CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: (216) 368-2935
Fax: (216) 368-8738
Email: CXL9@case.edu
Office:Bingham Building Room 112, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7222
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
M.S. in Chemical Engineering,
California Institute of Technology
B.S. in chemical Engineering,
National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan |
ACTIVE RESEARCH
Fabrication of micro and nano devices, focusing on chemical and biological sensors and energy storage systems
Development of nano-scale electrochemical instruments including potentiostat and rotating ring-disl electrodes using electron beam lithographic techniques,
Development of nano particles for drug delivery applications. Reversed micelle approach is used in this development
Development of nano electro mechanical saystems using light-driven molecular shuttles as active nanostructures. Bistable rotaxane moleculars are used in this study.
Development of nano particle based biosensors for various applications including a dimethyl ether sensor and a carbon dioxide sensor. |
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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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