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Curriculum Vitae June 2018
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K. Andre Mkhoyan Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,
University of Minnesota,
34 Amundson Hall, 421 Washington Ave, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455.
Tell: (612) 625-2059; Fax: (612) 626-7246; E-mail: [email protected]
Group Webpage: http://mkhoyan.cems.umn.edu ____________________________________________________
Citizenship: USA and Armenia
Current Position
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of
Minnesota, Twin-Cities, 2014 – present
Education
• PostDoc, School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, 2004-2007 (Advisor:
Professor John Silcox).
• Ph.D. Applied Physics, Cornell University, 2004 (Advisor: Professor John Silcox).
• M.S. Engineering Physics, Cornell University, 2003.
• B.S. and M.S. Physics, Yerevan State University, 1996.
• Physics and Mathematics Oriented High School, 1991.
Honors and Awards
• Ray D. and Mary T. Johnson / Mayon Plastics Chair, 2016 – present.
• Outstanding Postdoctoral Mentor Award, Minnesota Postdoctoral Association, 2015.
• 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award, 3M Inc., 2010.
• GIA Award for Research, Artistry and Scholarship, University of Minnesota, 2008, 2010, 2012.
• Young Scientist Award, Physics and Chemistry of Semiconductor Interfaces, 2002.
• Presidential Student Award, Microscopy Society of America, 2001.
• SCALPEL-Team Achieving High Performance, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, 1998.
• Diploma of Academic Excellence, Yerevan State University, 1996.
• Winner of several National Olympiads among high school students:
Physics, Math, and Programming: Republic of Armenia (1989, 1990)
Employment / Appointments
• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, UMN 2008-2014.
• Research Scientist, School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, 2007-2008.
• Visiting Scientist, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, 2004-2007.
• Visiting Scientist, Nion Co., Summer 2004.
• Research Assistant, School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, 1999-2004.
• Scientist, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, 1998-1999.
• Research Assistant, Physics Department, Yerevan State University, 1996-1998.
Teaching
2008 – current: Instructor for nine separate classes in the Materials Science and two Chemical
Engineering undergraduate and graduate curricula at the University of Minnesota.
• MatS-5517: Electron Microscopy (newly developed), S-2009, S-2010, S-2011, S-2013.
• MatS-3141: Numerical Methods for Materials Science (newly developed), S-2017, S-2018.
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• MatS-3013: Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Materials, F-2015.
• MatS-3012: Metals and Alloys (newly developed), F-2011, F-2012, F-2013, F-2014, F-2016.
• MatS-3011: Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering, F-2008, F-2009, F-2010, S-2012.
• MatS-3002: Mass Transport and Kinetics (recitation), S-2015, S-2016.
• MatS-4593: Directed Study in Materials Science (new), S-2013.
• MatS/ChEn-1001: Advances in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (Freshman Seminar), F-
2011, F-2012.
• ChEn-3201: Numerical Methods in ChemE Applications (recitation), S-2014, S-2015, S-2016.
Advisees
o Past Researcher (1): Prof. Gina Mancini-Samuelson from Chemistry Department, St. Catherine
University, Sept.-Dec., 2012 and Summer 2013.
• Current PostDoc (1): Fan Zhang, PhD. (2017-present).
o Past PostDoc (2): Jong Jeong, PhD. (2010-2014), Danielle Hickey, PhD. (2014-2017).
• Current Graduate students (5): Supriya Ghosh (2017-present), Hwanhui Yun (2014-present), Jacob
Held (2013-present), Ryan Wu (2012-present), Prashant Kumar (2012-present).
o Past Graduate students (9): Claire Teresi (2017, PhD in MatSci, now at Knoll Lab), Erik Hintsala
(2015, PhD in MatSci, now at Hysitron), Michael Odlyzko (2015, PhD in MatSci, now at Epic),
Andrew Wagner (2014, PhD in MatSci, now at Intel), Anudha Mittal (2014, PhD in ChemE, now
at Knoll Lab), Dan Sorensen (2014, M.S. in MatSci, now at Medtronic), Aloysius Gunawan
(2013, PhD in MatSci, now at Intel), Justin Helps (2013, M.S. in MatSci), Rahool Gadkari (2012,
M.S. in ECE).
• Current Undergraduate students (2): Nhan Tran, Jennifer Conner.
o Past Undergraduate students (18): Michael Carroll, Peter Sand, Phong Nguyen, Sam Duncan,
Hannah Seo, Bart Hillberg, Katherine Nygren, Alexander Chov, Woolim Choi, Karthik
Sankaranarayanan, Gabriel Rueda, Claire Teresi, Dayne Plemmons, Yinhan Liu, Kartikeya Desai,
Jared Haus, Nick Olsen.
o Past High School Students (2): Andrew Ylitalo, Arsen Matevosyan.
Advisee Awards
• Jacob Held - Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2018.
• Ryan Wu - Ovshinsky Travel Grant Award, APS March 2018.
• Prashant Kumar - MRS Graduate Student Award (Silver), MRS Fall 2017.
• Jacob Held - Best Poster Award (1st place), M&M 2017.
• Prashant Kumar - M&M Micrograph Competition Award (1st place), M&M 2017.
• Claire Morgan - Student Paper (1st place), Society of Experimental Mechanics, 2017.
• Prashant Kumar - Presidential Scholar Award, M&M 2017.
• Ryan Wu - Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2017.
• Prashant Kumar - Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2016.
• Jacob Held - Best Poster Award (1st place), M&M 2016.
• Prashant Kumar - Best Poster Award (2nd place), M&M 2016.
• Michael Odlyzko - Presidential Scholar Award, M&M 2015.
• Ryan Wu - Presidential Scholar Award, M&M 2015.
• Prashant Kumar - M&M Micrograph Competition Award (3rd place), M&M 2015.
• Prashant Kumar - Best Poster Award (1st place), M&M 2014.
• Erik Hintsala - Best Poster Award (2nd place), M&M 2014.
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• Ryan Wu - Best Poster Award (2nd place), M&M 2014.
• Jong Jeong - Eric Samuel Scholarship PostDoc Award, M&M 2014.
• Prashant Kumar - M&M Micrograph Competition Award (2nd place), M&M 2014.
• Prashant Kumar - M&M Micrograph Competition Award (2nd place), M&M 2013.
• Anudha Mittal - Distinguished Scholar Award, Microbeam Analysis Society, M&M 2013.
• Claire Teresi - Rickover Fellowship in Nuclear Engineering, US Department of Energy, 2013.
• Andrew Ylitalo - Semifinalists for the Intel Science Talent Search, 2013.
• Andrew Ylitalo - Scholar of Distinction Award, Minnesota Department of Education, 2012. • Aloysius Gunawan - Outstanding Student Presentation Award, M&M 2012.
• Aloysius Gunawan - Presidential Student Award, Microscopy Society of America, M&M 2012.
• Aloysius Gunawan - Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2012.
Fundraising
• Current Awards
o NSF-MRSEC IRG4 (share - 1 R.A. for 5 year) o UMN Infrastructure Investment Initiative (for 5 years)
o Qatar National Research Fund (subcontract, for 3 years)
o Qatar National Research Fund (for 2 years)
• Past Awards
o NSF – Division of Materials Research, Ceramics, (for 4 years) o Abu Dhabi – Minnesota Institute for Research Excellence: ADMIRE (share - 1 R.A. for 4 years)
o UMN Grant-In-Aid for Research Artistry and Scholarship Program
o NSF-MRSEC Seed (for 1 year) o 3M Non-Tenured Faculty (for 3 years)
o DOE, Idaho National Lab (for 3 years) o UMN Infrastructure Investment Initiative (for 5 years)
o UMN Grant-In-Aid for Research Artistry and Scholarship Program
o NSF-MRSEC Seed (for 1 year) o UMN Grant-In-Aid for Research Artistry and Scholarship Program
o SRC – FCRP (for 5 years)
Services
• Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
o Materials Science graduate student admissions committee, 2010, 2011, 2012.
o Faculty search committee, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
o Participated in over 35 Ph.D. defenses, 40 graduate student oral exams, 2008-2015.
o Co-Organizer, Departmental seminar series, F-2009, F-2015.
• UMN Characterization Facilities
o Raised funds, acquired, and oversaw the installation new FEI Helios NanoLab G4 FEG Dual-
Beam FIB/SEM, 2016.
o Acquired new Oxford Instruments EDX (x-ray) systems for JEOL 6500 SEM, 2016.
o Involved in raised funds and oversaw the renovation of Characterization Facilities, 2014.
o Raised funds, acquired, and oversaw the installation new state-of-the-art, aberration-corrected FEI
G2 60-300kV FEG Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscope (STEM) equipped with
monochromator, new generation EELS and EDX spectrometers.
o Raised funds and oversaw the room renovation for new state-of-the-art, aberration-corrected
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STEM, 2012-2013.
o Raised funds and acquired new advanced plasma cleaner for TEM specimens and specimen
holders, 2012.
o Raised funds and acquired new specialized TEM specimen holder for in-situ heating and electrical
measurements with atomic resolution, 2011.
o Led search and hire of two technical support specialists to support Electron Microscopy efforts:
Dr. Jason Myers and Mr. Michael Dupont, 2011.
o Acquired two new Oxford Instruments EDX (x-ray) systems for FEI Technai T12 and JEOL
TEMs, 2010.
o Involved in purchase of new FEI Technai T12 TEM installed in UMN Moose Tower, 2010.
o Raised funds and acquired new caustic vibrations isolating system for FEI Technai F30 S-TEM,
2010.
o Raised funds and acquired new electron energy-loss spectrometer for FEI F30 S-TEM, 2010.
o Raised funds and built TEM specimen cleaning chamber. This high-vacuum chamber provides
ultra-clean samples for TEMs, 2009-2010.
• University of Minnesota
o Characterization Facility Advisory Board 2012-present.
o Characterization Facility Electron Microscopy Management Committee Chair, 2018-present.
o Characterization Facility Electron Microscopy Management Committee, 2009-2017.
o Co-Organizer, Center for Nanostructure Application Seminar Series 2012-2013.
o Co-Organizer, Minnesota Nanotechnology Conference, 2010, 2011.
o Faculty search committee for 3M Heltzer Chair.
• National and International Research Communities
o Symposium Co-Organizer, Microscopy Society of America Annual Meeting, 2012, 2015, 2017.
o Symposium Co-Organizer, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, 2011.
o Symposium Co-Organizer, 57th AVS International Meeting, 2010.
Refereeing
Science, Nature Materials, Nano Letters, Physical Review Letters, JACS, ASC Nano, Carbon, Physical
Review B, Ultramicroscopy, Microscopy and Microanalysis, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Vacuum
Science and Technology, Micron, and others.
Synergistic Activities
• Faculty Adviser - University of Minnesota Materials Advantage student group (2013-present).
• Professional Leadership and Service - Member of research committee for Armenian National Science
and Educational Fund (New York, NY), Division of Physical Sciences (1999-present).
• Informal Science Education and Outreach - Faculty Adviser for Minnesota Chapter of Materials
Advantage, Contributed to the Nano-Science exhibition for the Ithaca Science Center in Ithaca, NY.
Publications and Citations
Publications: See attached list of publications in refereed journals including in Science (3), Nature (1),
Nature Materials (1), Nature Communications (3), Nano Letters (8), Physical Review Letters (3),
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Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. (5), ACS Nano (3).
2 refereed conference proceedings.
o 1 invited review articles (Chemistry of Materials)
o 1 Book chapter: “Graphene Nanoelectronics: Metrology, Synthesis, Properties and Applications”
(Springer, 2012).
Citations: These publications have been cited (∼3400 citations), h‐factor = 25.
Presentations
Invited: See attached list of invited presentations at international conferences, companies, US national
labs and universities, and foreign universities.
Collaborators
R. Holmes (UMN), E. Aydil (UMN), W. Gerberich (UMN), M. Tsapatsis (UMN), C. Leighton (UMN), C.
Macosko (UMN), S. Campbell (UMN), B. Jalan (UMN), U. Kortshagen (UMN), P. Batson (Rutgers
University), M. Chhowalla (Rutgers University), E. Kirkland (Cornell University), D. Stewart (HGST), M.
Cococcioni (EPFL), T. Dumitrica (UMN), D. Norris (ETH Zurich), M. Kovalenko (ETH Zurich), H.-K.
Mao (Carnegie Institute), C. Ozkan (UCR), L. Bartels (UCR), S. Koester (UMN), J.-P. Wang (UMN), R.
Kawakami (OSU), N. Samarth (PSU), R. Wentzcovitch (UMN), W. Wang (UA), W. Tisdale (MIT).
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K. Andre Mkhoyan Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota,
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PUBLICATIONS
Scientific (* -corresponding author)
1. K.S. Schramke, Y. Qin, J.T. Held, K.A. Mkhoyan, U.R. Kortshagen, “Nonthermal plasma synthesis of
titanium nitride nanocrystals with plasmon resonances at near-infrared wavelengths relevant to
photothermal therapy”, ACS Nano Matter. 1, 2869 (2018).
2. J. S. Jeong*, W. Wu, M. Topsakal, G. Yu, T. Sasagawa, M. Greven, K. A. Mkhoyan*, “Decomposition
of La2-xSrxCuO4 into several La2O3 phases at elevated temperatures in ultrahigh vacuum inside a
transmission electron microscopy”, Phys. Rev. Mater. 2, 054801 (2018).
3. D. Zhang, K.B. Schliep, R.J. Wu, P. Quarterman, D. Reifsnyder Hickey, Y. Lv, X. Chao, H. Li, J. Chen,
Z. Zhao, M. Jamali, K. A. Mkhoyan, J. P. Wang, "Enhancement of tunneling magnetoresistance by
inserting a diffusion barrier in L10-FePd perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions", Appl. Phys. Lett. 112,
152401 (2018). Highlighted on Journal Cover Page.
4. Q. Guo, L. Ren, P. Kumar, V.J. Cybulskis, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. E. Davis, M. Tsapatsis, " A chromium
hydroxide/MIL-101(Cr) MOF composite catalyst and its use for selective glucose isomerization of
fructose", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57, 4926 (2018).
5. H. Yun, M. Topsakal, A. Prakash, K. Ganguly, C. Leighton, B. Jalan, R.M. Wenzcovitch, K. A.
Mkhoyan*, J. S. Jeong*, "Atomic and electronic structure of exfoliated black phosphorus", J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 36, 031503 (2018). Highlighted in AVS newsletter.
6. K. Xie, K. Mork, J.T. Held, K.A. Mkhoyan, U.R. Kortshagen, M.C. Gupta, “Quasi continuous wave
laser sintering of Si-Ge nanoparticles for thermoelectrics”, J. Appl. Phys. 123, 094301 (2018).
7. J.T. Held, K.I. Hunter, N.S. Dahod, B.L. Greenberg, D. Reifsnyder Hickey, W.A. Tisdale, U.R.
Kortshagen, K.A. Mkhoyan*, “Obtaining structural parameters from STEM-EDX maps of core/shell
nanocrystals for optoelectronics”, ACS Nano Matter. 1, 989 (2018).
8. W. Fan, P. Kumar, W. Xu, K.A. Mkhoyan, M. Tsapatsis, “Direct synthesis of 7 nm-thick Zinc(II)-
Benzimidazole-Acetate metal-organic framework nanosheets”, Chem. Matter. 30, 69 (2018).
9. M. Shete, P. Kumar, J.E. Bachman, X. Ma, Z.P. Smith, W. Fan, K.A. Mkhoyan, J.R. Long, M. Tsapatsis,
“On the direct synthesis of Cu(BDC) MOF nanosheets and their performance in mix matrix membranes”,
J. Membr. Sci. 249, 312 (2018).
10. S. Singh, J. Katoch, T. Zhu, R. J. Wu, A.S. Ahmed, W. Amamou, D. Wang, K. A. Mkhoyan, R.K.
Kawakami, “Strontium oxide tunnel barriers for high quality spin transport and large spin accumulation
in graphene”, Nano Lett. 17, 7578 (2017).
11. H. Chang, T. Lui, D. Reifsnyder Hickey, P.A. Janantha, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Wu, “Sputtering growth of
Y3Fe5O12/Pt bilayers and spin transfer at Y3Fe5O12/Pt interface”, APL Matter. 5, 126104 (2017).
12. Y. Luo, Y. Lv, P. Kumar, J. Chu, J. Yang, M. Tsapatsis, K. A. Mkhoyan, G. He, J. Lu, Y. Zhang,
"Epitaxial growth: Rapid synthesis of highly permeable and selective zeolite-T membrane", J. Mater. Chem. A 5, 17828 (2017).
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13. R. Ionescu, B. Campbell, R. J. Wu, E Aytan, A. Patalano, I. Ruiz, S. W. Howell, A. E. McDonald, T. E.
Beechem, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Ozkan, C. S. Ozkan, "Chelant enhanced solution processing for wafer
scale synthesis of transition metal dichalcogenide thin films", Sci. Rep. 7, 6419 (2017).
14. Z. Mutlu, I. Ruiz, R. J. Wu, R. Ionescu, S. Shahrezaei, S. Temiz, M. Ozkan, K. A. Mkhoyan, C. S.
Ozkan, "Chemical vapor deposition of partially oxidized graphene", RSC Adv. 7, 32209 (2017).
15. R. J. Wu, A. Mittal, M. L. Odlyzko, K. A. Mkhoyan*, “Simplifying Electron Beam Channeling in
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM)”, Microsc. Microanal. 23, 794 (2017).
16. T. Newhouse-Illige, Y. Liu, M. Xu, D. Reifsnyder Hickey, A. Kundu, H. Almasi, Chong Bi, X. Wang, J.
W. Freeland, D. J. Keavney, C. J. Sun, Y. H. Xu, M. Rosales, X. M. Cheng, Shufeng Zhang, K.A.
Mkhoyan, W. G. Wang, “Voltage-controlled interlayer coupling in perpendicularly magnetized magnetic
tunnel junctions”, Nature Commun. 8, 15232 (2017).
17. J.D. Watts, J.S. Jeong, L. O'Brien, K.A. Mkhoyan, P.A. Crowell, C. Leighton, “Room temperature spin
Kondo effect and intermixing in Co/Cu non-local spin valves”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 110, 222407 (2017).
18. M.Y. Jeon, D. Kim, P. Kumar, P.S. Lee, N. Rangnekar, P. Bai, M. Shete, B. Elyassi, H.S. Lee, K.
Narasimharao, S.N. Basahel, S. Al-Thabaiti, W. Xu, H.J. Cho, E.O. Fetisov, R. Thyagarajan, R.F.
DeJaco, W. Fan, K.A. Mkhoyan, J.I. Siepmann, M. Tsapatsis, “Ultra-selective high-flux membranes
from direct synthesized zeolite nanosheets”, Nature 543, 690 (2017).
19. J.T. Held, S. Duncan, K.A. Mkhoyan*, “Effects of small-angle mistilts on dopant visibility in ADF-
STEM imaging of nanocrystals”, Ultramicroscopy 177, 53 (2017).
20. K.I. Hunter, J.T. Held, K.A. Mkhoyan, U.R. Kortshagen, “Nonthermal Plasma Synthesis of Core/Shell
Quantum Dots: Strain Ge/Si Nanocrystals”, ACS Appl. Matter. Interfaces 9, 8263 (2017).
21. J. S. Jeong, M. Topsakal, P. Xu, B. Jalan, R. M. Wentzcovitch, K. A. Mkhoyan*, “A New Line Defect in
NdTiO3 Perovskite”, Nano Lett. 16, 6816 (2016).
22. H. Wang, J. Kally, J. S. Lee, T. Liu, H. Chang, D. Reifsnyder Hickey, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Wu, A.
Richardella, N. Samarth, “Surface-State-Dominated Spin-Charge Current Conversion in Topological-
Insulator- ferromagnetic-Insulator Heterostructures”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 076601 (2016).
23. P. Ambwani, P. Xu, G. Haugstad, J. S. Jeong, R. Deng, K. A. Mkhoyan, B. Jalan, C. Leighton, “Defect,
stoichiometry, and electronic transport in SrTiO3-d epilayers: A high pressure oxygen sputter deposition
study”, J. Appl. Phys. 120, 0556704 (2016).
24. M. L. Odlyzko, T. J. Held, M. Cococcioni, K. A. Mkhoyan*, “Atomic bonding effects in annular dark
field scanning transmission electron microscopy. II. Experiments”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 34, 041603
(2016).
25. M. L. Odlyzko, B. Himmetoglu, P. Xu, B. Jalan, K. A. Mkhoyan*, “Atomic bonding effects in annular
dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy. I. Computational predictions”, J. Vac. Sci.
Technol. A 34, 041602 (2016).
26. J. S. Jeong, M. L. Odlyzko, B. Himmetoglu, M. Cococcioni, K. A. Mkhoyan*, “Probing electronic
orbitals by scanning transmission electron microscopy and measuring the delocalization of core-level
excitations”, Phys. Rev. B 93, 165140 (2016).
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27. Z. Mutlu, R. J. Wu, D. Wickramaratne, S. Shahrezaei, C. Liu, S. Temiz, A. Patalano, M. Ozkan, K. A.
Mkhoyan, C. S. Ozkan, “Phase Engineering of 2D Tin Sulfides”, Small 22, 2998 (2016).
28. H. Zhang, Q. Xiao, X. Guo, N. Li, P. Kumar, N. Rangnekar, M. Jeon, S. Al-Thabaiti, K. Narasimharao,
S. N. Basahel, B. Topuz, F. J. Onorato, C. W. Macosko, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Tsapatsis, "Open-Pore
Two-Dimensional MFI Zeolite Nanosheets for the Fabrication of Hydrocarbon-Isomer-Selective
Membranes on Porous Polymer Support", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 55, 7184 (2016). Highlighted on
Journal Cover Page.
29. J. S. Jeong and K. A. Mkhoyan*, “Improving Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Scanning Transmission Electron
Microscopy Energy-Dispersive X-Ray (STEM-EDX) Spectrum Images Using Single-Atomic-Column
Cross-Correlation Averaging”, Microsc. Microanal. 22, 536 (2016).
30. L. Ren, Q. Guo, M. Orazov, D. Xu, D. Politi, P. Kumar, S. M. Alhassan, K. A. Mkhoyan, D. Sidiras, M.
E. Davis, M. Tsapatsis, "Pillared Sn-MWW Prepared by Solid-State-Exchange Method and its Use as a
Lewis Acid Catalyst", ChemCatChem. 8, 1274 (2016).
31. E. D. Hintsala, A. J. Wagner, W. W. Gerberich, K. A. Mkhoyan*, "Role of back stress in sub-50 nm Si
nanocubes", Scripta Mater. 114, 51 (2016).
32. S. Y. Kim, J. S. Jeong, K. A. Mkhoyan, H. S. Jang, "Direct observation of core/double-shell architecture
of intense dual-mode luminescent tetragonal bipyramidal nanophosphors", Nanoscale 8, 10049 (2016).
Highlighted on Journal Cover Page.
33. L. O’Brien, D. Spivak, J. S. Jeong, K.A. Mkhoyan, P. A. Crowell, C. Leighton, “Interdiffusion-
controlled Kondo suppression of injection efficiency in metallic nonlocal spin valves”, Phys. Rev. B 93,
14413 (2016).
34. P. Xu, T. C. Droubay, J. S. Jeong, K. A. Mkhoyan, P. V. Sushko, S. A. Chambers, B. Jalan, "Quasi 2D
Ultrihigh Carrier Density in a Complex Oxide Broken-Gap Heterojunction", Adv. Mat. Interfaces 3,
1500432 (2016). Highlighted in Phys.org.
35. B. L. Greenberg, S. Ganguly, J. T. Held, N. J. Kramer, K. A. Mkhoyan, E. S. Aydil, U. R. Kortshagen,
"Nonequilibrium-Plasma-Synthesized ZnO Nanocrystals with Plasmon Resonance Tunable via Al
Doping and Quantum Confinement", Nano Lett. 15, 8162 (2015).
36. A. Prakash, J. Dewey, H. Yun, J. S. Jeong, K. A. Mkhoyan, B. Jalan, "Hybrid molecular beam epitaxy
for the growth of stoichiometric BaSnO3", J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 33, 060608 (2015).
37. J. S. Lee, A. Richardella, D. Reifsnyder Hickey, K. A. Mkhoyan, N. Samarth, "Mapping the chemical
potential dependence of current-induced spin polarization in a topological insulator", Phys. Rev. B. 92,
155312 (2015).
38. M. Jamali, J. S. Lee, J. S. Jeong, F. Mahfouzi, Y. Lv, Z. Zhao, B. K. Nikolić, K. A. Mkhoyan, N.
Samarth, J. P. Wang, "Giant Spin Pumping and Inverse Spin Hall Effect in the Presence of Surface and
Bulk Spin−Orbit Coupling of Topological Insulator Bi2Se3", Nano Lett. 15, 7126 (2015).
39. A. J. Wagner, E. D. Hintsala, P. Kumar, W. W. Gerberich, K. A. Mkhoyan*, "Mechanisms of plasticity
in near-theoretical strength sub-100 nm Si nanocubes", Acta Mater. 100, 256 (2015).
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40. L. Ren, Q. Guo, P. Kumar, M. Orazov, D. Xu, S. M. Alhassan, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. E. Davis, M.
Tsapatsis, "Self-Pillared, Single-Unit-Cell Sn-MFI Zeolite Nanosheets and Their Use for Glucose and
Lactose Isomerization", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 54, 10848 (2015).
41. R. J. Wu, M. Topsakal, T. Low, M. C. Robbins, N. Haratipour, J. S. Jeong, R. M. Wenzcovitch, S. J.
Koester, K. A. Mkhoyan*, "Atomic and electronic structure of exfoliated black phosphorus", J. Vac. Sci.
Technol. A 33, 060604 (2015). Highlighted on Journal Cover Page.
42. P. Kumar, K. V. Agrawal, M. Tsapatsis*, K. A. Mkhoyan*, "Quantification of thickness and wrinkling
of exfoliated two-dimensional zeolite nanosheets", Nature Commun. 6, 7128 (2015).
43. K. Ganguly, P. Ambwani, P. Xu, J. S. Jeong, K. A. Mkhoyan, C. Leighton, B. Jalan, "Structure and
transport in high pressure oxygen sputter-deposited BaSnO3−δ", APL Mat. 3, 062509 (2015).
44. H. Almasi, D. Reifsnyder Hickey, T. Newhouse-Illige, M. Xu, M. R. Rosales, S. Nahar, J. T. Held, K. A.
Mkhoyan, W. G. Wang, "Enhanced tunneling magnetoresistance and perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
in Mo/CoFeB/MgO magnetic tunnel junctions", Appl. Phys. Lett. 106, 182406 (2015).
45. N. Rangnekar, M. Shete, K. V. Agrawal, B. Topuz, P. Kumar, Q. Guo, I. Ismail, A. Alyoubi, S. Basahel,
K. Narasimharao, C. W. Macosko, K. A. Mkhoyan, S. Al-Thabaiti, B. Stottrup, M. Tsapatsis, "2D
Zeolite Coatings: Langmuir–Schaefer Deposition of 3 nm Thick MFI Zeolite Nanosheets", Angew. Chem.
Int. Ed. 54, 6571 (2015).
46. G. R. Swindlehurst, P. Kumar, D. Xu, S. M. Alhassan, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Tspatsis, "Nucleation,
Growth, and Robust Synthesis of SPP Zeolite: Effect of Ethanol, Sodium, and Potassium", Top. Catal.
58, 545 (2015).
47. E. Thimsen, M. Johnson, X. Zhang, A. J. Wagner, K. A. Mkhoyan, U. R. Kortshagen, E. S. Aydil, "High
electron mobility in thin films formed via supersonic impact deposition of nanocrystals synthesized in
nonthermal plasmas", Nature Commun. 5, 5822 (2014). Highlighted in Physics.org.
48. A. S. George, Z. Matlu, R. Ionescu, R. J. Wu, J. S. Jeong, H. H. Bay, Y. Chai, K. A. Mkhoyan, M.
Ozkan, C. S. Ozkan", Wafer Scale Synthesis and High Resolution Structural Characterization of
Atomically Thin MoS2 Layers", Adv. Funct. Mater. 24, 7461 (2014).
49. M. Khaleel, A. J. Wagner, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Tsapatsis, "On the Rotational Intergrowth of Hierarchical
FAU/EMT", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53, 9456 (2014).
50. R. J. Wu, M. L. Odlyzko, K. A. Mkhoyan*, "Determining the thickness of atomically thin MoS2 and
WS2 in the TEM", Ultramicroscopy 147, 8 (2014).
51. E. D. Hintsala, C. Teresi, A. J. Wagner, K. A. Mkhoyan, W. W. Gerberich, "Fracture Transitions in Iron:
Strain Rate and Environmental Effects", J. Mater. Res. 29, 1513 (2014).
52. B.D. Chernomordik, A.E. Beland, N.D. Trejo, A.A. Gunawan, D.D. Deng, K.A. Mkhoyan, and E.S.
Aydil, “Rapid facile synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystals”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2, 10389 (2014).
Highlighted on Journal Cover Page.
53. A.A. Gunawan, B.D. Chernomordik, D.S. Plemmons, D.D. Deng, E.S. Aydil, and K.A. Mkhoyan*,
“Plasmonic Interactions through Chemical Bonds of Surface Ligands on PbSe Nanocrystals”, Chem.
Mater. 26, 3328 (2014).
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54. B. Elyassi, Y. Al Wahedi, N. Rajabbeigi, P. Kumar, J.S. Jeong, X. Zhang, P. Kumar, V.V.
Balasubramanian, M.S. Katsiotis, K.A. Mkhoyan, N. Boukos, S. Al Hashimi, M. Tsapatsis, "A high-
performance adsorbent for hydrogen sulfide removal", Micropor. Mesopor. Mater. 190, 152 (2014).
55. R. Ionescu, A. George, I. Ruiz, Z. Favors, Z. Mutlu, C. Liu, K. Ahmed, R. Wu, J. S. Jeong, L. Zavala, K.
A. Mkhoyan, M. Ozkan and C. S. Ozkan, "Oxygen etching of thick MoS2 films", Chem. Commun. 50,
11226 (2014).
56. H. Na, J. S. Jeong, H. J. Chang, H. Kim, K. Y. Woo, K. Lim, K. A. Mkhoyan, H. S. Jang, "Facile
synthesis of intense green-emitting LiGdF4:Yb,Er-based upconversion bipyramidal nanocrystals and their
polymer composites", Nanoscale 6, 7461 (2014).
57. P. Xu, D. Phelan, J. S. Jeong, K. A. Mkhoyan, B. Jalan, "Stoichiometry-driven metal-to-insulator
transition in NdTiO3/SrTiO3heterostructures", Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 082109 (2014).
58. L. Zhang, Y. Meng, W. Yang, L. Wang, W.L. Mao, Q.-S. Zeng, J.S. Jeong, A.J. Wagner, K.A.
Mkhoyan, W. Liu, R. Xu, and H.-K. Mao, “Disproportionation of (Mg,Fe)SiO3 into MgSiO3 Perovskite
and an Fe-rich Hexagonal Silicate in the Deep Lower Mantle”, Science 344, 877 (2014). Highlighted on
Science Prospective.
59. D. Sorensen, B.Q. Li, W.W. Gerberich, and K.A. Mkhoyan*, “Investigation of Secondary Hardening in
Co-35Ni-20Cr-10Mo Alloy Using Analytical Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy”, Acta Mater.
63, 63 (2014).
60. A.J. Wagner, C.M. Anderson, J. Trask, L. Cui, A. Chov, K.A. Mkhoyan* and U.R. Kortshagen*,
“Propagating Nanocavity-Enhanced Rapid Crystallization of Silicon Thin Films”, Nano Lett. 7, 5735
(2013).
61. H.K. Kim, C. Mattevi, H.J. Kim, A. Mittal, K.A. Mkhoyan, R.E. Riman, and M. Chhowalla,
“Optoelectronic Properties of Graphene Thin Films by Langmuir-Blodgett Assembly”, Nanoscale 5,
12365 (2013).
62. J.S. Jeong*, P. Ambwani, B. Jalan, C. Leighton, and K.A. Mkhoyan*, “Observation of Electrically-
Inactive Interstitials in Nb-Doped SrTiO3”, ACS Nano 7, 4487 (2013).
63. B.S. Tosun, B. Chernomordik, A.A. Gunawan, B. Williams, L.F. Francis, K.A. Mkhoyan, and E.S.
Aydil, “Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanocrystal Dispersions in Polar Solvents”, Chem. Commun. 49, 3549 (2013).
64. V.C. Holmberg, J.R. Helps, K.A. Mkhoyan, and D.J. Norris, “Imaging Impurities in Semiconductor
Nanocrystals”, Chem. Mater. 25, 1332 (2013). Highlighted on Journal Cover Page.
65. D.J. Rowe, J.S. Jeong, K.A. Mkhoyan, and U.R. Kortshagen, “Phosphorus-Doped Silicon Nanocrystals
Exhibiting Mid-Infrared Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance”, Nano Lett. 13, 1317 (2013).
66. M. Odlyzko and K.A. Mkhoyan*, “Identifying Hexagonal Boron Nitride Monolayers by Transmission
Electron Microscopy”, Microsc. Microanal. 18, 558 (2012).
67. D. Stauffer, A. Beaber, O. Ugurlu, J. Nowak, A.J. Wagner, K.A. Mkhoyan, S.L. Girshick, and W.W.
Gerberich, “Strain-Hardening in Sub-micron Silicon Pillars and Spheres”, Acta Mater. 60, 2471 (2012).
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68. B.S. Tosun, R.K. Feist, A.A. Gunawan, K.A. Mkhoyan, S.A. Campbell, and E.S. Aydil, “Improving the
Damp-Heat Stability of Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide Solar Cells with a Semicrystalline Tin
Dioxide Overlayer”, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells 101, 270 (2012).
69. D.A. Stewart* and K.A. Mkhoyan*, “Graphene Oxide: Synthesis, Characterization, Electronic Structure,
and Applications”, Chapter 14 in Book “Graphene Nanoelectronics: Metrology, Synthesis, Properties
and Applications” (Springer, 2012).
70. R. Pandey, A.A. Gunawan, K.A. Mkhoyan, and R.J. Holmes, “Efficient Organic Photovoltaic Cell Based
on Nanocrystalline Mixture of Boron Subphthalocyanine Chloride and C60”, Adv. Func. Mater. 22, 617
(2012).
71. B.S. Tosun, R.K. Feist, A.A. Gunawan, K.A. Mkhoyan, S.A. Campbell, and E.S. Aydil, “Sputter
deposition of semicrystalline tin dioxide films”, Thin Solid Films 520, 2554 (2012).
72. A.A. Gunawan, K.A. Mkhoyan*, A.W. Wills, M.G. Thomas, and D.J. Norris*, “Imaging ‘Invisible’ Dopant Atoms in Semiconductor Nanocrystals”, Nano Lett. 11, 5553 (2011). Highlighted in Nature
Chemistry.
73. K. Varoon, X. Zhang, B. Elyassi, D.D. Brewer, M. Gettel, S. Kumar, J.A. Lee, S. Maheshwari, A. Mittal,
C.-Y. Sung, M. Cococcioni, L.F. Francis, A.V. McCormick, K.A. Mkhoyan, and M. Tsapatsis,
“Dispersible Exfoliated Zeolite Nanosheets and Their Application as a Selective Membrane”, Science
334, 72 (2011). Selected as one of the runners-ups for breakthrough of 2011 by Science.
74. A. Mittal, D.-B. Zhang, C. Teresi, T. Dumitrica, and K.A. Mkhoyan*, “Routes to identification of
intrinsic twist in helical MoS2 nanotubes by electron diffraction and annular dark-field scanning
transmission electron microscopy imaging”, Phys. Rev. B 84, 153401 (2011).
75. A. Mittal and K.A. Mkhoyan*, “Limits in detecting an individual dopant atom embedded in a crystal”,
Ultramicroscopy 11, 1101 (2011).
76. O. Ugurlu, J. Haus, A.A. Gunawan, M.G. Thomas, S. Maheshwari, M. Tsapatsis, and K.A. Mkhoyan*,
“Radiolysis to Knock-on Damage Transition in Zeolites Under Electron Beam Irradiation”, Phys. Rev. B
83, 113408 (2011).
77. M.J. Behr, K.A. Mkhoyan*, and E.S. Aydil*, "Carbon Diffusion from Methane into Walls of Carbon
Nanotube through Structurally and Compositionally Modified Iron Catalyst", Microsc. Microanal. 17,
582 (2011).
78. K.-H. Liao, A. Mittal, S. Bose, C. Leighton, K.A. Mkhoyan*, and C.W. Macosko*, "Aqueous Only
Route toward Graphene from Graphite Oxide” ACS Nano 5, 1253 (2011).
79. M.J. Behr, E.A. Gaulding, K.A. Mkhoyan, and E.S. Aydil, "Hydrogen etching and cutting of multiwall
carbon nanotubes", J. Vac. Sci. Tech. B 28, 1187 (2010).
80. M.J. Behr, E.A. Gaulding, K.A. Mkhoyan, and E.S. Aydil, "Effect of hydrogen on catalyst nanoparticles
in carbon nanotube growth", J. Appl. Phys. 108, 053303 (2010). Highlighted in Science Daily.
81. M.J. Behr, K.A. Mkhoyan, and E.S. Aydil, "Orientation and Morphological Evolution of Catalyst
Nanoparticles During Carbon Nanotube Growth", ACS Nano 4, 5087 (2010).
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82. M.J. Behr, K.A. Mkhoyan, and E.S. Aydil, "Catalyst rotation, twisting, and bending during multiwall
carbon nanotube growth ", Carbon 48, 3840 (2010).
83. C. Mattevi, G. Eda, S. Agnoli, S. Miller, K.A. Mkhoyan, O. Celik, D. Mastrogiovanni, G. Granozzi, E.
Garfunkel, and M. Chhowalla, “Evolution of Electrical, Chemical, and Structural properties of
Transparent and Conducting Chemically Derive Graphene Thin Films”, Adv. Funct. Matter. 19, 2577
(2009).
84. K.A. Mkhoyan*, A.W. Contryman, J. Silcox, D.A. Stewart, G. Eda, C. Mattevi, S. Miller, and M.
Chhowalla, “Atomic and Electronic Structure of Graphene-Oxide”, Nano Lett. 9, 1058 (2009).
Before University of Minnesota
85. O. Ozatay, K.W. Tan, P.G. Gowtham, J.C. Read, K.A. Mkhoyan, M.G. Thomas, G.D. Fuchs, P.M.
Braganca, E.M. Ryan. K.V. Thadani, J.C. Sankey, J. Silcox, D.C. Ralph, R.A. Buhrman, “Sidewall Oxide Effects on the Thermal Stability, Magnetic Damping and Low Temperature Reversal Characteristics of
Thin Film Nanomagnets”, Nature Mater. 7, 567 (2008).
86. S.E. Maccagnano-Zacher, K.A. Mkhoyan and J. Silcox, “Reduction of Contrast in ADF-STEM Images
Due To Amorphous Layer”, Mat. Res. Soc. Proc. 1026, 1026-C16-02 (2008).
87. S.E. Maccagnano-Zacher, K.A. Mkhoyan*, E.J. Kirkland and J. Silcox, “Effects of specimen tilt on
high-resolution ADF-STEM imaging”, Ultramicroscopy 108, 718 (2008).
88. K.A. Mkhoyan*, S.E. Maccagnano-Zacher, E.J. Kirkland and J. Silcox, “Effects of amorphous layer on
high-resolution ADF-STEM imaging”, Ultramicroscopy 108, 791 (2008).
89. K.A. Mkhoyan*, S.E. Maccagnano-Zacher, M.G. Thomas and J. Silcox, “Critical role of inelastic
scattering in quantitative electron microscopy”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 025503 (2008).
90. K.A. Mkhoyan*, T. Babinec, S.E. Maccagnano, E.J. Kirkland and J. Silcox, “Separation of bulk and
surface-losses in low-loss EELS measurements in STEM”, Ultramicroscopy, 107, 345 (2007).
91. O. Ozatay, K.A. Mkhoyan, M.G. Thomas, D.G. Fuchs, J. Silcox, R.A. Buhrman, “Analytical electron
microscopy study of growth mechanism for smoothing of metallic multilayer thin films”, Appl. Phys.
Lett. 89, 162509 (2006).
92. K.A. Mkhoyan*, P.E. Batson, J. Cha, W.J. Schaff and J. Silcox, “Direct Determination of Local Lattice
Polarity in Crystals”, Science 312, 1354 (2006).
93. K.A. Mkhoyan*, J. Silcox, M.A. McGuire and F.J. DiSalvo, “Radiolitic purification of CaO by electron
microscope”, Phil. Mag. 86, 2907 (2006).
94. K.A. Mkhoyan*, J. Silcox, A. Ellison, D. Ast, R. Dieckmann, “Full recovery of electron damage in glass
at ambient temperatures”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 205506 (2006). Highlighted in Physics World.
95. K.A. Mkhoyan*, E.J. Kirkland, J. Silcox and E.S. Alldredge, “Atomic-level characterization of
GaN/AlN quantum wells”, J. Appl. Phys. 96, 738 (2004).
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96. K.A. Mkhoyan*, J. Silcox, Z. Yu, W.J. Schaff and L.F. Eastman, “Formation of the quasi-two-
dimensional electron gas in GaN/AlGaN heterostructures with diffuse interfaces”, J. Appl. Phys. 95, 1843
(2004).
97. K.A. Mkhoyan*, J. Silcox, H. Wu, W.J. Schaff and L.F. Eastman, “Nonuniformities in GaN/AlN
quantum wells”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 2668 (2003).
98. K.A. Mkhoyan*, J. Silcox, E.S. Alldredge, N.W. Ashcroft, H. Lu, W.J. Schaff and L.F. Eastman,
“Measuring electronic structure of wurtzite InN using electron energy loss spectroscopy”, Appl. Phys.
Lett. 82, 1407 (2003).
99. K.A. Mkhoyan* and J. Silcox, “Electron-beam-induced damage in wurtzite InN”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 82,
859 (2003).
100. H. Wu, W.J. Schaff, G. Koley, M. Furis, A.N. Cartwright, K.A. Mkhoyan, J. Silcox, W. Henderson, W.
A. Doolittle and A.V. Osinsky, “Molecular Beam Epitaxial Growth of AlN/GaN Multiple Quantum
Wells”, Mat. Res. Soc. Proc., 743, L6.2.1 (2002).
101. M.M. Mkrtchyan, A.S. Gasparyan, K.A. Mkhoyan, J.A. Liddle, and A.E. Novembre, “Determination of
the possible magnitude of the charging effect in a SCALPEL mask membrane”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B
17(6), pp. 2888-2892 (1999).
102. M.M. Mkrtchyan, A.S. Gasparyan, K.A. Mkhoyan, J. A. Liddle, A. E. Novembre, D. A. Muller,
“SCALPEL Mask-Membrane Charging”, Bell Labs Technical Memorandum, BL011122-990120-13-TM
(1999).
103. M. Mkrtchyan, A. Gasparyan, K. Mkhoyan, J. A. Liddle, A. Novembre, D. Muller, “SCALPEL Mask-
Membrane Charging”, Microelectron. Eng. 46, 223 (1999).
104. E.M. Kazaryan, K.A. Mkhoyan, H.A. Sarkisyan, “Indirect Transitions in Thin Films Due to Coulomb
Interaction Between Electrons”, Thin Solid Films 338 (1-2), 185 (1999).
105. E.M. Kazaryan, K.A. Mkhoyan, “Indirect Electron Transitions in Semiconductors Occurring as a Result
of Scattering of Charge Carriers by Dislocations in a Quantizing Magnetic Field”, Semiconductor 32, 404
(1998).
106. E.M. Kazaryan, K.A. Mkhoyan, H.A. Sarkisyan, “Indirect Transitions Caused by Electron-Dislocation
Interaction in Size-Quantized Semiconductor Films”, Thin Solid Films 302 (1-2), 54 (1997).
107. A.S. Gasparyan, E.M. Kazaryan, K.A. Mkhoyan, “The Size Quantization of Charge Carriers in
Semiconducting Microcrystals of Ellipsoidal Form”, J. Contemp. Phys. 34, 56 (1998).
108. K.A. Mkhoyan, H.A. Sarkisyan, “Permittivity Function of Size-Quantized Semiconducting Films”, Uch.
Zapiski YGU 2, 39 (1996) (in Russian).
109. A.A. Kirakosyan, K.A. Kumashyan, K.A. Mkhoyan, H.A. Sarkisyan, “Light Absorption in
Semiconductors, Containing Dislocations, in Indirect Interband Transitions”, J. Contemp. Phys. 30, 14
(1995).
Ph.D. Thesis
K.A. Mkhoyan, “Scanning transmission electron microscopy study of III-V nitrides” (Advisor: John Silcox),
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 2004.
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Non-Scientific
K. A. Mkhoyan, Reflections of an Armenian Student. How it can be done: The Armenian National Scientific
and Educational Fund, Armenian Reporter Int. (New York, NY, Vol. XXXV, Jan. 4, p.7, 2003).
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K. Andre Mkhoyan Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
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INVITED TALKS
• “How Far Can We Push Electron Microscopy?”, EMAT, Physics Department,
University of Antwerp.
Antwerp, Belgium
Oct. 2017
• “How Far Can We Push Electron Microscopy?”, Physics Department, Hamline
University.
St. Paul, MN
Sept. 2017
• “Study of Line and Planar Defects in NdTiO3 by STEM-EELS”, XXVI International
Materials Research Congress.
Cancun, Mexico
August 2017
• “Dissecting Electronic Structure of a New Line Defect in NdTiO3 by EELS”, M&M
2017, Microscopy Society of America Meeting.
St. Louis, MO
August 2017
• “A New Line Defect in NdTiO3 Perovskite”, Fusion 2017 Oxide Thin Film
Conference.
Rome, Italy
July 2017
• “A New Line Defect in Perovskite NdTiO3”, DOES Seminar, SKKU University. Seoul, Korea
May 2017
• “A New Line Defect in Perovskite NdTiO3”, OSU Materials Week Conference, The
Ohio State University.
Columbus, OH
May 2017
• “Discover of a new line defect in NTO”, Electronic Materials and Applications
2017 (EMA-2017) Meeting.
Orlando, FL
January 2017
• “Use of Atomic-Resolution STEM-Based Spectrum Imaging for Detection of Point,
Line and Planar Defects”, University of Minnesota, C-SPIN Workshop.
Minneapolis, MN
March 2016
• “A New Line Defect in Perovskite NdTiO3”, University of Minnesota, IPrime
Meeting.
Minneapolis, MN
Feb. 2016
• “Imaging ‘Invisible’ dopant atoms in semiconductor nanocrystals”, MRS Spring
2015 Meeting.
San Francisco, CA
March 2015
• “Imaging 'Invisible' Dopant Atoms in Semiconductor Nanocrystals”, Materials
Science Program, UC Riverside.
Riverside, CA
January 2015
• “Imaging 'Invisible' Dopant Atoms in Semiconductor Nanocrystals”, at Minnesota
Nanotechnology Conference.
Minneapolis, MN
November 2012
• “Imaging 'Invisible' Dopant Atoms in Semiconductor Nanocrystals”, University of
Minnesota, Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Minneapolis, MN
April 2012
• “Atomic and Electronic Structure of Graphene-Oxide”, Graphene Nanocomposites
Workshop, University of Manchester (plenary).
Manchester, UK
March 2012
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• “Atomic and Electronic Structure of Graphene-Oxide”, 11th US National Congress
on Computational Mechanics.
Minneapolis, MN
July 2011
• “Understanding Carbon Nanotube Growth using Atomic-Scale (S)TEM”,
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Texas, Brownsville.
Brownsville, TX
Feb. 2011
• “Role of Iron Catalyst in Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Growth”, Minnesota Chapter
of ASM.
Plymouth, MN
Jan. 2011
• “Understanding Carbon Nanotube Growth Using Atomic-Scale (S)TEM”, at
Midwest Microscopy and Microanalysis Society Meeting.
Madison, WI
Apr. 30, 2010
• “Quantitative Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy at Atomic-Scale”, SVT
Associates.
Eden Prairie, MN
Apr. 2010
• “Atomic and Electronic Structure of Graphene-Oxide Films Measured by STEM
and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy”, Minnesota Microscopy Society.
St. Paul, MN Apr.
2010
• “Effects of Aberration Correction in STEM: Improvements in Atomic-Scale
Imaging and Beyond”, at Minnesota Nanotechnology Conference.
Minneapolis, MN
Nov. 2009.
• “Quantitative Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy at Atomic-Scale”, University
of Minnesota, Physics Department.
Minneapolis, MN
Apr. 2009.
• “Atomic and Electronic Structure of Graphene-Oxide”, University of Wisconsin,
Madison.
Madison, WI
Nov. 2008.
• “Quantitative Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy at Atomic-Scale: Study of
Graphene-Oxide”, at Minnesota Nanotechnology Conference.
Minneapolis, MN
Nov. 2008.
• “Atomic and Electronic Structure of Graphene-Oxide Measured by STEM and
EELS”, University of Minnesota.
Minneapolis, MN
Nov. 2008.
• “Role of Inelastic Interactions in Quantitative Electron Microscopy” at Microscopy
Society of America Meeting.
Albuquerque, NM
Aug. 2008.
• “Quantitative Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy at Atomic-Scale”, Sandia
National Laboratory.
Livermore, CA
Nov. 2007
• “Aberration-Correction in Quantitative Atomic-Scale Electron Microscopy using
STEM”, at Intel.
Santa Clara, CA
March 2007.
• “Role of Aberration-Correction in Atomic-Scale Electron Microscopy”, at Hitachi
GST.
San Jose, CA
March 2007.
• “Atomic-Scale Science with Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy”, Brookhaven
National Laboratory.
Upton, NY
Sep. 2006.
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• “Study of AlN/GaN/AlN quantum wells”, Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, at Cornell University.
Ithaca, NY
Sep. 2006.
• “Atomic-Scale Science with Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy”, at FEI
Company.
Hillsboro, OR
May 2006.