Welcome to the Mangolini Research Group, the Laboratory for Applied Surface Science (LASS) at The University of Texas at Austin. Our interdisciplinary group focuses on the study of the structural transformations and chemical reactions occurring on material surfaces and at solid/solid, solid/liquid interfaces under extreme environments and conditions far from equilibrium.
Most Recent News
Group members
04/2024 – The group welcomes Charis Kim, undergraduate student in Chemical Engineering!
01/2024 – The group welcomes Michal Machart, Ruby Tunney, and Lorren Banker undergraduate students in Mechanical Engineering!
10/2023 – The group welcomes Dr. John F. Curry, Senior Research Fellow (joint appointment with Sandia National Laboratories)!
Awards
03/2024 – The group celebrates Nicolas for his Goodenough Travel Award that will allow him to go to the 78th STLE Annual Meeting & Exhibition.
03/2024 – The group celebrates Camille for her 2nd place in the ME Graduate Recruitment Poster Competition (yes, the price was cash)!
02/2024 – The group celebrates Jimmy for his prestigious University Graduate Continuing Fellowship. Keep an eye on his work on ionic liquids, good things are coming.
Conferences
11/2023 – Filippo delivered an invited talk at the STLE Tribology Frontiers Conference!
11/2023 – The group had a fantastic time at the STLE Tribology Frontiers Conference! Well done to Jimmy, Logan, and Nicolas, who gave talks on their research projects.
Publications
04/2024 – Hsu-Ming’s work on the tribologically-induced changes in surface chemistry of Zr-based bulk metallic glass is accepted in Applied Surface Science!
02/2024 – Owen’s work on the accuracy of static contact angle measurements is accepted in Langmuir!
11/2023 – Zixuan’s work on ionic liquid-mediated oxidative scanning probe lithography is accepted in Advanced Functional Materials!
08/2023 – Jimmy’s work on polymer-encapsulated ionic liquids as lubricant additives is accepted in Journal of Molecular Liquids!
Collaborations
07/2023 – Filippo secured a Collaborative NSF Grant! Looking forward to working with Prof. Iglesias!
06/2023 – Many thanks to the Welch Foundation for supporting our work through a Research Grant!