Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

Research Areas

• Materials Characterization and Processing
  • Biomass conversion (van Heiningen)
  • Inorganic membranes (DeSisto)
  • Nano-particles (DeSisto, Mason)
  • Paper coating (Bousfield, Pendse)
  • Polymer processing (Co)
  • Pulp and paper (Genco, Pendse, van Heiningen)

• Molecular Biophysics
  • Bio-molecular kinetics and dynamics (Mason)
  • Microscopy and spectroscopy (Mason, Millard, Neivandt)
  • Physiological genomics (Millard)

• Pulp and Paper Manufacturing
  • Oxygen delignification (Genco)
  • Pulp bleaching (Genco, van Heiningen)
  • Pulping and recovery (van Heiningen)
  • Refining and drainage (Genco, Pendse)

• Sensor Development
  • Acoustic sensors (Pendse)
  • Biosensors (Mason, Millard)
  • Chemical sensors (Mason, Wheeler)

• Spectroscopic Techniques
  • Fluorescence-based spectroscopy and imaging (Mason, Millard)
  • Single molecule imaging spectroscopy (Mason)
  • Surface spectroscopy/microscopy (Neivandt)
  • Ultrasonic spectroscopy (Pendse)

• Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Adsorption (DeSisto, Ruthven)
  • Catalysis (Wheeler)
  • Orientation and conformation of interfacial species (Neivandt)

• Transport and Separation Processes
  • Fluid mechanics (Bousfield, Co)
  • Fluid-particle systems and colloids (Pendse)
  • Micropore diffusion (Ruthven)
  • Molecular diffusion (Mason)
  • Rheology (Bousfield, Co)