Pearl Group Research

The Pearl Group in the Department of Physics investigates nanoscale phenomena with high spatial resolution probes as it relates to single molecule dynamics, surface and interfacial reactivity, molecular electronic transport, and organization of molecular thin films.  Members of the group come from a broad range of backgrounds, including Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering, allowing for multi- and interdisciplinary science to happen.  Departmental affiliations for current students are listed below.

Please contact Professor Pearl  regarding potential projects and position openings.  There are many exciting research directions that are just starting that include instrumentation development which will lead to highly interdisciplinary work involving probing surface chemical reactions, interactions, and behavior of single molecules with atomic scale tools.


Pearl group- September 2008
Back row: Tom Pearl, Jae-Ryang Hahn, Shawn Huston, Pengshun Luo, Veda Bharath, Katie Andrews, Nancy Santagata
Front row:Norman Bemelmans, Bryce Davis, Rachel Port


Group Members

(email)
academic program
Principal Investigator
Thomas P. Pearl
(tppearl @ ncsu.edu)


Post-doctoral Associate
Dr. Pengshun Luo
(pluo @ ncsu.edu)



Visiting Professor
Professor Jae-Ryang Hahn
Chonbuk National Univeristy-South Korea
(jrhahn @ chonbuk.ac.kr)



Graduate Students
Katie M. Andrews
(katehearttofu @ gmail.com)



Physics
Veda C. Bharath
(sbharat @ ncsu.edu)



Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
Shawn M. Huston
(smhuston @ ncsu.edu)



Physics
Nancy M. Santagata
(nmsantagata @ ncsu.edu)



Chemistry

Undergraduate Students
Norman L. Bemelmans
(nlbemelm @ ncsu.edu)



Chemistry
Bryce J. Davis
(bfdavis @ ncsu.edu)



Physics
Rachel T. Port
(bellacoeur @ gmail.com)



Physics


Former Members
Group position and tenure
Current location
(email)
Randy J. Catalano
Graduate Student 2006
(randycatalano @ gmail.com)


Darryl J. Dewitt
Undergraduate 2006-2008
(djdewitt @ ncsu.edu)


Simon J. Kelly
Graduate Student 2003-2005
Leiden University - Netherlands
(simjkel @ yahoo.com)

Matt E. Koepke
NSF REU 2006
West Virginia University
(matt.koepke @ gmail.com)

Brett D. Kolditz
NSF REU 2007
Bradley University

(bkolditz @ gmail.com)



Amit M. Lakhani
Undergraduate 2004-2007
Univ. of California-Berkeley
(amlakhan @ gmail.com)

Courtney S. Mathews
NSF REU 2005
University of Texas-Dallas
(csmath @ utdallas.edu)

Kaustubh R. Pimputkar
Undergraduate 2005-2007
Cisco Systems
(kaustubh85 @ gmail.com)

Alex M. Pronschinske
Undergraduate 2006-2007
NCSU (Physics)
(ampronsc @ ncsu.edu)

Michael S. Woody
NSF REU 2008
UNC-CH Physics
(wamichae @ email.unc.edu)




Norman the Snowman
Dewar frost: 1 day, 2007
Melted
NCSU (Physics)


Group Awards

Darryl J. DeWitt
Phi Beta Kappa (2006)
Phi Kappa Phi (2006)

Shawn M. Huston
NCSU Alumni Fellowship (2006)
GAANN Fellowship (2007, 2008)
Participant-Lindau, Germany Nobel Laureate meeting (2008)

Amit M. Lakhani
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi
Sigma Pi Sigma (National Physics Honor Society) (2007)
NCSU Department of Physics McCormick Award (2007)
NCSU Department of Physics Outstanding Graduating Senior in Research and Scholarly Achievement (2007)
NCSU College of Physical and Mathematical Science Graduating Senior Research Award (2007)
NCSU College of Engineering Senior Award for Scholarly Achievement (2007)
NCSU Undergraduate Research Symposium Award (2007)

Thomas P. Pearl
Carleton College Dana Award for Personal Achievement (1994)
ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award (2004)
American Chemical Society - Petroleum Research Fund, Type G award (2006)
NCSU Faculty Research and Professional Development Award (2006)
Sigma Xi Membership - NCSU chapter (2007)

Nancy M. Santagata
Phi Lambda Upsilon (National Chemistry Honor Society) (2007)
NCSU Department of Chemistry Award for Outstanding Graduate Research Accomplishments (2008)


4 September 2008 (TPP)

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