Andrew M. Thomas, an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is co-author on a joint article published on Feb. 27, 2025, in the journal Science. 

The article, "Visualizing nanoparticle surface dynamics and instabilities enabled by deep denoising" describes a "method to illuminate the dynamic behavior of nanoparticles, which are foundational components in the creation of pharmaceuticals, electronics, and industrial and energy-conversion materials."

The team is using artificial intelligence and topological data analysis to better understand nanoparticles as described in this announcement published by New York University, home to several faculty members who contributed to the article. 

This research was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and included researchers from Arizona State University, Cornell University, New York University, and Thomas, from the University of Iowa.