Directory

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

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

Synthesis and characterization of stimuli-responsive polymers

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

3D electron diffraction (3D ED) and MicroED for tiny crystals.

The Di Carlo Lab uses micro & nanoscale technology to study and engineer biology at its ultimate limits.

Organometallic chemistry for rational block copolymer synthesis

We conduct research at the interface of organic, organometallic, and physical organic chemistry, enhanced by modern data science and machine learning.

Developing and integrating data management systems for an array of chemical synthesis and characterization tools.

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.

Our group aims at advancing the field of organic solid-state chemistry by taking advantage of the reduced entropy and emergent properties that characterize the crystalline solid state.

Biomaterials and bio-engineering approaches to address healthcare challenges.

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.

Preparing, educating and inspiring the next generation.

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

Environmental Microbiology, Water and Soil, Pathogens, Biodegradation, Wastewater, Microplastics and Fibers, Stormwater

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

We are developing structurally diverse functional building blocks that enable to get degradable polymer.

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

Switchable catalysis for the one-pot synthesis of block copolymers.

Dr. Jin Koo Kim's research is directed to develop diverse nanostructured materials and experimental tools for various electrochemical applications to tackle urgent challenges regarding energy and environmental issues.

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

Develop new analytical methods, techniques, and instrumentation for the x-ray diffraction lab.

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

My research focus is on developing techniques, instrumentation tools, and analysis methods for advanced x-ray diffraction characterization of materials.

Making new materials and inventing tools to understand their function to propel technologies in addressing global climate change.

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

In August 2022 Dr. Maji joined the Doyle group at UCLA to work on designing radical polar crossover reactions aided by Data Science and High Throughput Experimentation.

Our group employs theory and computation to investigate the emergent behavior of active and living matter.

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.

Dr. Miao's research interests lie in the interplay of physics, materials science, nanoscience, and biology.

The Mills lab engineers and studies protein assemblies and materials to create accessible, bioengineered solutions in spaces like plastic waste degradation and oral vaccine delivery.

We use simulations and machine learning to gain molecular level insights and develop testable hypotheses.

Design, synthesis, and characterization of soft materials.

Novel materials discovery through computational approaches.

Development and optimization of the Living Biofoundry for high-throughput synthetic biology.

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.

Custom measurements and analysis systems for small scale metrologies including custom probes, sensors and actuators for biomechanics and mechanotransduction assays.

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.

The Saleh lab carries out precision experimental characterization of biopolymer and soft matter systems.

Investigating the physiology of marine microbes and all things nitrogen.

Our lab develops computational and theoretical methods for automation, synthesis prediction, and materials design.

Bioinspired polymer synthesis and self-assembly to control properties.

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

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.

We harness electrostatic and other non-covalent intermolecular interactions to design self-assembled soft materials.

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 .

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

Combining tools from Biology, Engineering, and Physics to understand the cell’s perceptual field.

The primary objective of my research is to explore foundational models in artificial intelligence, customize these models for data mining, and examine their application across domains such as finance, healthcare, and science. Historically, we have made significant advancements in graph data mining and we have inadvertently pioneered the use of Transformer-based methods in time series forecasting.

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

Design and develop custom instrumentation for X-ray diffraction experiments and related projects.