Welcome to RSSEL, the Radiation Surface Science and Engineering Laboratory led by Dr. Jean Paul Allain. We design self-organized nanostructures to enable multi-functional and multi-scale properties at surface and interfaces of complex material systems (e.g. natural polymers, high-entropy, resorbable and refractory alloys, ceramics, self-healing materials and biomaterials). 

We decipher the process-structure-property and multi-function relationships that result in rational design of complex materials for applications in extreme environments. Our work is focused on tailoring surfaces at the first-layer-of-atoms (FLOA) and interfaces in 2D and 3D systems depending on the specific application.

As from July 1, 2023 Prof. Allain is on leave from RSSEL and Penn State University under an IPA agreement with the Department of Energy leading the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES). Read more here.