Our research group focuses on the fundamental understanding of interfacial phenomena (physics, chemistry, and mechanics) in multiscale porous materials. We develop transferable force fields and realistic molecular and mesoscale material models. We use these state-of-the-art tools to study materials (minerals, compounds, disordered systems) at the nanoscale to investigate the thermodynamics and kinetics of interfacial chemical reactions, heat transport, and mechanical deformation mechanisms measured and observed via a wide range of in situ and ex-situ characterization techniques. The group’s current research interest ranges from geochemistry to cement chemistry with applications in carbon sequestration, net-zero emission enhanced fossil fuel recovery, innovative hybrid construction materials, and multiscale chemomechnics of cementitious composites.