Mechanical Engineering

Nicole Zacharia
Assistant Professor
Office: 325 Engineering/Physics Building Office Wing
Phone: 979-845-2204 Fax: 979-845-3081
Email: nzacharia@tamu.edu


Curriculum Vita

Research Interests

Responsive soft and colloidal materials.

Biomimetic properties such as self-healing and self-repair in thin films.

Polyelectrolyte multilayers and their properties.

Soft lithographic and other patterning techniques.

Colloidal systems, especially asymmetric particles such as Janus particles.

Education

  • Ph.D. Materials Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007
  • B.S. Materials Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001
  • B.S. Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001

    RECENT PUBLICATIONS

    • Zacharia, N. S.; Sadeq, Z. S.; Ozin, G. A. "Enhanced speed of bimetallic nanorod motors by surface roughening," Chem. Commun., 2009, 39, 5856-5858.
    • Krogman, K. C.; Lowery, J. L.; Zacharia, N. S.; Rutledge, G. C.; Hammond, P. T. "Spraying assymmetry into functional membranes layer-by-layer," Nat. Mater. 2009, 8(6), 512-518.
    • Yoo, P. J.; Zacharia, N. S.; Doh, J.; Nam, K. T.; Belcher, A. M.; Hammond, P. T. "Controlling surface mobility in interdiffusing polyelectrolyte multilayers," ACS Nano 2008, 3(2), 561-571.
    • Krogman, K. C.; Zacharia, N. S.; Grillo, D. M.; Hammond, P. T. "Photocatalytic layer-by-layer coatings for degradation of acutely toxic agents," Chem. Mater. 2008, 20(5), 1924-1930.
    • Wood K. C.; Zacharia, N. S.; Schmidt, D. J.; Wrightman, S. N.; Andaya, B. J.; Hammond, P. T. "Electroactive controlled release thin films," Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2008, 105(7), 2280-2285.
    • Lock, J. P.; Lutkenhaus, J. L.; Zacharia, N. S.; Im, S. G.; Hammond, P. T.; Gleason, K. K. "Electrochemical investigation of PEDOT films deposited via CVD for electrochromic applications," Synth. Met. 2007, 157(22-23), 894-898.
    • Zacharia, N. S.; Modestino, M.; Hammond, P. T. "Factors influencing the interdiffusion of weak polycations in multilayers," Macromolecules 2007, 40(26), 9523-9528.
    • Nguyen, P. M.; Zacharia, N. S.; Verploegen, E.; Hammond, P. T. "Extended release antibacterial layer-by-layer films incorporating linear-dendritic block copolymer micelles," Chem. Mater. 2007, 19(23), 5524-5530.
    • Mirkovic, T.; Foo, M. L.; Arsenault, A. C.; Fournier-Bidoz, S.; Zacharia, N. S.; Ozin, G. A. "hinged nanorods made using a chemical approach to flexible nanostructures," Nat. Nano 2007, 2(9), 565-569.
    • Krogman, K. C.; Zacharia, N. S.; Schroeder, S.; Hammond, P. T. "Automated process for improved uniformity and versatility of layer-by-layer deposition," Langmuir 2007, 23(6), 3137-3141.
    • Zacharia, N. S.; DeLongchamp, D. M.; Modestino, M.; Hammond, P. T. "Controlling diffusion and exchange in layer-by-layer assemblies," Macromolecules, 40(5), 1598-103.