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DIANA HABEL-RODRIGUEZ |
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name is Diana Habel-Rodriguez, and I am a graduate student in the
Inorganic Division of the UNM Chemistry Department. My advisor is
Dr. Martin L. Kirk. Our general interest in the field of nanoscience
lies in understanding electronic structure contributions to the
function of molecular electronic devices, in particular molecular
wires. My research project involves studying donor-bridge-acceptor
biradicals as models for molecular wires, where fast and efficient
electron transfer through the wire depends on the electronic
coupling between the donor and acceptor. We evaluate electronic
coupling between donor and acceptor units as a function of the
bridge fragment by various spectroscopic as well as computational
methods in order to identify those bridges suitable for applications
in molecular wires. In my future career I hope to be involved in
research projects in the field of nanoscience that would allow me to
integrate and use my knowledge in the fields of chemistry, biology,
and physics, and that would be interesting and exciting to me. |
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