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Lauren Zarzar
Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Chemistry

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Research Keywords

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Surface Active Agent
Surfactant
Hydrogel
Microscale
Surface (Surface Science)
Direct Laser Writing
Oil Droplet
Structural Color
Phase Composition
Total Internal Reflection
Actuation
Active Droplets
Liquid Precursor
Microstructure
Emulsion
Hybrid Materials
Emulsion Droplets
Nanocrystalline
Composite Material
Lithography

Projects

Water
Deciphering the Nano-Structural Mechanisms to Enhance the Performance of Water Splitting Catalyst by Advanced Correlative Characterizations
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Laser Synthesis for Control of Water Splitting Catalyst Structure and Performance

Recent Publications

Nonequilibrium surfactant partitioning into microdroplets generates local phase inversion conditions and interfacial instability

Birrer, S. G., Krishna Mani, S., Kaehr, B., Sen, A. & Zarzar, L. D., Jan 28 2026, In: Soft matter. 22, 4, p. 1008-1019 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Where Do We Go from Here? A Personal Reflection on Accounts of Materials Research in the Age of AI

Huang, J., Yuan, J. & Zarzar, L., Feb 27 2026, In: Accounts of Materials Research. 7, 2, p. 117-118 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

Nanophase structuring in simple ternary solvents mediates reaction kinetics

Wang, Y., Ashfaq, B., Ahn, J. B., Wei, P. & Zarzar, L. D., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Chem. 103039.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Uncovering Chemical Principles Governing Nanophase Formation in Ternary Solvents

Ashfaq, B., Sen, A. & Zarzar, L. D., May 19 2025, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 64, 21, e202421167.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Tailoring Multibounce Reflection Interference with Microscale Refractive Interfaces

Hirsch, K., Rayes, M. S., Sturniolo, N. E., Rider, C. & Zarzar, L. D., Apr 25 2025, In: ACS Applied Optical Materials. 3, 4, p. 852-860 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Technology Roadmap of Micro/Nanorobots

Ju, X., Chen, C., Oral, C. M., Sevim, S., Golestanian, R., Sun, M., Bouzari, N., Lin, X., Urso, M., Nam, J. S., Cho, Y., Peng, X., Landers, F. C., Yang, S., Adibi, A., Taz, N., Wittkowski, R., Ahmed, D., Wang, W. & Magdanz, V. & 83 others, Medina-Sánchez, M., Guix, M., Bari, N., Behkam, B., Kapral, R., Huang, Y., Tang, J., Wang, B., Morozov, K., Leshansky, A., Abbasi, S. A., Choi, H., Ghosh, S., Borges Fernandes, B., Battaglia, G., Fischer, P., Ghosh, A., Jurado Sánchez, B., Escarpa, A., Martinet, Q., Palacci, J., Lauga, E., Moran, J., Ramos-Docampo, M. A., Städler, B., Herrera Restrepo, R. S., Yossifon, G., Nicholas, J. D., Ignés-Mullol, J., Puigmartí-Luis, J., Liu, Y., Zarzar, L. D., Shields, C. W., Li, L., Li, S., Ma, X., Gracias, D. H., Velev, O., Sánchez, S., Esplandiu, M. J., Simmchen, J., Lobosco, A., Misra, S., Wu, Z., Li, J., Kuhn, A., Nourhani, A., Maric, T., Xiong, Z., Aghakhani, A., Mei, Y., Tu, Y., Peng, F., Diller, E., Sakar, M. S., Sen, A., Law, J., Sun, Y., Pena-Francesch, A., Villa, K., Li, H., Fan, D. E., Liang, K., Huang, T. J., Chen, X. Z., Tang, S., Zhang, X., Cui, J., Wang, H., Gao, W., Kumar Bandari, V., Schmidt, O. G., Wu, X., Guan, J., Sitti, M., Nelson, B. J., Pané, S., Zhang, L., Shahsavan, H., He, Q., Kim, I. D., Wang, J. & Pumera, M., Jul 15 2025, In: ACS nano. 19, 27, p. 24174-24334 161 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Droplets as Cell Models: Chemical Gradient-Induced Directional Filopodia Formation

Krishna Mani, S., Lazinski, L., Birrer, S. G., Sapre, A., Zarzar, L. D. & Sen, A., Dec 31 2025, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147, 52, p. 47942-47953 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Dynamic Partitioning of Surfactants into Nonequilibrium Emulsion Droplets

Balaj, R. V., Xue, W., Bayati, P., Mallory, S. & Zarzar, L. D., Sep 25 2024, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146, 38, p. 26340-26350 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Chemical Programming of Solubilizing, Nonequilibrium Active Droplets

Kim, K. E., Balaj, R. V. & Zarzar, L. D., Aug 20 2024, In: Accounts of Chemical Research. 57, 16, p. 2372-2382 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Liquid-liquid surfactant partitioning drives dewetting of oil from hydrophobic surfaces

Kim, K. E., Xue, W. & Zarzar, L. D., Mar 15 2024, In: Journal of Colloid And Interface Science. 658, p. 179-187 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Dynamic Oscillation and Motion of Oil-in-Water Emulsion Droplets

Krishna Mani, S., Al-Tooqi, S., Song, J., Sapre, A., Zarzar, L. D. & Sen, A., Feb 5 2024, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 63, 6, e202316242.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Self-Organized Patterns in Non-Reciprocal Active Droplet Systems

Liu, Y., Kailasham, R., Moerman, P. G., Khair, A. S. & Zarzar, L. D., Dec 2 2024, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 63, 49, e202409382.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Structural Color from Multi-Bounce Reflection Interference in Metalized Microstructures

Rayes, M. S., Sturniolo, N. E., Hirsch, K., Meredith, C. H. & Zarzar, L. D., Nov 22 2024, In: ACS Applied Optical Materials. 2, 11, p. 2371-2379 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Ionic Liquid-in-Water Emulsions Stabilized by Molecular and Polymeric Surfactants

Birrer, S. G., Quinnan, P. & Zarzar, L. D., Aug 8 2023, In: Langmuir. 39, 31, p. 10795-10805 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Direct laser synthesis and patterning of high entropy oxides from liquid precursors

Castonguay, A. C., Nova, N. N., Dueñas, L. M., McGee, S., Lodhi, M. J. K., Yang, Y. & Zarzar, L. D., Nov 1 2023, In: Materials Research Express. 10, 11, 115003.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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IEE Research Themes
Integrated Energy Systems
Water Sustainability