Prof. Saw-Wai Hla

Contact : Clippinger 251 B, Physics & Astronomy Department. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA.

Tel: (+1) 740-593-1727 (office), (+1) 740-593-2951 (lab), Fax: (+1) 740-593-0433, Email: hla@ohio.edu, Web: http://www.phy.ohiou.edu/~hla

Professional Experience:   

* Associate Professor (tenured), Physics & Astronomy Department,Ohio University, USA. (2005– present)

* Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy Department, Ohio University, USA. (2001-2005)

Research:                               

Low temperature STM: Manipulation of single atoms/molecules on surfaces.

Molecular Spintronics:  Molecular kondo effect, magnetic molecules on metal surfaces.

Monomolecular Devices: Single molecule switches, devices and machines.

Alternative Energy: Atomistic understanding of solar energy conversion, bio-inspired solar cells.

Wide Band-Gap Semiconductors: LT-STM studies of GaN surfaces at low temperatures.

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Education: 

* Member scientist / post doc, Freie Universitaet Berlin, (K.-H. Rieder group) andPaul-Drude Institute for Solid-State Electronics, Berlin, Germany. (1998 – 2001)

* Postdoctoral fellow, TASC-INFM and ELETTRA Synchrotron Facility Trieste, (R. Rosei group) Italy.  (1997 – 1998)

* PhD (Experimental Surface and Thin Film Physics), University of Ljubljana (1997) ( Thesis Title: Nucleation and growth of noble metals on transition metal di-tellurides.)

* DICTP (Diploma in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics), ICTP, Trieste (1993) ( Thesis Title: Electronic and structural properties of ZnSe/ZnCdSe superlattices.)

* MSc (Experimental Solid State Physics), University of  Yangon (1990) ( Thesis Title: Synthesis and analysis of Y₁Ba₂Cu₃O_7-x high temperature superconductor.)

Awards and Fellowships:               

ICTP scholarship (1992 - 1993)

ICTP-Slovenia fellowship (1994 – 1996)

ICTP TRIL fellowship (1997 - 1998)

Ohio University College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Outstanding Teacher Award (2006)

Professional Association:       

Member of APS (American Physical Society)

Member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

Member of AVS (American Vacuum Society)

Member of ACS (American Chemical Society)

Service:                                  

National / International Service:

- Member: Oak Ridge National Lab and Argonne National Lab Nanoscale Science Center Program Review Committees.

- Member: American Vacuum Society (AVS) Magnetic Interfaces and Nanostructure Division (MIND) executive committee.

- Proposal reviewer: DoE, NSF, Petroleum  research fund.

- Conference organizer, special focus section: “Methods in Nanobiotechnology”, APS March meeting (2005).

- Referee: Phys. Rev. Lett, Phys. Rev. B, Nano Lett., Surf. Sci., Langmuir, Acc. Chem. Res., Chem. Review, Nanotechnology, Nature Materials. Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Physics.

- Associate Editor: Journal of Scanning Probe Microscopy

University Service:

- Reviewer: OU Baker research fund.

- Member: Promotion and Tenure Review.

Departmental service:

- Chair, intermediate and graduate laboratories, Physics & Astronomy Dept., (2004 to date).

- Chair, undergraduate recruiting committee, Physics & Astronomy Dept., (2005 - 2006).

- Chair, Comprehensive exam reform committee, Physics & Astronomy Dept., (2005- 2006).

- Chair, colloquium committee, Physics & Astronomy Dept., (2004-2005).

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Invited Talks (for the last two years):                          

IEEE NANO 2008 (8th International Conference on Nanotechnology), Arlington, Tx, USA, Aug 2008.

ICN+T 08 (International Coference on Nanoscience + Technology, 2008), Keystone Resort, Co, USA, Jul 2008.

Oak Ridge National Lab. (Colloquium) TN, USA, Fev 2008.

ICSPM15 Atagawa, Japan, Dec 2007.

J. Stefan Institute (Colloquium), Slovenia, Dec 2007.

CREST Workshop on Molecular Nano Electronic Devices, Kyoto, Japan, Nov 2007.

Univ. of Central Florida, (Colloquium), FL, USA, Nov 2007.

NanoTX 07, Dallas, TX, USA, Oct 2007.

Georgia Tech, MSE Dept, (Colloquium), GA, USA, Sep 2007.

Scanning Probe Microscopies, Osaka, Japan, Aug 2007.

Spring 8 Synchrotron Facilities, (Colloquium), Japan , Aug 2007.

ICMAT 2007 Conference, Singapore, Jul 2007.

PASI Workshop: Electronic States and Excitations on Nanostructures, Zacatecas,  Mexico, Jun 2007.

Single molecule switches and devices realized by STM manipulation , Materials Science Colloquium, Argonne National Lab., IL, USA, Apr 2007.  

AVS Western Pennsylvania Symposium, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Apr 2007.

Institute of Solid State Physics, Tokyo University, Japan, Mar 2007.

Tokyo University, Riken, Department of Chemistry, Japan, Mar 2007.

Japan Physical Society March Meeting, Kyusyu, Japan, Mar 2007.

Atom/molecule manipulation with STM’, West Virginia University (Colloquium), VA, USA, Feb 2007.                                                                

XII Symposium on Materials Sciences, CCMC-UNAM, Mexico, Feb 2007.

Single atom/molecule manipulation and its application to nanoscience & technology, Surface and Interface Science at the Atomic Scale (DoE), Warrenton, VA, USA. Oct/Nov 2006.

Single molecule switches and devices realized by STM manipulation, Trends on Novel Materials, CIAM workshop, Santa Marta, Colombia, Oct 2006.

Single molecule switches and devices realized by STM manipulation, Humboldt University (Colloquium), Berlin, Germany, Sep 2006.

AIST (Colloquium), Tsukuba, Japan, May 2006. ‘’

Molecular devices and machines: STM single molecule manipulation, , CREST workshop on physics of single molecules, Kanagawa, Japan,  May 2006.

Wright State University (Colloquium), Dayton, OH, USA, Apr 2006.

American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA, Mar 2006.

Casee Western Reserve University (Colloquium), Cleveland, OH, USA, Jan 2006.