James K. Gimzewski

James Gimzewski is a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles and the Nano/Pico Characterization Lab director of the UCLA California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI). Prior to joining the UCLA faculty in 2001, he was a group leader at IBM's corporate research laboratory in Zürich, Switzerland for 19 years. Dr. Gimzewski pioneered research on mechanical and electrical contacts with single atoms and molecules using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and was one of the first persons to image molecules with STM. His accomplishments include the first probe tip fabrication of molecular suprastructures at room temperature using mechanical forces to push molecules across surfaces, the discovery of single molecule rotors and the development of new micromechanical sensors based on nanotechnology, which explore ultimate limits of sensitivity and measurement. This approach was recently used to convert biochemical recognition into Nanomechanics. His current interests are in the nanomechanics of cells and bacteria where he collaborates with the UCLA Medical and Dental Schools. He is involved in projects that range from the creation of X-rays, ions and nuclear fusion reaction using pyroelectric crystals, direct deposition of carbon nanotubes and single molecule DNA profiling. Dr. Gimzewski is also involved in numerous art-science collaborative projects that have been exhibited in museums throughout the world.

2003	-	Present	CNSI (California NanoSystems Institute) member and director of a core laboratory
2002	-	Present	CMISE - Co-Investigator Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration
2002	-	Present	Co-Director of Center for Social Interfaces & Networks Advanced present Programming Simulations & Environments (SINAPSE), UCLA
2001	-	Present	Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles
1983	-	2001	Research Staff Member and Project Leader in Nanoscale Science, IBM Research 2001 Division, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Ru"schlikon, Switzerland
1979	-	1983	Post-Doctoral Research Fellow: Plasma-Surface Interactions Group, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Zurich, Switzerland
1977	-	1979	Post-Doctoral Research Fellow: The Radiation Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
1977			Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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