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

07/2026 [Publication] – Our collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories is accepted for publication in Tribology Letters!

07/2024 [Conference] – Congratulations to Owen for being awarded the 1st place in the Graduate Poster Category at the 2026 Tribology Gordon Research Conference!

07/2024 [Conference] – The group had a fantastic time at the 2026 Tribology Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar! Well done to Aisha, Kasia, Alexandra, and Owen, who presented posters as well as oral presentations.

06/2026 [Publication] – Camille’s work on the mechanochemistry of C2 organic molecules on Pt-Au is accepted in Carbon!

06/2026 [Conference] – Filippo delivered an invited talk at CIMTEC 2026 in Perugia (Italy)