My research in organic electronics focuses on understanding how molecular organization and intermolecular interactions govern the properties of organic semiconductors. I use crystal engineering and supramolecular chemistry to modify molecular packing of semiconductors to tune their optical, mechanical, and other functional properties.
My work has included controlling organic semiconductor architectures through cocrystallization, investigating molecular motions that modulate thermochromic and luminescent responses, and developing a new mechanism for chemical vapor sensing. Current projects extend these design principles toward mechanically compliant and multifunctional organic semiconductors.
I am interested in materials whose structures and properties evolve in response to their environment. My work examines how molecular motion, reversible intermolecular interactions, and modulation of solid-state architectures can translate thermal, chemical, and mechanical stimuli into changes in optical response, photoreactivity, and mechanical properties.
Recent projects have explored thermally-driven structural dynamics in molecular crystals and reversible coordination chemistry under mechanical stress. Ongoing work investigates how molecular-level rearrangements induce adaptive mechanical responses in organic materials.
More recently, I have been extending structure-property design principles from molecular crystals to soft, ionically conductive materials. I am interested in understanding how composition and nanoscale organization collectively govern mechanical response, ionic transport, and stability in soft material networks. My current research explores strategies for connecting molecular and nanoscale structure to the macroscopic performance of these materials.
I used coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations to study liquid–liquid phase separation in intrinsically disordered proteins. Specifically, I investigated how different models of temperature-dependent intermolecular interactions affect the protein phase behavior.