معرفی استادان ایرانی رشته های شیمی، نفت و پلیمر

[Pejman]

Zahra Fakhraai

Assistant Professor
Physical Chemistry
University of Pennsylvania

Education and Academic History

• B.Sc. Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Iran 1999
• M. Sc. Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Iran 2001
• Ph.D. Physics, University of Waterloo, 2007
• Post-Doctoral associate, Chemistry, University of Toronto, 2007-08.
• NSERC Post-Doctoral Fellow, Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2009-11.

Research Statement

Our group is interested to study structure, dynamics and chemistry in nanometer length scales. Materials constrained in one or two dimensions can have different structural or dynamical properties than those of the bulk. A proper understanding of such differences is important in many technological applications where materials are constrained in nanometer size spaces, such as organic electronics, polymer applications and drug delivery. In biological systems, most of the dynamics happens in nanometer size proximity of surfaces and interfaces, and understanding the properties in confinement is key in predicting function. We focus our efforts on understanding the origins of such modified properties on a fundamental level as well as possible application of such phenomena in producing novel materials.Specifically we look at properties of polymers and glassy materials in thin films and other confined geometries, properties of small aggregates of biological molecules, single molecule force spectroscopy and near-field enhancement of light close to nanostructures.

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