Our research is at the intersection of traditional physical chemistry and emerging biological questions. We apply principles of statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, soft matter physics, and chemical kinetics—foundational to physical chemistry—to understand the behavior of biomolecular condensates, a new class of cellular compartments. The central idea is to discover new biology enabled by protein phase transition condensation in biological processes, such as RNA equilibria or signal transduction, and apply it to develop a new synthetic system. My research program has the potential to provide new insights into RNA biology and cellular signaling and may offer novel platforms for high-throughput drug screening and molecular medicine 

- Stimuli sensitive polymers
- Biodegradable hydrogels
- Protein drug delivery
- Tissue Engineering & Cell Therapy

- Bio/Nano Electrochemical Analysis  
- Single Entity Electrochemistry
- Electrochemical Sensors
- Electrochemical Polymer Analysis
- Photoelectrochemistry
- Electrospinning

■ Electrochemistry
- Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel Cell
- Electrochemical Sensor
- Electrochemistry for Organometallic/Organic Compounds

- Energy Conversion and Storage
- Environmental Nanotechnology
- Biomedical Diagnosis and Therapy
- Light Emitting Material and Device
- Non-volatile Memory Device

Our lab is interested in development of nanoporous materials for “saving our Earth”, which can be utilized in hydrogen storage and its isotope separation, carbon capture, toxic gas sensing, and catalysts. For that, we focus on synthesis of functional coordination compounds (metal-organic frameworks), which has high surface area and porosity.

- Photo-physical/-chemical properties of semiconducting organic/ polymer/ inorganic/ nano/ hybrid-materials
- Electrical properties of semiconductors
- Excited-state dynamics
- Laser spectroscopy
- Materials science and characterization

- Design, Synthesis and Processing of Photoactive Organic Materials and Nanomaterials
- Stabilized Reactive Intermediates and Related Unusual Structures
- Organocatalytic and Transition Metal-Catalyzed Organic Transformations

- Active nanomaterials for displays and filters (i.e., transparent displays, smart windows)
- Hybrid nanostructured solar cells and light emitting diodes
- Structural colors
- Nonlinear optical switches