We synthesize and study the chemical and physical properties of carbon and related materials. We aim to understand the reaction pathway in syntheses and thus the kinetics and thermodynamics. We have a growing interest in computational chemistry and its use to explore promising directions for new chemistry. We have efforts underway in materials chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, electrochemistry, and physical chemistry. Some of our experimental syntheses are accomplished through unique ‘home-built’ systems. We study the growth of new materials such as (among others) periodic porous carbons, 2D MOFs and COFs, graphene and and hBN films and also functionalizing them with various functional groups, diamane films, polymers with unusual chemical composition, diamondoids, and others. We also discover new synthetic approaches to existing materials such as graphite and diamond: can we grow them in new ways and can we grow large size single crystals of graphite and diamond that have not yet been reported?
Ph.D. Chemical Physics, University of Illinois-Urbana (1988)
B.S. Chemistry, University of Texas-Austin, High Honors (1981)
Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, UNIST (Nov’13-Present)
Director of Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, IBS (Nov’ 13-Present)
Cockrell Family Regents Chair, University of Texas at Austin (Sept’ 07-Dec 13)
John Evans Professor of Nanoengineering, Northwestern University (2003 – Aug’ 2007)
Full Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University (2000 – 2007)
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Washington University (1997 – 2000)
Research Staff Scientist, Molecular Physics Laboratory, SRI International (1991 – 1996)
Postdoctoral Fellow, IBM-Watson Research Laboratory (1990 – 1991)
Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institut fuer Stroemungsforschung (1989 – 1990)
Ruoff, Rodney S
Distinguished Professor
