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Personal
Department of Chemistry & International Institute for Nanotechnology
Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Box #185; Evanston, IL 60201; USA
Phone: (+1) 847-491-1967
Email: gzheng cmliris harvardedu
Education
Ph.D. in Chemistry (2007): Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
A. M. in Chemistry (2004): Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
B.S. in Chemistry (2000): Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Publications (Link)
Honors and Awards
2006: American Academy of Nanomedicine Young Investigator Award, USA
2006: Materials Research Society Graduate Student Gold Award, USA
2002: Harvard University Distinguished Teaching Award, USA
2000: Chun-Tsung Scholar, Chun-Tsung Endowment Fund, China
2000: Shanghai Excellent Undergraduate on Graduation, China
1999: Shanghai Chemistry and Chemical Society Award, China
1999: Unilever Scholarship, Fudan University & Unilever Inc., China
1998: Monsanto Scholarship, Fudan University & Monsanto Inc., China
Research Experience (Link)
2007——present: Postdoctoral Research, Northwestern University, IL
Advisor: Prof. Chad A. Mirkin
- Electrochemical synthesis of new metallic nanorod, nanogap and nanodisk structures along with structural and spectroscopic characterization of unique surface plasmonic and SERS properties.
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Development of an integrated electrical and optical method for biomolecule manipulation, analysis and biophysical studies; Spectroscopic studies of the interaction between biomaterials and nanostructures.
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Development of a novel amplification assay for telomerase enzymatic activity and inhibition studies based on the polyvalent DNA-gold nanoparticle conjugates.
- Fabrication of wafer-scale, polymer-based tip arrays for delivering molecules onto surface with sub-100 nm scale resolution; Application of this polymer-pen-lithography technique for building up large-scale electronics and microfluidics.
2001——2006: Graduate Research, Harvard University, MA
Advisor: Prof. Charles M. Lieber
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Synthesis of new nanowire structures with controlled modulation of both chemical compositions and electronic doping; Fabrication of first high-performance n-type (phosphorus-doped) silicon nanowire field-effect transistors along with structural and electrical characterization.
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Development of multiplexed, large-scale, ultrasensitive nanoelectronic sensor arrays for detection of clinically important molecular targets including cancer marker proteins, nucleic acids, viruses, and small molecule warfare agents.
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Studies of the fundamental mechanism of nanowire electrical sensing; Demonstration of dopant density-dependent sensitivity by electrical tuning of the charge carriers in the conduction channel.
- Studies of biomolecule binding kinetics via new methodologies of both ensemble and single molecule electrical measurement by nanowire biosensors.
1999——2000: Undergraduate Research, Fudan University, China
Advisor: Prof. Dongyuan Zhao
- Synthesized and assembled highly-ordered carbon nanotube arrays using mesoporous silica materials as templates.
Teaching Experience
2001——2002: Teaching Fellow, "Principle of Chemistry", Harvard University, MA
2000——2001: Teaching Assistant, "Principle of Chemistry", Boston University, MA
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