Welcome to Clarke Lab
Our group specializes in the use of sensitive electrical measurements to study molecular and nanoscale phenomena. One major thrust of our research utilizes sensitive dielectric relaxation spectroscopy to study motion within molecules and macromolecules on surfaces or in other constrained geometries. We also employ sensitive electrical conductivity measurements (in conjunction with computational modeling) to determine how conducting particles arrange themselves within nanocomposites in complex fibrous geometries. Other projects include: electrical stimulation (using nanocomposite materials) as a means for functional tissue engineering and development of new techniques for electrospinning and processing of nanocomposites. Our research is innately interdisciplinary and often collaborative with researchers in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Polymer Science. Dr. Clarke is an assistant professor of Physics at NC State University, and an adjunct member of the Textiles Engineering, Chemistry and Science Department at NCSU, and the joint department of Biomedical Engineering (UNC-CH and NCSU).