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CBE Home > Our People > Faculty > Gregory Parsons
Faculty - Gregory Parsons
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B.S. (B.A.) Physics, SUNY College at Geneseo (1980)
Ph.D. Physics, North Carolina State University (1990) |
gnp (@ncsu.edu)
919-515-7553 (phone)
919-515-3465 (fax)
Engineering Building I (EB1) - 2032 (office) |
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Atomic Scale Processes in Electronic Materials Synthesis. Semiconductor/Insulator Interfaces. Physics of Thin Film Devices.
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Over the past several years, the field of electronic materials has expanded to include electronically active molecules, polymers, nanowires, nanotubes, and biological structures. Also, new fabrication techniques require control of chemical processes that occur at the atomic scale, especially at exposed surfaces or critical interfaces between materials. These new materials and processes are creating a wide range of new device options with applications in areas including energy conversion, biological sensors, light generation, and environmental and health monitoring.
Our research focuses on fundamental aspects of fabrication and function of advanced electronically active materials. Particular areas of interest include:
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Atomic Layer Deposition, for highly confromal fabrication of inorganic insulators and metals with atomic-scale control of growth and interface formation |
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Molecular Electronics, to better understand charge motion and electrical contacts to molecular ensembles and single molecules |
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Nanotube Structures, including synthesis, assembly, electrical characterization, and reactions involving carbon nanotubes |
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Low Temperature Processing, including supercritical-solvent and plasma processes to enable novel electronic devices on plastic substrates |
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Bio-Mimetic Molecular Photovoltaics, using porphyrin materials to help enable low cost high performance energy generation. |
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2012 Named Visiting RTI Senior Fellow, Research Triangle Institute, RTP NC (half-time appointment) |
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2009 Alcoa Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
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2009 Outstanding Teacher Award - member of the Academy of Outstanding Teachers at NC State University |
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2008 Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award |
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2006 Fellow of the American Vacuum Society |
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2001 SRC Invention Award |
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1999 Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Achievement Award |
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