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Dr. Wonbong Choi
Associate Professor and Director of Nanomaterials & Device
Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering,
College of Engineering
and Computing,
Florida International University,
EC 3465, 10555 W.
Flagler Street, Miami FL 33174.
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Research Interests
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March 13, 2008 Ved Verma and Jun Huang
received the second and third place
in the TMS Best paper competition (Nanomaterials symposium), held
at New Orleans, LA., 2008.
February 07, 2008 Our recent work on "Enhanced field emission from aligned multistage
carbon nanotube emitter arrays" published in the journal of Nanotechnology
has been featured in the Technology Update section of nanotechweb which is
a community website from IOP Publishing under "Stacked
nanotubes enhance field emission"
February 07, 2008 Our work on "Direct
Electrical Measurements on Single-Molecule Genomic DNA using
Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes" has
been reported in the Analytical
Currents section of
American Chemical
Society, Journal of Analytical Chemistry, a
peer-reviewed research journal that explores the latest concepts in
analytical measurements and the best new ways to increase accuracy,
selectivity, sensitivity, and reproducibility, "Nanotube electrodes
measure DNA conductivity"
January 29, 2008 "Vertically aligned carbon
nanotube probes for monitoring blood cholesterol", Somenath Roy, Harindra
Vedala and Wonbong Choi, published in 2006 in
the journal of Nanotechnology (Vol 17, ppS14) was among the most highly downloaded
articles in 2007. It has been downloaded 1416
times to-date
January 2, 2008 Our recent publication in Nanoletters journal titled Direct Electrical Measurements on
Single-Molecule Genomic DNA Using Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes was reported in online Nanotechnology News portals
such as Spotlight
section Nanowerk and
NewScientistTech.
August 21, 2006 Dr. Choi has been
awarded the prestigious Materials Research Society (MRS) Medal for 2006
“for important developments in the materials science and applications of
carbon nanotubes”. MRS is the leading organization of materials
scientists and engineers in the world. The Medal recognizes a specific
outstanding recent discovery or advancement which is expected to have a
major impact on the progress of a materials related field. Dr. Choi
shares the Medal with Professor Pulickel Ajayan from Rensselear
Polytechnic Institute and Mark E. Thompson from University
of Southern California The award
will be presented during the MRS fall meeting in Boston, Massachusetts
this November.
August 03, 2006 The 2007 TMS Annual Meeting
& Exhibition will take place in Orlando,
Florida, USA,
from 02/25/2007 to 03/01/2007. The nanomaterials symposium will be
organized by Dr. Won Bong Choi. (Nano
Symposium)
February 21, 2006 One of the top 25 hottest articles within the journal of
Carbon "Synthesis
of Y-junction single-wall carbon nanotubes", Y C Choi and W B Choi,
Carbon, Volume 43, Issue 13, 1 November 2005, Pages 2737-2741 and "Vertically
aligned carbon nanotube probes for monitoring blood cholesterol", Somenath Roy, Harindra Vedala and Wonbong Choi, in
Nanotechnology, Vol 17, ppS14 (2006), has been downloaded 250 times
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Post
doctoral and graduate student research positions
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Post doctoral research
position The Nanomaterials and Device Fabrication Laboratory at Florida International
University, Miami invites applications for a postdoctoral
research position in nano-biosensor and bio nano electronics. The
candidate should also have expertise in electrochemical and electronic
biosensor fabrication and development especially for DNA, nitric oxide
detection. A strong background in biochemistry and/or semiconductor
physics and devices is preferred. The candidate should also possess
excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Other duties
include proposal writing and providing guidance to graduate students.
Applications consisting of curriculum vitae, publication list, and a
brief description of research interests can be submitted for full
consideration till the position is filled. Email submissions are
encouraged. Email submissions should take the form of plain text or pdf
attachments, sent to choiw@fiu.edu. Candidates must include names of 3 people who can provide
letters of recommendation upon request. Florida International
University is an
Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer where all qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to
race, creed, color, sex or national origin.
Graduate research position Positions are available
for graduate students of Mechanical/Materials/Electrical Engineering and
Physics for research in Nanotechnology (Carbon Nanotube and other
nanomaterials based devices and applications). Candidates should prefer
to pursue Ph.D. in Mechanical and Materials Engineering. Interested
students may contact Dr.Won Bong Choi by email choiw@fiu.edu with a copy of their CV.
Post doctoral research
position The Nanomaterials and Device Fabrication Laboratory at Florida International
University, Miami invites applications for a
postdoctoral research position in vacuum microelectronics with emphasis
on field-emission cathode development for microwave power-amplifier tubes
/ nano electronics device fabrication and characterization. The
successful applicant will work with Dr. Won Bong Choi on developing
compact and efficient cathodes for microwave power-amplifier tubes and
other high high-power electronics applications. The position is for one
year and renewable and offers competitive salary and benefits. Applicants
should have a Ph.D. in material science/engineering, electrical
engineering or physics. Previous experience in simulation is desirable.
Applications consisting of curriculum vitae, publication list, and a
brief description of research interests can be submitted for full
consideration till the position is filled. Email submissions are
encouraged. Email submissions should take the form of plain text or pdf
attachments, sent to choiw@fiu.edu. Candidates must include names of 3 people who can provide
letters of recommendation upon request. Florida International
University is an
Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer where all qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to
race, creed, color, sex or national origin.
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