Welcome to the Rubloff Research Group at the University of Maryland

Our research in nanotechnology and nano-bio technology involves collaborators from three colleges and diverse disciplines. I believe this gives students and postdocs the breadth of exposure needed in a rapidly changing R&D world, along with the fundamental depth required for scientific and technical rigor.

Our work continues and builds upon strengths in electronic materials, chemical processes and equipment, characterization, process control, and manufacturability. For an overview, click here. Current research areas are:

• Biological microsystems and biomaterials
• Nanostructures for novel devices
• Electronic materials, processes, and equipment
• Semiconductor manufacturing

Research Highlights

Spatially distributed atomic layer deposition (ALD) to understand and optimize a key nanoprocess

Determining ALD conformality and metrology in nanopore structures for energy devices

BioMEMS device integration, packaging, and control

Programmable assembly of chitosan and biomolecules in bioMEMS

Enzyme localization and catalytic activity for metabolic engineering and drug discovery in bioMEMS

Nanostructure fabrication using anodic aluminum oxide and atomic layer deposition (AAO-ALD)

Real-time chemical sensing and advanced process control in GaN MOCVD

News (more)

Parag Banerjee selected for Future Faculty Program (MSE News)

Susan Buckhout-White serves as MSE Teaching Fellow

Rubloff serves on NSF Engineering Research Centers panel

Nano-Bio Systems Laboratory (NBSL) established

Rubloff group presents 6 papers at AVS National Symposium, Seattle, Oct 2007.