Research Highlights

• Discovered the First Zeolite having larger than a 12 membered Ring Pore (UTD-1)
• Discovered a Zeolite Based MRI Contrast Agent – Licensed Technology
• First to Immobilize Enzymes in Mesoporous Molecular Sieves
• Established Novel Methodologies for the Synthesis of Supported Catalysts
• First to Prepare Zeolite Films/Membranes using Pulsed Laser Ablation
• Developed a series of Novel Capacitive and Optical Chemical Sensors
• Discovered a Novel class of Mesoporous Materials (DAM-1)
• First to Prepare Molecular Sieve Fibers by Electrostatic Deposition

Research Areas

• Synthesis and Characterization Novel Nanoporous Materials
• Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
• Zeolite and Zeolite Composite Membranes
• Enzyme Immobilization in Molecular Sieves
• Electrospun Fibers and Composites
• Molecular Sieve Synthesis and Encapsulated Metal Complexes
• Molecular Sieve Based MRI Contrast Agents and Drug Delivery Systems
• Nitric Oxide Storage and Delivery, Wound Healing
• Energy Storage Materials, Fuel Cells, Supercapacitors
• Redox Active Molecular Sieves and Composites
• Molecular Sieve Based Chemical Sensors
• Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment
• Self Healing Inorganic Films
• Templated nanoparticles for Solar Cells