Department of Chemistry

• Research Interests: Materials science of electronically active conjugated polymer and nanomaterial composites, with the goal to elucidate the uqniue optical and charge transport properties of these materials at the nanometer scale and to explore the applications of these materials in flexible electronics and sensors.
  

• Education:
  
• Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, November 2001.
  
• M.S. in Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China, June 1995. 
• B.S. in Materials Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China, June 1992.

• Experience:
  
• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD. 8/2006.
  
• Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL. 5/04-8/2006.
  
• Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 12/01-4/04.
  
• Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton,NY. 1/98-12/00; Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. 1/01-11/01.
  

• Curriculum vitae

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Undergraduate Research Opportunity 

One undergraduate student is needed to conduct research in the field of nanomaterials. The research involves synthesis and characterization of nanostructures (nanoparticles and nanorods) and conjugated polymer/nanoparticle composites. The student will have opportunities to do real science in my lab and to publish and present his/her research in professional journals and meetings. The position is for 2007-2008 academic year and summer 2008. Sophomore or Junior student is preferred. If interested, please contact Dr. Zhengtao Zhu (zhengtao.zhu@sdsmt.edu).