Results and Distinctions

• Created an entirely new class of fullerenes formed by the trimetallic nitride template (TNT) process discovered by Harry Dorn's group.
• Pioneers in the application of ionically self-assembled monolayers (ISAM) films for optoelectronic devices.
• 15 publications within two years, including three in Nature.
• 12 funded research grants
• 20 presentations, including nine invited presentations, at national professional and scientific meetings.
• One spin-off company, which anticipates employing hundreds of people by 2002 or 2003 to produce and market these novel nanomatrials, including MRI contrast agents.