Martin Thuo

Professor

Martin Thuo’s group is interested in frugal science/innovation, the ability to minimize cost and complexity while providing efficient solutions to better human conditions. They are, by necessity, an inter-disciplinary physical-organic/materials research group interested in engineering soft matter and understanding surfaces and interfaces at all size scales. Their research focuses on developing a generalized framework for engineering structures and ultimately functional devices via self-assembly and/or stacking of molecules, films, or layers of materials, to introduce new function(s) or utility.

Publications

Call for Papers: Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences in Africa
Choonara, Y. E., Chibale, K., Thuo, M., Bhaw-Luximon, A., & ElMeshad, A. (2026, March 26), Molecular Pharmaceutics. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.6c00387
Effects of annealing on phase transformation and corrosion mechanism of severely deformed Al0.3CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy
Tsai, F.-Y., Pandaleon, A., Sean, O. B., Martin, A., Pauls, A., Ishrak, F., … Gwalani, B. (2026, June 2), Npj Materials Degradation, Vol. 6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-026-00818-4
Optimizing Solid Lubricity in Complex Particle Flow
Jamadgni, D. U., Pineda, L. A., & Thuo, M. (2026, March 5), ACS Materials Au. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialsau.5c00260
Size-Dependent Chemical Speciation in Cementitious Quarry Waste
Muthee, D. K., Jones, A. M., Pineda, L. A., Jamadgni, D. U., Muyanja, N., Abayo, N. I., … Thuo, M. (2026, August 11), ACS Materials Au. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialsau.6c00099
Stoichiometry-Driven Magnetic Frustration in Triangular Lattice Complexes
Jones, A., Boyce, E., Martin, A., Jamadgni, D., Amoo, F., Dehghan-Toranposhti, S., … Thuo, M. (2026, July 23), ChemRxiv. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.15006502/v1
Undercooled liquid metal particles as gateway to low-temperature processing and non-equilibrium dynamics
Martin, A., Peralta, J., & Thuo, M. (2026, August 1), IScience, Vol. 8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.117116
Understanding Surface-Grafted Trihalo Alkylsilane Particles for Hydrophobic Cellulosic Fibers
Majoudi, N., Jamadgni, D. U., Pineda, L. A., Ablouh, E.-H., & Thuo, M. M. (2026, May 19), ACS Materials Au. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialsau.6c00049
Avoiding the Kauzmann Paradox via Interface‐Driven Divergence in States
Martin, A., Green, J. R., & Thuo, M. (2025, March 19), Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 64. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202502197
Avoiding the Kauzmann Paradox via Interface‐Driven Divergence in States
Martin, A., Green, J. R., & Thuo, M. (2025, March 19), Angewandte Chemie, Vol. 3. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202502197
Graph‐Theory Approach to Element Miscibility and Alloy Design
Martin, A., Nguyen, K., Zaatini, S., Lastovich, M., Gwalani, B., Bogdan, P., & Thuo, M. M. (2025, December 20), Advanced Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202521018

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Martin Thuo