Molecular Science

Surfaces, Materials, and Interfaces

This research node encapsulates a number of seemingly disparate interests, but they all share the interest in interfaces and surfaces and their materials. Construction of self-assembled mono-layers for use as antimicrobial coatings on a variety of surfaces, including plastic, metals, and organic fibers are designed to be permanent coatings on surfaces to dissuade the buildup of microbial colonies. The design of polymer encapsulated ceramic materials for applications in lighter weight security vests and materials for self-healing concretes are under investigation. Research in this area includes the interface and surface of cell membranes and how they control and provide a scaffold for numerous cell functions.

Courtesy of Dr. R. Gossage

Courtesy of Dr. M. Robinson

Courtesy of Dr. M.Hausner

Faculty

Name	Topics
Roberto Botelho rbotelho@ryerson.ca My Website	Intracellular lipid signaling, organelle identity, membrane trafficking, phagocytosis trafficking
Christopher Evans cevans@ryerson.ca My Website	Supramolecular host-guest systems; cyclodextrin (CD)-based polymer materials for environmental remediation and sensing of explosive materials; behaviour of inclusion complexes between CDs and organic molecules in water.
Debora Foster dfoster@ryerson.ca My Website	Pathogen-host interactions, pathogen-surface interactions, adhesin-receptor recognition
Daniel Foucher daniel.foucher@ryerson.ca My Website	Inorganic and organometallic polymers
Robert A. Gossage gossage@ryerson.ca My Website	Synthetic inorganic and organic chemistry; oxazole and oxazoline coordination chemistry, medicinal inorganic chemistry, chemotherapy
Martina Hausner martina.hausner@ryerson.ca My Website	Biofilm formation, composition and function
Darrick V. Heyd dheyd@gwemail.ryerson.ca My Website	In-situ observation of adsorption and photoreactions on surfaces
Julia Lu julialu@ryerson.ca My Website	Environmental studies, chemical pollutants, metal speciation in environmental samples, and pollutants in the Arctic
Derick Rousseau rousseau@ryerson.ca My Website	Food emulsion stability; phase separation in mixed systems; bloom formation in chocolate; vitamin enrichment of dairy products; development of biocompatible matrices for controlled release and delivery
Russell D. Viirre rviirre@ryerson.ca My Website	Synthetic organic chemistry: transition metal catalysis, enantioselective synthesis, heterocycle synthesis, and medicinal chemistry of cystic fibrosis drugs.
Andrew Williams amcwilli@ryerson.ca My Website	Main group inorganic polymers and macrocycles
Gideon Wolfaardt gwolfaar@ryerson.ca My Website	Microbial cell-surface interaction, micro-environment development