RESEARCH AREAS

Teri W. Odom

Teri W. Odom Associate Professor, Chemistry & Materials Science and Engineering Northwestern University P: 847-491-7674 E: t-odom@northwestern.edu Odom Group B.S., Stanford University, 1996; Ph.D., Harvard University, 2001

Biographical Sketch

Teri W. Odom is Associate Professor and Dow Chemical Company Research Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University. She received her B.S. degree from Stanford University in 1996 and her Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2001. She joined Northwestern in 2002.

Research Statement

As part of the ANSER Center, we will focus on new strategies to increase energy conversion efficiencies in solar cells based on the localized and concentrated electromagnetic fields supported by plasmonic nanomaterials. Our research focuses on controlling materials at the 100-nm scale and investigating their size and shape-dependent properties. Specifically, we have developed multi-scale nanoscale patterning tools that can generate new types of noble metal (plasmonic) structures that can manipulate light at the nanoscale. In addition, we have pioneered a new area called chemical nanofabrication, which combines chemistry and fabrication to assemble functional nanomaterials.

Publications

• “Multiscale Patterning of Plasmonic Metamaterials,” J. Henzie, M. H. Lee, and T. W. Odom, Nature Nanotech. 2, 549-554 (2007).
• “Direct Evidence for Surface Plasmon-Mediated Enhanced Light Transmission through Metallic Nanohole Arrays,” H. Gao, J. Henzie, and T. W. Odom, Nano Letters 6, 2104-2107 (2006).
• “Manipulating the Optical Properties of Pyramidal Nanoparticle Arrays,” J. Henzie, K. L. Shuford, E. S. Kwak, G. C. Schatz, and T. W. Odom, J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 14028 (2006).

Most Significant Honors & Awards

• Dow Teacher-Scholar Award, Dow Corporation (Inaugural Recipient), 2002
• Research Innovation Award, Research Corporation, 2002
• Victor K. LaMer Award, ACS Surface Science and Colloids, 2003
• CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2004
• Top 100 Innovators, MIT Technology Review, 2004
• Fellow, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, 2003
• Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2005
• Cottrell Scholar, Research Corporation, 2005
• ExxonMobil Solid State Chemistry Faculty Fellowship, 2006
• Rohm and Haas New Faculty Award, Northwestern University, 2007