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Jan Yarrison-Rice, professor of physics has been named Miami University's Sigma Xi Researcher of the Year for 2008.
Yarrison-Rice's research focuses on the physics of nanostructures, investigating the fabrication and optical characterization of nanostructures and devices. In particular, she studies photonic band gap devices, single molecule electronics and semiconductor nanowires.
Her lab group fabricates many of the nanostructures using electron-beam lithographic techniques. She received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the electron beam lithography system. She has been awarded more than $1.9 million in external funding for equipment and research, including research on single molecular electronics with collaborators in the department of chemistry and biochemistry and a project in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati to fund international collaboration with Australian National University.
Yarrison-Rice also founded Women in Science Disciplines, Math and Engineering (WISDEM) at Miami, serving female students for more than 15 years.
Sigma Xi is an international scientific and research honor society that supports original work in science and technology. Miami's chapter honors one researcher annually during its spring banquet.
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