We are interested in developing the materials chemistry needed to structure water into new classes of energy devices, diverse in form and function, and operating far-from equilibrium.

Selected publications:
Wu, X.; Xue, H.; Fink, Z.; Xia, Z.; Sarma, N. A.; Gan, X.; Katsaras, J.; Ercius, P.; Rad, B.; Helms, B. A.; Ashby, P. D.; Omar, A. K.; Collier, C. P.; Russell, T. P. "Ion transport through reconfigurable nanoparticle-surfactant stabilized droplet interface bilayers" Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2026, 123 (8), e2522349123 [pdf]

Gleeson, S. E.; Fink, Z.; Ashby, P. D.; Russell, T. P.; Helms, B. A. "Transient structuring of liquids using dissipative interfacial assemblies" Matter 2024, 7, 1092–1105 [pdf]

Fink, Z.; Wu, X.; Kim, P. Y.; McGlasson, A.; Abdelsamie, M.; Emrick, T.; Sutter-Fella, C. M.; Ashby, P. D.; Helms, B. A.; Russell, T. P. "Mixed Nanosphere Assemblies at a Liquid–Liquid Interface" Small 2023, 19, 2308560 [pdf]