Research Statement |
| The research activities of Prof. Ruoff include new methods and tools for nanotechnology, carbon and boron nitride nanotubes, nanomechanics, molecular electronics, biophysics/biomedical, fullerenes. |
Education |
| 1981-1988 |
Ph.D., Chemical Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
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| 1977-1981 |
B.S., Chemistry, University of Texas, Austin, TX
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Positions |
| 2000- |
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
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| 1996-2000 |
Associate Professor, Washington University
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| 1991-1996 |
Staff Scientist, Molecular Physics Laboratory, SRI International
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| 1989-1991 |
Postdoctoral Researcher, IBM, T. J. Watson Research Lab
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Selected Honors |
| 1988-1989 |
Fullbright Fellow, Max Planck Institute fuer Stroemungsforschung, Goettingen, Germany
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| 1981-1988 |
University of Illinois Foundation Fellowship (several years of graduate school career)
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Chair, Fullerenes Group, The Electrochemical Society (7 years)
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