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Steve Granick Professor of Material Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, and Biophysics Ph.D. 1982, University of Wisconsin Physics of active and passive motion in biomolecular systems; development of new bio-imaging techniques; phospholipid assemblies: vesicles, supported bilayers, and liposomes. Steve Granick 1022 MRL, MC-230 104 S Goodwin Ave Urbana, IL 61801 217-333-5720 sgranick@illinois.edu

My group uses advanced imaging and fabrication methods to elucidate important problems of biomolecular physics. Some experiments measure single-molecule, single-protein, single-organelle dynamics. Other experiments measure their ensemble average. All this is enabled by unique instruments and particle tracking approaches. The following are three typical projects that we pursue currently:

- The physics of active and passive motion in biomolecular systems.
- Development of new bio-imaging techniques.
- Phospholipid assemblies: vesicles, supported bilayers, and liposomes.

Students in this group include biophysicists, chemists, physicists, and materials and chemical engineers. Our diversity of background and perspective generates a stimulating environment.