Laura Sremaniak

Area(s) of Expertise

Fundamental studies of surface and interfacial phenomena are important to the understanding of the properties of materials and of catalytic processes. The major focus of our research program is the development and application of theoretical methods to determine the structure and reactivity of molecules adsorbed on solid surfaces with emphasis on electronic materials and heterogeneous catalysis. The structure of adsorbed molecules, dissociative chemisorption and surface reactions of coadsorbed species on metals and semiconductor surfaces are treated using first-principles theory.