01Research area
Selective resource 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
Water–material interfaces
Understanding and controlling nucleation, scaling, and molecular transport where water meets membranes, electrodes, and heat-transfer surfaces.
- Interfacial science
- Electrochemistry
- Mineral scaling
03Research area
Circular brine systems
Reimagining hypersaline water as a source of water, energy, and materials through high-recovery separations and efficient process design.
- Membrane distillation
- Desalination
- Process intensification
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.