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Elisa Riedo

Assistant Professor, School of Physics
Adjunct Professor, School of Chemistry and BioChemistry

 

Ph.D. Physics 2000, University of Milano, Italy

Phone: (404) 894-6580
Room: N107

EMail: elisa.riedo [at] physics.gatech.edu

 

■ Education ■

  • B.S., Physics, 1995, University of Milano, Italy. Thesis Marks: 110/110 cum laude.
  • Ph.D., Physics, 2000, University of Milano, Italy - ESRF Grenoble (France). Thesis Marks: Ottimo.

■ Fields of Interest ■

    • Nano-confined Liquids: Physics and chemistry of liquids when confined in nano-spaces. Origin of hydrophobic forces.
    • Nanotribology: Friction and adhesion forces at the nanoscale.
    • NanoBioMechanics: Elasticity, plasticity and mechanical properties of nano-objects from nanotubes to DNA.
    • Nano-patterning of chemical modified surfaces

■ Selected Awards, Honors, and Societies ■

  • Member of the American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, + Material Research Society

  • November 2005: Selected as Highly Creative Researcher in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for the “Project on Creativity Capabilities and the Promotion of Highly Innovative Research” (CREA), a joint USA/European endeavor.

  • August 2002: Best Poster, Gordon International Conference Tribology.
  • June 1999: Best Students Grant Award 1998-99 from ESRF, Grenoble.
  • Nov. 1995: Physics Degree Summa cum Laude.

■ Publications ■

Chapters in books

  • R. Szoszkiewicz and E. Riedo, “Applied Scanning Probe Methods V”. Springer, Heidelberg Publications, NanoScience and Technology Series 2007.
  • L. Merchan, R. Szoszkiewicz and E. Riedo, “Fundamentals of Friction and Wear on the nanoscale”. Springer, Heidelberg Publications, 2007.
Refereed Publications

  1. R. Szoszkiewicz, T. Okada, S. C. Jones, T.-D. Li, W. P. King, S. R. Marder and E. Riedo “High-speed, thermochemical nanolithography with sub-15 nm feature size”, submitted.
  2. T.-D. Li, J. Gao, R. Szoszkiewicz, U. Landman and E. Riedo “Behavior of sub-nanometer thick water layers”, submitted.
  3. M. Lucas, W. Mai, J.H. Song, Z.L. Wang and E. Riedo “Size dependence of the mechanical properties of ZnO nanobelts”, accepted in Philos. Mag.
  4. L. Sirghi, R. Szoszkiewicz and E. Riedo, “Volume of Nanoscopic Menisci”, Langmuir 22, 1093 (2006)
  5. R. Szoszkiewicz and E. Riedo, “Nucleation time of nanoscale water bridges”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 135502 (2005).
  6. J.H. Song and X.D. Wang and E. Riedo and Z.L. Wang, “Elastic Property of Vertically Aligned Nanowires/Nanotubes”, Nano Letters 12, 1954 (2005).
  7. R. Szoszkiewicz and E. Riedo, “Friction forces as a local probe of Phase transitions”, App. Phys. Lett. 87, 033105 (2005). (Highlighted by Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, 2005).
  8. J.H. Song and X.D. Wang and E. Riedo and Z.L. Wang, “Systematic study on experimental conditions for large-scale growth of aligned ZnO nanwires on nitrides”, J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 9869 (2005).
  9. I. Palaci, S. Fedrigo, H. Brune, C. Klinke, M. Chen and E. Riedo, “Radial Elasticity of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 175502, (2005). (Highlighted by Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, 2005).
  10. E. Gnecco and E. Riedo, accepted for publication in TriboTest.
  11. E. Riedo and E. Gnecco, “Thermally activated effects in Nanofriction”, Nanotechnology 15 S288 (2004).
  12. E. Riedo, I. Palaci, C. Boragno, H. Brune, ¨2/3 power law dependence of Capillary Force in Nanoscopic Friction¨, J. Phys. Chem. B 108, 5324 (2004).
  13. E. Riedo, H. Brune, ¨Nano-Friction and Young Modulus in Hard Coatings¨, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 1986 (2003).
  14. E. Riedo, E. Gnecco, R. Bennewitz, E. Meyer, H. Brune, “Interaction Potential and Attempt Frequency Governing Sliding Friction”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 084502, (2003). (Highlighted by Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, 2003).
  15. E. Riedo, F. Levy, H. Brune, ¨Kinetics of capillary condensation in nanoscopic sliding friction¨, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 185505-4, (2002). (Highlighted by Nature Material May 2002 and Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology April 29, 2002).
  16. R. Haerle, E. Riedo, A. Pasquarello, A. Baldereschi ¨sp 2/sp 3 hybridization ratio in amorphous carbon from C1s core-level shifts: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and first-principles calculation¨, Phys. Rev. B. 65, 045101, (2002).

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