The department is committed to a variety of research efforts involving faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students. This page briefly summarizes major areas of interest. Each topic is linked to a more detailed discussion. Additional information on research activities may be found in the individual faculty profiles.
A Digital Instruments Scanning Probe / Atomic Force Microscope is used to examine a variety of objects from 1 micron down to 1 nanometer in diameter.
Research centers on modeling biological interactions occurring on biosensor and other surfaces using fractal techniques with a view to obtain valuable physical insight into biochemical and biomedical processes.
Combustion research at Ole Miss focuses on the burning of fossil fuels and understanding and reducing the pollutants emitted when they are burned.
Research focuses on ways to clean up and prevent environmental problems. Methods include bioaccumulation of heavy metals and physical separation of contaminants from soil. Other recent research includes a study of the transport and fate of pesticides washed from a cotton field.
We are involved in multi-departmental efforts to develop materials for use in kindergarten through high school classrooms, focusing primarily on secondary mathematics and science classrooms.
Stochastic modeling includes the uncertainties (or fluctuations) in the modeling of dynamic systems. Applications include combustion phenomena, controlled drug release, adsorption, and sediment transport.
Research currently focuses on fundamental aspects of adsolubilization: solubilization in adsorbed surfactant aggregates.
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