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Susan Sinnott -

• Investigate the Chemical Products of Ionic, Molecular, and Cluster Beam Deposition. Cluster-solid-surface collisions are one of the most interesting topics in the area of particle-surface interactions due to the unique combination of localized deposition of energy and the transient high density of atoms or molecules that results.
  
  
• Determine the Electronic Structure of Material Grain Boundaries and Heterogeneous Interfaces. Ab-initio total energy calculations are performed to study the properties of relaxed metal oxide low angle grain boundary structures and metal-GaAs and metal-metal oxide heterogeneous interfaces.
  
  
• Investigate the Properties of Fluids in Nanometer-Scale Pores. Carbon nanotubes have been proposed as good materials for the manufacture of tailored ultrafiltration membranes because of their nanometer-scale size and hollow, cylindrical structure.
  
  
• Study the Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes used as Proximal Probe Tips and Composite Fibers. Carbon nanotubes have also been proposed for use in applications that would take advantage of their high modulus in the direction of the nanotube axis and flexibility to rebound to their original structure after undergoing extreme deformation.