Naomi J. Halas

Naomi J. Halas (* 1957 ) is an American physicist and nano- engineer at Rice University . She works in the area where optics and nanosciences meet , nanophotonics .

In 1980, Halas earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from La Salle University , a master's degree in physics from Bryn Mawr College in 1984, and a Ph.D. from the Thomas J. Watson Research Center ( IBM ) in 1987. in physics. She worked as a postdoctoral fellow at AT&T Bell Laboratories . She has been a member of the Rice University faculty since 1989, initially as an assistant professor , from 1994 as an associate professor , and from 1999 with a full professorship. At Rice University she is (as of 2018) Stanley C. Moore Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering , she also holds professorships in chemistry, physics, astronomy, bioengineering, materials science and nanoengineering. Halas is the founding director of the Smalley-Curl Institute for Nanophotonics.

Halas is for the introduction of nanoparticles with tunable optical resonances and the concept of plasmon - hybridization known to declare their properties. Together with Peter Nordlander , she revolutionized the understanding of the optical properties of metallic nanostructures. She particularly tries to ensure the applicability of the developed nano-objects, for example for cancer therapy or the direct utilization of solar energy .

Halas has (as of January 2018) an h-index of 131.

Awards (selection)

2001 Fellow of the American Physical Society
2005 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
2007 honorary doctorate from La Salle University
2009 member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2012 Honorary Doctorate from the University of Victoria
2013 member of the National Academy of Sciences
2014 member of the National Academy of Engineering
2015 RW Wood Prize from the Optical Society of America
2017 Willis E. Lamb Prize of the Conference for Physics of Quantum Electronics (PQE)
2017 Weizmann Women in Science Award
2018 Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize of the American Physical Society
2019 ACS Award in Colloid Chemistry

Web links

Halas Research Group and CV at Rice University (rice.edu)
Tabular curriculum vitae (as of September 2016)

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b R. W. Wood Prize - The Optical Society. In: osa.org. January 25, 2018, accessed January 28, 2018 .
^ NJ Halas - Google Scholar Citations. In: scholar.google.de. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter H. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Accessed January 28, 2018 .
↑ Naomi Halas. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
^ Professor Naomi J. Halas. In: nae.edu. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
^ The Willis E. Lamb Award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics. In: lambmedal.org. January 10, 2018, accessed January 28, 2018 .
^ Prize Recipient. In: aps.org. Accessed January 28, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Halas, Naomi J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Halas, Naomi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American physicist and nano-engineer
DATE OF BIRTH	1957

[Wood-1] A ^b R. W. Wood Prize - The Optical Society. In: osa.org. January 25, 2018, accessed January 28, 2018 .

[2] NJ Halas - Google Scholar Citations. In: scholar.google.de. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .

[3] Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter H. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Accessed January 28, 2018 .

[4] Naomi Halas. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .

[5] Professor Naomi J. Halas. In: nae.edu. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .

[6] The Willis E. Lamb Award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics. In: lambmedal.org. January 10, 2018, accessed January 28, 2018 .

[7] Prize Recipient. In: aps.org. Accessed January 28, 2018 .