Exploring the intersection of materials, chemistry, and design.
He reached out and ended the stream.
A group of about a dozen tourists—sunburned, glassy-eyed, wearing elephant pants and fake monk-blessed string bracelets—had formed a circle. In the center, a shirtless man with a man-bun and a GoPro strapped to his forehead was attempting to teach a tipsy Swedish girl how to do a spinning elbow. A tripod stood nearby, its phone screen glowing with a live feed: .
Somchai killed the engine. The sudden silence was louder than the noise.
For a split second, everyone froze.
The soi fell into a beautiful, blessed silence. Somewhere, a real Muay Thai gym was still training—the muffled thump of kicks on pads, the voice of a real kru counting in Thai. That was the Bangkok that would outlast all of them.
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Principal Investigator, Professor of Chemistry
Panče Naumov leads the Smart Materials Lab and the Center for Smart Engineering Materials at NYUAD. His group is internationally recognized for pioneering crystal adaptronics and advancing adaptive molecular solids, with applications in sensing, robotics, optics, and energy systems.
Meet the TeamHe reached out and ended the stream.
A group of about a dozen tourists—sunburned, glassy-eyed, wearing elephant pants and fake monk-blessed string bracelets—had formed a circle. In the center, a shirtless man with a man-bun and a GoPro strapped to his forehead was attempting to teach a tipsy Swedish girl how to do a spinning elbow. A tripod stood nearby, its phone screen glowing with a live feed: .
Somchai killed the engine. The sudden silence was louder than the noise.
For a split second, everyone froze.
The soi fell into a beautiful, blessed silence. Somewhere, a real Muay Thai gym was still training—the muffled thump of kicks on pads, the voice of a real kru counting in Thai. That was the Bangkok that would outlast all of them.
We are proud that the Smart Materials Lab is the leading team in impactful chemistry research in the United Arab Emirates, with research output that, according to the Nature Index, accounts for 40‒60% of the total chemistry publications within the country, both in fractional count and weighed fractional count. The past and current research projects in the Smart Materials Lab have been sponsored by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC), Human Science Frontier Program Organization (HFSPO), and the UAE National Research Foundation (NRF), in addition to generous financial support from NYUAD and the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute. The members of the Smart Materials Lab work closely with NYUAD's Center for Smart Engineering Materials (CSEM).