The Smart Materials Lab is the leading team with regards to chemistry research in the UAE, with research output that, according to the Nature Index, accounts for an impressive 63 percent in 2015 and 67 percent in 2016 of the total chemistry publications from groups within the country, both in the fractional count and weighted fractional count.
The Trabolsi Research Group designs and develops smart materials to tackle two of today’s biggest challenges: better healthcare and clean water for all. Our research group brings together chemistry, nanoscience, and materials engineering to turn scientific discovery into real-world solutions.
The Healy lab's mission is to harness the tools of bioinformatics, automated synthesis and high-throughput screening to streamline the process from natural product gene cluster to preclinical drug candidate.
The Kirmizialtin Lab operates at the intersection of physical chemistry, molecular simulation, and data science. The group develops methods that enhance the accuracy and efficiency of simulations and applies them to challenges in biology, chemistry, and materials science. The group develops physical models and high-fidelity simulations to investigate the interactions between biomolecules and their binding partners. A major focus integrates computation with experimental data through machine learning.
The Amatov CatalySIS lab develops chemistry that is not only conceptually interesting and fundamentally novel but also offers robust solutions for sustainable synthesis. The lab develops new synthetic methods and catalytic processes using redox-active organic molecules that simultaneously mimic transition metals, photoredox catalysts, and even enzymes in useful transformations. Particular interest is given to designing and using persistent organic radicals as redox-active catalytic platforms.
The Rebane Lab investigates the physical principles by which biomolecules self-organize to orchestrate cellular functions such as signaling, molecular sorting, and information processing. Our primary interests lie in proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. We employ single-molecule optical tweezers to dissect the folding and assembly of proteins and RNA, and advanced light microscopy to study biomolecular phase separation under crowded, cytoplasm-like conditions.
The Materials NMR Lab addresses the challenges of climate change and the demand for energy by using solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy as a primary tool. Research themes: 1. Utilizing solid-state NMR to understand the structure-property relationships in less ordered systems with unique optoelectronic properties. 2. Endogenous Dynamic Nuclear Polarization 3. Developing NMR methodology to understand the mechanism of heterogeneous catalysis.
Exciting research is happening at NYU Abu Dhabi.
Led by Panče Naumov, NYUAD researchers achieve solid state Thermochemiluminescence with crystals that emit light when heated.
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