Education:
- 2005 to present, Rice University, Houston, TX, Ph.D. Candidate, Advisor: Naomi J. Halas, Halas Research Group
- 2003 to 2005, M.S. in Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX
- 1999 to 2003, B.S. in Chemistry with minors in Biology and Psychology, Magna Cum Laude, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, Advisor: J. Houston Miller, Miller Research Group
- 1995 to 1999, Laurel School, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Research Interests:
- Plasmonics
- Surface enhanced spectroscopies
- Nanotechnology
Publications:
- Levin, C. S.; Kundu, J.; Janesko, B. G.; Scuseria G. E.; Rapahel, R.; Halas, N. J.; Surface Enhanced Raman and Infrared Spectroscopy (SERS and SEIRA) of ibuprofen Intercalated Hybrid Bilayer Nanoshells. In preparation.
- Lal, S.; Grady, N. K.; Kundu, J.; Levin, C. S.; Lassiter, J. B.; Halas, N. J.; Tailoring Plasmonic Substrates for Surface Enhanced Spectroscopies. Chem. Soc. Rev.;(Tutorial Review); 2008; 37; 898-911. DOI: 10.1039/b705969h
- Choi, M-R.; Stanton-Maxey, K. J.; Stanley, J. K.; Levin, C. S.; Bardhan, R.; Akin, D.; Badve, S.; Sturgis, J.; Robinson, J. P.; Bashir, R.; Halas, N. J.; Clare, S. E. A Cellular Trojan Horse for Delivery of Therapeutic Nanoparticles into Tumors. Nano Lett.;(Letter); 2007; 7(12); 3759-3765. DOI: 10.1021/nl072209h
- Ward, D. R.; Grady, N. K.; Levin, C. S.; Halas, N. J.; Wu, Y.; Nordlander, P.; Natelson, D. Electromigrated nanoscale gaps for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Nano Lett.;(Letter); 2007; 7(5); 1396-1400. DOI: 10.1021/nl070625w
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Rusakova, I.; Ould-Ely, T.; Hofmann, C.; Prieto-Centurion, D.; Levin, C. S.; Halas, N. J.; Luttge, A.; Whitmire, K. H. Nanoparticle Shape Conservation in the Conversion of MnO Nanocrosses into Mn3O4. Chem. Mater.;(Article); 2007; 19(6); 1369-1375. DOI: 10.1021/cm062649u
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Levin, C. S.; Janesko, B. G.; Bardhan, R.; Scuseria, G. E.; Hartgerink, J. D.; Halas, N. J. Chain-Length-Dependent Vibrational Resonances in Alkanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers Observed on Plasmonic Nanoparticle Substrates. Nano Lett.;(Letter); 2006; 6(11); 2617-2621. DOI: 10.1021/nl062283k(Addition & Correction); 2007; 7(3); 853-853. DOI: 10.1021/nl070254j
- Souza, G. R.; Levin, C. S.; Hajitou, A.; Pasqualini, R.; Arap, W.; Miller, J. H.
In Vivo Detection of Gold-Imidazole Self-Assembly Complexes: NIR-SERS Signal Reporters.
Anal. Chem.;(Article); 2006; 78(17); 6232-6237. DOI: 10.1021/ac060483a - Bishnoi, S. W.; Rozell, C. J.; Levin, C. S.; Gheith, M. K.; Johnson, B. R.; Johnson, D. H.; Halas, N. J.; All-Optical Nanoscale pH Meter. Nano Lett.;(Letter); 2006; 6(8); 1687-1692. DOI: 10.1021/nl060865w
- Levin, C. S.; Bishnoi, S. W.; Grady, N. K.; Halas, N. J. Determining the Conformation of Thiolated Poly(ethylene glycol) on Au Nanoshells by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Spectroscopic Assay. Anal. Chem.;(Article); 2006; 78(10); 3277-3281. DOI: 10.1021/ac060041z
- Wang, H.; Levin, C. S.; Halas, N. J. Nanosphere Arrays with Controlled Sub-10-nm Gaps as Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Substrates. J. Am. Chem. Soc.;(Communication); 2005; 127(43); 14992-14993. DOI: 10.1021/ja055633y
Honors and Awards:
At Rice University:
- Graduate Student Travel Award from the Dean's Office, February 4, 2008
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Harry B. Weiser Award for Excellence in Service to the Rice Chemistry Department, May 4, 2007
At GWU:
Press Releases:
- Mind the nanoscale gap Nature Photonics Research Highlights, June 2007
- Rice scientists create world's first nano-sized pH meter Rice News Release, July 27, 2007
- Nanoparticle pH Meters National Cancer Institute Newsletter, Nanotech News, July 31, 2006
- Enabling Subcellular pH Sensing Photonics Spectra, September 1, 2006
- Litmus Test Gets Tiny Science News, July 29, 2006
- 'Nanoshells' Meter Measures pH in Living Cells Photonics Spectra, July 6, 2006
- Rice Scientists Make First Nanoscale pH Meter ScienceDaily, June 30, 2006
- Rice scientists make first nanoscale pH meter Rice News Release, Nanotechnology Now, June 29, 2006
- Tiny is Beautiful: Translating 'Nano' into Practical NY Times, February 22, 2005
- Young Scientists Travel to Germany to Meet Nobel Laureates
- Young researchers take time away from the lab to help cancer patients
Patents:
N.J. Halas, D.H. Johnson, S.W. Bishnoi, C.S. Levin, C.J. Rozell, and B.R. Johnson. All-optical nanoparticle-based nanoscale pH meter. US patent pending.
Presentations:
Poster Presentation: Surface Enhanced Raman and Infrared spectroscopy (SERS and SEIRA) of Ibuprofen Intercalated Hybrid Bilayer Nanoshells, Carly Sue Levin, Janardan Kundu, Benjamin G. Janesko, Gustavo E. Scuseria, Robert Raphael and Naomi J. Halas; MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 26, 2007.
Poster Presentation: Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Studies of Metal-Sulfur and Metal-Halogen Binding on Au Nanoshells, Carly Sue Levin, Benjamin G. Janesko, Rizia Bardhan, Gustavo E. Scuseria, Jeffery Hartgerink and Naomi J. Halas; Keck Annual Research Conference 2007: "Science in Our Future" League City, TX, October 11-12, 2007.
Poster Presentation: Plasmonic Nanoshell Arrays: Combining Enhanced Vibrational Spectroscopies on a Single Substrate, Janardan Kundu, Hui Wang, Fei Le, Carly Levin, Peter Nordlander and Naomi J. Halas; 2007 ECE Affiliates Meeting September 13, 2007.
Paper Presentation (6644-49): Optical trapping of nanoshells, Kristian Helmerson, Alice Crawford, Brooke Cranswick, Rani B. Kishore, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Naomi J. Halas, Carly Levin, Rice University; SPIE optics and photonics 2007 August 28, 2007.
Au Bowtie Nanostructures for Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Daniel Ward, Nathaniel Grady, Carly Levin, Naomi Halas, Douglas Natelson; APS 2007 March Meeting, March 7, 2007.
Poster Presentation:
All-optical Nanoscale pH meter using Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering on Gold Nanoshells, Carly Sue Levin, Sandra Bishnoi, Christopher Rozell, Muhammed Gheith, Bruce Johnson, Don Johnson and Naomi Halas; Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 29, 2006.
Poster Presentation:
Liposome-encapsulated Nanoshells as a Localized Nanosensor of Membrane Properties and Composition, Julie Liao, Carly S. Levin, Yong Zhou, Rob Raphael, and Naomi J. Halas; 20th RQI Summer Research Colloquium, Houston, TX, August 11, 2006.
Poster Presentation:
An All-optical nanoscale pH meter, Carly Sue Levin, Sandra Bishnoi, Christopher Rozell, Muhammed Gheith, Bruce Johnson, Don Johnson and Naomi Halas; Keck Center Annual Research Conference, Houston, TX, October 13, 2006.
Oral Presentation:
Nanoengineered Plasmonic Substrates for Surface Enhanced Spectroscopies, Naomi J. Halas, Hui Wang, Carly Levin, Nate Grady, Chris Oubre, C. W. Hollars, Chad Talley, Thomas Huser, Stephen Lane, and Peter Nordlander
Third International Conference on Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy August 18th
Invited Paper: S.W. Bishnoi, C.S. Levin, C.J. Rozell, B.R. Johnson, D.H. Johnson, and N.J. Halas. All-optical nanoscale pH meter: a plasmonic nanodevice with quantifiable output. In Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (IEEE LEOS), Montreal, Canada, October 2006.
Invited Paper: N. J. Halas, S. Bishnoi, J. Jackson, C. Levin, A. Lin, R. Drezek, Rice Univ. [5705-12] Nanoshell-based Raman sensing of biologically relevant molecules and biomaterials Photonics West, San Jose, CA, Jan. 22-27th, 2005.
Other:
2006-2007 CGSA officers
- CGSA Chemistry Graduate Student Association at Rice, Secretary 2006-2007
- Chemistry Department Recruiting Committee, Student Chair
- ACS and ACS Younger Chemists Committee Member
Educational Outreach:
- Mentor to Undergraduate Students: Baylor SMART student, Julie Liao, Summer 2006, Diana DeRosa, Tim Kinney, Peijing Teh and others.
- Field Trip Guide for AP chemistry students from Tarkington High School in Cleveland, Texas to Rice University on May 7th, 2007
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