Research in our group will develop new synthetic approaches for the preparation of functional organic materials. At our core, we are organic chemists seeking to mimic the awe-inspiring functional and spatial tailoring of Nature’s organic materials. We hope to utilize these insights to create new organic matter with programable self-assembly and nanostructure, and new chemical reactivity to address critical global challenges in the areas such as tissue engineering, point-of-care biosensing, catalysis, and environmental remediation. To address these challenges, we are building a collaborative and interdisciplinary team of scientists interested in pursuing chemical questions at the interface of chemical and biomedical engineering, material science, and chemistry.
