Website of
Prof. Otto F. Sankey
How to reach me:
Prof. Otto F. Sankey
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Voice (480) 965-4334; FAX (480) 965-7954; Department (480) 965-3561
A Curriculum Vitae (CV) can be found at:
http://myprofile.cos.com/sankeyo68
Section I. Teaching:
Currently (Fall 2008) teaching Fundamentals of Physical Science
Fundamentals of Physical Science PHS110 Click Here
Some other recent courses:
Fundamentals of Physical Science PHS110 (Spring 2008)
PHY 131 University Physics II -- Spring 2007
PHY 121 University Physics I Fall 2006
Integrated
Physics and Chemistry PHS540 -- For Science Teachers
Teaching Awards:
Some weird comments from Sankey's quantum mechanics class:
Obey the laws of
thermodynamics! Sankey Sez.
Section II.
Research:
Fireballs Ab-initio tight binding method for electronic structure.
http://fireball.phys.wvu.edu/fireball/
Saguaro: MD method for biological systems
Theory-
Members
(Present and Past) of Sankey's theory
Molecular
electronics page. Click Here
Invited Presentation at Recent Conferences and Colloquium:
(In serious need of updating -- sorry)
U. Texas- Austin, Dept. of Physics, Oct. 18, 2005, Theory and modeling of quantum conduction through molecules.
Workshop on
Computational Materials and Molecular Electronics
http://www.ices.utexas.edu/ccm/workshop.php
Colloquium At Ohio State University Fri Nov. 21, 2003
A newspaper article on the
Theoretical
Concepts and Challenges in Molecular Electronics
Photosynthesis/Biophotonics Seminar Oct. 17, 4pm.
MSU P-A Dept Condensed
Matter Physics Seminars - Fall 2002 Oct. 28, 2002
Time dependent electronic
states in DNA (Abstract: DNA abstract)
MRS Fall Meeting --
Talk on clathrate thermoelectric materials
Research: (Support of the NSF is gratefully acknowledged)
A description of what the electrons are doing in DNA as it
writhes about thermally in water. This includes a brief movie showing the
dynamically amorphous nature of DNA.
Click Here: Dynamic HOMO state of Poly(dA)-Poly(dT)
Electronic structure method – Approximate
Density Functional Theory method using local “
Molecular Electronics
Shake Rattle and Roll of an atom: “Atoms just want to have fun.”
Oxides on semiconductors are at the heart of computer chips.
As the chips get smaller, the oxide layer shrinks to only a few atoms. What
does this geometry look like? Theory is used to “grow” such an
thin oxide on Silicon. Quantu
Electrons transporting themselves through a single molecule when a voltage is applies; motion using the time dependent Schrodinger equation.
Time dependent simulation of transport in molecular electronics
Meanwhile, back at the Arizona
Ranch.......
The current time in
Arizona is....
Links to Journals:
Applied Physics Letters Biopolymers
Journal of the American Chemical Society Home Page
Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Chemical Physics
Journal of Physical Chemistry (B)
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal of structural Biology
Link
to ASU
ASU Libraries - Electronic
Journals (A)
Graduate Study at ASU
Graduate Study at ASU: Application
Process
BioMolecular Nanotechnology
(IGERT)