Assembly Science & Engineering:
Matter by Design & on Demand
Using molecular simulation, machine learning, and statistical thermodynamics, discover how simple forces conspire
to produce structural and behavioral complexity.
Use this knowledge to engineer new materials and new forms of matter.
The Promise of Complex Particle Systems
Programmable particles that self-assemble on demand into materials with prescribed properties optimized for a desired application.
- Materials that do what we want, when we want,
where we want. - Disassemble when no longer needed (life cycle)
- Multiple capabilities by design
- Designed into structure at appropriate scale
- Complex structure across multiple scales
- Ability to toggle properties on/off
- Reconfigurable/switchable
- EM/acoustic/mechanical fields
Research Areas
Inverse Design of Patcy Particles
Genesis design collections have everything you need to design beautiful block-powered websites with just a few clicks.
Entropic Bonding Theory
Genesis design collections have everything you need to design beautiful block-powered websites with just a few clicks.
Assembly Pathway Engineering
Genesis design collections have everything you need to design beautiful block-powered websites with just a few clicks.
Entropic Bonding Theory
Nanoparticles & colloids can self-assemble into a remarkable diversity and complexity of crystals, including those isostructural to atomic and molecular crystals, even in the absence of explicit energetic interactions.