Research in the Su Laboratory use inorganic & organic synthesis as an enabling tool to explore fundamental questions and opportunities in atomically precise materials design, quantum electronic transport, and next-generation energy technologies. We believe that the most exciting science occurs at the fuzzy boundaries between disciplines - lab members thus receive broad-based training that begins with molecular design and extends to molecular synthesis, computational chemistry, materials characterization, or experimental physical chemistry based on project needs and personnel interests. Lab members either work across multiple disciplines or specialize in particular areas while collaborating with labmates or coworkers outside the lab.
Most projects in the lab fall in and between three topic areas:
