Presidential Young Investigators Award: Solid-Liquid Interfacial Phenomena

工业和生物过程中的许多关键问题 涉及发生在固体-流体界面处的机制。 吸附，润滑，分散稳定性，溶胶-凝胶 制造和膜传输都涉及固体/流体 交互. 这项研究的目的是了解 在分子水平上预测流体的行为 靠近固体表面或在固体表面之间。 理论方面将 专注于分子理论的发展， 均匀流体 实验研究将侧重于使用 表面力装置，并将补充 理论工作。

Many key problems in industrial and biological processes involve mechanisms which occur at solid-fluid interfaces. Adsorption, lubrication, dispersion stability, sol-gel fabrication, and membrane transport all involve solid/fluid interactions. The goals of this research are to understand and predict, at the molecular level, the behavior of fluid next to or between solid surfaces. Theoretical aspects will focus on development of molecular theories for strongly homogeneous fluids. Experimental research will focus on use of the surface force apparatus and will complement the theoretical work.