Charles Lieber
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Charles Lieber (born 1959) is a leading nanoscientist at Harvard University. He holds a joint position between the Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Lieber has co-authored over 300 research publications and 25 US patents and is founder of the nanotechnology startup company NanoSys. In 2002, he won the Breakthrough of the Year by Science Magazine and the Feynman Prize for Nanotechnology.[1] In 2003, he won the World Technology Award for Materials. Lieber currently teaches Chem 158, a seminar on nanotechnology and nanodevices. The course is considered among the most challenging at Harvard. He recently was recognized as MRS fellow for his seminal contributions to the synthesis, fundamental understanding, and assembly of nanoscale materials, pioneering demonstrations of nanodevices, the creation of nanotechnology companies and the education of numerous leaders in nanoscience.
[edit] See also
- Nanoscience
- Molecular electronics
- Scanning Tunneling Microscope
- Nanoparticles
- Self-assembled Monolayers
- Mark Ratner
- Mark Reed
- James Tour
- Paul Weiss
- Paul McEuen
[edit] References
- ^ Nanosys Incorporated. "Advances in Nanoelectronics by Nanosys Scientific Founders Honored as the Breakthrough of the Year by Science Magazine; Nanosys Founder and Harvard University Professor, Charles Lieber, Wins the Feynman Prize for Nanotechnology.", PRNewswire, January 12, 2002.
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