CBE Spring Seminar by Prof. Jeffrey Rimer

Crystal engineering is a broad area of research that focuses on methods of designing and/or optimizing materials for diverse applications in fields spanning from energy to medicine. In this talk I will discuss two general mechanisms of crystal growth: (1) classical pathways involving 2-dimensional layer nucleation and advancement on crystal surfaces; and (2) nonclassical pathways, termed crystallization by particle attachment (CPA), involving the formation of metastable precursors.