CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: (216) 368-4191
Fax: (216) 368-3007
Email: alexis.abramson@case.edu
Office: Glennan 615B, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7222
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University
ACTIVE RESEARCH
Nanoscale Thermoelectrics
designing superior thermoelectric devices using nanomaterials for solid-state cooling and electrical energy generation applications
Bio-Inspired Hydrogels
"synthesizing synthetic thermoelectric hydrogels that mimic the characteristics exhibited by a gel-like sustance found in the pores of sharks; potential use in biomedical thermoelectric devices and /or sensing applications" |
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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
P. Hegedus and A. R. Abramson, Mechanical Characterization of Single One Dimensional Polyaniline Microwire using the Nano Mechanical Testing Device," Applied Physics Letters (2006)
A. R. Abramson, S.T. Huxtable, W.C. Kim, H. Yan, Y. Wu, A. Majumdar, C.L. Tien, P. Yang, "Fabrication and Characterization of a Nanowire/Polymer-based Nanocomposite for a Prototype Thermoelectric Device," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 13, pp. 505 - 513 (2004)
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