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Research

I was an intern at College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) State University of New York, Albany, New York. This was for the summer of 2007. I am still working with Dr. Yongqiang (Alex) Xue and my research topic is, Molecular Dynamics Study of Carbon Nanotube Nanofluidics. I have chosen to continue this research through my university and Dr. Yongqiang (Alex) Xue . The following is the description given to me when I was offered the position.

This project will provide the opportunity for the intern to study carbon nanobe-biomolecule interaction in solution using molecular dynamics simulation. The student will learn and apply the molecular simulation method implemented in the AMBER and GROMACS packages to investigate the force field and ensemble effects on the dynamics of biomolecular translocation through single-walled carbon nanotube as novel nanofluidic channels.

So basically my current task is to model a SWCNT (single wall carbon nanotube) using a MD (molecular dynamical) modeling software call GROMACS. I have been keeping track of what I must do using this software in order to get it to work here.

Additionally I am doing undergraduate research at my university with Dr. Kevin H. Knuth. I have been working with him since the beginning of 2007. The topic of research is computer modeling the expansion of planetary nebula.