Geoffrey D. Bothun, Associate Professor

Director, RI Consortium for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (RIN2)

Department of Chemical Engineering

University of Rhode Island

16 Greenhouse Road

Kingston, RI 02881

401-874-9518

NEWS!

1. •Anju to join Chemistry & Biology faculty at Texas A&M IU!!!
   

2. •The lab represented well at our annual department research symposium - Congrats to Eily for her undergrad best poster award!
   

3. •We have another Goldwater Scholar in our lab! Chris Bobba joins Eily Cournoyer (2011) as a recipient of this year’s prestigious award. Congratulations to Chris, and Farid Topchiev for Honorable Mention in the award competition.
   

4. •Congratulations Chris and Eily for finishing 1st and 3rd, respectively, in the poster competition at the AIChE Northeast Student Regional Conference!
   

5. •A big year for our grad students - Tom and Ashish complete their M.S., and Anju completes her Ph.D.
   

Research Interests

Bionanotechnology with an emphasis on colloidal and interfacial science, self- and directed-assembly, and lipid membrane biophysics.

1. •Nanoparticle-cell membrane interactions
   

2. •Liposome-nanoparticle assemblies
   

3. •Membrane response and biofuel production
   

4. •Responsive assemblies and surfaces