CONTACT INFORMATION
Michael Arnold
248 Materials Sci & Engineering Bldg
1509 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-3863
michael.arnold@wisc.edu
8305l F Daniels & Jh Mathews Chem Bl
1101 University Ave
Madison, WI 53706
608-262-4783
The “Active nanomembranes and their surfaces” Super Seed project addresses fundamental issues related to understanding and controlling the surface mediated interactions of atomically and molecularly thin nanomembranes (e.g. two-dimensional and ultrathin crystalline materials) with their environment. Fundamental aspects that the Super Seed investigates include understanding how the morphology, topography, chemical patterning, and composition of the surfaces of a nanomembrane synergistically influence its interactions with fluids, molecules, ions, and soft matter. This understanding will enable the realization of nanomembrane materials with new properties and phenomena that will make it possible to advance water purification, sensing, and energy storage applications and to address important questions in electrochemistry, microscopic fluid dynamics, and biophysics.