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Materials chemist Shannon Boettcher and his lab are investigating ways to use non-carbon-based (i.e. “inorganic”) materials – like the semiconductors found in a computer or cell phone – to convert and store energy sustainably and in a cost-effective fashion. This research contributes to what Boettcher predicts will

Chemist David Johnson’s research revolves around the creation of new compounds with new properties, using a breakthrough “slice and dice” method that he developed. This method involves slicing molecular structures into slabs, and layering the slabs together. “We try to understand how [chemical compounds’] properties correlate with

With their research, Darren Johnson and his lab seek to create solutions that prevent toxic waste and detect and remove contaminants from the environment. One of the biggest successes that emerged from the Johnson Lab began as a failure during a collaboration with the Haley lab. An

Prof. Parthasarathy recently received support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and Research Corporation for Science Advancement for an interdisciplinary project with scientists from 2 other universities to begin “a long-term project to ‘personalize’ the microbial communities in our stomach and intestines, tailoring them to specific

MSI director Richard Taylor’s research into fractal-based implants, in collaboration with Simon Brown of the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, recently was awarded a US patent for their work on fractal-designed electronic implants. https://around.uoregon.edu/content/patent-granted-uo-led-effort-fractal-based-nerve-connections