01Research area
Critical mineral recovery
Engineering ligand-functionalized metal-organic frameworks and ion-exchange membranes to recover rare earth elements and lithium from complex brines.
- Rare earth elements
- Lithium
- MOFs & electrodialysis
02Research area
Material-water interface
Understanding and controlling nucleation, scaling, and molecular transport where water meets membranes, electrodes, and heat-transfer surfaces.
- Interfacial science
- Electrochemistry
- Mineral scaling
03Research area
Brine concentration process
Reimagining hypersaline water as a source of water, energy, and materials through high-recovery separations and efficient process design.
- Membrane distillation
- Desalination
- Process intensification
Associated publicationsFirst-AuthoredMultistage surface-heated vacuum membrane distillation process enables high water recovery and excellent heat utilizationFirst-AuthoredConducting thermal energy to the membrane/water interface for the enhanced desalination of hypersaline brines using membrane distillation
How I work
From molecular insight
to systems impact.
Understand
Reveal the mechanisms that govern nucleation, transport, selectivity, and surface behavior.
Design
Translate those mechanisms into functional membranes, sorbents, electrodes, and thermal interfaces.
Integrate
Connect material performance to practical processes for water, energy, and resource circularity.