Expertise
surface science, nanomaterials, catalysis

Instrumentation
UV/Vis, Fluorescence, ATR-FTIR, FAAS, GC/MS, high pressure reactor, tube furnace, chemisorption analyzer, 400 MHz NMR, UHV TPD, AES/LEED, 193 nm excimer laser

Background & Research Interest
Synthesis, characterization, and reaction studies of colloidal metal (Pt, Pd, Ag, and Au) and semiconductor (ZnS and CdSe) nanomaterials of different sizes and shapes and with different capping agents.