{"id":4,"date":"2020-03-19T16:49:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T21:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.vrac.iastate.edu\/claussen\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:40:40","slug":"the-claussen-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.vrac.iastate.edu\/claussen\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4\" class=\"elementor elementor-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24941e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24941e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-343fbff elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"343fbff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"996\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.vrac.iastate.edu\/claussen\/files\/2025\/01\/Group-Photo-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-193\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.vrac.iastate.edu\/claussen\/files\/2025\/01\/Group-Photo-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/projects.vrac.iastate.edu\/claussen\/files\/2025\/01\/Group-Photo-300x117.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/projects.vrac.iastate.edu\/claussen\/files\/2025\/01\/Group-Photo-1024x398.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.vrac.iastate.edu\/claussen\/files\/2025\/01\/Group-Photo-768x299.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/projects.vrac.iastate.edu\/claussen\/files\/2025\/01\/Group-Photo-1536x598.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.vrac.iastate.edu\/claussen\/files\/2025\/01\/Group-Photo-2048x797.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/projects.vrac.iastate.edu\/claussen\/files\/2025\/01\/Group-Photo-1080x420.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/projects.vrac.iastate.edu\/claussen\/files\/2025\/01\/Group-Photo-1280x498.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/projects.vrac.iastate.edu\/claussen\/files\/2025\/01\/Group-Photo-980x381.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/projects.vrac.iastate.edu\/claussen\/files\/2025\/01\/Group-Photo-480x187.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6986ca3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6986ca3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef54d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ef54d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70ea0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c70ea0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 30px\">Welcome to the Claussen Group!<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>Preparing Tomorrow\u2019s Leaders for Working in the Cutting Edge of the World\u2019s Innovation Economy in Industry, National Laboratories, and Academia<\/p><p>The Claussen group is focused on understanding\/developing science and technology that interfaces with biology on the nano\/microscale. The laboratory develops carbon nanomaterials (e.g., graphene, carbon nanotubes, carbon dots) and hybrid nanostructured materials for disease diagnostics\/treatment, energy, molecular logic, and small-scale propulsion applications. The use of biological agents (enzymes, antibodies, DNA, cells) and surface chemistry techniques are widely explored within our research. We also seek to understand and model the reaction-diffusion kinetics associated with the nano-bio interface. These research efforts are highly interdisciplinary and require expertise from nearly all engineering and science backgrounds.<\/p><p>Please contact Prof. Claussen\u00a0via email\u00a0if you are interested in joining the group. We are currently looking for highly motivated postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students to join the group.<\/p><p>Drop on by some time!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91495c elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"f91495c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" 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<em>Small<\/em><\/li><li><strong data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"168\">9\/30\/24<\/strong> \u2013 Congratulations to Zach for accepting a position with the Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C.<\/li><li><strong data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"289\">9\/14\/24<\/strong> \u2013 Nate attended the IBE conference in Atlanta, GA<\/li><li><strong data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"461\">8\/26\/25<\/strong> \u2013 Congratulations to Nathan Jared for receiving the USDA NIFA Postdoctoral Fellowship<\/li><li><strong data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"357\">8\/1\/24<\/strong> \u2013 Congratulations to Professor Pola for receiving an assistant professorship in the Department of Food Science at ISU<\/li><li><strong data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"596\">July 2024<\/strong> \u2013 Congratulations to Gustavo for passing his qualifying exam<\/li><li><strong data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"773\">6\/13\/24<\/strong> \u2013 Congrats to Dr. Zachary Johnson for successfully defending his PhD dissertation<\/li><li><strong 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