Prof James Gimzewski

Biography

Until February 2001, he was a group leader at the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, where he was involved in Nanoscale science since 1983. He pioneered research on electrical contacts with single atoms and molecules, light emission and molecular imaging using STM. His accomplishments include the first STM-manipulation of molecules at room temperature, the realization of molecular abucus using bucky balls, the discovery of single molecule rotors and the development of new nanomechanical sensors based on nanotechnology, which explore the ultimate limits of sensitivity and measurement. His current interests within the California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI) are in the Nanoarchitectonics of molecular systems and molecular and biomolecular machines, in particular those with quantum mechanical possibilities for information processing. Dr Gimzewski received the 1997 Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology, the 1997 The Discover Award for Emerging Fields, the 1998 ŒWired 25¹ Award from Wired magazine and the Institute of Physics "Duddell" 2001 prize and medal for his work in Nanoscale science. He is a cofounder of the Institute of Nanotechnology, UK a member of the board and chairman of its European advisory board. He holds two IBM "Outstanding Innovation Awards". Dr Gimzewski is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and a Chartered Physicist. Currently he serves on the board of reviewing editors of Science and the editorial board of Nanotechnology, as well as the newly published Nanotechnology Opportunity Report by CMP Cientifica. Professor Gimzewski was elected Fellow to the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2001. He has joined the scientific boards of several nanotechnology companies, including Veeco-DI Instruments and the Kentucky Initiative in Nanometer Scale Science and Technology. His professional work includes board memberships to the International Advisory Committee, Nanoarchitectonics Using Suprainteractions (NASI); the Advisory Group of the International Review of Physics, UK Government; he was a member of the Advisory Group on Nanotechnology- Office of Science & Industry, Department of Trade and Industry, (DTI) UK. He also served on the board of six European research programs in Nanotechnology. Recently, Prof. Gimzewski chaired the international conference for Nanoarchitectonics Using Suprainteractions (NASI2). With over 175 papers published and more than 200 invited international talks, Professor Gimzewskis research continues to appear in journals, such as Science, and Nature. He has also appeared in many popular magazines such as Discover, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Financial Times, and Scientific American as well as having appeared on the television segment of "The Next Big Thing: Nanotechnology."

Research Interest

Until February 2001, he was a group leader at the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, where he was involved in Nanoscale science since 1983. He pioneered research on electrical contacts with single atoms and molecules, light emission and molecular imaging using STM. His accomplishments include the first STM-manipulation of molecules at room temperature, the realization of molecular abucus using bucky balls, the discovery of single molecule rotors and the development of new nanomechanical sensors based on nanotechnology, which explore the ultimate limits of sensitivity and measurement. His current interests within the California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI) are in the Nanoarchitectonics of molecular systems and molecular and biomolecular machines, in particular those with quantum mechanical possibilities for information processing. Dr Gimzewski received the 1997 Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology, the 1997 The Discover Award for Emerging Fields, the 1998 ŒWired 25¹ Award from Wired magazine and the Institute of Physics "Duddell" 2001 prize and medal for his work in Nanoscale science. He is a cofounder of the Institute of Nanotechnology, UK a member of the board and chairman of its European advisory board. He holds two IBM "Outstanding Innovation Awards". Dr Gimzewski is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and a Chartered Physicist. Currently he serves on the board of reviewing editors of Science and the editorial board of Nanotechnology, as well as the newly published Nanotechnology Opportunity Report by CMP Cientifica. Professor Gimzewski was elected Fellow to the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2001. He has joined the scientific boards of several nanotechnology companies, including Veeco-DI Instruments and the Kentucky Initiative in Nanometer Scale Science and Technology. His professional work includes board memberships to the International Advisory Committee, Nanoarchitectonics Using Suprainteractions (NASI); the Advisory Group of the International Review of Physics, UK Government; he was a member of the Advisory Group on Nanotechnology- Office of Science & Industry, Department of Trade and Industry, (DTI) UK. He also served on the board of six European research programs in Nanotechnology. Recently, Prof. Gimzewski chaired the international conference for Nanoarchitectonics Using Suprainteractions (NASI2). With over 175 papers published and more than 200 invited international talks, Professor Gimzewskis research continues to appear in journals, such as Science, and Nature. He has also appeared in many popular magazines such as Discover, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Financial Times, and Scientific American as well as having appeared on the television segment of "The Next Big Thing: Nanotechnology."