Abstract:
Deborah Zorn, graduate student in chemistry and researcher at Ames Lab, is one of 25 American researchers selected to attend the 54th International Convention of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany. Zorn researches theoretical and computational chemistry. One of her projects with Ames Lab involves using quantum mechanics to study the behaviors of certain metals on a silicon surface. This may lead to the development of atomic wires one atom wide for nanotechnology applications.