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Molecular
Nanosystems Founder Receives American Chemical Society Award
Dr. Hongjie
Dai Accepts Award in Pure Chemistry
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Apr. 9, 2002 - Molecular Nanosystems
is pleased to announce today that its scientific founder, Dr. Hongjie
Dai, has won the American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry
for 2002. This award is in recognition of his profound innovation
in controlled synthetic methods for the growth of ordered nanotubes,
known as metal-catalyzed chemical vapor deposition. Dr. Hongjie
Dai is an assistant professor in Stanford University's chemistry
department and an award-winning nanotechnology scientist. Dr. Dai
will accept this award at the Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April
9, 2002 in conjunction with the 223rd American Chemical Society
National Meeting in Orlando, Florida.
Dr. Dai's metal-catalyzed chemical vapor deposition allows for the
synthesis of nanotubes into ordered architectures on surfaces for
controlled placement and orientation - which is critical to the
future advancement of nanotube-based products and applications.
This patterned growth of carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition
forms the basis for the products and technology of Molecular Nanosystems.
Molecular Nanosystems has licensed several patents from Stanford
University related to Dr. Dai's inventions related to the synthesis
of carbon nanotubes and sensor applications.
"Chemical
vapor deposition of carbon nanotubes has applications in various
industries, including atomic force microscopy, biosensors, and field
emission devices (FED)," said Dr. Dai, scientific founder of
Molecular Nanosystems. "I'm honored to receive this prestigious
award."
Dr. Dai's work
has resulted in more than 60 publications in the past ten years
including Nature, Science, Physical Review Letters, and Journal
of the American Chemical Society; and numerous features in newspapers
and magazines including The New York Times. His novel synthetic
method for chemical vapor deposition for ordered nanotubes and other
academic achievements have won him many awards, such as the Packard
Fellowship for Science and Engineering, and the Sloan Fellowship.
A leader in the field, Dr. Dai has developed nanotube chemical and
biological sensors, as well as integrated nanotubes for a variety
of electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical devices.
About Molecular
Nanosystems, Inc.
Molecular Nanosystems, Inc. is engaged in research, development,
production and distribution of nanotube-oriented products and systems
using leading-edge nanotechnologies. Its suite of nanotube-based
end products are intended to provide improvements in scale, density,
sensitivity, selectivity, integration and power consumption. These
products will have a fundamental impact in electronic, biological
and chemical industries. Molecular Nanosystems was founded in 2001
by Dr. Hongjie Dai, an Associate Professor at Stanford University
and a world-renowned scholar and scientist in the nanotechnology
research field. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Molecular
Nanosystems can be found online at
www.monano.com.
Molecular Nanosystems
(650) 846-2519
info@monano.com
©2001 Molecular Nanosystems.
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