PENELOPE A. LEWIS
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104 Chemistry Building, Box 165 Department of Chemistry The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802 |
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EDUCATION
PhD, Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA, expected 2004
BS, Chemistry (Honors), Indiana University, Bloomington IN, May 1999
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Adviser: Professor Paul S. Weiss
Thesis title: “Intermolecular Interactions in Self-Assembled Monolayers”
· Examined role of intermolecular interactions in novel self-assembling systems
· Characterized molecular electronic device components at the single-molecule level using scanning tunneling microscopy
· Elucidated mechanisms for bias-dependence in single-molecule
stochastic switching
1997-1999 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Indiana University
Adviser: Professor David E. Clemmer
Thesis title: “Separation of Structural Isomers Using High Resolution Ion-Mobility Mass Spectrometry”
· Constructed peptide library using standard solid-phase peptide synthesis protocol
· Investigated separation of peptide structural isomers
using ion-mobility mass spectrometry
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2000-2002 Directly supervised two undergraduate students
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
2002-Present Counselor/Advocate, Centre County Women’s Resource Center, State College PA
1997-1999 Crisis Hotline Counselor, Middle Way House, Bloomington IN
2003 American Vacuum Society Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Travel Grant
2003 Weyenberg Graduate Fellowship
2003 Miller Graduate Fellowship
2003, 2001 Penn State University Department of Chemistry Travel Award
2001 Braucher Graduate Student Research Award
2001 Apple Graduate Student Research Award
2000 Dan Waugh Teaching Award
1999 Roberts Graduate Fellowship
1998 Indiana University Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Partnership
1998 Harry G. Day Summer Research Scholarship
1998 Indiana University Honors Division Research Grant
American Physical Society
1. R. K. Smith, S. M. Reed, P. A. Lewis, J. D. Monnell, R. S. Clegg, K. F. Kelly, L. A. Bumm, J. E. Hutchison, and P. S. Weiss, “Phase Separation within a Binary Self-Assembled Monolayer on Au{111} Driven by an Amide-Containing Alkanethiol,” Journal of Physical Chemistry B 105, 1119-1122 (2001).
2. P. A. Lewis, R. K. Smith, K. F. Kelly, L. A. Bumm, S. M. Reed, R. S. Clegg, J. D. Gunderson, J. E. Hutchison, and P. S. Weiss, “The Role of Buried Hydrogen Bonds in Self-Assembled Mixed Composition Thiols on Au{111},” Journal of Physical Chemistry B 105, 10630-10636 (2001).
3. P. A. Lewis, Z. J. Donhauser, B. A. Mantooth, R. K. Smith, L. A. Bumm, K. F. Kelly, and P. S. Weiss, “Control and Placement of Molecules via Self-Assembly,” Nanotechnology 12, 231-237 (2001).
4. M. E. Anderson, R. K. Smith, Z. J. Donhauser, A. Hatzor, P. A. Lewis, L. P. Tan, H. Tanaka, M. W. Horn, and P. S. Weiss, “Exploiting Intermolecular Interactions and Self-Assembly for Ultrahigh Resolution Nanolithography,” Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B 20, 2739-2744 (2002).
5. R. K. Smith, P. A. Lewis and P. S. Weiss, “Patterned Self-Assembled Monolayers,” Progress in Surface Science 75, 1-68 (2004).
6. K. F. Kelly, Z. J. Donhauser, P. A. Lewis, R. K. Smith, and P. S. Weiss, “Nanometer-Scale Electronics and Storage,” in Scanning Probe Microscopy: Characterization, Nanofabrication, and Device Application of Functional Materials, P. Vilarinho and A. Kingon, eds., NATO ASI Series E: Applied Sciences (Kluwer Academic), in press.
7. P. A. Lewis, C. E. Inman, Y. Yao, J. M. Tour, J. E. Hutchison, and P.S. Weiss, “Mediating Stochastic Switching of Single Molecules Using Chemical Functionality,” submitted for publication.
8.
P. A. Lewis, C. E. Inman, Y. Yao,
J. M. Tour, J. E. Hutchison, and P. S. Weiss, “Molecular Engineering of the
Polarity and Interactions of Molecular Electronic Switches,” in preparation.
1. “Phase Separation within an Internally-Functionalized Monolayer,” P. A. Lewis, R. K. Smith, K. F. Kelly, J. D. Monnell, N. M. Santagata, L. A. Bumm, S. M. Reed, R. S. Clegg, J. E. Hutchison, and P. S. Weiss, ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, August 2000, post-deadline poster.
2. “Controllable Patterning of Self-Assembled Monolayers Using Buried Functionality,” P. A. Lewis, R. K. Smith, K. F. Kelly, L. A. Bumm, S. M. Reed, R. S. Clegg, J. D. Gunderson, J. E. Hutchison, and P. S. Weiss, STM '01: The 11th International Conference on Scanning Tunneling Microscopy/Spectroscopy, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 2001, oral presentation.
3. “Mediating Electronic Switching of Single Molecules by Varying the Interaction Strength of the Host Environment,” P. A. Lewis, C. E. Inman, J. M. Tour, J. E. Hutchison, and P. S. Weiss, Annual APS March Meeting 2003, Austin, TX, March 2003, oral presentation.
4. “Mediating Electronic Switching of Single Molecules Using Chemical Interactions,” P. A. Lewis, C. E. Inman, J. M. Tour, J. E. Hutchison, and P. S. Weiss, ACS National Meeting, New York, NY, September 2003, contributed poster.
5. “Mediating Electronic Switching of Single Molecules Using Chemical Interactions,” P. A. Lewis, C. E. Inman, J. M. Tour, J. E. Hutchison, and P. S. Weiss, AVS International Symposium, Baltimore, MD, November 2003, oral presentation.
Professor Paul S. Weiss
The Pennsylvania State University
152 Davey Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802-6300
Phone: (814) 865-3693
Email: stm@psu.edu
Professor David E. Clemmer
Indiana University
800 East Kirkwood Ave
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: (812) 855-8259
Email: clemmer@indiana.edu
Professor Kevin F. Kelly
Rice University
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77005-1892
Phone: (713) 348-3565
Email: kkelly@ece.rice.edu