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Kim M. Lewis
Assistant Professor of Physics
Contact:
(518) 276-3978
lewisk2@rpi.edu
Home Page:
http://www.professorkimmichellelewis.com/
Education:
University of Michigan, Ph.D. (Applied Physics).
University of Michigan, M.S. (Electrical Engineering).
Dillard University, B.S. (Physics)
Career Highlights:
UNCF/Mellon Scholar, 1996-1998
David and Lucile Packard Scholar, 1998-2004
Social Science Research Council Predoctoral Research Grants, 2000-2004
Georgia Institute of Technology Focus Fellow, 2003
Patent : K. M. Lewis, and Ç. Kurdak, Charge Transformer and Method of Implementation, U.S. Patent No. 6,777,911 (August 17, 2004).
Ford Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2005
U.S. – Japan Young Researchers Exchange Program, 2007
Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Fellowship, 2009
Sensor Electronics Technology, Inc., Innovation Paper Award, 2009
Rensselaer RAMP-UP Career Campaign Award, 2010
National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network Fellowship
Research Interests:
Characterization of hybrid nanostructures (i.e., self-assembled molecules) for memory applications; Magnetotransport studies to examine molecular conductivity; and Fabrication of multifunctional chemical sensors. Experimental techniques include: conductive atomic force microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), electrochemistry STM, cyclic voltammetry, spectroscopy (i.e., UV-VIS, Fluorescence & Infrared), low temperature and high magnetic field measurements, and electron beam lithography.
Selected Publications:
1. Swatilekha Saha, Guoguang Qian, and Kim M. Lewis, Fabrication of Nanogaps by a Progressive Electromigration Technique using Wires of Various Thicknesses, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B 29, 061802 (2011).
2. An Xiaohang, Trevor Simmons, Rakesh Shah, Christopher Wolfe, Kim M. Lewis, Morris Washington, Saroj K. Nayak, Saikat Talapatra, and Swastik Kar, Stable Aqueous Dispersions of Noncovalently Functionalized Graphene from Graphite and their Multifunctional High Performance Applications, Nano Letters 10 (2010); cover art Nov. 10, 2010; 2010 Most-Accessed Articles in ACS Nano and Nano Letters.
3. Guoguang Qian, Swatilekha Saha, and K. M. Lewis, Two-State Conductance in Single Zn Porphyrin Molecular Junctions, Applied Physics Letters 96, 243107 (2010).
4. Guoguang Qian, Swatilekha Saha, and K. M. Lewis, Note: A Simple, Convenient, and Reliable Method to Prepare Gold Scanning Tunneling Microscope Tips, Review of Scientific Instruments, 81, 016110 (2010).
5. L. A. Farina, K. M. Lewis, Ç. Kurdak, S. Ghosh, S. Krishna, and P. Bhattacharya, Anomalous Drag Coupling between a Thin Superconducting Film and a Two-Dimensional Electron Gas Caused by Radio Frequency Interference, Physical Review B, Vol. 70, 153302 (2004).
6. L. A. Farina, K. M. Lewis, Ç. Kurdak, S. Ghosh, S. Krishna, and P. Bhattacharya, Drag Coupling Between Al Thin Films and Two-dimensional Electron Gases Near the Superconducting Transition, Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 22, 341 (2004).
7. Ç. Kurdak, J. Kim, L. A. Farina, K. M. Lewis, X. Bai, M. P. Rowe, and A. J. Matzger, Au Nanoparticle Clusters: A New System to Model Hopping Conduction, Turkish Journal of Physics 27, 419 (2003).
8. J. Kim, L. A. Farina, K. M. Lewis, X. Bai, Ç. Kurdak, M. Reason, and R. S. Goldman, Controlled Fabrication of Electrodes with a Few Nanometer Spacing by Selective Etching of GaAs/AlGaAs Heterostructure, Proceedings of 2003 Third IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, Vol 2, 599 (2003).
9. Ç. Kurdak, and K. M. Lewis, Noise Analysis and Optimization of a Charge Transformer, a Noise-Matching Device for Single Electron Transistors, Journal of Applied Physics 93, 3364 (2003).
10. K. M. Lewis, Ç. Kurdak, S. Krishna, and P. Bhattacharya, Charge Transformer to Enhance Noise Performance of Single Electron Transistor Amplifiers in High Capacitance Applications, Applied Physics Letters 80, 142 (2002).
11. Ç. Kurdak, L. Farina, and K. M. Lewis, A Quantum Point Contact with High Gain and Charge Sensitivity, Journal of Applied Physics 89, 3453 (2001). |
