[CCoE Notice] Seminar * February 3, 2012 * Michael Wong * Rice University

[Lewis, Lindsay R]

 ***** Seminar *****
Center for Integrated Bio and Nano Systems
Houston Chapter of IEEE Nanotechnology Council and Houston Chapter of IEEE Magnetics Society
Friday, February 3, 2012
12:30 p.m. (Refreshments served at noon)
Room: W122 Building D3

Nanoparticle-based Technologies for Environmental and Energy Applications
Michael Wong
Department of  Chemical and Biomolecular Engineerin, Department of  Chemistry, Rice University


Abstract:



The sustainable growth and development of human society requires recognition of the limits of our natural resources and of the harmful impacts of human activity on our environment.  One can address the massive-in-scope sustainability issue by focusing on the specific challenges in areas of energy and the environment.  In this talk, I discuss my group's recent efforts in designing new nanomaterials for polluted water decontamination [1], for downhole oil detection [2], and for improved solar cell performance [3].



[1] M. S. Wong et al. "Cleaner Water using Bimetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts" J. Chem. Tech. & Biotech, 84, 158-166 (2009).

[2] J. M. Berlin et al., "Engineered nanoparticles for hydrocarbon detection in oil-field rocks," Energy Environ. Sci., 4 (2), 505-509 (2011).

[3] K.-S. Lee, I. Kim, S. Gullapalli, M. S. Wong, and G. E. Jabbour, "Enhanced performance of hybrid solar cells using longer arms of quantum cadmium selenide tetrapods," Appl. Phys. Lett., 99, 223515 (2011).


BIOGRAPHY:

Dr. Michael Wong currently serves as Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Professor of Chemistry at Rice University. His group's research objectives are to design and synthesize nanoparticle-based materials that can address chemical engineering problems; to develop new chemical techniques for these materials; and to deepen our understanding of the underlying fundamental processes at the molecular level. His group's research has been recognized with the 3M Nontenured Faculty Award, the Richard Smalley-Bob Curl Innovation Award, an MIT TR35 Young Innovator Award, an AIChE Nanoscale Science and Engineering Young Investigator Award, and a Smithsonian Magazine Young Innovator Award, among others. He is Past-Chair of the AIChE Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum, Past-Chair of the Southwest Catalysis Society, and an editorial board member of the journals Chemistry of Materials and Applied Catalysis B:

Environmental.

Contact Prof. Jiming Bao (jbao at uh.edu<mailto:jbao at uh.edu>) if you would like to arrange for a time to meet with Prof. Michael Wong.
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