Computational Materials Physics Group

Department of Physics, The University of Akron

Alper Buldum

Assoc. Professor

Department of Physics

Department of Chemistry

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Integrated Bioscience Program

The University of Akron

email: buldum@uakron.edu

Other Group Members:

Dr. Jia Zhu (posdoctoral research assoc.)

Charles Barr (graduate student)

Michael Avon (graduate student)

Laxmi Subedi (graduate student)

Lawrenzo Moses (undergraduate student)

Research:

• Mechanical, Electronic and Transport Properties of Nanomaterials such as Carbon Nanotubes,

  Graphene and Metallic Nanowires

• Heat Transport in Graphite Nanocomposites

• Fluid flow through nanotubes

• Study of nanotube-surface interactions for dry adhesives

• Design and simulations of nanotube based touch sensors

• Modeling Biofilms and drug delivery on biofilms

Funding:

Grant support from NSF, NSF-NIRT, NSF/NIH, Honda R&D,

Ohio Dept. of Development-Third Frontier

Current Courses: Physics 685: Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Fall 2008)