Seed Projects 2004-2008 (DMR-0213706)

Structural Modifications of Polymer Electrolytes for Fuel Cells
J.B. Benziger, A.B. Bocarsly, and G.W. Scherer

From Oligomeric Coordination Complexes to Nanometric Molecular Ensembles
S. Bernhard and A. Selloni

Infrared Upconversion Nanocrystals for Biotechnology
R.H. Austin, H. Bell, and D.W. Tank

Photo-Modifiable Materials and Bandgap Engineering for Mid-Infrared Photonics
C.B. Arnold and C.F. Gmachl

Multifunctional Graphene Nanocomposites
R.K. Prud'homme, I.A. Aksay, D.H Adamson, R.A. Register, and R. Car

New Engineered Materials for Nonclassical Light Generation
C. Gmachl and J.W. Fleischer

Novel Scaffolds for Soft Tissue Growth
J. Schwartz and J.E. Schwarzbauer

Physics and Biology of Self-Assembly in the Fly Embryo
W. Bialek, P. Chaikin, D.W. Tank, and E.F. Wieschaus

Spin Cluster Qubits
S.A. Lyon, R.N. Bhatt, and A.M. Tyryshkin

Self-Assembly of Soft Materials: A Multiscale Computational Approach
M. Haataja and A.Z. Panagiotopoulos

Development of a Quantum-Mechanics-Based Multiscale Simulation Tool for Studying Nanoindentation of Materials
E.A. Carter, W. E, and G. Lu

Directed Assembly of Electrically-Active Organic Materials
Y.-L. Loo and S.Y. Chou

ARPES and STM of Exotic Surface States on Topological Insulators
M.Z. Hasan, R.J. Cava, and A. Yazdani