Ramesh Jasti joins faculty - working at the interface of organic synthesis and nanoscience
Dr. Jasti has joined our department as an assistant professor after a postdoctoral research associate position with Professor Carolyn Bertozzi (University of California, Berkeley), conducting his research at the Molecular Foundry (The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory). His work has been able to address a longstanding and challenging problem at the interface of organic chemistry and materials science: the synthesis of the basic building blocks of carbon nanotubes. His innovative research has scientific implications not only for Chemistry and Materials Science, but also for Photonics, Physics, and Biomedical research.
Dr. Jasti's research is based on a bottom-up synthetic approach towards the construction of carbon-based nanostructures. His uniquely creative methodology is already receiving national recognition. Dr. Jasti’s paper, “Synthesis, Characterization, and Theory of [9]-, [12]-, and [18]Cycloparaphenylene: Carbon Nanohoop Structures” was recently published the in Journal of the American Chemical Society (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 17646-17647) and was highlighted in Chemistry & Engineering News (“Nanotube Building Block Created,” December 22, 2008). His research will stimulate new discoveries in organic chemistry and allow for an unparalleled investigation of the relationship between carbon nanotube structures and their physical properties. The synthesis and targeted development of carbon nanotubes holds significant implications for electronic devices and the creation of fluorescent carbon nanostructures and other advanced optical and materials-based technologies.
Dr. Jasti received his doctoral degree in chemistry from the University of California, Irvine (2006, Professor Scott Rychnovsky, Advisor). His primary appointment is in Chemistry and he has a secondary appointment in the Boston University Division of Material Science and Engineering. The Division is a strong interdisciplinary program that combines cutting-edge materials research, occurring between Boston University’s College of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, and the Medical School.