Staff
Dr. Ray H. Baughman
Director
Ray Baughman became the Robert A. Welch Professor of Chemistry and Director of the NanoTech Institute at the University of Texas in Dallas in August 2001, after 31 years in industry. He is a Member of The National Academy of Engineering and The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas; a foreign member of the European Academy of Sciences; a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the National Academy of Inventors, and the American Physical Society; an Academician of The Russian Academy of Natural Sciences; an honorary professor of 7 universities in China; and is on editorial or advisory boards of Science and other journals.
(972) 883-6538
Dr. Anvar A. Zakhidov
Deputy Director
Institute, Professor of Physics and Adjunct Professor of Chemistry. His “Nanophysics for Devices” research group of 4 Ph.D. researchers and 9 students (7 grad, 2 undergrad) is actively involved in broad investigations of physical properties of advanced nanomaterials: carbon nanotubes, photonic crystals, organic and hybrid multilayers. They study electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, photonic, MW, structural, etc. properties in wide temperature range from 2 K to 500 K, using state of art equipment: SQUID, PPMS,ESR, Raman, etc. with the aim to design and create novel types of electronic and photonic devices. Using unique multichamber vacuum system in Nano-bay of Clean Room the high performance excitonic solar cells and OLEDs/PLEDs are created, which use pioneering concepts, quantum dots and carbon nanotube charge collectors, injectors and nanoantenna.
(972) 883-6218
Dr. Steve Collins
Director of Operations
Dr. Collins received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from University of Texas at Dallas in 1997 and 2001, respectively. He is the “founding member” of the NanoTech Institute, setting up shop in Berkner Hall to work three months prior to the arrival of Professors Baughman and Zakhido. Since then, Dr. Collins has been Research Associate, Research Scientist, and now holds the position of Manager of Research Programs of the Institute. He is responsible for the day to day operations of the Institute, and managing its resources and laboratories. Dr. Collins’ research interests are in nanostructured materials with novel mechanical and electronic properties. Of special interest are carbon nanotube fibers and composites for actuators, mechanical reinforcement, electronic textiles, and energy storage applications.
972-883-6534
Dr. Ali E. Aliev
Research Scientist
Dr. Ali E. Aliev is a Research Professor at the Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute, Adjunct Professor at School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics of University of Texas at Dallas. He received his B.S. and M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from National University of Radio-Electronics, Kharkov, Ukraine (with Honors, 1977), PhD degree in Physics (Molecular and Thermal Physics, 1984), and Doctor of Science in Physics (Solid State Physics, 1992) degrees from Heat Physics Department of Uzbek Academy of Science, USSR.
972-883-6543
Dr. Shaoli Fang
Associate Research Professor
Dr. Shaoli Fang has over ten years of experience in nanomaterial fabrication and characterization. He joined UTD NanoTech Institute in 2004, and his current research activities include:
- Improving the physical properties of draw-twist spun carbon nanotube yarn.
- Process and equipment development for continuously spinning carbon nanotube yarn
- Building of nanotube yarn- and sheet-based devices for biomedical applications
- Developing nanotube yarn- and sheet-based functional composites
- Fabrication of nanotube yarn- and sheet-based novel functional structures
- Exploring nanotube yarn spinning and sheet forming mechanism
972-883-6540
Dr. Jiyoung Oh
Research Scientist, Safety Manager & Patent Advisor
Dr. Jiyoung Oh received her M.S. and PhD degree in Physics from Pusan National University, Korea and received her LL.M. Intellectual Property Law from Chungnam National University, Korea. After first joining UTD NanoTech Institute in 2005, she worked as a patent examiner for 5 years at KIPO since 2014 and then rejoined in 2019. She is a physicist and intellectual property law expert, and her research focuses on developing and improving artificial muscles made of polymer fibers. Her background in physics and intellectual property law provides a unique perspective on the development of new technologies and their protection through patents and other legal mechanisms. Her work is likely to have a significant impact on the field of robotics, particularly in the development of more advanced and versatile artificial muscles.
Alexios Papadimitratos
Engineering Technican
Alexios received his M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University. He has research and development experience focusing in renewable energy, solid state lighting and nanotechnology. Alexios is responsible for the daily operation of cryogenic center and nanofabrication lab of Nanotech Institute. Maintenance, operation, general lab safety and new user training.
972-883-6533
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