Nanotechnology

Nobel Laureate Rick Smalley's general research interests center around chemistry and physics on the nanometer scale. Through his leadership, Rice has established the new Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology(CNST) that will bring together traditional disciplines for exploring and exploiting the nanometer scale. Experimental methods including AFM, STM, TEM, SEM and optical microscopies are used in Smalley's group's research, as well as state-of-the-art facilities for producing and manipulating carbon nanotubes. The group combines traditional methods and approaches from chemistry and physics to address problems in the burgeoning field of nanoscale science and technology.

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RICHARD E. SMALLEY Birth Date: June 6, 1943 U.S. Citizen Children: Chad R. Smalley (born June 8, 1969), Preston C. Smalley (born August 8, 1997) Education Hope College, Holland, Michigan, 1961 - 1963 B.S. (Chem.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1965 M.A., Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 1971 Ph.D., Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 1973 Industrial Position Research Chemist, Shell Chemical Company, 1965 - 1969 Academic Positions Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University (with E. R. Bernstein), 1969 - 1973 Postdoctoral Research Associate, The James Franck Institute, University of Chicago (with D. H. Levy), 1973 - 1976 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 1976 - 1980 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 1980 - 1981 Professor, Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 1981 - 1982 Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor of Chemistry, Rice University, 1982 - present Professor of Physics, Rice University, 1990 - present Honorary Degrees Doctor honoris causa, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, 1991 Doctor of Science, The University of Chicago, 1995 Doctor of Science, The University of Michigan, 1997 Fellowships, Awards and Prizes Harold W. Dodds Fellow, Princeton University, 1973 Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, 1978 - 1980, Fellow of the American Physical Society, 1987 Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics, 1991 (Awarded by American Physical Society) Popular Science Magazine Grand Award in Science & Technology, 1991 APS International Prize for New Materials, 1992 (Joint with R. F. Curl and H. W. Kroto) Jack S. Kilby Award, 1992 (North Dallas Chamber of Commerce) Ernest O. Lawrence Memorial Award, 1992 (U.S. Department of Energy) Welch Award in Chemistry, 1992 (Robert A. Welch Foundation) Auburn-G.M. Kosolapoff Award, 1992 (Auburn Section of American Chemical Society) Southwest Regional Award, 1992 (American Chemical Society) William H. Nichols Medal, 1993 (New York Section of American Chemical Society) The John Scott Award, 1993 (The City of Philadelphia) Hewlett-Packard Europhysics Prize, 1994 (European Physical Society) Harrison Howe Award, 1994 (Rochester Section of the American Chemical Society) Madison Marshall Award, 1995 (North Alabama Section of the American Chemical Society) The Franklin Medal, 1996 (The Committee on Science and the Arts of The Franklin Institute) The Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1996 (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) Rice University Homecoming Queen, 1996 (Rice University Undergraduates) Distinguished Civililan Public Service Award, 1997 (Department of the Navy) American Carbon Society Medal, 1997 Top 75 Distinguished Contributors to the Chemical Enterprise, 1998 (Chemical & Engineering News) Outstanding Inventor Award, 2000(Houston Intellectual Property Law Association) Admiral in the Texas Navy, 2000 (The State of Texas) Memberships American Chemical Society, Division of Physical Chemistry American Physical Society, Division of Chemical Physics American Institute of Physics, American Association for the Advancement of Science Materials Research Society, Sigma Xi National Academy of Sciences, 1990 American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1991 Other Director, Rice Center for Nanoscale Science & Technology (CNST), July 1996-present Chairman, Rice Quantum Institute, 1986 - 1996 Member Steering Committee, Rice Quantum Institute, 1979 - present Editorial Board, Chemical Physics Letters, 1982 - present Editorial Board, Journal of Cluster Science, 1988 - present Editorial Board, Molecular Physics, June 1991 - present Editorial Board, Accounts of Chemical Research, 1993 Scientific Advisory Board, Sphere Biosystems, Inc., February 1995 - present Advisory Board, Chemical & Engineering News, January 1997 - present

Selected Publications

M. J. O'Connell, P. Boul, L. M. Ericson, C. Huffman, Y. Wang, E. Haroz, C. Kuper, J. Tour, K. D. Ausman, R. E. Smalley, "Reversible Water-Solubilization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Polymer Wrapping," Chemical Physics Letters, 342 (2001): 265-271.

Kevin D. Ausman, Michael J. O'Connell, Peter Boul, Lars M. Ericson, Michael J. Casavant, Deron A. Walters, Chad Huffman, Rajesh Saini, Yuhuang Wang, Erik Haroz, Edward W. Billups, and Richard E. Smalley, "Roping and Wrapping Carbon Nanotubes," Proceedings of XVth International Winterschool on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials Euroconference Kirchberg, Tirol, Austria, (2001).

Jeffrey L. Bahr, Jiping Yang, Dimitry V. Kosynkin, Michael J. Bronikowski, Richard E. Smalley, and James M. Tour, "Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes by Electrochemical Reduction of Aryl Diazonium Salts: A Bucky Paper Electrode," J. Am. Chem. Soc, 123 (2001): 6536-6542.

C.D. Scott, S. Arepalli, P. Nikolaev, R.E. Smalley, "Growth Mechanisms for Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes in a Laser-Ablation Process," Applied Physics A, 72 (2001): 573.

Serge G. Lemay, Jorg W. janssen, Michiel van den Hout, Maarten Mooij, Michael J. Bronikowski, peter A. Willis, Richard E. Smalley, Leo P. Kouwenhoven, and Cess Dekker, "Two-dimensional imaging of electronic wavefunctions in carbon nanotubes," Nature, 412 (2001): 617-620.

Michael J. Bronikowski, Peter A. Willis, Daniel T. Colbert, K.A. Smith, and Richard E. Smalley, "Gas-phase production of carbon single-walled nanotubes from carbon monoxide via the HiPco process; A parametric study," Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology, 19 (4) (July 2001): 1800.

Daniel T. Colbert and Richard E. Smalley , "Past, Present, and Future of Fullerene Nanotubes: Buckytubes," Proceedings of International Fullerenes Workshop 2001 Tokyo, Japan, Will appear in: Perspectives of Fullerene Nanotechnology, (February 2001).

Richard E. Smalley, "Of Chemistry, Love and Nanobots," Scientific American, (September 2001): 68-69.

I.W. Chiang, B.E. Brinson, A.Y. Huang, P.A. Willis, M.J. Bronikowski, J.L. Margrave, R.E. Smalley, and R.H. Hauge, "Purification and Characterization of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs) Obtained from the Gas-Phase Decomposition of CO (HiPco Process)," Journal of Physical Chemistry B., 105(6) (2001): 1157-1161.

Haiqing Peng, Zhenning Gu, Jiping Yang, J.L. Zimmerman, P.A. Willis, M.J. Bronikowski, R.E. Smalley, R.H. Hauge, and J.L Margrave , "Fluorotubes as Cathodes in Lithium Electrochemical Cells," Nano Letters, 1(11) (September 2001): 625-629. Web released 9/25/01

"Electrical and thermal transport properties of magnetically aligned single wall carbon nanotube films," App. Phys. Letters, (July 31, 2000).

"Structural anistropy of magnetically aligned single wall carbon nanotube films," App. Phys. Letters, (July 31, 2000).

"Surface Defect Site Density on Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Titration," Chemical Physics Letters, 324 (30 June 2000): 213-216.

U.D. Venkateswaran, A.M. Rao, E. Richter, M. Menon, A. Rinzler, R.E. Smalley, P.C. Eklund, "Probing the Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Bundle: A Raman Scattering under High Pressure," Phys Rev.B, 59 (1999): 10.928-10.934.

E.T. Mickelson, I.W. Chiang, J.L. Zimmerman, P.J. Boul, J. Lozano, J. Liu, R.E. Smalley, R.H. Hauge, J.L. Margrave, "Solvation of fluorinated single wall carbon nanotubes in alcohol solvents," Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 103 (1999): 4318-4322 .

S. A. Chesnokov, V. A. Nalimova, A. G. Rinzler, R. E. Smalley, J. E. Fischer, "Mechanical energy storage in carbon nanotube springs," Phys. Rev. Lett, 82 (1999): 343-346.

D.T. Colbert, and R.E. Smalley, "Fullerene nanotubes for molecular electronics," Trends in Biotechnology, 17 (1999): 46-50.

M. Bockrath, D.H. Cobden, J. Lu, A.G. Rinzler, R.E. Smalley, L. Balents and P.L. McEuen, "Luttinger-liquid behavior in carbon nanotubes," Nature, 397 (1999): 598-602.

Y. Ye, C.C. Ahn, C. Witham, B. Fultz, J. Liu, A.G. Rinzler, D. Colbert, K. Smith, and R.E. Smalley, "Hydrogen adsorption and cohesive energy of single-walled carbon nanotubes," Appl. Phys. Lett., 74 (1999): 2307-2309.

J. Liu, M.J. Casavant, M. Cox, D.A. Walters, P. Boul, W. Lu, A.J. Rimberg, K.A. Smith, D.T. Colbert, and R.E. Smalley, "Controlled Deposition of Individual Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Chemically Functionalized Templates," Chem. Phys. Lett, 303, vol. 1-2 (1999): 125-129.

D.A. Walters, L.M. Ericson, M.J. Casavant, J. Liu, D.T. Colbert, K.A. Smith, and R.E. Smalley, "Elastic strain of freely suspended single-wall carbon nanotube ropes," Appl. Phys. Letters, 74 (1999): 3803-3805.

P. Boul, J. Liu, E. Mickelson, C. Huffman, L. Ericson, I. Chiang, K. Smith, D.T. Colbert, R. Hauge, J. Margrave, R.E. Smalley, "Reversible Sidewall Functionalization of Buckytubes," Chemical Physics Letters, 310 (1999): 367.

P. Nikolaev, M.J. Bronikowski, R.K. Bradley, F. Rohmund, D.T. Colbert, K.A. Smith, and R.E. Smalley, "Gas-phase Catalytic Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Carbon Monoxide," Chemical Physics Letters, 313 (1999): 91.

Frank Rohmund and Richard Smalley, "Production of Alumina Borate Filaments," Journal of Materials Science Letters, 19 (2000): 921-923.

S. Arepalli, C.D. Scott, P. Nikolaev, R.E. Smalley, "Electronically Excited C2 from Laser Photodissociated C60," Chemical Physics Letters, 320 (31 March 2000): 26-34.

R. Kiefl, S. Dunsiger, R. Miller, J. Sonier, A. Thess, R. Smalley, A. Rinzler, J. Fischer, "A uSR study of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes," Physica B , (2000): 589-593.

A. Kuznetsova, J.T. Yates, Jr., J. Liu, and R.E.Smalley, "Physical Adsorption of Xenon in Open Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes - Observation of a Quasi 1-D Confined Xe Phase," Chem. Phys. , 112 (June 2000): 9590-9598.

A. Kuznetsova, D. Mawhinney, V. Naumenko, J. Yates, Jr., J. Liu, R.E. Smalley, "Enhancement of Adsorption Inside of Single Walled Nanotubes - Opening the Entry Ports," Chemical Physics Letters, 321 (28 April 2000): 292-296.

D. Mawhinney, V. Naumenko, A. Kuznetsova, J. Yates, Jr., J. Liu, and R.E.Smalley, "Infrared Spectral Evidence for the Etching of Carbon Nanotubes: Ozone Oxidation at 298K," JACS, 122 (2000): 2383-2384.

J.E. Fischer, R.S. Lee, H.J. Kim, A. Thess, H. Dai and R.E. Smalley, "Crystalline Ropes of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes: Structure, Electronic Transport and Intercalation," Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst, 310 (1998): 155-157.

C.L. Kane, E.J. Mele, R.S. Lee, J.E. Fischer, P. Petit, H. Dai, A. Thess, R.E. Smalley, "Temperature-Dependent Resistivity of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes," Europhysics Letters, 41 (1998): 683-688.

J. Hone, I. Ellwood, M. Muno, A. Mizel, M. Cohen, A. Zettl, A. Rinzler and R.E. Smalley, "Thermoelectric Power of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes," Phys. Rev. Lett, 80 (1998): 1042-1045.

Wildoer, Venema, Rinzler, Smalley and Dekker, "Electronic Structure of Atomically Resolved Carbon Nanotubes," Nature, 391 (1998): 59-62.

K. B. Shelimov, R. O. Esenaliev, A. G. Rinzler, C. B. Huffman and R. E. Smalley, "Purification of Single-wall Carbon Nanotubes by Ultrasonically Assisted Filtration," Chem. Phys. Lett., 282 (1998): pp. 429-434 .

J. Liu, A. Rinzler, H. Dai, J. Hafner, R. Bradley, A. Lu, K. Shelimov, C. Huffman, F. Rodriguez-Macias, P. Boul, T. Iverson, D. T. Colbert, R. E. Smalley, "Fullerene Pipes," Science, 280 (1998): 1253-1256 .

A. G. Rinzler, J. Liu, H. Dai, P. Nikolaev, C. B. Huffman, F. J. Rodriguez-Macias, P. J. Boul, A. H. Lu, D. Heymann, D. T. Colbert, R. S. Lee, J. E. Fischer, A. M. Rao, P. C. Eklund, R. E. Smalley, "Large Scale Purification of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes: Process, Product and Characterization," Applied Physics A, 67 (1998): 29-37.

M. A. Pimenta, A. Marucci, S. D. M. Brown, M. J. Matthews, A. M. Rao, P. C. Eklund, R. E. Smalley, G. Dresselhaus, M. S. Dresselhaus, "Resonant Raman effect in single-wall carbon nanotubes," Journal of Materials Research, 13, No. 9 (1998).

R.E. Smalley, B.I. Yakobson, "The Future of Fullerenes," Solid State Communications, 107 (1998): 597-606.

S.L. Fang, A.M. Rao, P.C. Eklund, P. Nikolaev, A.G. Rinzler, R.E. Smalley, "Raman Scattering Study of Coalesced Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes," JMR, 13 (1998): 2405.

E. Jouguelet, P. Petit, J.E. Fischer, A. Thess and R.E. Smalley, "ESR and Conductivity of Carbon Nanotubes," Journal de Chimie Physique et de Physico-Chimie Biologique, 95 (1998): 337-340.

H. Kuzmany, B. Burger, M. Fally, A.G. Rinzler and R.E. Smalley, "Effect of Dimensionality in Polymeric Fullerenes and Single-Wall Nanotubes," Physica B, 244 (1998): 186-191.

J. Hafner, M. Bronikowski, B. Azamian, P. Nikolaev, A.G. Rinzler, D.T. Colbert, K. Smith and R.E. Smalley, "Catalytic Growth of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes from Metal Particles," Chemical Phys. Letters, 296 (1998): 195-202 .

T. Pichler, M.S. Golden, J. Fink, A. Rinzler and R.E. Smalley, "Localized and delocalized electronic states in single-wall carbon nanotubes," Physical Review Letters, 80 (1998).

E.T. Mickelson, C.B. Huffman, A.G. Rinzler, R.E. Smalley and R.H. Hauge, "Fluorination of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes," Chem. Phys. Letters, 298 (1998): 188-194.

A.D. Bozhko, D.E. Sklovsky, V.A. Nalimova, A.G. Rinzler, R.E. Smalley, J. E. Fischer, "Resistance vs. pressure of single-wall carbon nanotubes," Applied Physics A, 67 (1998): 75-77.

D.H. Cobden, M. Bockrath, P.L. McEuen, A.G. Rinzler, R.E. Smalley, "Spin Splitting and Even-Odd Effects in Carbon Nanotubes," Phys. Rev. Letters, 81 (1998): 681-684.

L.C. Venema, J.W.G. Wildoer, C. Dekker, G.A. Rinzler, R.E. Smalley, "STM atomic resolution images of single-wall carbon nanotubes," Appl. Phys. A, 66 (1998): s153-s155 .

Pending Publications

W. Zhou, Y. H. Ooi, R. Russo, P. Papanek, D.E. Luzzi, J.E. Fischer, M.J. Bronikowski, P.A. Willis, R.E. Smalley, "Structural characterization and diameter-dependent oxidative stability of single wall carbon nanotubes synthesized by the catalytic decomposition of CO," Chemical Physics Letters, (2001).

Rajesh K. Saini, Ivana W. Chiang, Haiqing Peng, R.E. Smalley, W.E. Billups, Robert H. Hauge and John L. Margrave, "Covalent Sidewall Functionalization of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes," Journal of the American Chemical Society, (2001).

William H. Noon, Kevin D. Ausman, Richard E. Smalley, Jianpeng Ma, "Helical Ice-Sheets Inside Carbon Nanotubes in the Physiological Condition," Science, (2001). submitted as report

"Gas-Phase Purification of Single-Wall Nanotubes," Chem. of Materials, (Submitted 10/00). (Submitted 10/00)

"Dissolution of small diameter singl-wall carbon nanotubes in organic solvents," Chem. Communications, (Submitted 11/00). (Submitted 11/00)

I.W. Chiang, B.E. Brinson, R.E. Smalley, J.L. Margrave, R.H. Hauge., "Purification and Characterization of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes," Journal of Physical Chemistry, . (accepted 12/2000)

Presentations

"Buckytubes!," Nanokickoff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (5/15/01).

"Buckytubes!," Northwestern NanoCelebration, Chicago Illinois (5/21/01).

"Buckytubes!," National Space & Missiles Materials Symposium, Monterey, CA (6/25/01).

"Buckytubes! New materials and devices made from carbon," Tsukaba Symposium on Carbon Nanotubes, Tsukaba, Japan (10/1/01-10/4/01).

"Buckytubes! New materials and devices from carbon," MidAtlantic Venture Fare, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (10/16/01).

"Buckytubes! New devices and materials from carbon," IEEE Nano 2001, Maui, Hawaii (10/29/01).

"Commercial Production of Carbon Nanotubes," Innovation Concept Forum, hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Rice University, Houston TS (1/22/00).

"Fullerene Tubes and Fibers," Conference on Physical Chemistry, hosted by Stanford University, Stanford University, Stanford CA (2/11/00).

"Recent Developments in Carbon Nanotubes," Space Caucus, hosted by University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4/5/00-4/6/00).

"Buckytubes," Nanoscience and Technology Lectures, Rice University (4/17/00).

"Carbon Nanotubes," Dow Symposium, Ashman Court Hotel, Midland, MI (6/12/00).

"Buckytubes," Technical Advisory Board Meeting, hosted by Warburg Pincus, E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., New York, NY (9/7/00).

"Buckytubes and Fibers," Air Force Research Laboratory fifteenth Materials and Manufacturing Technology Series, Engineers club of Dayton, Dayton, OH (9/21/00).

"Buckytubes," DARPA Symposium Talk, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (10/12/00).

"Buckytubes and their potential applications in Space," Rice Space Institute, hosted by Rice University, Rice University, Houston, TX (10/16/00).

"Buckytubes and Buckyballs," Sciencewriters Lecture, hosted by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, Rice University, Houston, TX (10/31/00).

"Gas-phase production of carbon single-walled nanotubes from carbon monoxide via the HiPco process:a parametric study.," AVS 47th International Symposium, (Oct. 2000). M.J. Bronikowski, P.A. Willis, D.T. Colbert, K.A. Smith.

"Carbon Nanotubes: Promise for the Future," Dept. of Defense Science and Technology Seminar, Washington, DC (March 19, 1999).

"New Technologies on the Horizon," A Space Summit: NASA Planning for the New Millennium, US House of Representatives, Washington, DC (July 23, 1999).

"Buckytubes: New Materials and New Devices from Carbon," JPL Director's Topical Seminar Series, Pasadena, CA (August 9, 1999).

"Nanotechnology," University of Lund Group Workshop, Houston, TX (October 5, 1999).

"Nanotubes and Other Research Activities at the CNST," Revolutionary Aerospace Micro- and Nano-structure Applications Symposium, Dayton, OH (October 27, 1999).

"Buckytubes -- New Materials and New Devices from Carbon," NASA@Langley Visit, Hampton, VA (November 19, 1999).

"Nanotechnology," Hearing with the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology, Washington, DC (May 12, 1999).

"Nanotechnology," Hearing with the US House of Representatives Science Committee, Washington, DC (June 22, 1999).

"The Future of Science," National Chemistry Week, Shell Museum, Houston, TX (November 10, 1999).

"Buckytubes: New Materials and New Devices from Carbon," Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas (January 12, 1998).

"Buckytubes: New Materials and New Devices from Carbon," The George B. Kistiakowsky Lecture, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (February 24, 1998).

"Buckyballs and Tubes: New Materials and New Devices from Carbon," Lecture at Rice Alumni College 1998, Houston, Texas (March 27, 1998).

"Buckytubes: New Materials/Nanotechnology," ACS National Meeting, Dallas, Texas (March 29, 1998).

"Buckytubes: New Materials and New Devices from Carbon," TCSUH 10th Anniversary - TX Center for Superconductivity - Univ. of Houston, Houston, Texas (April 30, 1998).

"Buckytubes and Fibers: New Materials for Technology," Dow Chemical Company, Chicago, Illinois (May 9, 1998).

"Fullerene Tubes and Fibers: New Materials and New Devices from Carbon," DOD High Performance Computation Users Group Meeting, Houston, Texas (June 3, 1998).

"Nobel Prizes," Swedish National Day Celebration, Houston, Texas (June 7, 1998).

"Horizons of Nanotechnology and Fullerene Nanotube AFM Tips for Semiconductor Metrology and Beyond," Distinguished Lecturer at Sematech, Austin, Texas (June 12, 1998).

"Buckytubes: New Materials and New Devices from Carbon," 21st Army Science Conference, Dept. of the Army, Norfolk, Virginia (June 15, 1998).

"The Future of Science," Milby Science Institute Summer Intern Program, Houston, Texas (June 17, 1998).

"The Future of the Fullerenes," Society of Women Engineers 1998 Convention, Houston, Texas (June 19, 1998).

"Nanotechnology," Motorola Memory Options Conference, Austin, Texas (June 29, 1998).

"Future of the Fullerenes," Princeton University Fall Chemistry Symposium, Princeton, New Jersey (September 25, 1998).

"Buckytubes: New Materials and New Devices from Carbon," ISA Expo '98 - Instrument Society of America, Houston, Texas (October 21, 1998).

"The Future of Science," National Chemistry Week Lecture, Houston, Texas (Nov. 4, 1998).

"The Future of Nanotechnology," Materials Technology Consortium Conference, Rice ASM/TMS Student Chapter, Houston, TX (April 7, 1998).

"Nanotechnology," The Kiwanis Club of Houston, Houston, TX (April 15, 1998).

"Impact of Science Meeting," EPRI Workshop, CONSAD Research Corp., Washington, DC (May 14, 1998).

"Nanotechnology," South Texas High School Intern Program, Houston, TX (June 3, 1998).

"The Future of Science," Teach for America, Furr High School, Houston, TX (October 22, 1998).

"Nanotechnology," NanoSpace 1998 - NASA, Houston, TX (Nov. 3, 1998).

"International Human Space Exploration," An American Astronautical National Conference/45th Annual Meeting - , Houston, TX (November 17, 1998). Stood in for Nicholas Lampson.

"Nanotechnology," Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX (July 24, 1998).

Editorial Positions

Advisory Editor, Chemical Physics Letters, Elsevier Science, (1982-2001).

Editorial Board, Journal of Cluster Science, (1988-present).

Editorial Board, Molecular Physics, (1991-present).

Editor, Chemical Physics Letters, Chemical Physics Letters, (2000).

Editor, Chemical Physics Letters, Chemical Physics Letters, (1999).

Research Topics

FRG: Fullerene Nanotube Chemistry. National Science Foundation.   [Professor James M. Tour (Rice University), Professor James R. Heath (UCLA), Professor James F. Stoddart (UCLA), Professor Fred Wudl (UCLA)]

Synthesis, Purification and Assembly of Carbon Single-Walled Nanotube Fibers. Department of Defense: Navy.   [Professor Boris Yakobson (Rice University), Professor Gustavio Scuseria (Rice University), Dr. Robert Hauge (Rice University), Professor Satish Kumar (Georgia Inst. of Tech.), Professor Mohan Srinivasarao (Georgia Inst. of Tech), Professor John Fisher (UPenn), Professor Karen Winey (UPenn), Professor David Luzzi (UPenn)]

DURINT: Magnetic/RF Field Assisted Spinning of Carbon Single-Wall Nanotube Fibers. Department of Defense: Navy.

Fullerene Nanostructures. Welch Foundation.

Application of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes in Engineering the Thermal Conduction Properties of Composite Materials. Department of Defense: Navy.

Advanced Nanotechnology Materials and Applications - Phase I. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.   [Professor Rick Barrera (Rice University), Professor James M. Tour (Rice University)]

Growth of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Crystals. UT-Battelle.

Production of Functionalized Fullerene Nanotubes. Texas Advanced Technology Program.

Advanced Nanotechnology Materials and Applications. NASA.

Fullerene Nanostructures. Welch.

Application of Fullerene and Carbon Nanotubes in Engineering the Thermal Conduction Properties of Composite Material. ONR.

Production of Functionalized Fullerene Nanotubes. TATP.

FRG: Fullerene Nanotube Chemistry. NSF.   [Fred Wudl, James F. Stoddart, James M. Tour, and James R. Heath]

Commercially Viable Production of Fullerene Nanotubes. TATP.

Advanced Nanotechnology Materials and Applications. NASA.

Acquisition of an Ultrahigh Vacuum Variable Temperature Scanning Probe Microscope for Studies of Nano- tubes, tips, structures, and devices. NSF.   [N. Halas, A. Rimberg, and V. Colvin - Equipment Grant]

Fullerene Nanostructures. Welch.

Application of Fullerene and Carbon Nanotubes in Engineering the Thermal Conduction Properties of Composite Materials. ONR.

Fullerene Nanostructures. Welch.

Commercially Viable Production of Fullerene Nanotubes. TATP.

Fullerene Fiber Research for the NASA HEDS Program. JPL.

Acquisition of an Ultrahigh Vacuum Variable Temperature Scanning Probe Microscope for Studies of Nano- tubes, tips, structures and devices. NSF.   [N. Halas, A. Rimberg, and V. Colvin - Equipment Grant]

Advanced Nanotechnology Materials and Applications. NASA.

The Ultimate Strength of Carbon Nanotubes. NSF.

Fullerene Nano-Probes. NSF.

Efficient Bulk Production of Carbon Nanotubes. TATP.