Paul Weiss (nanoscientist)
| Paul S. Weiss | |
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| Born | October 10, 1959 |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Citizenship | U.S. Citizen |
| Fields | Nanoscience |
| Alma mater | MIT and UC Berkeley |
| Doctoral advisor | Yuan T. Lee |
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Notes Extended information available on Weiss' biography page. | |
Paul S. Weiss (born October 10, 1959) is a leading American nanoscientist at UCLA. He holds numerous positions, including Fred Kavli Chair and Director of the California NanoSystems Institute and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Weiss has co-authored over 180 research publications and US patents.
Research
The Weiss Research Group specializes in "gaining atomic-scale understanding and control of materials properties." Scanning probe microscopy, including atomic force microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy, is used as primary instrumentation to image/interrogate surfaces with novel and unexpected properties. Secondary instrumentation is used to characterize surfaces on a macroscopic level. Projects are interdisciplinary in nature, between the fields of quantum physics, computer science, chemistry, neurochemistry, electrical engineering, and nanolithography.
The Weiss Group has traditionally focused on understanding and controlling chemistry and materials at the smallest scales. They showed how atoms and molecules communicate through substrates on which they sit at greater than chemical distances. They have exploited self-assembled monolayers as well-defined environments to isolate single molecules for measurements of electron transport, as a means to improve nanofabrication techniques, and as a way to isolate probe molecules on biospecific capture surfaces. The group has now diversified to encompass projects that have wide-ranging impact in the field of nanoscience.
Personal life
He is married to and collaborates with Anne Andrews, a Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the University of California Los Angeles.
External links
- Profile at Pennsylvania State University
- Weiss Research Group website
- Weiss explaining research done by the Weiss Group (video)