Chuck Black

Charles Black is a Scientist and the Group Leader for Electronic Nanomaterials in the Center for Functional Nanomaterials at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He researches applications for nanostructured materials in photovoltaic devices. From 1996 to 2006 Dr. Black was a Research Staff Member at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York. His research in IBM involved using self assembly to address specific fabrication challenges in high-performance semiconductor electronics. During his career he has at different times performed experimental research on low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy, single-electron tunneling devices, superconductivity in metal nanoparticles, nanocrystal-based electronic devices, and ferroelectric non-volatile memories. Dr. Black earned the Ph.D. degree in Physics from Harvard University in 1996. He has authored more than 50 scientific publications and holds 21 US Patents.

Education:

• Ph.D. 1996: Physics, Harvard University
• M.A. 1993: Physics, Harvard University
• B.S. 1991: Physics, Vanderbilt University

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