Research Interests
Research Interests
- Computer simulations of amphiphilic molecules.
Research targets will be those of understanding aggregation and formation of molecular structures at interfaces.
* Self-assembly of surfactant molecules in bulk and at different interfaces.
* Aggregation of surfactant molecules on solid surfaces.
* Structure of molecules on different substrates
* Surfactant mixtures at different interfaces
* Surface tension studies
- Computer simulations of fluids in disordered porous matrices. Characterization of porous matrices. Studies of thermodynamic, dynamical and structural properties of fluids in pores.
* Preparation and characterization of simple pore models.
* Diffusion of fluids immersed in pores
* Thermodynamics of confined fluids
- Adsorption and retention of gases on solid surfaces.
* Adsorption isotherms
* Temperature and pressure dependence of gas adsorption
- Development of computational algorithms to study complex systems.
- Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo methods.