Our group studies complex fluids like polymeric fluids, foams, colloids and multi-phase fluids to build adaptive materials. We are specifically interested in control, optimization, self-assembly and learning in mutating fluidic materials. Although our group approaches very fundamental questions, we consider materials that have direct applications in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, materials for extreme environments, carbon sequestration, food science and energy materials.
Our group’s principal investigator is Professor Laurel Kroo in the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.