CNXT (Center for Nano-enabled Device and Energy Technologies)
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Dharma Agrawal OBR Distinguished Professor - Computer Science dpa@ececs.uc.edu | 412-268-4885 | |
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Katayun Barmak Professor - Materials Science and Engineering Katayun Barmark is a Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Carnegie Mellon University. Professor Barmark completed her M.S. in Metallurgy and Ph.D. in Materials Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985 and 1989 respectively. Professor Barmark joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in 1999 and was promoted to the rank of Full Professor in 2002. Professor Barmak's research interests include processing, properties, crystal structure, grain structure, and texture of polycrystalline metal films for application in integrated circuits and magnetic recording media and MEMS; thermodynamics and kinetics of reactions and phase transformations in nanostructuctured films; experimental, analytical and simulational studies of transformations and associated microstructures in thin films; and properties of grain boundaries. katayun@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-4380 | 143 REH |
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Michael R. Bockstaller Assistant Professor - Materials Science and Engineering Michael R. Bockstaller is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Carnegie Mellon University. Professor Bockstaller received his diploma in Chemistry from the Technical University of Karlsruhe (Germany) and his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the Johannes Gutenberg University (Mainz, Germany). He was scientific assistant at the Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research (Mainz, Germany) and postdoctoral associate at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He came to Carnegie Mellon from the Technical University of Aachen (Germany) where he held a Habilitation position. He is a fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt foundation and Emmy Noether grant recipient of the German Science Foundation. Professor Bockstaller's research interest include polymer morphology, polymer-based nanostructures; polymer-based nanoparticle assemblies; phase behavior and structure-property relations (optical/magnetic) of organic-inorganic heterogeneous materials; phase behavior of water-soluble polymers (synthetic and biological) under in-vivo conditions; field-responsive nanoparticles for drug delivery; x-ray and neutron scattering; electron microscopy. bockstaller@cmu.edu | 412-268-2709 | 4307 WEH |
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Robert Davis Bertucci Distinguished Professor - Materials Science and Engineering Robert Davis is the John and Clare Bertucci Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Davis is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and a member of the Materials Research Society and TMS. He has won numerous awards including the ALCOA Distinguished Research Award, the ALCOA Award for Research Performance in a Given Year, the Alumni Research Award, the ORNL Excellence in Publications Award, the Richard M. Fulrath Memorial Award from the American Ceramic Society and the R.J.R Reynolds Award as well as the Alexander Holladay Medal for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Outreach. Professor Davis' research interest include wide bandgap electronic materials of SiC, the III-Nitrides and selected oxide materials such as ZnO-based alloys which are technologically important for (1) optoelectronic devices including light-emitting diodes and semiconductor lasers that emit in the green blue and ultra-violet regions of the spectrum for applications in next generation lighting, data storage and optical indicators, (2) microelectronic devices for high-frequency, high-power and high-temperature applications and (3) gas and biological sensors. rfd@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-7264 | 237 REH |
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Gary Fedder Director - ICES; Director - CIMM; Howard M. Wilkoff Professor - Electrical and Computer Engineering and Robotics Professor Fedder's research centers on the design and behavioral modeling of microsensors and microactuators and on the fabrication of integrated MEMS with electronic circuits using post-CMOS processing. This approach makes it possible to build complex systems-on-chip for multiple applications including accelerometers, gyroscopes, mirror scanners, probe nanomanipulators, chemical sensor arrays, embedded stress sensors, radio-frequency resonant mixer filters and tunable capacitors. fedder@cmu.edu | 412-268-8443/5352 | 1201 HBH |
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Randy Feenstra Professor - Physics, ECE Professor Feenstra's research deals with structural and electronic properties of semiconductor materials and devices. The major technique used in the studies is the scanning tunneling microscope, which allows one to image the atomic structure of a surface and to perform spectroscopic measurements of the electronic energy levels. Recent work has concentrated on semiconductor heterostructures consisting of multiple layers of different types of material, with the goal of understanding how the structure of the device (including imperfections and defects) determines its electronic properties. Semiconductor materials growth is performed in Professor Feenstra's laboratory using molecular beam epitaxy. feenstra@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-6961 | 6408 WEH |
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Andrew J. Gellman Department Head and Lord Professor - Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Andrew. J. Gellman is Lord Professor and Head of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Professor Gellman's group uses a wide variety of experimental techniques to study processes occurring on surfaces. Much of the work involves the use of ultrahigh vacuum methods to study the bonding of molecules to metal surfaces, surface structure, reaction kinetics, catalysis, friction, lubrication, etc. The use of surface science methods to create and study well-defined catalytic surfaces allows Professor Gellman's group to investigate problems in heterogeneous catalysis at the most fundamental level. One current project is aimed at understanding the nature of the transition state for elementary steps important in the catalytic surface chemistry. These include reactions such as alkyl hydrogenation, acid deprotonation, hydride elimination, dehalogenation and many others. The experimental measurements to probe the characteristics of the transition state are compared to the results of Density Functional Theory simulations performed in collaboration with Professor David Sholl. A second project is aimed at understanding the properties of naturally chiral surfaces used for enantioselective heterogeneous catalysis. Naturally chiral high Miller index metal surfaces were first studied in Professor Gellman's laboratory and have been shown to have enantiospecific interactions with chiral adsorbates. On the basis of this work, Professor Gellman has won a number of awards including the Sloan Fellowship, a Packard Foundation Fellowship and the Ipatieff Prize of the American Society. ag4b@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-2230 | 1111 DH |
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Geoff Gordon Associate Research Professor - Machine Learning Department; Adjunct Faculty - Robotics Institute ggordon@cmu.edu | 412-268-7399 | 4125 WEH |
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David Greve Professor - Electrical and Computer Engineering dg07@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-3707 | 231 REH |
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C. Fred Higgs Assistant Professor - Mechanical Engineering C. Fred Higgs is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He received is Ph.D in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and then completed a post-doctorate at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Professor Higgs conducts particulate flow modeling and experimental research that utilizes the basic principles of tribology, fluid and rheological mechanics. His Particulate Flow & Tribology Laboratory studies three different particulate-based tribosystems from the nano- to macro-scale. Currently, his research projects span the nanotechnology, MEMS, nanomanufacturing, biotechnology, and fossil-fuel energy arenas. In the field known as Tribology- the study of friction, lubrication, and wear- particulate flows have each been studied for their ability to act as lubricants between mating surfaces, or as wear-agents, as is the case with slurries in integrated circuit (IC) and data storage manufacturing. Professor Higgs holds a courtesy appointment in the Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) department. higgs@cmu.edu | 412-268-2486 | 309 SH |
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Mohammad Islam Assistant Professor - Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Mohammad Islam is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering and Physics. The Islam group employs both soft- and nanomaterials approaches to engineer multifunctional materials with tailored optical, electrical, thermal and mechanical properties. These unique materials have diverse applications in areas such as photonics, fuel cells, supercapacitors, drug delivery vessels, scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the research, the Islam group collaborates closely with researchers from other fields including physics, chemistry and biomedical engineering. Professor Islam obtained a Ph.D from Lehigh University and then did his postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania. mohammad@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-8999 | 4315 WEH |
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Myung S. Jhon Professor - Chemical Engineering mj3a@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-2233 | 1100 DH |
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John Kitchin Assistant Professor - Chemical Engineering jkitchin@cmu.edu | 412-268-7803 | 2208C DH |
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Phil Koopman Associate Professor - Electrical and Computer Engineering koopman@cmu.edu | 412-268-5225 | A308 HH |
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Tomasz Kowalewski Associate Professor - Chemistry brendac@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-5927 | 752 MI |
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David Lambeth Professor - Electrical and Computer Engineering lambeth@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-3674 | 329 REH |
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Philip R. LeDuc Associate Professor - Mechanical Engineering Philip R. LeDuc is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University with courtesy appointments in Biomedical Engineering and Biological Sciences. Professor LeDuc received his Ph.D. from John Hopkins university and post-doctorate from Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School. Professor LeDuc's research focuses on linking mechanics to biochemistry through exploring the science of molecular to cellular biomechanics through nano- and micro-technology, control theory approaches, and computational biology. Professor LeDuc investigates the link between mechanics and biochemistry with respect to structural regulation in living cells. Specifically, he is interested in the question of how cells sense and respond to mechanical signals and convert them into biochemical processes. His most recent work as been featured in Nature and can viewed through following link: (http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/v2/n1/index.html#cy). prleduc@cmu.edu | 412-268-2504 | 415 SH |
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Greg Lowry Associate Professor - Civil and Environmental Engineering Director - CEINT@Carnegie Mellon, Deputy Director - CEINT Sustainable development of nanomaterials and nanotechnologies including the fate, mobility, and toxicity of nanomaterials in the environmental, remediation/treatment technologies employing nanomaterials, nanoparticle-contaminant/biota interactions, and sustainable energy via carbon capture and storage glowry@cmu.edu | 412-268-2948 | 123L BP |
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Yi Luo Assistant Professor - Electrical and Computer Engineering Yi Luo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Professor Luo received his Ph.D from Columbia University. Professor Luo's research interest involves studying physical properties and applications of novel nanoscale systems. Professor Luo's research activities involve design, fabrication, and characterization of these systems. Currently, a special focus is in the area of nanoscale molecular electronics. The idea is to use specially designed molecules and other nano-components to build electronic systems for logic and memory applications. Professor Luo's research can be found at the following link: http://www.ece.cmu.edu/directory/details/155. yl827@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-5401 | 249 REH |
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Sara Majetich Professor - Physics sara@cmu.edu | 412-268-2918 | 6404 WEH |
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Richard McCullough Vice President For Research - Carnegie Mellon University rm5g@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-6139 | 608 WH |
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Burak Ozdoganlar Assistant Professor - Mechanical Engineering Burak Ozdoganlar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Professor Ozdoganlar received his Ph.D from University of Michigan and did a Post-doctorate at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign. Before joining Carnegie Mellon University, he worked at Sandia National Laboratories, NM as a senior member of technical staff. Professor Ozdoganlar's research interest focuses on nano/micro/meso-scale manufacturing; nano and micro-scale mechanical characterization; and modeling, simulation and experimentation of MEMS/microsystems. burakoz@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-9890 | 303 SH |
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Lisa Porter Professor - Materials Science and Engineering lporter@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-4047 | 145 REH |
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David Ricketts Assistant Professor - Electrical and Computer Engineering Nanoscale electronics, nanoscale devices, nonlinear dynamics, analog circuits ricketts@ece.cmu.edu | 412-268-3847 | 331 REH |
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Greg Rohrer W.W.Mullins Professor and Dept Head - Materials Science and Engineering The properties of surfaces and grain boundaries are influenced by their geometric and crystallographic structure, their stoichiometry, and their defect structure. Professor Rohrer’s research is aimed at the quantitative study of interfacial properties with the goal of defining structure-property relationships for interfaces. Current research in the area of polycrystalline structure has the goals of quantifying the population of different grain boundary types, measuring their properties, understanding the mechanism by which the network forms during processing, and understanding the influence that the network structure has on the macroscopic properties of the material. Current research in the area of metal oxide surfaces has the long range goal of developing composite polar oxide materials that make the photolytic production of hydrogen economically feasible. rohrer@cmu.edu | 412-268-2696 | 3325 WEH |
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Gordon Rule Associate Professor - Biological Sciences rule@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-1839 | 751 MI |
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Paul Salvador Associate Professor - Materials Science and Engineering paulsalvador@cmu.edu | 412-268-2702 | 149 REH |
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T. E. Schlesinger Professor and Department Head - Electrical and Computer Engineering T. E. Schlesinger is Professor and Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to this he was the Director of the Data Storage Systems Center and was the founding co-director of the General Motors Collaborative Research Laboratory at CMU. Professor Schlesinger is also currently the Director of the MISCIC Center at CMU. He received his B.Sc. degree in Physics from the University of Toronto in 1980 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1982 and 1985 respectively. His research interests are in the areas of solid state electronic and optical devices, nanotechnology, and information storage systems. His work and the work of his students is of direct interest to a number of industrial partners and he has received a number of awards and honors including; 1999 and 1998 R&D 100 Awards for his work on nuclear detectors and electro-optic device technology and the Carnegie Science Center 1998 "Scientist" award. He is a Fellow of the SPIE. In 2001 he received the Benjamin Richard Teare Award for Teaching from the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He has published over two hundred archival journal publications and invited and contributed conference presentations and holds nine patents. Professor Schlesinger's important research can be found at: http://www.ece.cmu.edu/directory/details/155. ed@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-8728 | 1106 HH |
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Sridhar Seetharaman Posco Professor - Materials Science and Engineering sridhars@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-2675 | 4317 WEH |
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Nisha Shukla Special Faculty - ICES Nisha Shukla is currently a special faculty in the Institute for Complex engineered systems at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Shukla's primary research focus is in the area of nanotechnology and the synthesis of selectively shaped nanoparticles for utilization in solar cells, high density magnetic media and as catalysts. In addition, her research interests include understanding and studying tribology and surface science of high density recording media. Dr. Shukla's background is in surface science and surface analysis of semiconductors and metal surfaces. She obtained a Ph.D. at the University of Wales, College of Cardiff in the United Kingdom and did a post-doc in Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to joining ICES, she worked for Seagate Research for 5 years. Dr. Shukla's research has recently being spotlighted in nanowerk.com and Frost and Sullivan. The links are: http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=280.php and http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-service-segment.pag?segid=D744-00-56-00-00. nisha@andrew.cmu.edu | 412-268-4827 | 1215 HBH |
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Metin Sitti Associate Professor - Mechanical Engineering sitti@cmu.edu | 412-268-3632 | 315 SH |
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Elias Towe Professor - Electrical & Computer Engineering Towe's group pursues research in basic optical and quantum phenomena in materials for applications in novel photonic devices that enable a new generation of information processing systems for communication, computation, and sensing. The group is also interested in understanding new pathways and fundamental mechanisms for solar energy conversion devices. Current focus is on the use of phenomena (such as three-dimensional quantum-confinement effects in nanometer-scale structures) in the study of novel devices. Examples include: quantum-dot infrared detectors and imaging sensors, electrically-pumped photonic crystal micro-cavity lasers with quantum-dot active regions, multi-spectral solar energy conversion devices, plasmonic bio-sensors, and fluorescence bio-sensing devices. towe@cmu.edu | 412-268-8091 | 147 REH |
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Stefan Zappe Assistant Professor - Biomedical Engineering Stefan's primary research interest is in the area of micro- and nanofabricated systems for biological applications. zappe@cmu.edu | 412-736-1683 | |
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Sub-Cellular Interactions with Nanomaterial Technologies (SCINT)