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
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, M. D. Fischbein, L. Willis, D.
Novikov, C.H. Crouch, M. Drndić, "Blinking statistics correlated with nanoparticle
number", Nano Letters, in press, 2008.
- M. D. Fischbein and M. Drndić, "Electron beam nanosculpting of suspended
graphene sheets", Applied Physics Letters 93, 113107, 2008.
arXiv.0808.2974v1
- C. Querner, M. D. Fischbein, P. A. Heiney, M. Drndić, "Milimeter-scale
assembly of CdSe nanorods into smectic superstructures by solvent drying kinetics",
Advanced Materials 20 (12), 2308-2314, 2008.
- 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.
- Dekker N.H., Lee C.S., Lorent V., Thywissen J.H., Drndić M., Westervelt
R.M., Prentiss M., “Guiding neutral atoms on a chip”, Physical Review
Letters 84, p. 1124-1127, 2000.
- Johnson K.S., Drndić M., Thywissen J.H., Zabow G., Prentiss
M., Westervelt R.M., “Atomic deflection using an adaptive microelectromagnet
mirror”, Physical Review Letters 81(6), p.1137-1141, 1998.
- Drndić M., Zabow G., Lee C., Thywissen J.H., Johnson K.S., Prentiss
M., Westervelt R.M., Featonby P., Savalli V. , Cognet L., Helmerson K., Westbrook
N., Westbrook C.I., Phillips W.D., Aspect A., “Properties of microelectromagnet
mirrors as reflectors of cold Rb atoms”, Physical Review A 60 (5),
p.4012-4015, 1999.
- Drndić M, Johnson KS, Thywissen JH, et al., “Micro-electromagnets
for atom manipulation”, Applied Physics Letters 72 (22), p. 2906-2908,
1998.
- Drndić M., Grimshaw M.P., Cooper L.J., Ritchie D. A., Patel N.,
“Tunable electron-hole gases in gated InAs/GaSb/AlSb systems”, Applied
Physics Letters 70, p.481-483, 1997.
Selected Invited Talks (Upcoming and past)
- University of Notre Dame, Physics Colloquium, Department of Physics,
April 2009.
- Columbia University, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC)
Seminar, January 2009.
- University of Arizona, Physics Colloquium, Department of Physics, November
2008.
- Yale University, Condensed Matter Seminar, October 2008.
- Harvard University, Applied Physics Colloquium, October 2008.
- University of Notre Dame, Condensed Matter Seminar, April 2008.
- Arizona State University, Physics Colloquium/Biodesign Seminar Series,
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.
- University of Pennsylvania, Physical Chemistry Seminar, Chemistry
Department, February 2008.
- Quantum Dots 2007, Forth Lauderdale,
Florida, December 2007.
- Drexel University, MEMS/NEMS Seminar, 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.
- DuPont Central Research and Development, 2007 Discovery
Chemistry Seminar Series, 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.