Expertise: Organic and materials chemistry; synthesis and physico-chemical study of organic and polymeric conjugated materials; solid state polymerization; use of sugar reagents for synthesis; polydiacetylenes.
Expertise: Extensive experience in materials characterization using secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), auger electron spectrometry (AES) and gas mass spectrometry. Expertise in vacuum physics, ultra-high vacuum (UHV) techniques and physical vapor deposition with broad and diversified experience in problem solving.