The dissertation proposal and the specialty exam serve different purposes and should be viewed as separate activities, even though often executed concurrently. The dissertation proposal marks the ...

Nanoclusters represent a unique class of materials that bridge the gap between molecules and bulk metals, exhibiting discrete electronic structures and size-dependent optical properties. Among them, ...

Peptides are ideal ligands for controlling the interactions between nanoparticles, and the systematic design of peptides will provide a robust platform for precisely directing the arrangement of the ...