Report summary

The 2015-2017 picture for University of Minnesota Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science is a 49-PI network with 101 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Materials Science as the leading field (25% of slots across 26 PIs; 26 labels), Materials Chemistry as the leading subfield (11% of slots across 14 PIs; 14 labels), and Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films as the leading topic (3% of slots across 4 PIs; 4 labels). That is a nice sign for applicants and collaborators, because the network has both density and separable local groups. The top weighted PIs are Michael Tsapatsis (24.1 weighted works; Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis, Membrane Separation and Gas Transport). The strongest pairings are Michael Tsapatsis and K. Andre Mkhoyan (20 shared works, weight 10.6). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 10 internal connections, weight 57.9, around Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, led by Michael Tsapatsis, Marc A. Hillmyer, K. Andre Mkhoyan.