معرفی
Gabriel Montaño is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science at Northern Arizona University (NAU), where he also serves as University Chief Diversity Fellow and Director of the ¡MIRA! Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications. Previously, he was a Scientist IV at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) from 2005 to 2018.
Education
- PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Arizona State University (2002)
- BS in Biology, New Mexico State University (1997)
Research Interests focus on biophysical materials chemistry at the intersection of physical and biological sciences. His lab develops bio-inspired supramolecular membrane materials to mimic non-equilibrium biological systems and explores bio-synthetic interfaces for integrating biological design into materials development. Key themes include membrane biophysics, energy transfer, and scanning probe microscopy.
Scientific Awards
- William Yslas Velez Outstanding STEM Award (2018)
- Distinguished CINT Affiliate Scientist (2017-2019)
- SACNAS Presidential Award (2006)
- Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Fellowship (2002-2005)
