Selected Grants
MRI: Track 2 Acquisition of the Thermo Fischer Cryogenic Helios 5 CX DualBeam for Materials Science
EquipmentCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2026REU SITE: Collaborative Research: Nanoscale Detectives -- Elucidating the Structure and Dynamics of Hybrid Perovskite Systems
ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2025NRT-HDR: Harnessing AI for Autonomous Material Design
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipants · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2025Understanding the Contributions from Both Thermal and Non-Thermal Factors in Plasmonic Catalysis
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2024Full Spectrum Single Step Solar Fuel Synthesis enabled by Carbon Nanospikes
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Reactwell, L.L.C. · 2022 - 2022Understanding the Effect of External Stimuli on Catalysis and Electro-catalysis
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2017 - 2021Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2008 - 2021High-Energy Hot Electrons from Ultraviolet-Plasmonic Rhodium Nanoparticles for Plasmon-enhanced Photocatalysis
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2016 - 2020Purchase of Continuum Laser System for the Study of Tunable Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance of Tailored Photocatalysts
EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2019 - 2019GAANN - Department of Chemistry
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by Department of Education · 2015 - 2019SNM / GOALI: Integration of Organic Solar Cells with Engineered Nanostructures for Scalable Manufacturing of Energy
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2013 - 2018REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2014 - 2018Composite Films of Metal Oxide and Carbon Nanostructurres for Energy Storage
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by U.S. Army Research, Development & Engineering Command · 2011 - 2016Development of a Bench-top Gas Analysis System for the Study of Plasmonically-enhanced UV Photocatalysis of Molecules
EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2015 - 2016A High Performance Battery Separator
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Novarials Corporation · 2015 - 2016STTR Phase IB: High Quality Carbon Nanotubes for Radio Frequency Applications
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Carbon Technology, Inc. · 2014 - 2015Chemistry of Substrate-Aligned Carbon Nanotubes During and Following Growth
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2012 - 2015NSF STTR Phase I: High Quality Carbon Nanotubes for RF Application
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Carbon Technology, Inc. · 2014 - 2015REU: Research Experience for Undergraudates on Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2010 - 2014High efficiency light emitting devices using nanostructured ZnO
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2009 - 2013High Density Horizontally Aligned Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes for High Frequency Electronic Devices
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Office of Naval Research · 2008 - 2011Category 1 - Carbon-based Hydrogen Storage Center - Duke University - Growth of Uniform Carbon Nanotubes Using Molecular Cluster as Catalysts
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2005 - 2010Purchase and Construction of a Plasma-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition System for Controlled Doping of ZnO Nanostructures with Enhanced Visible Light Emission
EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2008 - 2009ITR: Nanoarchitecture: Balancing Regularity, Complexity, and Defect Tolerance using DNA for Nanoeletronic Integration
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2003 - 2007Nanofabrication of Polymer-Functionalized Surfaces Using Scanning Probe Lithography
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2002 - 2006Large Scale Synthesis and Chemical Modificaton of Small Diameter Carbon Nanotubes for Composite Materials
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2004 - 2006Creation of Metal and Semiconductor Nanostructures using DPN Nanolithography Techniques
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research · 2002 - 2004Acquisition of an Imaging XPS for Materials Research and Training
EquipmentCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2002 - 2004Fabrication and Modification of Metal and Semiconductor Nanostructures Using Atomic Force Microscope
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research · 2002 - 2003DNA for the Assembly of Nanoelectronic Devices: Biotechnology and Nanoelectronics
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2000 - 2002External Relationships
- Nano Research
- Xinnano Materials Inc.
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