Raj Rajagopalan
Professor
of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical
Engineering
University of Florida
VOICE: (352) 392-0868
EMAIL: raj@che.ufl.edu
HOMEPAGE: http://raj.che.ufl.edu/
Research Interests
Molecular Mechanics & Complex Fluids
My general areas of research activities cover what are classically known as colloidal and interfacial phenomena. However, the specific problems that are of interest are interdisciplinary in orientation and are chosen based on their fundamental relevance and cross-disciplinary impact. The activities include examination of specific phenomena as well as development of new analytical (theoretical, computational and experimental) techniques. The technical areas may be broadly classified under the labels complex fluids or soft matter (e.g., polymers, colloids, and surfactant solutions) and cover not only traditional problems in chemical engineering but also problems in condensed matter physics, polymer physics, biology, and biophysics. Some of the issues being studied are also relevant to classical materials as well (such as simple liquids and Coulombic liquids).
The following is a list of synopses of currently active projects:
2. Single-Particle or Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy
4. Self-Assembly & Crystallization.
Extended descriptions of each project, with outlines of the technical issues and the methodology, are available upon request.