Research in the Swihart group centers around the synthesis and application of nanoparticles and the application of chemical engineering science (chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, transport phenomena) to understand and improve processes by which these materials are prepared.
Much of our research can be categorized into the six areas listed below. The remainder of this page includes a brief introduction, some relevant images, and some relevant publications in each of the areas listed.
Solution Phase Synthesis of Transition Metal Carbides and Oxides
Solution Phase Synthesis of Copper sulfide materials
High Temperature Reducing Jet (HTRJ) Reactor
Solution Phase Synthesis and Application of Palladium and Palladium Alloy Nanowires
Vapor-phase nanoparticle synthesis
Numerical modeling of paraffin hydrocarbon fuel for hybrid rocket motor