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Welcome to NPG! This is a young research group led by Dr. Nitin Chopra. We focus on developing innovative nano/microfabrication techniques or pathways enabling large scale synthesis of multi-component and functional nanomaterials in a particular geometry/architectures, shapes, and sizes. We utilize a wide variety of material growth, characterization, and analytical methods to design and engineer multi-component nanomaterials. Some of the materials and nanostructures the NPG is working on are, carbon nanotubes, graphene, oxide nanowires, and 1-D nanostructures that are radially or axially heterostructured. Such nanomaterials can find numerous applications in electronics, sensors, biocompatible systems, catalysis, and energy.

You are welcome to e mail me with any questions.

-         PI: Dr. Nitin Chopra [Brief Bio and CV]

 

Selected Publications [Total citations (till Jan 2010): 546+]:

 

Chopra, N.*; Bachas, L. G.; Knecht, M. “Fabrication and Biofunctionalization of Carbon-Encapsulated Au Nanoparticles”, Chemistry of Materials, 2009, 21, 1176-1178. “Nanowerk” publishes nanotechnology spotlight summarizing our work. Please visit www.nanowerk.com for more details.

 

Our work is among the most read research articles in the Chemistry of Materials. Please visit here.

 

2.      Chopra, N.; Hu, B.; Hinds, B.J. (Ph.D. Advisor) “Selective Growth and Kinetic Study of Copper Oxide Nanowires from Patterned Thin Film Multilayer Structures”, Journal of Materials Research, 22, 2007, 2691.

3.      Chopra, N.; Majumder, M.; Hinds, B.J. “Bi-functional carbon nanotubes by sidewall protection”, Advanced Functional Materials, 15, 2005, 858.

4.      Majumder, M.; Chopra, N.; Hinds, B.J. “Enhanced flow in carbon nanotube”, Nature, 438, 2005, 44.

5.      Chopra, N.; Xu, W.; Delong, L.E.; Hinds, B.J. “Incident angle dependence of nanogap size in suspended carbon nanotube shadow lithography”, Nanotechnology, 16, 2005, 133.

6.      Hinds, B.J.; Chopra, N.; Rantell, T.; Andrews, R. Gavalas, V.; Bachas, L.G. (Post-doctoral Advisor) “Aligned multiwalled carbon nanotube membranes”, Science, 303, 2004, 62.

7.      Chopra, N.; Kichambare, P.D.; Andrews, R.; Hinds, B.J. “Control of multiwalled carbon nanotube diameter by selective growth on the exposed edge of a thin film multilayer structure”, Nano Letters, 2, 2002, 1177.

 

 

 

Teaching:

MTE 380 (Fall 2009), Synthesis, Processing, and Manufacturing of Materials. This course also introduces concepts and techniques in Nano/Micro technology. More details can be found here.

MTE 455 (Spring 2010), Mechanical Behavior of Materials. This course will also introduce fundamental concepts in nanomechanics. More details can be found here.

 

 

OPENINGS/OPPORTUNITIES:

Graduate Research: NPG welcomes talented, hard-working, and motivated individuals. If interested, please contact me with your CV/resume. There is one opening in the research group currently (starting spring 2010). Please contact me with your CV, GRE/TOEFL, and statement of research interest. Selected candidate will get a unique opportunity to work in the area of nanowires and nanoparticles.

Undergraduate Research: There is an opening for summers 2010. Please contact me if you are interested in working in nanomaterials. If you are in or near Tuscaloosa, I will encourage you to schedule an appointment with me to get a tour of our lab and facilities. Current students.

Memberships: ASM International. For Birmingham Chapter – Please contact me if you are interested to become a member. Students are strongly encouraged.

                              As a part of AIChE and as an ambassador, I encourage students to join AIChE and if you need my help then please contact me.

Symposium: Co-organizer for “2010 Functional and Structural Nanomaterials: Fabrication, Properties, Applications and Implications” (2010 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition). Please submit your abstract here.

                          Co-organizer for “MS & T 2010 symposium on Nanoparticles” (MS & T 2010). Please submit your abstract here.

 

Affiliation:

Materials for Information Technology (MINT) Center

Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program (http://matsci.ua.edu/)

 

If you have questions, comments, suggestions, please feel free to contact Dr. Nitin Chopra.