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

05/2025 [Publication] – Our collaboration with Prof. Espinosa-Marzal’s  group (UIUC) is accepted for publication in Science Advances!

05/2026 [Award] – Hsu-Ming was the Art of Tribology winner at the 2026 STLE National Meeting & Exhibition!

05/2026 [Presentation] – Filippo delivered a talk on the surface mechanocatalytic reaction of C2 molecules on nanocrystalline alloys at the 2026 STLE National Meeting & Exhibition.

05/2026 [Grant] – Our group was selected to participate in the NSF National Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program! Kasia will be our Entrepreneurial Lead!

04/2026 [Publication] – Our collaboration with Prof. Chang’s  group (UT Austin) is accepted for publication in Nanotechnology!