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Objectives

Microelectronic Materials and Processing

Our group's major thrust is relationships among processing, properties and structure as well as the development of new materials and processes. Objectives include novel substrate surface cleaning techniques, kinetics and surface chemistry of reaction processes on silicon substrate surfaces, controlled production of ultra-thin heterostructure layers, and design of new material systems for optical, electronic and nano-electro-mechanical systems. Specific systems of interest include selective atomic layer deposition, ultra-thin high dielectric constant materials, active multiferroic nanostructures, multiple metal oxide nanostructures, atomic layer deposition, metal organic chemical vapor deposition, and in situ probing of surface chemical phenomena during the thin film growth of micro- and nano-electronic materials.

Heterogeneous Catalysis and Surface Chemistry

Our group's thrust is the emergence of a basic new understanding of several key catalytic processes on transition metal and other surfaces at high gas pressures. Time-resolved in situ surface-enhanced Raman spectra of adsorbed species on a subsecond/seconds time scale coupled with in situ infrared spectra, reaction rate measurements in transient experiments (with or without isotopes) and ex situ spectroscopic information are used to obtain hitherto unavailable information concerning the nature, role and kinetic significance of reaction intermediates and adsorbed species in heterogeneous catalytic systems and solid oxide fuel cells at high gas pressures.

Long-term inhibition of bacterial-associated infections in implant devices

Implant-associated infections are potentially serious complications of medical device insertions. Many times, such infections are difficult to treat. Implant-associated infections may arise in the weeks following surgery due to contamination. At later times, infections can arise from hematogenous sources. In joint replacements, treatment entails aggressive systemic and local antibiotic treatment, debridement, and many times implant removal and reimplantation. Despite aggressive antibiotic treatments, eradication of established implant-associated infections is often unsuccessful. In collaboration with orthopedic surgeons, our research and implementation of implant surfaces modified with antibiotics would have a knowledge-driven impact in surgical implants and in particular for implants used by orthopedic surgeons.

News

bullet Nasim receives the 2012 Air Liquide ALD Applications Symposium Travel Grant for the ECS Convention @ Hawaii-September 27th, '12.
bullet Arman receives the 2012 AAID Research Foundation Student Award and Travel Grant for the Annual Convention @ Phoenix, AZ-August 30th, '12.
bullet Arman receives the 2012 IADR PG Student Research Fellowship and Travel Grant for the Annual Convention-May 1st, '12.
bullet Nasim defends her Master's Project-November 22nd, '11.
bullet Runshen receives travel and registration fee awards for the ALD Applications Symposium in the ECS meeting in Boston - October 3rd '11
bullet Runshen passed his preliminary exam - September 27th '11
bullet Qian receives DAMOP travel award for attending the 41st DAMOP conference at Houston - May 26' 10
bullet Qian passed his preliminary exam - April 8' 10
bullet Lin defends her PhD thesis - Nov 4' 09
bullet Manish defends his PhD thesis - Sep 28' 09
bullet REU final colloquium July 30
bullet Manish receives receives the University of Tennessee Travel Grant for attending the NSF CMMI 2009 Research and Innovation Conference.
bullet Deepthi defends her PhD thesis - Sep 05 '08
bullet Directing the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
Summer REU-NSF Fellowship Program for 2008
bullet Prodyut defends his PhD thesis - April 03 '08
bullet Yi Yang receives the University of Tennessee Travel Grant for attending the NSF CMMI 2008 Research and Innovation Conference.
bullet Co-Directing the Chicago Science Teachers Research Program
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) NSF Fellowship Program for 2007
bullet Participant and contributing member of the
Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education (CASPiE)

Group Meetings

(Azhang Hamlekhan (Dr. Tolou Shokuhfar's Ph.D student) will present his work at 3 pm in College of Dentistry, Rm 365A on 29th of May.) 
 
bullet 2012
bullet May 29-Azhang Hamlekhan
bullet April 06-Nathan S.
bullet April 05-Mr. A. Sambanis
bullet March 28-Homa K.
bullet March 07-Professor Tolou Shokuhfar
bullet Febraury 09-Runshen and Jorge
bullet January 26-Sathees
bullet 2011
bullet December 07-Nathan
bullet November 22-Nasim
bullet November 14-Nasim
bullet November 08-Dmitry
bullet October 14-Runshen
bullet October 05-Runshen
bullet September 27-Runshen
bullet September 23-Runshen
bullet September 21-Homa
bullet September 16-Jorge
bullet Jannuary 20-Runshen
bullet more ...


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