David N. Mcilroy

David N. McIlroy received the B.A. degree in physics from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 1984 and the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Physics, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, in 1993. The subject of his dissertation was “An Experimental Study of the Electronic Surface Bands of Bismuth Overlayers on III-V Compound Semiconductors.” He was employed as an Engineer from 1984 to 1987 before attending graduate school. From 1993 to 1996 he held the positions of Research Associate and Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, researching surface magnetism, perovskite materials, and molecular films. He was an Assistant Professor of Physics from 1996 to 2002, Associate Professor from 2002 to 2007, and Professor from 2007 to the present at the Department of Physics, University of Idaho, Moscow. He is also one of the founders and VP of Research of GoNano Technologies, Inc. (www.gonano-9.com). GoNano Technologies specializes in nanosolutions for green energy technologies. His current research focuses primarily on the surface physics of zero-dimensional and one-dimensional nanostructures (nanowires and nanosprings) and their applications in sensors, microelectronics, drug delivery, and nanotoxicology. Dr. McIlroy is a member of the American Physical Society and the Materials Research Society.