Functional Interfaces Group
Interests
The Functional Interfaces Group is interested in:
- understanding the nature of interfaces,
- control and design of interfacial chemistry for useful functions.
Control of chemistry at interfaces is at the heart of many everyday applications from emulsions in paints to drug delivery systems, from catalysis to non-stick and anti-corrosive coatings. All of these have interfacial chemistry to thank for their ability to perform their tasks, whether this is the interface between a solid and a liquid, one liquid and another, or two solids.
We are interested in all of these along with the more philosophical interface between scientific disciplines such as the boundary between chemistry and biology, engineering or materials science.
Expertise
The Functional Interfaces Group is a multidisciplinary group of physical scientists and offers a flexible approach to problems. It consists of a group of academics with areas of expertise in colloid and surface science, pharmaceutical science, polymers, instrumental analysis, green chemistry, formulation science, materials chemistry and computational chemistry. The principle interests of the group are in the modification of interfaces for novel pharmaceutical delivery or the design and development of functional materials and nanomaterials for renewable energy or sensor applications. More details relating to current research and capabilities can be found following the links above.
News
- Functional Interfaces group member, Dr Saima Jabeen, has been awarded a bursary to present her work on functionalised stimuli-responsive polymers at Macro 2010, the 43rd IUPAC World Polymer Congress in Glasgow.
- PhD student, Rajitha Hanarasinghe, has won a Royal Society of Chemistry bursary to travel to and present her work at the 3rd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress in Nürnberg in September.
Contact
Prof. John Mitchell,
School of Science,
University of Greenwich,
Central Avenue,
Chatham Maritime,
Kent ME4 4TB
Tel.+44 (0)1634 883358
Fax. +44 (0)208 331 9805
Email: J.C.Mitchell@greenwich.ac.uk