Our research in nanotechnology and nano-bio technology involves collaborators from three colleges and diverse disciplines. I believe this gives students and postdocs the breadth of exposure needed in a rapidly changing R&D world, along with the fundamental depth required for scientific and technical rigor. Our current research includes:
o Biological microsystems and biomaterials
o Nanostructures and energy applicaitons
o Electronic materials and processes
o Nanomanufacturing

Research highlights

Atomic layer deposition (ALD): conformality in very deep nanopores

Combinatorial approaches to understand ALD process chemistry

Nanotube synthesis by ALD in nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide templates

Programmable enzyme assembly and catalytic activity in biomicrosystems (bioMEMS)

DNA assembly on programmable electrodeposited chitosan sites

Microfluidics device and packaging for programmable bioreaction sites in bioMEMS

Real-time advanced process control in GaN based semiconductor MOCVD and devices

Recent news (more)

Israel Perez completes MSE PhD, joins UC Irvine

Dean Berlin helps Obama health plan, invited to Presidential forum

Dean Berlin completes BIOE MS, joins MIT for MBA

Wei Lei develops new WN ALD process for advanced semiconductor technology

Prof. Rubloff to lead new Dept of Energy "Energy Frontier Research Center" in electrical energy storage

New program focuses on atomic layer deposition for Josephson junction based quantum computing

Breakthrough in electrical energy storage based on electrostatic nanocapacitors (Nature Nanotechnology)

Xiaolong Luo receives MRS award.

Future Faculty Fellow Parag Banerjee becomes Hendricks Energy Fellow