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Kenneth D. Singer

Ph.D. in Physics

Physics

Macromolecular Science and Engineering


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CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: (216) 368-4017
Fax: (216) 368-4671
Email: kenneth.singer@case.edu


Office: 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106-7079

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Physics University of Pennsylvania

B.S. in Physics The Ohio State University

 

ACTIVE RESEARCH

Nonlinear Optics

Investigating the nonlinear optical properties of organic materials, including polymeric one- and two-dimensional photonic crystals, photorefractive liquid crystals, chiral polymeric and liquid crystal media, and potentiometric dyes for biological imaging including near-field imaging.

Electronic Transport

Investigating mechanisms of electronic transport in self-organizing organic media as well as the assembly and fabrication of these materials into functional nanostructures.

POTENTIAL IMPACT

This research is aimed at the fundamental understanding of electronic and optical properties of organic media. Both molecular and supramolecular mechanisms are studied using a variety of nonlinear optical and electrical measurements. The phenomena studied have potential applications for the next generation of photonic and electronic devices for information technology, energy conversion, and for optical probes of biological media.

 
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

J. Merlin, E. Chao, M. Winkler, K. D. Singer, P. Korneychuk, and Yu. Reznikov, “All optical switching in a nematic liquid crystal twist cell,” Optics Express 13, 5024-5029 (2005).

V. Percec, M. Glodde, T. K. Bera, Y. Miura, I. Shiyanovskaya, K. D. Singer, V. S. K. Balagurusamy, P. A. Heiney, I. Schnell, A. Rapp, H.-W. Spiess, S. D. Hudson & H. Duan, “Self-Organization of Supramolecular Helical Dendrimers into Complex Electronic Materials,” Nature, 419, 384-387 (2002).

FIELDS
Fundamental Nanoscience
Medicine
Characterization
Electronics and Communications
Nanomaterials
Photonics
Energy