Latha Venkataraman Explained

Latha Venkataraman
Fields:	Applied physics, chemistry
Workplaces:	Columbia University
Education:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alma Mater:	Harvard University
Thesis Title:	Electronic properties of one-dimensional conductors: A study of molybdenum selenide molecular wires
Thesis Url:	https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1999PhDT........65V/abstract
Thesis Year:	1999
Doctoral Advisor:	Charles Lieber
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Latha Venkataraman is a physicist. She is a professor of applied physics and chemistry at Columbia University.

Biography

Venkataraman completed her BSc in Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993, followed by Masters and PhD degrees at Harvard University.^[1] Her thesis was titled Electronic properties of one-dimensional conductors: A study of molybdenum selenide molecular wires and was completed under Charles Lieber.^[2]

She worked at Vytran Corporation before moving to Columbia University in 2003,^[3] where she is currently the Lawrence Gussman Professor of Applied Physics^[4] and Professor of Chemistry. Venkataraman served as Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs from January 2019 through June 2022.

Research

Venkataraman researches fundamental properties of single-molecule devices, combining physics, chemistry, and engineering.

Honours and awards

• 2008 - National Science Foundation Career Award
• 2008 - Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering^[5]
• 2011 - Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship in Chemistry
• 2015 - Fellow of the American Physical Society for "pioneering contributions to measurement and understanding of electron transport through single organic molecules"^[6]

Publications

• Venkataraman . Latha . Klare . Jennifer E. . Nuckolls . Colin . Hybertsen . Mark S. . Steigerwald . Michael L. . Dependence of single-molecule junction conductance on molecular conformation . Nature . August 2006 . 442 . 7105 . 904–907 . 10.1038/nature05037. 16929295 . cond-mat/0607836 . 2006Natur.442..904V . 4311302 .
• Venkataraman . Latha . Klare . Jennifer E. . Tam . Iris W. . Nuckolls . Colin . Hybertsen . Mark S. . Steigerwald . Michael L. . Single-Molecule Circuits with Well-Defined Molecular Conductance . Nano Letters . 1 March 2006 . 6 . 3 . 458–462 . 10.1021/nl052373+. 16522042 . cond-mat/0603281 . 2006NanoL...6..458V . 22007933 .
• Aradhya . Sriharsha V. . Venkataraman . Latha . Single-molecule junctions beyond electronic transport . Nature Nanotechnology . June 2013 . 8 . 6 . 399–410 . 10.1038/nnano.2013.91. 23736215 . 2013NatNa...8..399A .
• Quek . Su Ying . Kamenetska . Maria . Steigerwald . Michael L. . Choi . Hyoung Joon . Louie . Steven G. . Hybertsen . Mark S. . Neaton . J. B. . Venkataraman . Latha . Mechanically controlled binary conductance switching of a single-molecule junction . Nature Nanotechnology . April 2009 . 4 . 4 . 230–234 . 10.1038/nnano.2009.10. 19350032 . 0901.1139 . 2009NatNa...4..230Q . 205444492 .

External links

• • Latha Venkataraman at Columbia University

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Latha. Venkataraman Group.
2. Web site: Electronic properties of one-dimensional conductors: A study of molybdenum selenide molecular wires. Latha. Venkataraman. January 1, 1999. 1999PhDT........65V . NASA ADS.
3. Web site: Latha Venkataraman CV. www.columbia.edu. 2021.
4. Web site: Venkataraman Named Gussman Professor of Applied Physics Chair. October 9, 2019.
5. Web site: Venkataraman, Latha. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
6. Web site: APS Fellow Archive. www.aps.org.