This is a rendering of experimental data taken using 3D laser scanning confocal microscopy. The sample, synthesized by Dr. Midhun Joy (ChBE Ph.D. '16), is a colloidal crystal of 1 micron silica microspheres that have ordered into hexagonally close packed (HCP - green) and face centered cubic (FCC - red) domains as a result of vibration assisted convective assembly. This work, in collaboration with Professor Mark Snyder, was featured on the cover of Soft Matter (DOI:10.1039/C5SM01076D). Dr. Midhun Joy was co-advised by Professors Gilchrist and Snyder.
Contributors
John Flory
Product Development Specialist
John Flory is the Nano | Human Interfaces Presidential Initiative Product Development Specialist. As a Designer with a background in augmented and virtual reality development, his experience focuses on 3D modeling and creating applications for education.
Dr. Midhun Joy
Project Manager and Senior Research Scientist at Air Liquide
Dr. Midhun Joy graduated from Lehigh University with a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in 2017. His research studied assembly of novel 3D periodic structures for a wide range of applications including dye sensitized solar cells and thermal batteries.