Our research focuses on understanding and manipulating fundamental interactions at the nanoscale. Our expertise includes synthesis and characterization of novel nanomaterials, including:

• Nano-assembled actuable materials
• Nano-plasmonics 
• Nano-structured photovoltaics 

Recent papers:
Exploring Optical Sensing Mechanisms in Metal Halide Perovskites for Hydrogen Gas Detection. Adv. Sensor Res. e00078, 2025.

Space environment considerations for perovskite solar cell operations: A review.  Acta Astronautica, 235, 2025.

Making nanomaterial-enabled nitrate sensors useful for real water systems: user-centric design perspectives. Front Sens. 6. 1, 2025.

NSF Grant to Help Grad Students Find Solutions to Environmental Challenges.  We have a brand new NRT (NSF) award, titled CONDESA. 

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First flight of perovskites on ISS pictured on the cover of Advanced Energy Materials