1.) characterizing the structure and properties of photosensitive acrylates commonly used as photoresists, dental composite restoratives, cell immoblization substrates, and a number of other adhesive and coatings applications. Key considerations relate to the kinetics of polymerization and tracking thermophysical changes in resin attributes as a function of conversion. This element also includes dynamic modeling
2.) dispersions has focused on how particle dynamics in solution, stratification phenomena, adsorption phenomena on particles in dispersions, and particle-particle interactions are affected when ensembles of particles are dispersed in solution.
3.) newer initiatives are focused on evaluating the phase structure, stability, and driving force for ordering in aqueous amphiphilic copolymers solutions and dispersions, coupled with more detailed studies of micelle formation, short range ordering, etc. This has included rheology, DSC, and SAXS.
4.) protein denaturing both in neat solutions and in the presence of chaperone surfactants
