Juan J. de Pablo Howard Curler Distinguished Professor Address/E-mail Program Affiliations Education Fields of Interest Publications Awards & Honors Summary For additional information, see my

Contact Information

3018 Engineering Hall 1415 Engineering Drive Madison, WI 53706-1691

Tel: 608/262-7727 Fax: 608/262-5434 E-mail: depablo@engr.wisc.edu

Program Affiliations

• Chemical and Biological Engineering

• Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
• Molecular Thermodynamics/Statistical Mechanics Research Group
• Rheology Research Center

Education

• 1990 PhD Chemical Engineering University of California, Berkeley
• 1985 BS Chemical Engineering National University of Mexico, UNAM
• 1990-92 Postdoctoral Materials Science Institut fuer Polymere, ETH, Zurich

Fields of Interest

• molecular modeling
• thermodynamics and statistical mechanics
• complex fluid and polymer physics
• nanostructured materials by design

Publications

• "Density Multiplication and Improved Lithography by Directed Block Copolymer Assembly," Science, 321, 936-939, (2008), R. Ruiz, H. Kang, F.A. Detcheverry, E. Dobisz, D.S. Kercher, T.R. Albrecht, J.J. de Pablo and P.F. Nealey.
   
• "Hierarchical assembly of nanoparticle superstructures from block copolymer-nanoparticle composites," Phys. Rev. Lett., 100, Art.No. 148303 (2008), H. Kan, F. Detcheverry, K. Daoulas, M. Mueller, P. Nealey and J.J. de Pablo
   
• "An entropic perspective on protein stability on surfaces," Biophys. J., 94, 4473-4483, (2008), T.A. Knotts and N. Rathore and J.J. de Pablo
   
• "Improved transition path sampling methods for simulation of rare events," J. Chem. Phys., 128, Art.No. 144104, (2008), M. Chopra, R. Malshe and J.J. de Pablo.
   
• "Strain induced accelerated dynamics in polymeric materials near the glass transition," Phys. Rev. Lett., 99 (21), Art. No. 215501 (2007), R.A. Riggleman, M. Ediger and J.J. de Pablo
   
• "Nanoparticles in nematic liquid crystals: Interactions with nanochannels," J. Chem. Phys. 127, Art. No. 124702 (2007), F.R. Hung , B.T. Gettelfinger, G.M. Koenig, N.L. Abbott and J.J. de Pablo
   
• "A coarse grain model for DNA," J. Chem. Phys. 126 (8): Art. No. 084901 (2007), T.A. Knotts, N. Rathore, D.C. Schwartz and J.J. de Pablo
   
• "A Single-molecule barcoding system using nanoslits for DNA analysis,'' Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., Art. No.0611151104, (2007), K. Jo, D. Dinghra, T. Odijk, M. Graham, R. Runnheim, D. Forrest, J.J. de Pablo, D. Schwartz
   
• "Structure and stability of a model three-helix-bundle protein on tailored surfaces," Proteins-Structure Function and bioinformatics, 61 (2): 385-397, (2005), J.J. de Pablo with T.A. Knotts and N.Rathore.
   
• "Directed assembly of block copolymer blends into nonregular device-oriented structures," Science, 308 (5727), 1442-1446 , (2005), M.P. Stoykovich, M. Mueller, S.O. Kim, J.J. de Pablo, P.F. Nealey.
   
• "Fast Calculation of the Density of States of a Fluid by Monte Carlo Simulation," Phys. Rev. Lett., 90 (3): art. no. 035701 (2003), J.J. de Pablo and Q. Yan.
   
• "DNA dynamics in a microchannel," Phys.Rev.Lett., 91 (3): Art. No. 038102, (2003), J.J. de Pablo with R.M. Jendrejack, E.T. Dimalanta, D.C. Schwartz, and M.D. Graham.
   
• "Epitaxial self-assembly of block copolymers on lithographically defined nanopatterned substrates," Nature, 424, 411-414 (2003), J.J. de Pablo with Kim, S.O., H.H. Solak, M.P. Stoykovich, P.F. Nealey, and N. Ferrier.
   
• “Defect structure around two colloids in a liquid crystal,” Phys.Rev.Lett., 91 (23): Art. No. 235507 (2003), J.J. de Pablo with O. Guzman, E.B. Kim, S. Grollau, and N.L. Abbott.
   
• “Monte Carlo simulations and dynamic field theory for suspended particles in liquid crystalline systems,'' J.Chem.Phys., 119, 2444-2445 (2003), J.J. de Pablo with O. Guzman, E. Kim, S. Grollau, and N.L. Abbott.
• “Configurational temperature density of states simulations of proteins,” Biophys. J., 85, 3963-3968 (2003), J.J. de Pablo, N. Rathore and T.A. Knotts.
   
• “Effect of confinement on DNA dynamis in micro-fluidic devices,” J. Chem. Phys., 119, 1165-1173 (2003), J.J. de Pablo with R. Jendrejack, D.C. Schwartz and M.D. Graham.
   
• "Simulation of Swelling of Polyelectrolyte Networks," Phys. Rev. Lett., 91, Art. No. 018301, (2003), J.J. de Pablo and Q. Yan.
   
• "An effective colloid potential for colloid-polymer mixtures," J.Chem.Phys., 118, 2392-2397 (2003), J.J. de Pablo and O. Guzman.
   
• "Potential of Mean Force Between a Spherical Particle Suspended in a Nematic Liquid Crystal and a Substrate," J. Chem. Phys., 117, 7781-7787 (2002), J.J. de Pablo with E. Kim, R. Faller, Q. Yan, and N.L. Abbott.

For a complete list of publications see our extended homepage.

Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

• Associate Editor, Physical Review Letters
• Associate Editor, Journal of Physics - Condensed Matter
• Associate Editor, Materials Science and Engineering Reports
• Chevron Phillips Lecture in Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University, 2008
• Stanley Corrsin Memorial Lecture in Fluid Mechanics , Johns Hopkins University, 2008
• Eli Burstein Lecture in Materials Science, University of Pennsylvania, 2008
• Blue and Green Lecture, University of Michigan and Michigan State University, 2008
• Merck Distinguished Collaboratus Lecture, Rutgers University, 2006
• Invited Visiting Professor, Danish Technical University, Lingby, Denmark , 2006
• Elected Fellow, American Physical Society, 2005
• Dow Lecture in Materials Science, Northwestern University, 2004
• Paul Flory Lecture in Polymer Science & Macromolecular Chemistry, Stanford University, 2002
• Samuel C. Johnson Distinguished Faculty Fellow, 2002
• Kurt Wohl Memorial Lecture, University of Delaware, 2000
• Invited Visting Professor, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, 1998
• Howard Curler Distinguished Chair in Chemical Engineering, 1998
• Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 1997
• NSF Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering, 1996
• Polygon Engineering Council Outstanding Instructor Award, 1995
• Polygon Engineering Council Outstanding Instructor Award, 1994
• Dupont Young Faculty Fellowship, 1994
• Non-Tenured Faculty Award, 3M Company, 1994
• Young Faculty Award from the Xerox Corporation, 1993
• National Young Investigator (NYI) Award from the National Science, 1993
• Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation New Faculty Award, 1992

Summary

Knowing and understanding the thermophysical properties of fluids and solids, respectively, is essential for designing efficient chemical processes and for developing new materials. Our research investigates the thermophysical properties of fluids and solids at a molecular level, and uses molecular-thermodynamic models and statistical-mechanical principles.

Molecular simulations are important to our research. Using advanced methods and powerful computers, we examine molecular motion and probe the microscopic structure of fluids and solids. Based on these studies, we try to explain and predict the macroscopic behavior of these systems. These predictions are then compared to our experimental laboratory data.

Please go to our Extended Homepage for a more extensive description of our current research interests.

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