Wai-Ning Mei, PhD
- Isaacson Professor of Physics
Additional Information
Background
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Physics |
B.Sc. |
1972 |
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State University of New York at Buffalo |
Physics |
Ph.D. |
1979 |
Professional Experience
|
2009 to present |
Milo Bail Professor, University of Nebraska at Omaha |
|
2001 to 2008 |
Regents and Foundation Professor, University of Nebraska at Omaha |
|
1997 to present |
Adjunct Professor, Department of Physics, University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
|
1996 to present |
Professor, Department of Physics, University of Nebraska at Omaha |
|
1989 to 1996 |
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Nebraska at Omaha |
|
1984 to 1989 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Nebraska at Omaha |
|
1982 to 1984 |
Research Scientist, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
|
1981 to 1982 |
Research Scientist, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. |
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1979 to 1981 |
Research Associate, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana |
Teaching
I have taught both the algebra-based and calculus-based general physics courses, and upper level physics courses, which include Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electricity and Magnetism, Quantum Mechanics, Molecular and Solid State Physics, Mathematical and Computation Physics. I also taught graduate courses, such as Quantum Mechanics and Advanced Quantum Mechanics at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and National Chiao-Tung University, Republic of China. I supervise undergraduate physics students, and assist them to publish their senior projects at the undergraduate research journal. Furthermore, I supervise physics, mathematics and engineering M.S and Ph.D. students of the University of Nebraska at both Omaha and Lincoln. I also mentor physics M. S. and Ph.D. students at the National Chiao-Tung University, National Sun Yat-Sen University, and Academia Sinica of the Republic of China, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University, City University of Hong Kong, and Peking University of the People’s Republic of China during my visits and sabbatical leaves.
Research Interests
My research areas include: surface structure determination, multiple-scattering analysis of the low-energy electron diffraction and photoemission spectra, neutron scattering from flux lattice in the type-II superconductors, lattice dynamics of long chain polymers, first-principle total-energy electronic structure calculations of the half-metal, transition and rare-earth metal surfaces, nanostructurally designed materials, high-dielectric constant, ferroelectric and multiferroic materials, rotation and vibration spectra of the adsorbed molecules, molecular dynamics studies of alkali halides, metal oxides, and molecular solids, and applying variational method to the anharmonic, weakly, tightly bounded, and double-well potentials. Specific computation techniques include dynamical multiple scattering method, lattice dynamics, molecular dynamics, and first-principle full-potential linear-augment-plane-wave (FLAPW) method. Experienced with codes such as Materials Studio, VASP, WIEN2k, Gaussian, Abinit, SIESTA, SMEAGOL, NRLMOL, and self-consistent atomic deformation (SCAD) method combined with the SMODES symmetry-analysis software packages.
Recent Publications
| Papers in Refereed Archival Journals 147 | Invited Conference Presentations 15 |
| Conference Proceeding Papers 111 | Invited Colloquia and Seminars 28 |
| Total citation 3249 | h-index 32 |
“Graphdiyne-metal contacts and graphdiyne transistors”, Y. Y. Pan, Y. Y. Wang, L. Wang, H. X. Zhong, R. G Quhe, Z, Y. Ni, M. Ye, J. J. Shi, W. L. Guo, J. B. Yang, W. N. Mei and J. Lu. DOI: 10.1039/c4nr06541g, Nanoscale, (2015).
“The local structure of rare-earth (Nd, Gd, Dy, and Er) dopants in lithium tetraborate glasses”, T. D. Kelly, J. C. Petrosky, J. W. McClory, V. T. Adamiv, Ya. V. Burak, B. V. Padlyak, I. M. Teslyuk, N. Lu, L. Wang, W. N. Mei and P. A. Dowben. Frontier in Physics, 2, 1, (2014).
“The surface states of lithium tetraborate", L. Wang, W. N. Mei, and P. A. Dowben. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 25, 045014 (2013).
"Interfacial properties of bilayer and trilayer graphene on metal substrates", J. X. Zheng, Y. Y. Wang,L. Wang, R. G. Quhe, Z. Y Ni, W. N. Mei, Z. X. Gao, D.P. Yu, J. J. Shi, and J. Lu. Sci. Rep., 3, 2081 (2013).
“Tunable and sizable band gap of single layer graphene sandwiched between hexagonal boron nitrides”, R. G. Quhe, J. X. Zheng, Q. H. Liu, R. Qin, J. Zhou, D.P. Yu, W. N. Mei, S. Nagase, Z. X. Gao, and J. Lu. Nat. Asia Mater. 4, 1 (2012).
“The band structure of carbon-monoxide on 2-D Au islands on graphene”, K. Katsiev, Y. Losovyj, L. Wang, J. X. Zheng, E. Vescovo, L. Lu, W. N. Mei, P. A. Dowben, and D. W. Goodman. Applied Surface Science, 304, 35, (2014).
“Structural evolution of medium-sized gold clusters Aun-(n = 36, 37, 38): appearance of bulk-like face center cubic fragment”, N. Shao, W. Huang, L. S. Wang, Q. Wu, W. N. Mei, and X. C. Zeng.J. Phys. Chem. C118, 6887, (2014).
“Electronic properties of lanthanide hexaboridenanowires”, L. Wang, G. F. Luo, D. Valencia, R. F. Sabirianov, J. Lu, J. Q. Lu, W. N. Mei, and C. L. Cheung. J. of Applied Physics. 113, 143709, (2013).
“Searching for electrical properties, phenomena and mechanisms in the construction and function of chromosomes", I. Kanev, W. N. Mei, A. Mizuno, K. DeHaai, J. Sanmann, M. Hess, L. Starr, J. Grove, B. Dave and W. Sanger. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, (2013). 6, 2013, e201303007,
http://dx.doi.org/10.5936/csbj.201303007.
"Resonant photoemission observations and DFT study of s-d hybridization in catalytically active gold clusters on ceria nanorods", Y. Zhou, N. J. Lawrence, L. Wang, L. Kong, T. S. Wu, J. Liu, Y. Gao, J. R. Brewer, V. K. Lawrence, R. F. Sabirianov, Y. L. Soo, X. C. Zeng, P. A. Dowben, W. N. Mei, and C. L. Cheung. Angew. Chem. Intl. 52, 6936 (2013).
Synergetic Activities
- Provided mentored undergraduate research training opportunities for undergraduates at the University of Nebraska-Omaha with publications in the Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics and American Journal of Physics.
- Provide mentored graduate research training opportunities for visiting graduate students from Peking University, China (Students are supported by the Chinese Education Ministry, 2007 to present with publications in the referred journals, such as Small, Nano Letters, and J. of Chem. Phys, etc.)
Additional Information
Background
|
Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Physics |
B.Sc. |
1972 |
|
State University of New York at Buffalo |
Physics |
Ph.D. |
1979 |
Professional Experience
|
2009 to present |
Milo Bail Professor, University of Nebraska at Omaha |
|
2001 to 2008 |
Regents and Foundation Professor, University of Nebraska at Omaha |
|
1997 to present |
Adjunct Professor, Department of Physics, University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
|
1996 to present |
Professor, Department of Physics, University of Nebraska at Omaha |
|
1989 to 1996 |
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Nebraska at Omaha |
|
1984 to 1989 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Nebraska at Omaha |
|
1982 to 1984 |
Research Scientist, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
|
1981 to 1982 |
Research Scientist, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. |
|
1979 to 1981 |
Research Associate, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana |
Teaching
I have taught both the algebra-based and calculus-based general physics courses, and upper level physics courses, which include Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electricity and Magnetism, Quantum Mechanics, Molecular and Solid State Physics, Mathematical and Computation Physics. I also taught graduate courses, such as Quantum Mechanics and Advanced Quantum Mechanics at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and National Chiao-Tung University, Republic of China. I supervise undergraduate physics students, and assist them to publish their senior projects at the undergraduate research journal. Furthermore, I supervise physics, mathematics and engineering M.S and Ph.D. students of the University of Nebraska at both Omaha and Lincoln. I also mentor physics M. S. and Ph.D. students at the National Chiao-Tung University, National Sun Yat-Sen University, and Academia Sinica of the Republic of China, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University, City University of Hong Kong, and Peking University of the People’s Republic of China during my visits and sabbatical leaves.
Research Interests
My research areas include: surface structure determination, multiple-scattering analysis of the low-energy electron diffraction and photoemission spectra, neutron scattering from flux lattice in the type-II superconductors, lattice dynamics of long chain polymers, first-principle total-energy electronic structure calculations of the half-metal, transition and rare-earth metal surfaces, nanostructurally designed materials, high-dielectric constant, ferroelectric and multiferroic materials, rotation and vibration spectra of the adsorbed molecules, molecular dynamics studies of alkali halides, metal oxides, and molecular solids, and applying variational method to the anharmonic, weakly, tightly bounded, and double-well potentials. Specific computation techniques include dynamical multiple scattering method, lattice dynamics, molecular dynamics, and first-principle full-potential linear-augment-plane-wave (FLAPW) method. Experienced with codes such as Materials Studio, VASP, WIEN2k, Gaussian, Abinit, SIESTA, SMEAGOL, NRLMOL, and self-consistent atomic deformation (SCAD) method combined with the SMODES symmetry-analysis software packages.
Recent Publications
| Papers in Refereed Archival Journals 147 | Invited Conference Presentations 15 |
| Conference Proceeding Papers 111 | Invited Colloquia and Seminars 28 |
| Total citation 3249 | h-index 32 |
“Graphdiyne-metal contacts and graphdiyne transistors”, Y. Y. Pan, Y. Y. Wang, L. Wang, H. X. Zhong, R. G Quhe, Z, Y. Ni, M. Ye, J. J. Shi, W. L. Guo, J. B. Yang, W. N. Mei and J. Lu. DOI: 10.1039/c4nr06541g, Nanoscale, (2015).
“The local structure of rare-earth (Nd, Gd, Dy, and Er) dopants in lithium tetraborate glasses”, T. D. Kelly, J. C. Petrosky, J. W. McClory, V. T. Adamiv, Ya. V. Burak, B. V. Padlyak, I. M. Teslyuk, N. Lu, L. Wang, W. N. Mei and P. A. Dowben. Frontier in Physics, 2, 1, (2014).
“The surface states of lithium tetraborate", L. Wang, W. N. Mei, and P. A. Dowben. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 25, 045014 (2013).
"Interfacial properties of bilayer and trilayer graphene on metal substrates", J. X. Zheng, Y. Y. Wang,L. Wang, R. G. Quhe, Z. Y Ni, W. N. Mei, Z. X. Gao, D.P. Yu, J. J. Shi, and J. Lu. Sci. Rep., 3, 2081 (2013).
“Tunable and sizable band gap of single layer graphene sandwiched between hexagonal boron nitrides”, R. G. Quhe, J. X. Zheng, Q. H. Liu, R. Qin, J. Zhou, D.P. Yu, W. N. Mei, S. Nagase, Z. X. Gao, and J. Lu. Nat. Asia Mater. 4, 1 (2012).
“The band structure of carbon-monoxide on 2-D Au islands on graphene”, K. Katsiev, Y. Losovyj, L. Wang, J. X. Zheng, E. Vescovo, L. Lu, W. N. Mei, P. A. Dowben, and D. W. Goodman. Applied Surface Science, 304, 35, (2014).
“Structural evolution of medium-sized gold clusters Aun-(n = 36, 37, 38): appearance of bulk-like face center cubic fragment”, N. Shao, W. Huang, L. S. Wang, Q. Wu, W. N. Mei, and X. C. Zeng.J. Phys. Chem. C118, 6887, (2014).
“Electronic properties of lanthanide hexaboridenanowires”, L. Wang, G. F. Luo, D. Valencia, R. F. Sabirianov, J. Lu, J. Q. Lu, W. N. Mei, and C. L. Cheung. J. of Applied Physics. 113, 143709, (2013).
“Searching for electrical properties, phenomena and mechanisms in the construction and function of chromosomes", I. Kanev, W. N. Mei, A. Mizuno, K. DeHaai, J. Sanmann, M. Hess, L. Starr, J. Grove, B. Dave and W. Sanger. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, (2013). 6, 2013, e201303007,
http://dx.doi.org/10.5936/csbj.201303007.
"Resonant photoemission observations and DFT study of s-d hybridization in catalytically active gold clusters on ceria nanorods", Y. Zhou, N. J. Lawrence, L. Wang, L. Kong, T. S. Wu, J. Liu, Y. Gao, J. R. Brewer, V. K. Lawrence, R. F. Sabirianov, Y. L. Soo, X. C. Zeng, P. A. Dowben, W. N. Mei, and C. L. Cheung. Angew. Chem. Intl. 52, 6936 (2013).
Synergetic Activities
- Provided mentored undergraduate research training opportunities for undergraduates at the University of Nebraska-Omaha with publications in the Journal of Undergraduate Research in Physics and American Journal of Physics.
- Provide mentored graduate research training opportunities for visiting graduate students from Peking University, China (Students are supported by the Chinese Education Ministry, 2007 to present with publications in the referred journals, such as Small, Nano Letters, and J. of Chem. Phys, etc.)