California NanoSystems Institute
  CNSI

Participating Faculty and Research Projects

Yong Chen
Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
Nanoscale biosensors & electronic materials

Timothy J. Deming
Department of Bioengineering
Polymer synthesis, self-assembly, biomaterials

Bruce Dunn
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Inorganic hybrid materials, biosensors, energy storage
Miguel Garcia-Garibay
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Functional solids, molecular gyroscopes

Robin L. Garrell
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Droplet microfluidics, biosensors, proteomics

Kendall N. Houk
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Computational chemistry, enzyme design & molecular containers

Richard B. Kaner
Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Materials Science and Engineering
Nanofiber sensors, super-hard materials

Andrea M. Kasko
Department of Bioengineering
Controlling Biomaterial Properties on Multiple Scales

Chang-Jin "CJ" Kim
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Micro & nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS, NEMS)
Sarah H. Tolbert
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Templated nanostructures & porous composites

Yang Yang
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Molecular memory devices

Support for this Research experience for the Undergraduates (NanoCer) is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (Division of Chemistry and Divsion of Medical Research) and the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)