| Name |
Title |
Department |
Research Interests |
Brian Benicewicz
|
USC Educational Foundation
Distinguished Professor,
CoEE Chair PNC Research |
Chemistry and
Biochemistry,
USC NanoCenter |
Polymer-organic chemistry, new
monomer & polymer synthesis, polymer
nanocomposites, polymer membranes
for fuel cells, electrically conducting
polymers, liquid crystalline polymers,
controlled radical polymerization |
| Alan Decho |
Professor, Director, Microbial
Interactions Laboratory |
Environmental
Health Sciences |
Biofilms in marine processes, Bacterial/
nanoparticle interactions, Nanoparticle
entry into microbial biofilms,
Antimicrobial-nanoparticle development |
| John Lavigne |
Associate Professor |
Chemistry and
Biochemistry |
Molecular recognition, supramolecular
chemistry, sensors, materials,bio-
organic, physical organic |
Harry J. Ploehn
|
Professor and Associate Dean,
Engineering & Computing |
Chemical
Engineering |
Colloidal and Nanomaterials, Polymer
Characterization, Interfacial and
Transport Phenomena |
| Warren Steckle |
Academic Program Manager,
PNC Research Laboratory
|
Chemistry and
Biochemistry |
Low density polymer foams via emulsion
polymerization and sol-gel processes,
polymer aging and degradation, polymer
nanocomposites, and polymer
membranes for fuel cells. |
| Chuanbing Tang |
Assistant Professor
|
Chemistry and
Biochemistry
|
Synthesis of multifunctional polymeric materials and macromolecular self assembly, with a focus on the control at the nanoscale. |
Hans-Conrad
zur Loye |
David W. Robinson Palmetto
Professor |
Chemistry and
Biochemistry |
Inorganic Materials Synthesis, Structural
Characterization, Surface Modified
Polymer Composite Additives |