Director, UB Initiative on Plastics Recycling and Innovation, a NYS Center of Excellence (April 2022 – to date)
University at Buffalo
Founding Director, The RENEW Institute (Jan 2015-July 2021)
University at Buffalo
Research Topics: Heteroepitaxial Growth of Functional Materials & Devices; Strain-driven Self-Assembly of Advanced Materials; Advanced Energy and Electronic Materials; Clean Energy Technologies.
Research Topics: Polymer and organic materials chemistry: synthesis of multicomponent polymers, self-assembly and nanomaterials, chemical upcycling of polymers
Research and Education in Energy, Environment and Water (RENEW)
Research Topics: Novel physical, chemical, and biological detection using micro and nano mechanical sensors and electrical power delivery using the single wire concept
Research Topics: Physical, materials and analytical chemistry: Nonlinear spectroscopy of interfaces, ultrafast processes at surfaces, molecular devices, biointerfaces and environmental surface chemistry.
