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Center of Nanotechnology for Advanced Sensors,
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 Director: Prof. Mool C. Gupta, University of Virginia
The Center is a joint venture with the NSF, NASA, the NIA, and the Universities of Virginia, Columbia, Michigan at Ann Arbor and Southern Michigan. It is one of about 40 National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers, with a specific mission to build on existing studies in plasma and photon processing and to develop a science, engineering and technology base for laser and plasma processing of materials, devices and systems.
The goal of the Center is to utilize recent developments in nanomaterials and nanostructures to develop advanced sensors, actuators and microsystems for NASA and other collaborators.
New types of advanced sensors and improvements in current sensors can be made using various types of nanomaterials and nanostructures. Some of these sensors include gas and bio-chemical sensors and micro fluidics, physical parameter measurement sensors, such as pressure, temperature, acceleration, electric and magnetic fields, among others.
The Center’s research initiatives include
- Thin-film coatings using electron beam, sputtering, laser ablation and chemical vapor deposition
- Nanomaterials processing and incorporation in various matrixes
- Lithography based on optical and electron beams for patterning and replication
- Photonic device fabrication, including fiber optic applications
- Laser processing of materials
- Device characterization and applications
Current projects include
- Carbon nanotubes based nanocomposites for electromagnetic shielding and advanced sensor applications
- Fullerenes and carbon nanotubes for organic solar cell applications
- Photonic structures for color and sensing applications
| Postdoctoral Fellows: | Dr. Y. Yang, Dr. Rajib Chakarborty, Dr. Y. Zhao, Dr. T. Wong, and Dr. B. Li
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| Graduate Students: | D. Park, L. Ganta, X. Li, B. Nayak, and J. Murray
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| Undergraduate Students: | E. Bradbury and E. Woods
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