Maginn Group

Maginn Group

University of Notre Dame
Welcome
Our research group focuses on developing a fundamental understanding of the link between the physical properties of materials and their chemical constitution. The main tool we use is molecular simulation. In this approach, a detailed geometric and energetic model of the material of interest is created and then simulated using large scale high performance computing. By subjecting the resulting molecular conformations to statistical mechanical analysis, macroscopic properties may be computed.
Our current focus areas are: ionic liquids, a class of non-volatile liquids that show great promise as replacements for conventional volatile organic solvents; sorption, diffusion and ion exchange in nanomaterials, with a particular emphasis on ion exchange of radioactive cations in titanosilicate materials; fluid properties, where we are most interested in making quantitative predictions of thermodynamic and transport properties of fluids of industrial interest; and new simulation methodologies, where our goal is to develop and apply novel computational methods that enable difficult systems to be examined with molecular simulation. You may read more about these research areas, as well as find out about the people in our group, by following the research link at the top.
I teach many different undergraduate and graduate courses in the department. Follow the teaching link above to find out what is on tap this semester.
Prof. Edward J. Maginn
Department of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
Education
B.S. Chemical Engineering (1987)
Iowa State University
PhD. Chemical Engineering (1995)
University of California, Berkeley
Professional Experience
Procter and Gamble (1987-1990)
Assistant Professor, Notre Dame (1995-2000)
Associate Professor, Notre Dame (2000-2005)
Professor, Notre Dame (2005-present)
Visiting Scientist, Sandia National Lab (2007)
Associate Dean, Notre Dame Graduate School, (2009-present)

Contact Information
Email: ed@nd.edu
Phone: (574) 631-5687
Fax (574) 631-8366
Departmental web page cbe.nd.edu

Awards and Honors
AIChE COMSEF Early Career Award, 2010
BP Teacher of the Year
Notre Dame College of Enginering, 2006
John A. Kaneb Award for Outstanding Teaching University of Notre Dame, 2001, 2006
AIChE Student Chapter Teaching Award 1998, 2000
ASEE Outstanding New Faculty Award1998
NSF CAREER Award 1997

Upcoming Seminars
and talks
8th World Congress on Chemical Engineering, Aug. 23-27, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DFG Priority Program in Ionic Liquids Winter School, Rostock, Germany, Dec. 1-4, 2009.