Our research is primarily interdisciplinary in nature, directed toward development of impedance-based electrical and wavefront-distortion based optical sensors for chemical, biochemical and materials applications. Current projects include organic synthesis of specialty monomers for functionalized polymers and self-assembled molecular monolayers on metal surfaces, investigation of microscopic interdigitated electrode arrays chips for impedance spectroscopy, and application of Shack-Hartmann single beam interferometers to wavefront characterization of laser beams interacting with surface-modified polymers.

Courses Taught at EMU:

Chemistry and Society (115-116)
Organic Chemistry (270-271, 371-376)

Professional Affiliations:

American Chemical Society