Melanie Kirkham

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	Office:	Love Building
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	Fax:	404-894-9140
	Email:	mkirkham@gatech.edu
	Mailing Address:	School of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology 771 Ferst Dr. N.W. Atlanta, GA 30332
	Biosketch | Research Area | Publications | Highlights | Honors

Biosketch

• Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2005
• Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering, Univeristy of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2002

Research Area

• VLS synthesis and characterization of nanobelts and nanowires

Publications

1. "Solid Au nanoparticles as a catalyst for growing aligned ZnO nanowires: a new understanding of the vapour–liquid–solid process", M. Kirkham, X.D. Wang, Z.L. Wang and R.L. Snyder Nanotechnology, 18 (2007) 365304.
2. "Investigation of the Effect of Using Various Optics Configurations with Proportional and Position-Sensitive Detectors", M.J. Kirkham, S.A. Speakman and C.J. Rawn , Advances in X-ray Analysis, 47 (2003).

Research Highlights

Honors & Awards

• Georgia Tech Presidential Fellowship (awarded 2005)