The Center for the Science of Synthesis Across Scales (CSSAS)
Director
François Baneyx
Lead Institution
University of Washington
Class
2018-2022
Mission
To harness the complex functionality of hierarchical materials by mastering the design of high-information-content macromolecular building blocks that predictively self-assemble into responsive, reconfigurable, self-healing materials, and direct the formation and organization of inorganic components.
Research Topics
bio-inspired, mesoscale science, materials and chemistry by design, mesostructured materials, synthesis (novel materials), synthesis (self-assembly), synthesis (predictive)
Systems Studied
Systems: metal, oxide, polymer, molecules, biological, electrolytes
Interfaces: organic/inorganic, organic/organic, inorganic/inorganic, liquid/solid, solid/solid
Nanostructured: 1D, 2D, 3D
Experimental and Theoretical Methods
X-ray diffraction and scattering, electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, surface science, high-throughput screening methods, molecular dynamics (MD), density functional theory (DFT), monte carlo (MC), mesoscale modeling, multiscale modeling, machine learning, data science
Partner Institutions
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- University of California, San Diego
- University of Chicago
- University of Washington
