Research Projects

 
 

  1. -Sol-gel synthesis of mesoporous silica supports

  2. -Functionalization of materials with molecular machines

  3. -Luminescence spectroscopy to monitor operation of machines

Students Involved: Tania Guardado, Melissa Russell, Derrick Tarn, Min Xue, Ivy Dong, Angela Hwang

Functional Mesostructured Materials for Controlled Release

  1. -Synthesis of organic ligands and organometallic compounds

  2. -Electrochemical and photochemical geometry changes

  3. -Immobilization of molecules on silica particles and doped silicon wafers

  4. -SSNMR, EPR, absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy

Students Involved: Sanaz Kabehie (former graduate student), collaborative research with electrical engineers to study the conductive properties of these compounds on solid supports

Compounds for Molecular Motion as a State Variable

  1. -Electronic and resonance Raman measurements

  2. -Excited state geometry changes

  3. -Time-dependent theory of spectroscopy

Students Involved: Matt Kiesz, Janie Chen

Highly Distorted and Coupled Excited States

  1. -Mass Selected Resonance Enhanced Multi-Photon Ionization (REMPI-MS) Spectroscopy

  2. -Wavelength-dependent photochemistry

  3. -Fragmentation pathways monitored by ion yield and fragment luminescence

Photofragmentation and Photodeposition

Description

Student(s) Involved: Dr. Zhaoxia Ji

Biological and Environmental Toxicity of Nanoparticles

  1. -Light-activated nanomachines for on-demand drug release in cancer cels

  2. -Folate modification of silica nanoparticles for targeting cancer cells, and delivery of hydrophobic cancer cells

Student(s) Involved: Zongxi Li, Courtney Thomas, Min Xue

Biological Applications of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles