Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
352 Coulter Hall
662-915-1826 | amal@olemiss.edu
Amala Dass, Associate Professor of Chemistry
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Rolla, 2005
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina, 2008
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Gold Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials, Analytical Chemistry, Mass Spectrometry, Inorganic, Nanoalloys, X-ray diffraction, HR-TEM
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RESEARCH SUMMARY
NSF CAREER award 2013-2018
Nanoscience is a new area of science that has generated excitement worldwide. Nanomaterials are being developed to address some of the world’s biggest challenges, including: clean, affordable energy; stronger, lighter, more durable materials; medical devices and drugs to detect and treat diseases; sensors to detect harmful chemical or biological agents; lighting that uses a fraction of the energy; low-cost filters to provide clean drinking water. We work on molecular gold nanoparticles (<2nm) that have precise number of gold atoms and ligands. Commercialization of nanomaterials and design of nanoengineered products will require: understanding of the fundamental properties; controlled synthetic and processing conditions. In my research group, we work on synthesis and characterization (mass spectrometry, NMR, optical spectroscopy) of these molecular gold nanoparticles.