Marija Drndic


Marija Drndić
email drndic -at- physics.upenn.edu
phone (215) 898-5810
fax (215) 898-2010
lab phone (215) 573-3096
room Office: 2N28, David Rittenhouse Laboratory
Lab: 1N19, 1N17, 1C10, David Rittenhouse Laboratory
links Group: http://www.physics.upenn.edu/~drndic/group/
 Personal: http://www.physics.upenn.edu/~drndic/
degree Ph.D. Physics Harvard University 2000
MPhil. University of Cambridge 1995
A.B. Physics and Mathematics Harvard University 1994
keywords Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Nanoscience
overview Research in our lab is focused on the exploration of mesoscopic/nanoscale structures in the areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology. We study the fundamental physical properties of low-dimensional and small-scale structures such as nanocrystals, nanowires and biomaterials, and we develop their device applications. Examples include the study and control of nanocrystal assembly, fabrication of electronic devices and understanding the basic mechanisms of charge and spin transport in them: the effects of Coulomb interactions, electron tunneling and charge fluctuations. Experimental techniques involve electrical measurements, microscopy, and micro/nanofabrication. Our research is supported by: ONR, NSF, ACS and the Sloan Foundation.
honors
  • PECASE Award (Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers), 2005.
  • Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship (2005-)
  • NSF Career Award (2005-)
  • ONR Young Investigator Award (2004-)
  • ACS PRF Award (2004-)
  • Robbins Prize, Harvard Physics Department (1997)
  • Harold T. White Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Harvard Physics Department (1997)
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, Harvard College 1994
  • Harvard College Scholarship (1992-1994).
positions
  • Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania (July 2009 - )
  • Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania (September 2003- July 2009)
  • Pappalardo Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sept. 2000 - Sept. 2003)
  • Research Associate, Harvard University (Sept. 1996 -  June 2000)
  • Clare Booth Luce Fellow, Harvard University (Sept. 1995 - Sept. 1996)
  • Herchel Smith Harvard Fellow, University of Cambridge, Semiconductor Physics Group (Sept. 1994 - Sept. 1995)
select pubs
  • M. D. Fischbein and M. Drndić, “Sub-10 nm Device Fabrication in a Transmission Electron Microscope”, Nano Letters 7, 1329-1337, 2007.
  • S. Wang, C. Querner, T. Emmons, M. Drndić, C. H. Crouch, "Fluorescence  blinking statistics from CdSe core and core-shell nanorods", J. Phys. Chem  B 110 (46), 23221-23227, 2006.
  • Z. Hu*, M. D. Fischbein*, C. Querner, M. Drndić, "Electric-field-driven accumulation and alignment of CdSe and CdTe nanorods in nanoscale devices", Nano Letters 6 (11), 2585-2591, 2006.
  • M. D. Fischbein and M. Drndić, "Nanogaps by direct lithography for high-resolution imaging and electronic characterization of nanostructures", Applied Physics Letters, 88 (6),  063116, 2006.
  • Hu Zonghai, Fischbein Michael D., Drndić Marija, "Local charge transport in two-dimensional PbSe nanocrystal arrays studied by electrostatic force microscopy", Nano Letters, 5 (7), 1463, 2005.
  • Fischbein M. D. and Drndić M., "CdSe nanocrystal quantum-dot memory", Applied Physics Letters, 86 (19), 193106, 2005.
  • Novikov D.S., Drndić M., Levitov L.S., Kastner M.A., Jarosz M.V., Bawendi M.G., "Lévy statistics and anomalous transport in quantum-dot arrays", Physical Review B 72, 075309, 2005.
  • Drndić M., Markov R., Jarosz M.V., Kastner M.A., Bawendi M.G., Markovic N., Tinkham M., "Imaging the charge transport in arrays of CdSe nanocrystals", Applied Physics Letters, 83, 4008, 2003.
  • Drndić M., Jarosz M.V., Morgan N.Y., Kastner M.A., Bawendi M.G., "Transport properties of annealed CdSe colloidal nanocrystal solids", Journal of Applied Physics 92 (12),7498, 2002.
  •  Dekker N.H., Lee C.S., Lorent V., Thywissen J.H., Drndić M., Westervelt R.M., Prentiss  M.,  "Guiding neutral atoms on a chip", Physical Review Letters 84, 1124, 2000.