Uziel Landau

Department Chair, Professor

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, 1964
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, 1967
Ph. D. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1975

Research

Electrochemical engineering; design of electrochemical systems and processes; electrodeposition; electropolishin; electrochemical processing of microelectronics devices

Chung-Chiun Liu

Wallace R. Persons Professor of Sensor Technology and Control

B.S. Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan), 1959
M.S. Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1963
Ph. D. Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 1968

Research

Professor Liu's research interest is in the areas of electrochemical engineering, microelectronic materials and fabrication processes. He works in the areas of electrochemical and biomedical sensors, micro-fabrication and micro-machining techniques to develop unique miniature electrochemical and biomedical sensors. He is also involved in the chemical engineering aspects of these processes and electronic packaging.

Liming Dai

Kent Hale Smith Professor

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, 1983
Ph.D., Chemistry, Australian National University, 1991

Research

Research in our lab has three thrusts:

1. Multifunctional Nanomaterials. We develop synthetic methods for the preparation of nanomaterials with well-defined structures. Our focus is on the synthesis and functionalization of vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes and size-/shape-controlled graphene sheets and nanodiamonds for various applications, ranging from multifunctional nanocomposites to energy-/bio-related devices.

2. Optoelectronic Macromolecules. We synthesize conjugated macromolecules of well-controlled optoelectronic properties for light-emitting diodes, field-effect transistors, batteries, supercapacitors, and photovoltaic cells. Functional nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, and DNA thin films, are used as the photon/electron/hole mediators, while a combined experimental and theoretical approach is used to understand and optimize the materials structure and device performance.

3. Biomaterials and Bioinspiration. To ascertain the potential hazards of nanomaterials to humans, particularly in bio-related systems such as biosensing and biomedical imaging devices, we investigate the surface and size effects on the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of nanomaterials with and without surface functionalization. We also undertake bioinspired approaches for designing and synthesizing materials with functional structures and smart features (e.g. DNA-directed self-assembling,