Research Overview

New Adsorptive Materials and Mechanisms for Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Our group at Duke is dedicated to tackling grand challenges in environmental sustainability by working at the intersection of materials science, photochemical and electrochemical processes, and polymer science and engineering to capture and remove carbon dioxide from complex and often dilute mixtures.

Critical Materials, Metals, and Minerals for Sustainability

Our work draws inspiration from biological systems to develop innovative solutions for capturing and utilizing critical materials, metals, and minerals directly from water. We also explore the applications of porous materials based on critical metals such as Yttrium, lanthanides, actinides, Titanium, and Zirconium in cooperative or switchable adsorption modes.

Bioinspired Materials and Bio-Interfaces

Bioinspired Soft Matter: Non-Equilibrium and Sequence-Controlled Behaviors

Learning from nature, our project seeks to develop molecular systems that replicate the intricate synthesis and high-fidelity mechanisms seen in biological processes, such as those driven by ribosomes.