Paula Mendes Ph.D.
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Department / Business Unit |
| Post Doctoral Research Associate |
Department of Chemistery and Biochemistry |
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Disciplines |
| UCLA, Stoddart Research Group |
Quantum Dots |
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State / Provence |
| Los Angeles |
California |
| Country |
Website |
| US |
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| Fax |
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| (310) 206-5621 |
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Dr. Mendes' current research interests include: Quantum Dot Architectures, Self-organization and Nano-Electromolecular Patterning of Homologous Building Blocks, and Programmable Molecular Self Assembling Sensor Arrays.
Education
PhD in Chemical Engineering (1999-2002) from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal; BSc University of Porto, Portugal
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