The Hartman Research Laboratory investigates impactful problems related to sustainability through application of chemical reaction engineering principles. There is a need for autonomous laboratory-scale flow reactors that can high-throughput screen and generate sufficient experimental data to decipher reaction kinetics and mechanisms. Integration of in-situ spectroscopic methods with microfluidics and their automation creates the possibility of computers working synchronously with a handful of key experiments. Thus, the design of artificial intelligence and machine learning methods with continuous-flow microreactors for faster discovery has become a central theme in most of our research. Rethinking how we perform laboratory experiments can reduce the chemical waste, energy requirements, make experiments safer, and it can yield molecular-scale information needed for predictive models for applications in chemicals, energy, healthcare, and materials towards a sustainable future.
Postdoctoral Associate Position Opening: Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a list of three references with complete contact information via Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/140912