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Dr. Neena  S. John

Scientist

Centre for Soft Matter Research
P. B. No. 1329, Prof. U. R. Rao Road
Jalahalli, Bangalore - 560 013
Ph: +91-80-28381119/1347/2337, Extn. 235

Fax: +91-80-28382044

E-mail: jsneena@csmr.res.in

Research Interests

Chemistry and physics of soft matter: nanoscale properties of materials by probe microscopy, molecular adsorption on surfaces, lithography.

Professional Positions

Postdoctoral Fellow, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2009-2010). Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Manchester, U.K. (2007-2009).

Educational Record

Ph.D (Materials Chemistry) from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore (2007). M.Sc (Applied Chemistry) from Cochin University of Science and Technology,
Kochi, Kerala.

Selected publications

1.Cellular Network Formation of Hydrophobic Alkanethiol Capped Gold nanoparticles on Mica Surface Mediated by Water islands, Neena S. John, G. Raina, A. Sharma and G. U. Kulkarni, J. Chem. Phys. 2010, 133, 094704.

2.Evolution of Surface Morphology in Faulted Zeolites, Neena S. John, S.M. Stevens, O. Terasaki, M. W. Anderson, Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 2220.

3.Observation of Single Layer Growth in Metal-Organic Framework Crystals Supported on Self-assembled Monolayers by Atomic Force Microscopy, Neena S. John, C. Scherb, M. Shoaee, M. W. Anderson, M. P. Attfield and T. Bein, Chem. Commun. 2009, 6294.

4.A Conducting-AFM Study of Electronic Transport in Bilayer Assemblies of Palladium Alkanethiolates, Neena Susan John, S. K. Pati and G. U. Kulkarni, Appl. Phys. Lett. 2008, 92, 013120.

5.Dip-pen Nanolithography Using Colloidal Inks, Neena Susan John, G. Gundiah, P. J. Thomas, G. U. Kulkarni and S. Heun, Int. J. Nanosci. 2005, 4, 921.

6.Self-Assembled Hybrid Bilayers of Palladium Alkanethiolates, Neena Susan John, P. J. Thomas, and G. U. Kulkarni, J. Phys. Chem. B 2003, 107, 11376.