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Ching-Hwa Kiang
Rice UniversityDepartment: Department of Physics & Astronomy and Department of BioengineeringAddress: Rice University 6100 Main St. MS61 Houston, TX 77005-1892 Phone: 713-348-4130 Fax: 713-348-4150 Email: chkiang@rice.edu Web: www.chkiang.rice.edu |
Education
National Taiwan University (1987), B.S. Chemical Engineering
California Institiute of Technology (1995), Ph.D. Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1995-1996), Post-Doc Associate Physics
Honors
Researcher of the Year,Small Times Best of Small Tech Award (2007)
Cram Teacher-Scholar, University of California, Los Angeles (1996-1999)
Student Thesis Fellowship, IBM Corporation (1992-1995)
Research Topic
Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy of Biomolecules
Research Description
Dr. Kiang's research focuses on understanding the fundamental interactions of biological molecules. Since protein structure and function are governed by their inter- and intra- molecular forces, this research will help in understanding protein macromolecules. Single-Molecule force spectroscopy is used to study the folding and mechanical properties of proteins, DNA, RNA, and complexes.
Selected Publications
- N. C. Harris, Y. Song, and C.-H. Kiang, “Reply to Comment on “Experimental Free Energy Surface Reconstruction From Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy Using Jarzynski's Equality,'' Phys. Rev. Lett. 100 (2008) 019802.
- N. C. Harris, J. M. Cowley, and C.-H. Kiang, “Global and Regional Helicity Distributions of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Its Implication on the Growth Mechanism,'' J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. (2008) accepted.
- N. C. Harris, Y. Song, and C.-H. Kiang, “Experimental Free Energy Surface Reconstruction From Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy Using Jarzynski's Equality,'' Phys. Rev. Lett., 99 (2007) 068101-1-4.
- Y. Sun, N. C. Harris, and C.-H. Kiang, “Phase Transition and Optical Properties of DNA-Gold Nanoparticle Assemblies,'' (2007), Plasmonics. 2 (2007) 193-199.
- N. C. Harris and C.-H. Kiang, “Defects Can Increase The Melting Temperatures of DNA-Nanoparticle Assemblies, “ J. Phys. Chem. B, 110 (2006) 16393-16396.
- N. C. Harris and C.-H. Kiang, “Disorder in DNA-Linked Gold Nanoparticle Assemblies,'' Phys. Rev. Lett., 95 (2005) 046101-1-4.
- Y. Sun, N. C. Harris, and C.-H. Kiang, “The Reversible Phase Transition of DNA-Linked Colloidal Gold Assemblies,” Physica A 354 (2005) 1-9.
- Y. Sun, N. C. Harris and C.-H Kiang, “Melting Transition of Directly-Linked Gold Nanoparticle DNA Assembly,” Physica A 350 (2005) 89-94.
Lab Members
Current Graduate Students
Former Post Docs
Lab Photos
Last edited on: June 13, 2008