Nanotechnology Research - Universities

Subjects of research encompass physical sciences, life sciences, and engineering, particularly with inter-disciplinary emphasis

Research group of Prof. Hector D. Abruna in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, studying the electrochemistry of new materials for fuel cells and batteries, including nanostructured electrocatalysts and core-shell nanoparticle catalysts.

The Craighead research group at Cornell focuses on creating nanoscale devices using established and newly-developed techniques. A major motivation is to develop methods to pattern, sort, and analyze biological materials.

Research group of Prof. Lara A. Estroff in Materials Science and Engineering, studying bio-inspired materials synthesis and biomineralization, including the growth of nanocrystals and nanocomposites in hydrogels.

Research group of Prof. Gregory D. Fuchs in Applied and Engineering Physics, studying spin dynamics at the nanoscale, including nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond and time-resolved nanoscale magnetic imaging.

Research group of Prof. Tobias Hanrath in the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, studying semiconductor nanocrystals and quantum-dot solids for solar energy conversion and energy storage.

The McEuen Group runs the Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics at Cornell. Reaerch focus is on proberties of carbon nanotubes, SPM of nanostructures, single molecule electronics and applications of nanoelectronics in chemistry and biology

The Muller group is the research group of Prof. David A. Muller, a faculty member of the Applied and Engineering Physics department of Cornell University. The group's research typically centres around the investigation of the underlying physics of functional nanostructures, primarily by the application of advanced microscopic and spectroscopic techniques.

Research group of Prof. Daniel C. Ralph in the Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, studying the electronic and magnetic properties of nanometer-scale devices with a focus on spintronics and spin-transfer-torque phenomena.

Research group of Prof. Richard D. Robinson in Materials Science and Engineering, working on size, shape and composition controlled colloidal synthesis of nanocrystals and nanoparticle assemblies for energy and catalytic applications.