Computational Nanotechnology
Name of Group Leader:
Dr Shaun HendyPhysical Address:
Industrial Research LtdGracefield Road
PO Box 31-310
Lower Hutt
New Zealand
Mailing Address:
Industrial Research LtdPO Box 31-310
Lower Hutt
New Zealand
Phone:
+64 4 931 3248Fax:
+64 4 931 3754Email:
s.hendy@irl.cri.nzNanotechnology Research Programs/Activities:
Thermodynamics of metallic nanoparticles and clustersOptical properties of semiconductor quantum dots
Cluster-assembled devices
Oxidation of metal nanoparticles
Electrochemical growth of nanostructures
Nanofluidics
Optical properties of nanostructured glass ceramics
Hybrid multiscale methods for simulating nanomaterials
Scale of Nanotechnology Research Effort:
2 Permanent staff3 Post-doctoral Fellows
4 Graduate students
Nanotechnology research facilities:
100-node Linux Cluster at Industrial Research LtdWe are foundation partners in the Blue Fern BG/L Supercomputer at the University of Canterbury