Duke University - Pratt School of Engineering

Type	Disciplines
Private University	Engineering
Address	Postal Code
305D Teer Engineering Building	27708
City	State / Province
Durham	NC
E-mail	Country
	USA
Web	Phone
link	(919) 660-5389
Fax

The Pratt School of Engineering has four strategic initiatives in the areas of bioengineering, materials, photonics, and environmental engineering. These four initiatives span our four departments of biomedical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and mechanical engineering and materials science.

Due to the crossdisciplinary nature of the research, faculty from departments in Pratt as well as faculty the Trinity College of Arts and Science and the School of Medicine play a significant role in our research initiatives, which are an integrated part of the Duke's strategic plan for the Sciences and Engineering.

Bioengineering Initiative

nanotherapeutics

Environmental Engineering Initiative

nanomaterials and the environment

Materials Initiative

bio-nano-manufacturing
nanomechanics

Photonics Initiative

nano and micro systems
quantum information
nanophotonics
novel spectroscopies
systems modeling

PHYSICS

Self-assembled DNA templates. This DNA lattice with a 20 nm period is self-assembled in solution.
We also metallize DNA for electrical transport measurements.
1. DNA-Templated Self-Assembly of Protein Arrays and Highly Conductive Nanowires.
2. Optimized fabrication and electrical analysis of silver nanowires templated on DNA molecules.
3. Electronic nanostructures templated on self-assembled DNA scaffolds.

NanoScienceWorks