I am currently a Senior Research Scientist at DEVCOM Soldier Center. In my current position, I have conducted research on problems such as water based electrospinning nanofibers from insoluble polymers, stabilization of carbon nanotube dispersions, mechanism of action of antimicrobial peptides, inactivation of bacterial spores, cytotoxicity of nanoparticles, polymer composites stabilized by nanoparticles, stabilizing enzymes for chemical agent decontamination, creating multifunctional nanoparticles by self-assembly, molecular similarity based identification of chemical agent simulants, and chemical permeation through barrier materials. In my earler academic career at Penn State, my research focus was on molecular self-assembly and the resulting systems of soft nanocolloids such as micelles, vesicles, microemulsions, polymer-micelle complexes, copolymer micelles, etc. My research has been directed towards the complementary goals of developing molecular theories of complex systems (involving surfactants, block copolymers, colloids, proteins and enzymes) and exploiting such complex systems for practical applications relevant to industry. URL: http://sites.psu.edu/nagu