At the Rowland, the objective of the Dogic Lab was to understand and control the self-assembly of matter on a colloidal length scale. The basic building blocks used were colloids of chemical or biological origin with well controlled spherical or rod-like...
At the Rowland, the Fischer Lab had broad interests in the interaction of optical, electric, and magnetic fields with matter. Their particular focus is symmetry breaking & chirality, ranging from the molecular to the nano/micro-scale. Their research was...
At the Rowland, Dr. Lewis investigated parasitic angiosperms; they are unusual among parasitic organisms in that they and their hosts are in the same order and are very similar physiologically. The comparable physiology of parasite and host enables the...
The electrical conductance of many nanoscale materials is strongly affected by a local electrostatic and electrochemical environment. This unique property can be utilized to build a nanosensor whose spatial resolution is comparable to the size of the...
The boundaries between traditional scientific disciplines are disappearing. Physics and engineering are merging with unlike academic areas such as biology and biochemistry in an effort to answer fundamental questions in life sciences and to advance...