Graduate Research Assistant
Northwestern University
Sep 2002 - Jun 2008 (5 years 10 months)
Research Advisor: Teri W. Odom
Developed silicon imprint lithography to generate curved structures in silicon substrates, applied as inorganic templates for nanocrystal growth
Discovered and optimized self-ordering anodic growth of tantalum oxide nanotubes and achieved fine control over the length, diameter, and wall thickness of nanotubes
Optimized tantalum oxide nanotube growth to generate 0.5 aspect ratio tubes suitable to use as large area inorganic templates for nanocrystal growth.
Applied photolithographic techniques to fabricate micro and nanoscale (100-3000 nm) structures for confining and manipulating proteins to microreactors.
Developed an experimental methodology for establishing both linear and non-linear gradients of concentrat