CONTACT INFORMATION
EDUCATION
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Physics Harvard
Physics and Math Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
ACTIVE RESEARCH
Nanoscopic patterning
I do theory related liquid crystal order near nanoscopic patterns scribed by AFM's by Rosenblatt's students.
Nanoscopic localization using light
Detection many fluorescent photons from a single isolated particle, or of a particle near an optically active colloid allows nanoscopic localization. I am doing theory to extend such localization experiments.
POTENTIAL IMPACT
This research will lead to a better understanding of liquid crystal statistical mechanics. It will also result in better techniques to localize particles, particularly biologically relevant particles, to biologically relevant distances.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Toprak E, Enderlein J, Syed S, McKinney SA, Petschek RG, Ha T, Goldman YE, Selvin PR “Defocused orientation and position imaging (DOPI) of myosin V” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 103 (17): 6495-6499 APR 25 2006
Wen B, Petschek RG, Rosenblatt C “Nematic liquid-crystal polarization gratings by modification of surface alignment” App. Opt. 411246-1250 MAR 1 2002
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