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Robert Johnson is a Senior Lecturer and Lab Coordinator in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania. He specializes in computer modeling of nanoscale systems, focusing on DNA-carbon nanotube interactions and biosensor development. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania (2009) and a BS in Physics from Pennsylvania State University (2004).
His research interests span nanotechnology, microbiology, and medicine, with notable contributions to molecular dynamics simulations of nanomaterials. He teaches undergraduate physics courses and leads outreach programs in the Philadelphia School District. His work includes developing high-performance computing tools for modeling molecular-scale phenomena.
Key research areas include DNA hybridization on carbon nanotubes, electrostatic transduction mechanisms in molecular sensors, and graphene nanopore-based DNA sequencing. He has collaborated on projects such as olfactory receptor-nanotube biosensors and microRNA detection using solid-state nanopores.
