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The Polymers, Surfaces, and Interfaces (PSI, ψ) group is focused on using polymers to address some of the key challenges in the areas of renewable energy and environmental science.
Particular areas of interest include:
Superhydrophobic and Superoleophobic Surfaces
Ice-Repellent surfaces
Solid-fouling resistant surfaces
Micro- and nanoparticle fabrication for drug delivery
Membrane separations and liquid-liquid extractions
Surface design for phase transition heat transfer enhancement
We are a member of the Biointerfaces Institute, a collaborative multidisciplinary group of researchers. Our group is affiliated with the Materials Science and Engineering, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, and Chemical Engineering departments. Our laboratory is located in the University of Michigan North Campus Research Complex.
Latest News
2024 March
Brian Macdonald, Fan-Wei Wang, Brian Tobelmann, Jing Wang, and Anish Tuteja publish their research on "Design of Abrasion-Resistant, Long-Lasting Antifog Coatings" in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces! Well done!
2024 February
Dr. Anish Tuteja was awarded the David E. Liddle Research Excellence Award. Congrats!
News about our new DARPA grant (up to $ 11.5M) titled "Ice Control Enhancement with Closed Loop Molecular Design (ICECycle) ” has been published. Check the news here!
Interviews on National Public Radio about our new DARPA grant (up to $ 11.5M) titled "Ice Control Enhancement with Closed Loop Molecular Design (ICECycle) ” have been published. Check the news here and here!
2023 December
We have been awarded a new DURIP grant titled "A Unified Testing, Evaluation, Research, and Development Facility for Ice‐ and Snow‐Modulating Materials.” Check the news here!
2023 August
Congratulations to Tyler Olson on successfully achieving her candidacy. Well done!
David Speer, Tirth Patel, Brian Ho, Jack Phillips, Tianyang Zhu, Joseph Shangraw, Meltem Urgun-Demirtas, Yanna Liang, and Anish Tuteja publish their research on "Enhanced, Continuous, Liquid-liquid Extraction and In-situ Separation of Volatile Fatty Acids from Fermentation Broth" in Separation and Purification Technology! Well done!