Department of Chemistry
Gaurav Arya
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
My research laboratory uses physics-based computational tools to provide fundamental, molecular-level understanding of a diverse range of biological [...]
David N. Beratan
R.J. Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Dr. Beratan is developing theoretical approaches to understand the function of complex molecular and macromolecular systems, including: the molecular [...]
Volker Blum
Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Volker Blum heads the "Ab initio materials simulations" group at Duke University. Dr. Blum's research focuses on "first-principles" computational [...]
Kenneth R Brown
Michael J. Fitzpatrick Distinguished Professor of Engineering
Prof. Brown's research interest is the control of quantum systems for both understanding the natural world and developing new technologies. His [...]
Ashutosh Chilkoti
Alan L. Kaganov Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Ashutosh Chilkoti is the Alan L. Kaganov Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University [...]
Olivier Delaire
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
The Delaire group investigates atomistic transport processes of energy and charge, and thermodynamics in energy materials. We use a combined [...]
Emily Rose Derbyshire
Associate Professor of Chemistry
The Derbyshire Lab uses both chemical tools and biological methods to uncover novel aspects of malaria parasite biology with the ultimate aim of [...]
Martin Fischer
Research Professor in the Department of Chemistry
Dr. Fischer’s research focuses on exploring novel nonlinear optical contrast mechanisms for molecular imaging. Nonlinear optical microscopes can [...]
Katherine J. Franz
Chair of the Department of Chemistry
Research in the Franz group is involved in elucidating the structural and functional consequences of metal ion coordination in biological systems. We [...]
Amanda Elaine Hargrove
Associate Professor of Chemistry
The Hargrove lab harnesses the unique properties of small organic molecules to study the structure, function and therapeutic potential of long [...]
Jianfeng Lu
Professor of Mathematics
Jianfeng Lu is an applied mathematician interested in mathematical analysis and algorithm development for problems from computational physics, [...]
David Mitzi
Simon Family Distinguished Professor
David Mitzi received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Engineering Physics from Princeton University in 1985 and his Ph.D. in Applied Physics [...]
Richard A. Palmer
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Dr. Palmer's research interests span the areas of analytical, inorganic and physical chemistry. Current projects involve the use of FTIR spectroscopy [...]
Christine K. Payne
Yoh Family Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Jennifer Lyn Roizen
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Inspired by small molecule natural products, the Roizen laboratories will initiate research to access improved antibiotics, and selective ion channel [...]
Michael Rubinstein
Aleksandar S. Vesic Distinguished Professor
The research of the Rubinstein group is in the field of polymer theory and computer simulations. The unique properties of polymeric systems are due [...]
Michael J. Therien
William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Our research involves the synthesis of compounds, supramolecular assemblies, nano-scale objects, and electronic materials with unusual ground-and [...]
Eric John Toone
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Dr. Toone is a physical organic chemist who studies relationships between structure and activity in the context of biology. Currently active programs [...]
Tuan Vo-Dinh
R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Tuan Vo-Dinh is R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Chemistry, and Director of The [...]
Warren S. Warren
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Our work focuses on the design and application of what might best be called novel pulsed techniques, using controlled radiation fields to alter [...]
Kevin David Welsher
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Benjamin J. Wiley
Professor of Chemistry
In the Wiley Group, we make new nanomaterials by controlling the assembly of atoms in solution, and explore applications for nanomaterials in [...]
Weitao Yang
Philip Handler Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Prof. Yang, the Philip Handler Professor of Chemistry, is developing methods for quantum mechanical calculations of large systems and carrying out [...]