CSET Office of Research  
  Jackson State University  
  Box 1800  
  1230 Raymond Road  
  Jackson, MS 39204  
  (601) 979-2024  
 
           
 
   

CSET Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

   
   
 

 

 
 
 

Paresh C. Ray, PhD

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Center Director

 
 

Center Abstract

 
 
     
  The nanoscience revolution that sprouted throughout the 1990s is having a great impact on current and future sensor technology around the world. Nanotechnology is an emerging technology which is capable of revolutionizing our approaches to common problems. Nanotechnology is poised to have a major impact on science, food systems, agriculture, medicine, and the environment. The aim of this center is to create a research environment where creative people can collaborate for basic and translational research that leads to commercialization. Another aim of this center is to provide training opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. This center will offer training and research opportunities in the areas of nanotechnology, which are not only of current importance, but are crucial, emerging areas that will remain attractive and vital in coming years..  
     
 
 

Funding Sources

 
 
             
 

Total Funding Amount for FY 07-08:

$1,200,000

 

Projected Funding Amount for FY 08-09:

$1,800,000

 

             
 
 
 

Current Funding

   

Agency Name

Title of Project/Award

 

Amount

 
   
  NSF JSU-UCSB PREM   $2,750,000  
           
  NSF NSET for RNA Folding   $175,000  
           
  NSF REU on Nanomaterial   $300,000  
           
  ARO Nanosensor for Biological Agent Detection   $300,000  
           
  DHS Nanosensor for food pathogen detection   $200,000  
           
  NIH Nanobased assay for DNA/RNA detection   $ 400  
           
  ARL Nanoporous silicon for explosive detection   $180,000  
       
 
 

Faculty/Postdoctoral Fellows

 
 
         
  Hongtao YU   Nano-BIO  
         
  Rumei Gao   Nanomaterial spectroscopy  
         
  Quinton Williams   Carbon Nanotube for alternative energy  
         
  James Perkins   Nano Spectroscopy  
         
  Yerramilli Anjaneyulu   Nano Material for alternative energy  
         
  Zikri Arslan   Nanotoxicity  
         
  Naomi Campbell   Nanotoxicity  
         
  Tigran Shahbazyan   Nanomaterial modeling  
         
  Paul B. Tchounwou   Nanotoxicity  
         
  Wilbur Walters   Nanoelectrinics  
         
  Dulal Senapati   Surface Enhanced Raman  
         
  Oleg Tomako   Single Molecule Spectroscopy  
         
  Shuguang Wang   Nanotoxicity  
         
  Anant Singh   NSET  
         
  Julia Saloni   Modeling  
         
 
 

Publications

 
 
     
 
  • Selective Detection of Mercury (II) Ion Using Nonlinear Optical Properties of Gold Nanoparticles.
    Journal of the American Chemical Society(2008)(ASAP article)
  • Gold-nanorod-based sensing of sequence specific HIV-1 virus DNA by using hyper-Rayleigh scattering spectroscopy, Chemistry--A European Journal(2008),14(13),3896-3903
  • Surface-Enhanced Resonance Raman Spectroscopic Characterization of the Protein Native Structure.Journal of the American Chemical Society(2008),130(23)
  • Influence of the Central Metal Ion on Nonlinear Optical and Two-Photon Absorption Properties of Push-Pull Transition Metal Porphyrins.Journal of Physical Chemistry A(2008),112(13),2870-2879
  • Gold Nanoparticle-Based Miniaturized Nanomaterial Surface Energy Transfer Probe for Rapid and Ultrasensitive Detection of Mercury in Soil, Water, and Fish.ACS Nano(2007),1(3),208-214.
  • Miniaturized NSET Sensor for Chemical and Biological Toxins, IEEE Sensor Journal, 2008 (ASAP article)
 
 
 

Presentations

 
 
     
 
  • Role of inert gas in the low-temperature CVD nano-crystalline diamond process., 49th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics, November 12–16, 2007; Orlando, Florida
  • Gold-nanoparticle-based miniaturized FRET probe for ultrasensitive detection of anthrax DNA.234 ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, United States, September 10-14, 2007
  • Gold Nanoparticle Based NSET Assay for Environmental Protection. Workshop on Structure and Properties of Nanomaterials, University of Zululand , Zululand, Richards Bay, South Africa. July 30 – August 2, 2007
  • Materials research and education at a historically black university.Abstracts of Papers, 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, April 6-10, 2008(2008),
  • Miniaturized NSET probe for sequence specific HIV-1 virus DNA detection.Abstracts of Papers, 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, April 6-10, 2008(2008)
  • Solid Phase Extraction: Nanoparticles vs m Sized Particles, , PittCon 2008. March 2008.
 
 
 

Contact Information

 
 
     
  Dr. Paresh Chandra Ray  
     
  Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology  
  Jackson State University  
  1400 J. R. Lynch Street  
  Jackson, MS 39217  
     
  Phone: 601.979.3486   Fax: 601.979.3674  
     
  paresh.c.ray@jsums.edu