Directory

We are interested in the design, synthesis, and characterization of soft materials.

Developing fluid flow and automation techniques for the synthesis and characterization of advanced macromolecular materials.

Dr. Rita Blaik is the Education Director of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, where she assists in Education and Outreach activities for MIP.

Designing and building scientific instruments, and facilitating researchers who are working on their own projects is the focus of my work these days.

We are working toward a sustainable, carbon-negative chemical industry by building robust enzyme systems to convert simple biomass into more complex chemicals.

We study life-like biochemical systems to understand their fundamental properties and address emerging challenges in biotechnology and infectious disease.

The Deming lab is focused on synthesis, processing, characterization and evaluation of biomimetic polypeptide materials

The Fredrickson group has pioneered a new class of computer simulation techniques based on molecularly-informed statistical field theories. Such field-theoretic simulations enable the investigation of classical soft material and quantum many-body systems at an unprecedented range of length and timescales.

Uncertainty quantification, surrogate models, inverse design, stochastic processes, and data science.

We use genome mining to discover novel enzymes for biosynthesis and biodegradation of functional biopolymers.

Development of EPR and NMR techniques for the study of biomolecular structure, interactions and interfaces.

Preparing, educating and inspiring the next generation.

Our research focuses on the intersection of design, mechanics, and materials. We develop novel mechanisms and apply non-traditional materials to solve challenging problems in robotics, medicine, and biomechanics.

Prof. Helgeson is an expert in rheological and structural characterization of soft materials, including the development of new high-throughput methods for microrheology.

Dr. Höllerer's research interests lie in the area of human-computer interaction, visualization and interactive machine learning.

Fostering collaborations between science and engineering researchers and the larger community to promote STEM education and career awareness to a diverse student population.

Main point of contact for the BioPACIFIC MIP, providing administrative support and visitor coordination.

Operating the Living Biofoundry Facility at the UCLA CNSI for production and characterization of bio-inspired monomer material libraries.

Lubi Lenaburg is the Evaluation and Assessment Program Manager at the Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships.

Our research focuses on applying x-ray diffraction (XRD) methods to study the structure of materials on the sub-nanometer to micro-meter scale.

As the Education Lead, Arica Lubin oversees an innovative, nurturing, and inclusive education environment for the BioPACIFIC MIP.

I am broadly interested in the functional particles that are influenced by and adapt to the complex environment they are in, and how an understanding of these systems enable us to design functional soft materials.

Oversight of BioPACIFIC daily operations, shared-use facilities, industry relations, and the User Proposal program.

Maynard and her group synthesize novel functional polymers for applications in biomaterials, biotechnology, and nanotechnology.

I detect temperature and pressure via electron density measurements, and test the physical limits in electronic and spectroscopic imaging.

Reflectin = biophotonic regulator: Protein transduces nerve signals, drives osmotic amplifier to tune color & intensity of reflected light.

Catalysis, chemical synthesis, and structural chemistry

Synthetic biology of non-model microbes for drug discovery and sustainable chemistry.

As the User Coordinator for BioPACIFIC MIP, Eleni Papananou is responsible for the User Program’s leadership, management, and development.

The Park Lab quantitatively analyzes and engineers metabolism to solve challenges in energy, environmental protection, and medicine.

We design, synthesize, and characterize soft bio-inspired materials.

His research group seeks creative, synthetic solutions to problems at the interface of chemistry and material science.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry focused on structure-based scientific discovery.

I focus on facilitating varied and optimal usage of high performance computational resources to a diverse scientific audience, all the while keeping the hardware happy.

Ellie works with program coordinators to help them clarify their goals, and determine what kind of outcomes to expect when program goals are accomplished.

Bioinspired polymer synthesis and self-assembly to control properties.

Using advanced electrochemical techniques we can now start to explore catalytic events that occur at the nano and even atomistic scale.

Prof. Shell develops novel molecular simulation, multiscale modeling, and statistical thermodynamic approaches to address problems in contemporary biophysics and soft condensed matter.

Modeling molecules, larger, faster, better.

Data-centric modeling of systems with a focus on the development of new methods that can be applied to real-world applications.

Next-generation therapeutics and diagnostics composed of dynamic fluorous materials and shortwave infrared probes

Assists researchers using instrumentation in the Biological Nanostructures Laboratory in research areas from biology to engineering.

Dr. Stieg oversees the CNSI at UCLA’s Technology Centers - user facilities that foster innovation, facilitate collaborations with industry, and aid in rapid commercialization.

My research lab is interested in natural product biosynthesis and biocatalysis.

Developing bio derived materials and their application in additive manufacturing; Developing additive manufacturing tools and methodologies to improved material properties.

Microbes, Molecules and their Milieu.

Soft material mechanics, design and manufacturing of bio-inspired materials, adhesion, rheology, instrument development .

Yon's research interests include haptic science and engineering, soft robotics, and additive manufacturing.

Co-manages the CSC HPC systems. Assists researchers in using computation, and HPC in furthering their research.

Building websites for UCSB Life Sciences other campus organizations.

Innovation in synthesis and catalysis at the chemistry-biology interface.

Structure and design of self-assembling protein-based architectures with atomic precision for diverse applications.