Mission
Surfaces and Complex Fluids
Our mission is to understand how complex fluids (including suspensions of polymers, colloids, nanoparticles, bacteria, viruses, and/or proteins) assemble and transport near surfaces that confine, crowd, or support them. This broad class of problems is scientifically fascinating the chemical and mechanical properties of surfaces and fluids can influence behaviors such as adhesion, diffusion, and motility. This class of problems also underpins important applications in materials processing, point-of-care diagnostics, and bioremediation, among others