Research Projects

Renewable and Portable Power Source for Soldier

• Developing renewable, flexible and portable organic solar cells
• Optimization of morphology for performance enhancement of organic solar cells using nanoparticles
• Nano-scale materials for lightweight soldier cooling and power delivery (polymer thermo-electrics)

Soldier Protection

• Protection from flame threats
• Synthesis of inherently fire-safe polymers/fibers
• Novel green FR materials may be based on renewable resources such as lignin from trees, nut oils
• Develop new class of halogen-free flame retardant combinations that operate through synergistic mechanisms
• Manufacturing of functional surface materials
• Nano-tailoring of super-omniphobic (SO) textile surfaces
• Development of super-adsorptive semipermeable membranes
• DMA test method for fabric resistance to very low force penetrators
• Enhanced eye protection via novel co-polyester nano-composites
• Modeling the forming process used in the fabrication of combat helmets
• Multi-mode energy absorption for helmet low velocity impact protection
• Photo-responsive metal and semiconductor nanoparticles based fibers
• Fluorescent conjugated polymers for the detection of explosives and chemical warfare agents
• Evaluation of conductive ink response on two and three dimensional surfaces

Combat Feeding: Food Packaging

• High performance foil-free packaging via nanotechnology
• Investigating the physical and chemical interactions on nanoparticles and intestinal cell after digestion

Effect of Time Dependent Pressure Differentials on Material Porosity and Permeability

• To understand and characterize the dynamic permeability of parachute fabrics