Interdisciplinary Research Groups
![MRSEC Summary IRG Infographic](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2024/03/MRSEC-Summary-a15077083be8fb37.jpg)
IRG 1: Peptide Active Materials (PAMs)
Computationally designed peptides for targeted nanostructures, motion, and simple machines
Computational Design – Modeling
Molecule Synthesis
Molecule Assembly
Structure & Properties
![April Kloxin](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/kloxin-2.jpg)
April Kloxin
IRG1 Co-Lead
Professor, CBE & MSE
University of Delaware
akloxin@udel.edu
![Darrin Pochan](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/Darrin-Pochan-3.jpg)
Darrin Pochan
IRG1 Co-Lead
Professor, MSE
University of Delaware
pochan@udel.edu
![Jeffrey Saven](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2024/07/Bayles_Alexandra-2-1bg.jpg)
Alexandra V. Bayles
Assistant Professor, CBE
University of Delaware
avbayles@udel.edu
![Eric Bloch](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/Bloch.jpg)
Eric Bloch
![Paul Butler](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/Butler-e1599597858655.jpg)
Paul Butler
Staff Scientist
Center for Neutron Research
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
paul.butler@nist.gov
![Photo of Dr. Wilfred Chen](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/Chen_Wilfred-edited2.png)
Wilfred Chen
IRG1 Seed
Professor, CBE
University of Delaware
wilfred@udel.edu
![Thomas H. Epps, III](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/epps-12x6-1.jpg)
Thomas Epps, III
MRSEC Director
Professor, CBE & MSE
University of Delaware
thepps@udel.edu
![Joseph Fox](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/fox.jpg)
Joseph Fox
Professor, CHEM
University of Delaware
jmfox@udel.edu
![Eric Furst](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/furst.jpg)
Eric Furst
Professor, CBE
University of Delaware
furst@udel.edu
![Jeffrey Saven](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2024/07/Hanson_Tom-2-1bg.jpg)
Thomas E. Hanson
Professor, School of Marine Science & Policy / DBI
University of Delaware
tehandson@udel.edu
![Xingiao Jia](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/jia.jpg)
Xinqiao Jia
Professor, BISC, BME, & MSE
University of Delaware
xjia@udel.edu
![Kristi Kiick](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/kiick.jpg)
Kristi Kiick
Professor, BISC, BME, & MSE
University of Delaware
kiick@udel.edu
![Christopher Kloxin](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/ckloxin.jpg)
Christopher Kloxin
Associate Professor, CBE & MSE
Director of Peptide-Protein Materials Center
cjk@udel.edu
![LaShanda Korley](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/Korley_LaShanda-12x6-1.jpg)
LaShanda Korley
MRSEC Co-Director
Professor, CBE & MSE
University of Delaware
lkorley@udel.edu
![Jeffrey Saven](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/saven-2.jpg)
Jeffery Saven
Professor, CHEM
University of Pennsylvania
saven@sas.upenn.edu
IRG 2: Hybrid Quantum Materials with Emergent Terahertz Functionalities (HQ-METs)
Understanding and controlling interfaces and transduction to create hybrid materials with emergent THz functionalities
Growth
Theory/Design
Characterizations
![Matt Doty](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/doty.jpg)
Matthew Doty
IRG2 Co-Lead, Facilities Director
Professor, MSE
University of Delaware
doty@udel.edu
![Josh Zide](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/zide-2.jpg)
Joshua Zide
IRG2 Co-Lead
Department Chair, MSE
University of Delaware
zide@udel.edu
![Garnett Bryant](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2024/07/Garnett-Bryant-2-1.jpg)
Garnett Bryant
Group Leader, Atomic-Scale Device Group
Fellow, Joint Quantum Institute
Nanoscale Device Characterization Division
National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST)
garnett.bryant@nist.gov
![Photo of Dr. Chitro Chakraborty](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2022/03/Chitraleema-Chakraborty-croppeed.png)
Chitro Chakraborty
IRG2 Seed
Assistant Professor, MSE & PHYS
University of Delaware
cchakrab@udel.edu
![Lars Gundlach](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/lars-gundlach.jpg)
Lars Gundlach
Associate Professor, CHEM & PHYS
University of Delaware
larsg@udel.edu
![Anderson Janotti](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/janotti-2.jpg)
Anderson Janotti
Associate Professor, MSE
University of Delaware
janotti@udel.edu
![Benjamin Jungfleisch](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/jungfleisch.jpg)
Benjamin Jungfleisch
Assistant Professor, PHYS
University of Delaware
mbj@udel.edu
![Stephanie Law](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/Stephanie-Law.jpg)
Stephanie Law
![Branislav Nikolic](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/Branislav-Nikolic.jpg)
Branislav Nikolic
Professor, PHYS
University of Delaware
bnikolic@udel.edu
![Photo of Dr. Thomas Searles](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2022/03/Searles-Thomas-ECE_1UI8712-157x180-1.png)
Thomas Searles
IRG2 Seed
Associate Professor, ECE
University of Illinois – Chicago
tsearles@uic.edu
![Photo of Dr. Xi Wang](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2022/03/Wang_Xi-2018-06-CHARM-smaller.png)
Xi Wang
IRG2 Seed
Assistant Professor, MSE
University of Delaware
wangxi@udel.edu
![John Xiao](https://mrsec.udel.edu/files/2020/08/xiao.jpg)
John Xiao
Professor, PHYS
University of Delaware
jqx@udel.edu
Department Abbreviations
BISC – Biological Sciences
BME – Biomedical Engineering
CBE – Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
CHEM – Chemistry & Biochemistry
ECE – Electrical & Computer Engineering
MSE – Materials Science & Engineering
PHYS – Physics & Astronomy