Raman spectroscopy of carbon nanotubes under axial strain and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of individual carbon nanotubes 

Kinetic studies of the interaction between the U1A protein and U1 hairpin II RNA 

Vibrational sum frequency spectroscopy of molecules on metal, semiconductor, and aqueous surfaces 

Expanding the library of surface ligands for semiconductor nanocrystal synthesis and photovoltaic applications 

Properties of helium nanodroplets and embedded clusters 

Developing recombinant single chain Fc-dimer fusion proteins for improved protein drug delivery 

Outstanding academic papers by students, 2015 

Raman scattering from localized vibrational modes in Gallium Phosphide and dielectric parameterization of Raman lineshapes of plasmon-phonon coupled modes 

Application of optical forces in microphotonic systems 

Light management in nanostructures: nanowire solar cells and optical epitaxial growth 

Expanded functionality and scalability of modular fluidic and instrumentation components 

The effect of electrostatic interaction and RNA structure on U1A-U1hpII binding 

Optical forces near micro-fabricated devices 

Semiconductor devices for vacuum electronics, electrochemical reactions, and ultra-low power in-sensor computing 

Light matter interactions in engineered structures: radiative thermal management & light-assisted assembly of reconfigurable optical matter 

Interaction of low -energy electrons with beams of sodium clusters, nanoparticles, and fullerenes 

Study of rotation and phase separation in ³He, ⁴He, and mixed ³He/⁴He droplets by X-ray diffraction 

Metasurface-integrated black phosphorus photodetectors 

The chemistry of polymorphism in semiconductor nanocrystals 

The implementation of data-driven techniques for the synthesis and optimization of colloidal inorganic nanocrystals 

Nano-engineered devices for optical application, biomedical detection and circuit accelerator 

The adsorption and selective deposition of molecular and nanocluster ions on carbon based devices 

Identification and characterization of immune-escape mechanisms in solid tumors 

Synthesis and study of functionalized metal nanoparticles and organic perfluoroalkylated chromophores 

Generation of monoclonal antibodies via phage display and in vitro affinity maturation using activation induced deoxycytidine deaminase and DNA polymerase eta