Michael Tsapatsis

Field: Materials Science
Packard Fellowship award year: 1996

Research Interests

roces development for the fabrication of microporous and mesoporous molecular sieve thin films with controlled microstructure. We study the nucleation and growth of these materials as well as their microstructure evolution combining experiments with mathematical modeling. Macroscopic properties are measured and related with device micro and nanostructure. Target applications include selective membranes, sensors, catalysts, low-dielectric, and optoelectric materials.

Phone:	413-545-0276
FAX:	413-545-1647
Email:	tsapatsi@ecs.umass.edu
WWW:	http://www.ecs.umass.edu/che/tsapatsis.html
Address:	Dept. of Chemical Engineering University of Massachusetts-Amherst 159 Goesmann Laboratory Amherst, MA 01003

James J. Watkins

Field: Chemical Engineering
Packard Fellowship award year: 1998

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Research Interests

ames Watkins is researching chemical fluid deposition to make nanostructure devices. He says that the development of advanced materials for device applications requires deposition methods that provide precise control over the structure of the active metal, semiconductor or metal-oxide component. He hopes these efforts will provide new routes to "smart" materials.

Phone:	413-545-2569
FAX:	413-545-1647
Email:	watkins@ecs.umass.edu
WWW:	http://www.ecs.umass.edu/che/watkins.html
Address:	Chemical Engineering University of Massachusetts 686 N. Pleasant Street Amherst, MA 01003-3110