Overview
Feng Group's mission is to develop innovative materials and mechanisms to address pressing global challenges in energy and health. We have three directions in the group: (1) Carbon Capture and Removal: The climate crisis is reshaping how we harvest, store, and consume energy globally. Our group at Duke is dedicated to tackling grand challenges in environmental sustainability by working at the intersection of materials science, photochemical and electrochemical processes, and polymer science and engineering to capture and remove carbon from complex and often dilute mixtures. (2) Critical Materials, Metals, and Minerals: Our work draws inspiration from biological systems to develop innovative solutions for capturing and utilizing critical materials, metals, and minerals directly from water. (3) Bioinspired Soft Matter: Learning from nature, our project seeks to develop molecular systems that replicate the intricate synthesis and high-fidelity mechanisms seen in biological processes, such as those driven by ribosomes.
