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Professor Colin D. Bain
Tel: +44 (0)191 334 2138
Fax: +44 (0)191 334 2051
E-mail: c.d.bain@durham.ac.uk 		Photo of Colin Bain Department of Chemistry
University of Durham
South Road
Durham DH1 3LE
United Kingdom


The research in the Bain Group can be loosely characterised as 'wet' surface chemistry. We are motivated by two general questions:
1. What is the relationship between the microscopic structure of a thin film and the molecular structure of its constituent molecules?
2. How do the microscopic properties of an interface determine its macroscopic behaviour?
Our focus is on fundamental physical chemistry, but the systems we study have potential applications in areas such as lubrication, food processing, printing and coating technology, process engineering and pathology. Systems are chosen to be sufficiently complex to capture the essential behaviour of real applications, yet simple enough to permit a determination of the structure of the interface.
In 2005, I moved from Oxford to Durham, a picturesque university town in north-east England.
Magdalen College, OxfordDurham Cathedral
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