Tom Yuzvinsky

Tom Yuzvinsky is a Research Scientist at the W.M. Keck Center for Nanoscale Optofluidics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His work focuses on integrating nanoscale elements into optofluidic devices to enhance sensitivity and reliability, with a career spanning postdoctoral research at USC and UC Berkeley.

• Key Affiliations
  • UC Santa Cruz (W.M. Keck Center for Nanoscale Optofluidics)
  • UC Berkeley (Physics Department, graduate research)
  • USC (NanoBio Group, postdoc)

Research Interests include:

• Carbon nanotube manipulation and cutting
• Thermal stability of nanoscale materials up to 4000K
• Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS)
• Optofluidic device integration
• Archival memory using nanotube-nanoparticle systems

Publication Trends show a focus on:

• Nanotube-based memory and sensors
• Electron beam fabrication techniques
• High-temperature atomic-scale analysis
• Optofluidic device engineering

Scientific Awards:

• 2004 R&D 100 Award for nanotube rotational motor technology

Patents cover:

• Rotational actuators using carbon nanotubes
• Precision electron-beam shape modification
• Controlled placement/orientation of nanostructures
• Nanotube shape manipulation methods