Dorsa Parviz

The Parviz Research Group employs a variety of computational and experimental techniques to understand interactions on nanoscale surfaces within various media, enabling the design and engineering of functional interfaces for applications in sustainability and health solutions. Our approach involves applying a range of microscopy, spectroscopy, and multiscale modeling tools to investigate nanomaterial interfacial interactions within colloidal dispersions, polymer matrices, and biological media.

Our focus extends to understanding and optimizing electron transfer through these interfaces, as well as exploring surface reactions with small molecules like CO2 and CH4, alongside biological compounds. Through controlled synthesis and post-synthesis processing, we engineer surface chemistry and morphology to achieve desired designs.

Specifically, our research is concentrated on investigating photochemical and photoelectrochemical interactions on synthetic interfaces of emerging semiconductors, as well as biohybrid interfaces involving these semiconductors, enzymes, and plant organelles. Our efforts in this research aim to pioneer novel designs for carbon capture and conversion, as well as the monitoring of carbon sequestration through biosensing, contributing to the realization of a circular carbon economy.