UMaine CHB: Research Areas

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

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•	Materials characterization and processing
•	Molecular biophysics
•	Pulp and paper manufacturing
•	Sensor Development
•	Spectroscopic techniques
•	Surfaces and interfaces
•	Transport and separation processes

Materials Characterization and Processing
- Biomass conversion (van Heiningen)
- Inorganic membranes (DeSisto)
- Nano-particles (DeSisto, Mason)
- Paper coating (Bousfield, Pendse)
- Polymer processing (Co)
- Pulp and paper (Genco, Pendse, van Heiningen)

Molecular Biophysics
- Bio-molecular kinetics and dynamics (Mason)
- Microscopy and spectroscopy (Mason, Millard, Neivandt)
- Physiological genomics (Millard)

Pulp and Paper Manufacturing
- Oxygen delignification (Genco)
- Pulp bleaching (Genco, van Heiningen)
- Pulping and recovery (van Heiningen)
- Refining and drainage (Genco, Pendse)

Sensor Development
- Acoustic sensors (Pendse)
- Biosensors (Donahue, Mason, Millard)
- Chemical sensors (Mason, Wheeler)

Spectroscopic Techniques
- Fluorescence-based spectroscopy and imaging (Mason, Millard)
- Near-infrared spectroscopy (Donahue)
- Single molecule imaging spectroscopy (Mason)
- Surface spectroscopy/microscopy (Neivandt)
- Ultrasonic spectroscopy (Pendse)

Surfaces and Interfaces
- Adsorption (DeSisto, Ruthven)
- Catalysis (Wheeler)
- Orientation and conformation of interfacial species (Neivandt)

Transport and Separation Processes
- Fluid mechanics (Bousfield, Co)
- Fluid-particle systems and colloids (Pendse)
- Micropore diffusion (Ruthven)
- Molecular diffusion (Mason)
- Rheology (Bousfield, Co)