News Items About Our Work

• Our paper "Liquid slip as a rate process," Phys. Rev. Lett. 2007 by Lichter et al. was chosen for inclusion in the 11 June, 2007 issue of the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology.


• Our paper "Simulated adsorption properties and synthesis prospects of homochiral porous solids based on their heterochiral analogs" featured on the cover of Langmuir (vol. 21 issue 6, March 15, 2005).


• Our paper "Structural analysis of porphyrin molecular squares using molecular mechanics and density functional methods," J. Chem. Phys. 2004 by Miljacic et al. was chosen for inclusion in the 18 October, 2004 issue of the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology.


• Invited, cover article in the June 2004 issue of the AIChE Journal: "Prospects for nanoporous metal-organic materials in advanced separation processes."


• "Metal-organic frameworks for methane storage," Heart Cut, April 26, 2004
  • Design of new materials for methane storage using molecular modeling


• "1-D zeolites trap hydrocarbons," C&E News, October 28, 2002, p. 33
  • Hydrocarbon traps for treating "cold start" automotive emissions


• "Molecular squares have tailored pores," Membrane & Separation Technology News, October 2002, p. 3
  • Joint work with Profs. Hupp and Nguyen on membranes made from molecular squares


• "A model student-athlete," The Den (Official Magazine of Northwestern Wildcat Football) September 7, 2002, pp. 4-5
  • Molecular modeling work of summer intern DeMaris Wilson


• "Building enzymes, filters," News Brief in "The Industrial Physicist" February/March 2002 (see p. 2)
  • Joint work with Profs. Hupp and Nguyen on using molecular squares as membranes and as artifical mimics of enzymes


• "Tiny films have promising future as nanoscale filters," NSF News Tip October 2001
  • Joint work with Profs. Joe Hupp and SonBinh Nguyen on membranes made from novel "molecular squares" materials