معرفی
R. Bruce Weisman is a Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University, serving as Associate Chair for Teaching in the Department of Chemistry. His research focuses on spectroscopy and photophysics of fullerenes and carbon nanotubes, with applications in biomedical imaging, structural health monitoring, and analytical nanotechnology. He leads the Weisman Research Group, based in George R. Brown Hall, and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams across Rice’s Smalley-Curl Institute and Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering.
- Education: B.A. Johns Hopkins University (1971), Ph.D. University of Chicago (1977), Postdoc University of Pennsylvania (1977-1979)
- Awards: APS Fellow (2008), ECS Fellow (2012), AAAS Fellow (2015)
Research interests include nanotube fluorescence, SWIR spectroscopy, and strain-sensing technologies using nanotube-based smart skins. His work bridges fundamental physics and applied engineering, with over 200 peer-reviewed publications and pioneering discoveries like the first observation of nanotube fluorescence.
Key projects: Variance spectroscopy for nanotube analysis, spectral triangulation for in vivo imaging, and strain paint for non-contact structural monitoring. Current students include Yu Zheng, Vanessa Espinoza, and Kunhua Lei.
