Professor Bazuin’s group uses block copolymers and supramolecular chemistry to design new self-assembled polymer materials, in bulk and in thin films, for applications such as nanosensors and optics.

Professor Hanan’s group develops supramolecular photocatalysts that harvest solar energy for chemical transformations, e.g. for the photoproduction of fuels (reducing H2O to H2 and CO2 to HCO2H). These same supramolecular complexes are used in photovoltaic.

Professor Pellerin and his group focus on characterizing the structure and dynamics of polymers and self-assembled materials. They are particularly interested in the formation of nanofibers by electrospinning, molecular glasses and supramolecular complexes. They also develop novel infrared and Raman spectroscopy techniques.