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These University of Alberta faculty members have been cross-appointed
to the Institute. In addition to their duties with the University, they
will collaborate with NINT researchers, lead research projects and contribute
to NINT’s strategic planning.
Subir Bhattacharjee
Dr. Bhattacharjee, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
arrived in Edmonton last fall from Yale University and was appointed as
a Canada Research Chair in Colloids and Complex Fluids. Dr. Bhattacharjee’s
research primarily focuses on behavior of nanoparticles in confined domains.
Results from his research have been used in a diverse range of engineering
applications including membrane based separation of nanoparticles, micellar
enhanced ultrafiltration, transport of viruses and other biocolloids in
groundwater, and microfluidic separation and particle characterization
devices. He is currently setting up a research facility with capabilities
of soft-lithographic surface patterning and nanomanipulation of particles
at surfaces using a combination of atomic force and fluorescence microscopy.
http://web.mece.ualberta.ca/~subir/
Michael Brett
Dr. Brett, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, holds the
Micralyne/NSERC Senior Industrial Research Chair in Thin Film Engineering
and has been named Senior Research Fellow of the iCORE Nanoscale Engineering
Physics Initiative, to lead a project in collaboration with Dr. Mark Freeman.
Dr. Brett’s study of microstructure in thin-film coatings led to
authorship of an internationally known simulator (SIMBAD) to predict thin
film structure. Most major microelectronic and equipment firms worldwide,
including IBM, Toshiba and Intel, have purchased SIMBAD for use in development
of integrated circuit processes. Dr. Brett’s interest in microstructures
also led him and his research group to invent the GLAD (Glancing Angle
Deposition) process for nanoengineering thin films capable of controlling
structure at the nanometre scale.
http://www.ee.ualberta.ca/~brett/
Mark Freeman
Mark Freeman obtained his Ph.D. in 1988 from Cornell University in Ithaca,
New York where he studied “hot” electrons in metals at milliKelvin
temperatures and performed the first detection of nuclear magnetic resonance
(NMR) using a DC superconducting quantum interference device. His supervisor
was Prof. R.C. Richardson, 1996 Nobel Laureate in Physics. Now, as a faculty
member in the Department of Physics, Dr Freeman has been the recipient
of numerous awards and honors. Currently he is an Associate of the new
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR) Nanoelectronics Program
and was recently named Senior Research Fellow of the iCORE Nanoscale Engineering
Physics Initiative, to lead a project in collaboration with Dr. Michael
Brett.
Dr. Freeman is considered one of the top nanotechnology researchers worldwide
and is internationally recognized for his work on state-of-the-art imaging
of magnetic phenomenon in the solid state. He discovered an experimental
means of tuning the boundary condition for quasiparticle scattering at
the interface between superfluid helium-three and solid surfaces, opening
the door to observations of much wider range of behavior of the superfluid
order parameter. He leads a research group that has largely pioneered
stroboscopic and microscopy techniques to achieve a kind of “movie-making”
for microscopic processes. This has led to advances in technology by companies
such as Hewlett Packard and IBM.
http://laser.phys.ualberta.ca/~freeman/
Jed Harrison
Dr. Harrison, with a Ph.D. in Chemistry from M.I.T., joined the Chemistry
Department in 1984. A leader in the development of miniature analytical
systems, he has received a number awards including a 1996 Steacie Memorial
Fellowship and has co-authored over 100 scientific publications.
The main interest of Dr. Harrison’s laboratory is in the application
of micromachining and microfabrication technology to chemical and biochemical
sensors, and to instrumentation. New semiconductor fabrication methods
can be adapted to the design and fabrication of three-dimensional structures,
which may be used as chemical sensors. Microfluidic devices, capable of
sample pretreatment, reaction and separation all integrated onto a single
microchip are a new development arising from this technology. These devices
are referred to as a lab-on-a-chip, and are useful for immunological tests
for hormones and drugs of abuse, DNA diagnostics, tests for soil and water
contamination, and detection of biological warfare agents on the battlefield.
http://www.chem.ualberta.ca/faculty/harrison.htm
Linda Pilarski
Linda Pilarski is a Professor in the Department of Oncology and a Senior
Scientist at the Cross Cancer Institute (Alberta Cancer Board). Her research
interests center on white blood cell development, cell behavior, and the
biology of multiple myeloma, a fatal cancer of the bone marrow. She has
pioneered the use of sophisticated technology to analyze molecules within
individual human cells in an effort to better understand the nature of
the cancer clone in multiple myeloma, with the goal of developing more
effective forms of therapy. She sits on the Scientific Advisory Boards
of several American medical foundations, and has published over 150 papers.
http://www.ualberta.ca/~oncology/faculty/pilarski
David Wishart
David Wishart holds the positions of Associate Professor and Bristol
Myers Squibb Chair in the Faculty of Pharmacy, and Adjunct Professor in
the Department of Biological Sciences. Dr. Wishart has spent the last
12 years working in the field of protein engineering which has led to
the development of a number of tools and techniques for designing, building
and characterizing a wide variety of “soft” nanomaterials
made of amino acids or other biopolymers. Some of this work has led to
the development of artificial antibodies for cancer detection, the development
of software to assist in the design and self-assembly of new proteins
and the creation of self-assembling artificial “viruses” for
targeted drug delivery. Dr. Wishart is interested in extending these techniques
to the development of other bionano devices, such as protein-based biosensors,
protein-based motors, protein-based fuel cells and ultimately artificial
cells (nanorobots).
http://www.pharmacy.ualberta.ca/wishart.htm
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