Welcome to Catherine J. Murphy's research group.

We fabricate colloidal inorganic nanomaterials of controlled shape and size. We surface-engineer our nanoparticles for chemical sensing, biological imaging, and energy-related applications. We also have an interest in DNA and protein conformation and dynamics.

group photo christmas 2011
Group photo Cinco de Mayo 2012

From Left to Right: Jie An Yang, Sean Sivapalan, Sam Lohse, Meredith Walker, Cathy Murphy, Elissa Grzncic, Nardine Abadeer, Michael Zoloty, Jonathan Eller, Ariane Vartanian, Stefano Boulos

Transmission electron micrograph of gold nanorods that are 20 nm wide and 80 nm long on average.

$University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign$ Catherine J. Murphy
Department of Chemistry
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A512 Chemical & Life Sciences Laboratory
600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
murphycj@illinois.edu