Yiping Zhao, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Developed way to rapidly detect viruses, bacteria and chemical contaminants
Telephone: 706-542-7792
Email: zhao@physast.uga.edu
221 Riverbend Research Laboratory South
220 Riverbend Road
Athens, Georgia 30602
United States
Education
Ph.D, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1999
M.S., Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Science, 1994
B.S., Peking University, 1991
Research Focus
Dr. Zhao is currently working on nanofabrication using glancing angle deposition (GLAD) or dynamic shadowing growth (DSG), chemical and biological sensor development based on surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) or plasmonics, chiral plasmonic structure fabrication and characterization, novel nano-photocatalyst development and applications, catalytic nanomotors and novel stroke treatment strategy.