Professor
Curriculum in Applied and
Materials Science
My current research focus on
physics of Carbon Nanotubes. Applications of carbon nanotubes include from next
generation of electronic devices and nano-eletro-mechanical systems (NEMS),
high capacity energy storage materials, efficient electron field emission
devices, high performance composte materials, Nanotubes are stiffer and tougher
than diamond and can be used to build Sky-Elevataor.
More details on Carbon
Nanotube research at UNC can be found at North
Carolina Center for Nanoscale Materials.
Other areas of my researcg
includes:
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Nano scale science and technology
·
Fullerene and Fullerides
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High temperature superconductors
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Computational materials physics
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Neural network model of human brain
·
Quasicrystals
My research group consists
of:
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Postdoctoral associates Dr. Alper Buldum
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Postdoctoral associates Dr. Jijun Zhao
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Graduate student Calin Buia
Past graduate students
include:
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Dr. Daniel Kahn, now researches associate at U.S.
Army Research Office and North Carolina State University.
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Dr. Rochelle Lao, now a senior analyst at Bank of
America.
