Faculty - Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Lei Zhu Associate Professor Ph.D. University of Akron Email: lzhu@mail.ims.uconn.edu Web: http://www.ims.uconn.edu/~lzhu

Research Interest: Nano-confined Polymers using Block Copolymer as Templates Crystalline block copolymers are utilized as templates to investigate nanoconfinement effects on polymer phase transitions in the bulk and at surfaces.

Research Interest: Block Copolymer/Inorganic Nanocomposites

Natural and organo-modified clay nanoparticles are incorporated into diblock copolymer systems with one of the block strongly interacting with the nanoparticles.

Research Interest: Characterization of Polymer Membranes in PEM Fuel Cells

Proton exchange membranes (PEM) at high temperature and low humidity conditions are characterized by TEM, SEM, and X-ray analysis.