuel/chemical conversion, aiming for a circular chemical industry.

Jinsun Lee

Jinsun Lee

Assistant Professor

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Collective Dynamics and Quantum Transport

Collective Dynamics and Quantum Transport Unit explores dynamical and transport phenomena in various quantum matters and their spintronic, electronic, and quantum-information applications.

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Shu Zhang

Assistant Professor

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pi-Conjugated Polymers Unit

We work on creating synthetic methods for polymer semiconductors and the development of new materials for use in organic electronics (e.g., OLEDs, stretchable devices, bioelectronics).

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Christine Luscombe

Professor, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

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Molecular Cryo-Electron Microscopy Unit

The Molecular Cryo-Electron Microscopy Unit investigates the structure of macromolecular complexes with an emphasis on viruses, ion channels, and membrane proteins. The unit seeks better und...

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Matthias Wolf

Professor

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Light-Matter Interactions for Quantum Technologies Unit

We study interactions between small particles, such as atoms, and laser light using nano-optics tools, to better understand light’s influences on dynamics.

Síle Nic Chormaic

Síle Nic Chormaic

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Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit

Utilizing cutting-edge time-resolved techniques, including ultrafast PEEM and ARPES, the Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit explores extreme light-matter interaction on the nanometer and femtosecond scale.

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Keshav M. Dani

Professor

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Membrane Cooperativity Unit

We develop methods for single-molecule imaging and analysis, and apply them to unravel the mechanisms by which the cellular plasma membrane perform signaling and synaptic transmission.

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Akihiro Kusumi

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