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Schwartz, Daniel K.

Professor

Positions

Endowed Chair, College of Engineering and Applied Science
Professor, Chemistry
Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research Areas

Research

research overview

Prof. Schwartz’s research involves the development and use of novel surface modification and surface characterization methods to study molecular behavior at interfaces. Applications of this research are in the areas of biomaterials, molecular self-assembly, chemical and biosensing, catalysis, nanomaterials, bimolecular separations, and therapeutic protein stability.

keywords

interfacial phenomena, surface modification, single-molecule microscopy, surface fouling, biomaterials, proteins, DNA, catalysis, self-assembly, biosensing

Publications

selected publications

chapter
- Langmuir-Blodgett Films: Formation and Structure 2001
- Atomic Force Microscopy of Langmuir-Blodgett Films 1994
conference proceeding
- Cadherin Extracellular Domain Clustering in the Absence of Trans-Interactions. Biophysical Journal. 54A-54A. 2020
- Mapping surface heterogeneity with accumulated molecular trajectories. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2014
- Single-molecule resolution of protein structure and interfacial dynamics on biomaterial surfaces. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2014
- Mechanisms of Surface-Mediated DNA Hybridization. ACS Nano. 4488-4499. 2014
- Connecting adsorption, desorption, and diffusion at a solid-liquid interface. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2014
journal article
- High-Throughput Screening Identifies Anionic Polymer Supports that Improve Enzyme Activity at Low pH and High Temperature. Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. 5335-5346. 2025
- Single particle tracking reveals through-membrane diffusion of bacteriophage during process disruption of virus filtration. Journal of Membrane Science. 2025
- Using Phosphonic Acid Monolayers to Control CO₂ Adsorption and Hydrogenation on Pt/Al₂O₃. ChemCatChem. 2024
- Enhancing the Self-Propelled Motion of Hydrogen Peroxide Fueled Active Particles with Formic Acid and Other Oxygen Scavengers. Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. 21097-21105. 2024
- Bridging Macroscopic Diffusion and Microscopic Cavity Escape of Brownian and Active Particles in Irregular Porous Networks. ACS Nano. 22864-22873. 2024

Teaching

courses taught

CHEM 6901 - Research in Chemistry
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018
May be repeated up to 15 total credit hours.
CHEN 3200 - Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics
Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Spring 2022
Introduces fluid mechanics and momentum transfer, emphasizing the application of these principles to chemical engineering systems. Same as CVEN 3313 and MCEN 3021.
CHEN 5370 - Intermediate Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Reviews fundamentals of thermodynamics, application to pure fluids and mixtures, and physical equilibrium and changes of state. Examines the equation of state and computation of fluid properties for pure fluids, mixtures and solutions. Also looks at relations between thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Department enforced prerequisite: an undergraduate course in chemical thermodynamics.
CHEN 5838 - Special Topics in Chemical Engineering
Primary Instructor - Spring 2023
Graduate-selected topics courses offered upon demand. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
CHEN 5919 - Special Topics in CHBE
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
May be repeated up to 5 total credit hours.

Background

education and training

Ph.D., Harvard University 1991
M.A., Harvard University 1987
B.A., Harvard University 1984

awards and honors

COLL-Langmuir Lecture, conferred by American Chemical Society, 2024
Fellow, conferred by American Physical Society, 2017
Engr Dean's Performance Awards in Research, conferred by College of Engineering and Applied Science, 2014
Fellow, conferred by American Chemical Society, 2014
Fellow, conferred by American Physical Society, 2011

International Activities

geographic focus

China Country
France Country
Germany Country
Japan Country
Spain Country

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ORCID iD

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5397-7200