Marija Drndić
Research
fields: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Physical
Chemistry, Nanoscience
Ph.D. Physics, Harvard University (2000)
A.M. Physics, Harvard University (1997)
M.Phil. Physics, University of
Cambridge (1995)
A.B. Physics and Mathematics, Harvard University
(1994)
Office: 2N28, David Rittenhouse Laboratory
Phone: (215) 898-5810; Fax:
(215) 898-2010
Email: drndic@physics.upenn.edu
Lab
Web Page
CV
Positions and Honors
Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Award for Distinguished Teaching by an Assistant
Professor, 2008.
DARPA Young Faculty Award, 2008.
PECASE Award (Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and
Engineers), 2005.
Alfred
P. Sloan Research Fellowship (2005-)
NSF Career Award
(2005-)
ONR Young Investigator Award (2004-)
ACS PRF Award (2004-2006)
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy,
University of Pennsylvania (Sept. 2003 -)
Pappalardo Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sept. 2000
- Sept. 2003)
Research Associate, Harvard University
(Sept. 1996 - June 2000)
Robbins Prize, Harvard Physics Department
(1997).
Harold T. White Prize for Excellence in
Teaching, Harvard Physics Department (1997).
Clare Booth Luce Fellow, Harvard University
(Sept. 1995 - Sept. 1996)
Herchel Smith Harvard Fellow, University
of Cambridge, England, Semiconductor Physics
Group (Sept. 1994 - Sept. 1995)
Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, Harvard
College 1994.
Harvard College Scholarship (1992-1994).
Research
I joined Penn in the Fall of 2003 after being at MIT for
three years as a Pappalardo Fellow.
I received my Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University in 2000.
My research and the research in our lab is focused on the
exploration of mesoscopic and nanoscale structures
in the areas of experimental condensed matter physics, nanoscience
and nanotechnology.
We study the fundamental physical properties
of low-dimensional and small-scale structures
such as nanocrystals, nanowires and biomaterials
and we develop their device applications.
Examples include the study and control
of nanocrystal assembly, fabrication of electronic devices
and
understanding the basic mechanisms of
charge and spin transport in them: the effects of Coulomb
interactions, electron tunneling and charge fluctuations. Experimental
techniques involve electrical measurements, microscopy,
and nanofabrication.
Some specific research topics include:
- Nanocrystal synthesis, assembly and manipulation
- Nanoparticle-based electronics
- Fluorescence of single nanoparticles
- Molecular analysis with nanoelectrode devices
- Force microscopy of nanoparticles
- Nanofabrication (nanogaps, TEBAL)
- Charge detection with mesoscopic structures
For more information see the Lab Web Page.
Our research is supported by: ONR, NSF, ACS and the Sloan
Foundation.
Teaching
Apart from teaching physics courses at Penn, mentoring students
in research is one of the best parts of my daily life.
Many enthusiastic undergraduates who work with us are experts
on transmission electron microscopy,
electron beam lithography, atomic force microscopy and
other techniques.
For more information, please contact our group by email.
In addition, our lab is actively involved in RET (Research
Experience for Teachers), REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates),
and PSSA (Penn Summer Science Academy for high school
students) programs at Penn.
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Selected Publications
- S. Wang, C. Querner, T. Emmons, M. Drndić, C. H. Crouch, "Fluorescence
blinking statistics from CdSe core and core-shell nanorods", J. Phys.
Chem. B 110 (46), 23221-23227, 2006.
- Z. Hu*, M. D. Fischbein*, C. Querner, M. Drndić, "Electric-field-driven
accumulation and alignment of CdSe and CdTe nanorods in nanoscale devices",
Nano Letters 6 (11), 2585-2591, 2006.
- D. R. Strachan, D. E. Smith, M. D. Fischbein, D.E. Johnston,
B.S. Guiton, M. Drndić, D.A. Bonnell, A.T. Johnson, "Clean electromigrated
nanogaps imaged by transmission electron microscopy", Nano
Letters 6 (3), 441, 2006.
- M. D. Fischbein and M. Drndić, "Nanogaps by direct lithography
for high-resolution imaging and electronic characterization of nanostructures",
Applied Physics Letters 88 (6), 063116, 2006; cond-mat/0512128;
featured in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, 13
(7), 2006.
- Drndić M., Markov R., Jarosz
M.V., Kastner M.A., Bawendi M.G., Markovic N., Tinkham
M., "Imaging the charge transport in arrays of
CdSe nanocrystals", Applied Physics Letters 84, 4008,
2003.
- Drndić M., Jarosz M.V., Morgan
N.Y., Kastner M.A., Bawendi M.G., "Transport
properties of annealed CdSe colloidal nanocrystal solids",
Journal of Applied Physics 92 (12),7498, 2002; featured
in Virtual
Journal of Nanoscience and Technology, vol. 6
(24), Dec. 9, 2002.
Selected Invited Talks (Upcoming and past)
- University of Notre Dame, Condensed Matter Seminar, April 2008.
- Physics Colloquium/Biodesign Seminar Series, Arizona State University,
April 2008.
- American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, "TEBAL: Nanosculpting
devices with electrons in a transmission electron microscope", New Orleans,
March 2008.
- Cornell University, Applied Physics Seminar, February 2008.
- Physical Chemistry Seminar, University of Pennsylvania, Chemistry
Department, February 2008.
- Quantum Dots 2007, Forth Lauderdale,
Florida, December 2007.
- MEMS/NEMS Seminar, Drexel University, November 2007.
- Joint Physics/NanoCenter Seminar Series, University of Central
Florida, October 2007.
- ESP 2007 Workshop: “Excited State Processes in Electronic and
Bio Nanomaterials”, Center for Nonlinear Studies Conference, Los Alamos
National Laboratory, Sante Fe, NM, October 2007.
- 2007 Discovery Chemistry Seminar Series, DuPont Central Research
and Development, June 2007.
- Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, Symposium:
Low-dimensional materials – Synthesis, Assembly, Property Scaling, and
Modeling; Title: “Nanoparticle Electronics: nanocrystal assembly and high-resolution
device fabrication using transmission electron beams”, San Francisco, CA,
April 2007.
- Notre Dame Workshop: “Fluorescence Intermittency in single
molecules, quantum dots and quantum wires”, University of Notre Dame,
April 2007.
- American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, March 2007,
Denver, Colorado, Symposium on balancing career and family.
- Cornell University, Center for Nanoscale Systems Seminar, October
2006.
- American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, Title: “Controlled
assembly and electronics in semiconductor nanocrystal-based devices”, Nanoscale
Crystals. Baltimore, March 2006.
- Nanax 2 Conference: “Nanoscience with Nanocrystals”, Grenoble,
France, January 2006.
- National Academy of Engineering, Eleventh Annual U.S. Frontiers
of Engineering Symposium, GE Global Research Center, NY, September 2005.
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Condensed Matter Seminar, April
2005.
- Johns Hopkins University, Condensed Matter Seminar, September
2004.
- University of Delaware, Condensed Matter Seminar, May 2004.
- Princeton University, Condensed Matter Seminar, November 2003
- Temple University, Departmental Colloquium, October 2003.
- McGill University, Departmental Colloquium, March 2003.
- UC Berkeley, Condensed Matter Seminar, March 2003.
- Harvard University, Condensed Matter Seminar, February 2003.
- University of Delaware, Material Science Seminar, February
2003.
- University of Florida, Condensed Matter Seminar, February 2003.
- Dartmouth College, Departmental Colloquium, February 2003.
- University of Pennsylvania, Condensed Matter Seminar, January
2003.
- University of Oregon, Condensed Matter Seminar, January 2003.
- University of Maryland, Condensed Matter Seminar, November
2002.
- NTT, Atsugi, Japan, Condensed Matter Seminar, August 2002.
- Microsystems Technology Laboratory, MIT 2000.
- Brandeis University, Condensed Matter Seminar, February 2000.
- Harvard University, Quantum Coherence Seminar, Institute for
Theoretical Atomic and Molecular Physics, October 1999, “Advances in
atom manipulation using microtraps and guides”.
- Centennial Celebration and Meeting of the American Physical
Society, Atlanta, Georgia, March 1999, “Microelectromagnets for particle
manipulation”.
- Colloquium at Temple University, Physics Department, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, November 1998, “Microelectromagnets for atom manipulation”.
- VIIIth International Conference on High Magnetic Fields, Tallahassee,
Florida, October 1998, “Electrical and thermal properties of microelectromagnets
for atom manipulation.
Last modified: 2008.