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LDL Group (Summer 2011)
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Prof. Mostafa El-Sayed, Julius Brown Chair and Regents Professor; Director, Laser Dynamics Laboratory. phone: 404-894-0292 e-mail: melsayed@gatech.edu web: Mostafa A. El-Sayed |
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Dr. Paul Szymanski, Research Scientist II
phone: 404-894-4009
email: paul.szymanski@chemistry.gatech.edu
project: TBA
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Dr. Mahmoud A. Mahmoud, Research Scientist II
phone: 404-894-4009
email: mmahmoud7@mail.gatech.edu
project: Catalysis and nanoparticle assembly |
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Dr. Ramazan Ozturk, Postdoc Researcher phone: 404-894-4009 email: ramazan.ozturk@chemistry.gatech.edu project: Gold nanoparticles in Photodynamic and Photothermal therapy hybrid systems
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Erik Dreaden, 6th year graduate student phone: 404-894-4009 email: edreaden@gatech.edu project: Diagnostic & therapeutic cancer nanotechnologies. Time-resolved spectroscopy and computational electrodynamics of plasmonic nanostructures. |
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Steven Hayden, 5th year graduate student
phone: 404-894-4009
email: steven.hayden@gatech.edu
project: Anti-pathogenic metal oxide nanotubes and plamonic-enhanced biomimetic photovoltaics. |
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Megan Mackey, 5th year graduate student
phone: 404-894-4009
email: mmackey7@gatech.edu
project: Applications of nanotechnology to biology and nanomedicine
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Rachel Near, 4th year graduate student
phone: 404-894-4009
email: gtg417y@mail.gatech.edu
project: Lithographic fabrication and optical spectroscopy of nanoparticle arrays. |
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Lauren Austin, 3rd yr graduate student
phone: 404-894-4009
email: laustin40@gatech.edu
project: In vivo biomolecular interactions of targeted nanoparticles.
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Brian Snyder, 3rd yr graduate student
phone: 404-894-4009
email: brianjamessnyder@gmail.com
project: Applications of plasmonic and catalytic nanoparticles in surface-enhanced spectroscopy and catalysis.
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Justin Bordley, 2nd yr graduate student
phone: 404-894-4009
email: jbordley@gatech.edu
project: Nanoparticle Catalysis: Active surfaces for the transformation of carbon dioxide to useful materials.
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Liubov Litvinkova, Visiting research faculty
phone: 404-894-4009
email: liubov@chemistry.gatech.edu
project: The application of nanoparticles in biochemistry.
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Guojun Weng, Vistiting graduate student
phone: 404-894-4009
email: guojun.weng@chemistry.gatech.edu
project: The applications of bio-functionalized gold nanoparticles in nanomedicine.
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Nageh K. Allam, Postdoctoral Associate
Currently: Research Scientist, Dept. of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, MIT
email: nageh.allam@gmail.com
project: Nanomaterials for Solar Energy Applications |
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Chun-Wan Yen, PhD graduate
Currently: Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Base, Dayton, OH
email: cyen3@mail.gatech.edu
Thesis: Plasmon photochemistry on the nanoscale
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Adam Poncheri, MS in Analytical Chemistry
Currently: Columbian Chemicals, Inc.
email: aponcheri3@mail.gatech.edu
project: Time-resolved studies of field enhanced emission.
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Farhat Saira, Visiting Scholar
phone: 404-894-4009
email: fsaira3@mail.gatech.edu
project: Synthesis and Applications of Hollow Nanoparticles in Catalysis and Biology |
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Li-kang Chu, Postdoctoral Associate
Currently: Assistant Professor; Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University; Hsinchu City, Taiwan
email: lkchu@mx.nthu.edu.tw
project: The branched photocycle of bacteriorhodopsin (bR)
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Bin Kang, Visiting Scholar
Currently: Ph.D Student, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), Nanjing, P.R. China
email: binkang@nuaa.edu.cn
project: Effects of Gold Nanoparticles on Cell Cycle Regulation |
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Dr. Xiaohua Huang, PhD graduate & Postdoctoral Associate Currently: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis, Tennessee e-mail: xhuang4@memphis.edu
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Dr. Wei Qian, Former Assistant Director, Laser Dynamics Laboratory Currently: IMRA America, Ann Arbor, MI e-mail: wqian@imra.com |
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Christopher Tabor, PhD graduate Thesis: Some Optical and Catalyic Properties of Metallic Nanoparticles Currently: Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Base, Dayton, OH |
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Dr. Svetlana Neretina, Postdoctoral Associate
Project: Spectroscopic studies of field-enhanced non-radiative relaxation and electron-beam lithography of plasmonic particle arrays
Currently: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
email: neretina@temple.edu
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Arianna Biesso, PhD graduate Currently: US National Institute of Health,
Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Optical Spectroscopy Section email: arianna.biesso@nih.gov |
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Prashant Jain, PhD graduate e-mail: jainprashantk@gmail.com Thesis: Plasmons in assembled metal nanostructures: Radiative and non-radiative properties, near-field coupling and its universal scaling behavior Currently: Postdoctoral Associate, Harvard University, Cohen group
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Dr. Wenyu Huang, PhD graduate Thesis: Fundamental studies of the interaction between femtosecond laser and patterned monolayer plasmonic nanostructures. Currently: Postdoctoral Associate, UC Berkeley, Somorjai group |
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Dr. Sujatha Pushpakanth, Postdoctoral Associate email: sujathap@cumi.murugappa.com Currently: R & D Head, AGM (Abrasives), Carborundum Universal, Ltd. Research: In vivo studies of gold nanoparticles for cancer therapy
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Dr. Hiromasa Nishikiori, Visiting Scientist Research Area: Photodynamics studies of dye-sensitized TiO2 system Currently: Assistant Professor, Shinshu University, Japan
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Dr. Kyeong Seok Lee, Visiting Scientist
Research Area: Theoretical and Computational Study of Optical Properties of Au & Ag Nanoparticles Currently: KIST, Korea.
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Dr. Qusai Darugar, PhD graduate Thesis: Surface Effects on the Ultrafast Electronic Relaxation of Some Semiconductor and Metallic Nanoparticles Currently: Postdoctoral Associate, University of Houston. |
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Chris Gaddis, Graduate Research Assistant Research Area: Semiconductor Nanocrystal Heterostructures Currently: Nanosphere, Inc..
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Dr. Alex Schill, PhD graduate Thesis: Interesting Electronic and Dynamic Properties of Quantum Dot Quantum Wells & other Semiconductor Nanocrystal Heterostructures Currently: Senior Product Support Engineer, Coherent, Inc. |
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Dr. Susie Eustis, PhD graduate Thesis: Metallic nanoparticles: shape-dependent optical properties Currently: NRC Postdoctoral Associate, NIST |
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Dr. Laurie Sanii, PhD graduate Thesis: Bacteriorhodopsin: structure/function relationship Currently: Clorox, Inc. Livermore, CA |
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Dr. Radha Narayanan, PhD graduate Thesis: Shape-Dependent Nanocatalysis and the Effect of Catalysis on the Shape and Size of Colloidal Metal Nanoparticles Currently: Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island
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Dr. Stephan Link, PhD graduate Thesis: Spectral Properties and Relaxation Dynamics of Surface Plasmon Electronic Oscillations in Gold and Silver Nanodots and Nanorods Currently: Assistant Professor, Rice University Dept of Chemistry
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Dr. Christy F. Landes, PhD graduate Thesis: The dependence of the opto-electronic properties of cadmium selenide nanoparticles on surface properties Currently: Assistant Professor, Rice University Dept of Chemistry
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Past Fiona O'Connell (Loyola Univ) Matthew Kiefer (Georgia Tech) Nathaniel Bloodworth (Georgia Tech) Lauren Tankesley (Georgia Tech) Omar Delannoy Bruno (U. of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, NSF-REU)
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LDL GROUP PHOTOS:
Mostafa's Birthday (May 2010) LDL Group (The Collonade, May 2010)
LDL Group (December 2009) LDL Group (July 2009)
LDL Group (May, 2009)
LDL Group (June, 2008) Mostafa's birthday!!! (May, 2008)
(June, 2007) (Summer, 2006)
(April, 2005) (July,2004)
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