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Jianyu Liang

Assistant Professor

Office: Washburn Shops, 311A
Phone: +1-508-831-6649
Fax: +1-508-831-5680
jianyul@wpi.edu

Educational Background

• B.S., Central South University (formerly Central South University of Technology), P.R. China, 1995
• M.E., Central South University, P R. China, 1998
• Ph.D., Brown University, 2004
  

Research & Teaching Interests

Nanofabrication and nanomanufacturing; Nano-optoelectronics and nanobioengineering; Application of nanomaterial in batteries and power sources; Magnetic nanodots and nanowires for information storage and computing

Recent Publications

• S.G. Cloutier, J. Liang, and J. M. Xu, "Nanometric superlattice for anti-reflection surface", submitted

• J. Liang, H. Luo, R. Beresford, and J. M. Xu, "A pathway for highly ordered quantum dot arrays", Applied Physics Letters, Accepted.

• X. Zhu, Z. Liu, K. Buchanan, G. Woltersdorf, J. Liang, P. Grutter, V. Metlushko, A. Meldrum, J. M. Xu, B. Heinrich and M. R Freeman, "Spin Relaxation from Continuous Film to Magnetic Nanostructures", Proceedings of the 2004 International Conference on MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems (ICMENS'04)

• H. Chik, J. Liang, N. Kouklin, and J.M. Xu, "Highly ordered ZnO nanorod array by 2nd order self-assembly for optoelectronic devices", Applied Physics Letters 84, 3376 (2004)

• Z. Xia, L. Riester, W. A. Curtin, H. Li, B. W. Sheldon, J. Liang, B. Chang, and J. M. Xu, Direct observation of toughening mechanisms in carbon-nanotube ceramic matrix composites, Acta Materialia 52, 931 (2004)

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