Biography
Otto Zhou
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1992
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Department: Materials Science and Physics
Address: 158 Phillips Hall
Email:
zhou@email.unc.edu
Homepage:
http://www.physics.unc.edu/~zhou/muri/
Phone: 919-962-3297
Research Statement:
Our research focuses on synthesis, properties and applications of nanomaterials. We aim at developing techniques for controlled synthesis of nanomaterials and methods for assembling the nanomaterials into functional hierarchical structures. We investigate solid state properties of the nanomaterials and their potential applications in energy storage and field emission devices. We are developing CNT based devices for communication, industrial inspection and medical imaging applications.
Education:
| 1987 | B.S., Materials Engineering, Drexel University, PA |
| 1992 | Ph.D., Materials Science, University of Pennsylvania, PA |
Positions:
| 2000- | Associate Professor, Materials Science and Physics |
| 1999- | Associate Chair, Curriculum in Applied and Materials Sciences |
| 1998- | Director, North Carolina Center for Nanoscale Materials |
| 1996-00 | Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Physics |
| 1995-96 | Research Scientist, NEC Corporation, Japan. |
| 1992-94 | Postdoctoral member, AT&T Bell Labs, Murray Hill, N.J. |
Selected Honors:
- "Tarheel of the Week", The News & Observer, 2002
- 2000 Hettleman Prize for Outstanding Artistic and Scholarly Achievement.
- Selected as one of the 100 most promising young engineers by National Academy of Engineering (2000).
- Chair: 1999, 2000 MRS Fall Symposia on Nanotube and Related Materials; 1999 AVS Symposium on Nanotechnology; 2000 APS March Meeting Focused Session on Carbon nanotubes.
