Materials Chemistry
Materials research at Cornell has a continuing tradition of excellence from both an engineering and a chemical perspective. The field of Chemistry and Chemical Biology has thriving research programs in experimental and theoretical materials chemistry from inorganic, organic, analytical, and physical chemistry perspectives.
This strength in materials research is fostered through many centers including: Cornell NanoScale Facility (CNF), Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR), Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC), and Cornell High-Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS). The combination of an excellent faculty and cutting-edge facilities makes Cornell Chemistry an unparalleled environment to conduct materials-related chemistry.
Faculty
| Abruña | Electrochemistry, molecular electronics, fuel cells, batteries, electrocatalysis. Group Website |
| Ananth | Quantum, classical and semiclassical dynamics, charge and energy transfer processes. |
| Burlitch | Inorganic chemistry of materials, synthesis of ceramics with geological and astrophysical importance |
| Chen | Single molecule spectroscopy, metallochaperone protein-protein interaction, nanocatalysis. Group Website |
| Coates | Polymer synthesis, stereoslective catalysis, mechanism of metal catalyzed reactions. Group Website |
| Dichtel | Noncovalent functionalization of carbon nanostructures, organic electronics, reticular chemistry, photovoltaic devices. Group Website |
| DiSalvo | Solid state chemistry, materials for fuel cells and thermoelectrics, nanoparticle synthesis, nitride compounds. Group Website |
| Hines | Surface science, scanning probe microscopies, nanofabrication, chemical etching. Group Website |
| Lee | Synthesis, structure and electronic structure of extended solids. Group Website |
| Marohn | Pi-conjugated systems, electric force and magnetic resonance force microscopies. Group Website |
| Park | Synthesis and characterization of carbon nanostructures, nanomaterials-based technology. Group Website |
| Petersen | Surface non-linear spectroscopy, multidimensional spectroscopy, ultrafast dynamics, and surface structure. Group Website |
| Sogah | Polymer science, control of macromolecular stereochemistry, protein-based polymers, nanoscale materials. Group Website |
| Zax | Study of novel solid materials using solid state magnetic resonance |
News
- Will Dichtel wins Dreyfus Award
- Park group reported atomically thin circuits in Nature
- Will Dichtel wins Beckman Award and Cope Scholar Award
- Dr. William Dichtel Selected NSF CAREER Award
- Park and Chan Showed carbon Nanotubes Can Be Ideal Optical Antennae
- Prof. Roald Hoffmann Receives Basolo Award
- New Molecular Framework Could Lead to Flexible Solar Cells
- Coates Group Research Featured in MIT Technology Review Magazine
- Chen's Group Single-Molecule Electrocatalysis Research Featured on the Cover of Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.