President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Recipients 2000 - 2001

Physical Sciences

Antonia Herzog

Education: B.A., Vassar College, Physics; B.Eng., Dartmouth College, Engineering; M.S., Columbia University, Applied Physics; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, Physics

Dissertation: Transport Studies of Disordered Metallic and Superconducting One Dimensional Wires

Thesis Advisor: Robert C. Dynes, Professor of Physics, University of California, San Diego

Research Topic: Biomass Energy for Sustainable Economic, Social, and Environmental Development in Eastern Zimbabwe

Mentor: Daniel Kammen, Professor of Energy & Resources, University of California, Berkeley

Current Position: Staff Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Washington DC

Eric W. Wong

Education: B.A., Reed College, Chemistry; M.S., Harvard University, Chemistry; Ph.D., Harvard University, Chemical Physics

Dissertation: Nanorods and Nanotubes: Synthesis, Manipulation and Characterization of One Dimensional Materials

Thesis Advisor: Charles M. Lieber, Professor of Chemistry/Chemical Biology, Harvard University

Research Topic: Nanowire Crossbars and Molecular Switches for Chemically Assembled Nanoelectronic Computer

Mentor: James Heath, Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles

Current Position: Researcher, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

Rolaine Young Owl

Education: B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, Chemistry; M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Astronomy; Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Astronomy

Dissertation: Multiwavelength Study of Photodissociation Regions and a Near-Infrared Imager

Thesis Advisor: Margaret M. Meixner, Professor of Astronomy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Research Topic: Physics and Chemistry of Circumstellar Disks and Planet Formation

Mentor: Michael Jura, Professor of Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles

Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Los Angeles

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