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Escobedo’s research focuses on the development and application of simulation modeling methods to elucidate the connection between microscopic structure and macroscopic properties of polymeric colloidal materials. The ultimate goal is to generate new fundamental knowledge to improve engineering materials with desirable 'super' properties, which emerge from the creation of special types of structural order and the control of phase transitions. His work has concentrated on understanding the role of entropy as a crucial force that can be harnessed to design materials with desired properties. By exploring how entropy influences material structure—from intermediate crystals to liquids, liquid crystals, and elastomers—his team investigates novel structures that exhibit a combination of physical properties. Escobedo’s interdisciplinary approach has led to innovative uses for nanoporous materials in applications such as solar cells, ultra-filtration membranes, optical amplifiers, and new therapeutic antibodies. Through understanding the interplay of energetic and entropic forces, Escobedo aims to rationally design materials that exhibit desired functions and properties.
Department of Architecture