Matthew Moffitt

Matthew Moffitt is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Victoria, specializing in the design of organic/inorganic nanocomposites with tailored optical properties through spontaneous structure evolution in polymer systems for computing and data storage applications.

Education

• PhD from McGill University
• NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto

Research Interests

Dr. Moffitt's work centers on nano-scale material engineering, with primary focus areas including self-assembly mechanisms, polymer nanocomposites, quantum dot integration, and microfluidic drug delivery systems. His research targets next-generation applications in information transfer and data storage through precise control of optical properties in hybrid materials.

Teaching

• Engineering Chemistry (150)
• Introductory Physical Chemistry (245)
• Statistical Thermodynamics (458/555)
• Polymer Science (476/676)

Advising and Grants

No current student advisees or specific grant information is provided in the source material, though research directions suggest ongoing work in nanomaterial synthesis and characterization.