Welcome to the Segalman Group at UC Santa Barbara!
Professor Segalman discusses the group's research interests in this video produced by the UCSB College of Engineering:
We asked Chemical Engineering and Materials Professor Rachel Segalman to describe her research in 30 seconds. Learn more about Professor Segalman's research at: http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/~rasgrp/Research.html Structural control over soft matter on molecular through microscopic lengthscales is a vital tool to optimizing properties for applications ranging from energy (solar and thermal) to biomaterials.
We welcome you to look at our research interests and publications for a more in-depth look at what our group does. The video below gives a brief introduction to the group and our current research.
The Segalman Group is proud to participate in collaborative research groups at UCSB and across many other institutions:
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Group News
April 2026: Congratulations to Daniela Rivera Mirabal for successfully defending her thesis, “Sequence Effects in Polypeptoid Materials: A Multiscale Simulation Study from Atomistic to Field-Theoretic Models”
August 2025: Congratulations to the M-WET team of Elise Chen, José Carlos Díaz, and Noah Wamble for winning at the Team Science Contest in the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science's Summer PI Meeting for EFRC-Hub-CMS-CCS!
July 2025: Check out our recent article on how spacer length between the anion and cation affects hydration and sorption of model zwitterionic hydrogels!
July 2025: Check out our recent article on how pendant ionic interactions mediate the compatibilization of immiscible polymer blends!
July 2025: Congratulations to Professor Segalman on her appointment as UCSB’s Vice Chancellor for Research.
June 2025: Check out our recent article on how bandgap engineering through backbone architecture impacts conjugated polyelectrolytes and their complex blends' properties!
