William Eric Mickelson
Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems (COINS)
University of California at Berkeley, 319 Birge Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 642-8358
wmickelson@berkeley.edu
Education
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Doctor of Philosophy, Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Fall 2005
Thesis Topic: In-Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy and Synthesis of Novel Nanoscale Materials
Master of Science, Physics, Spring 2002
University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Bachelor of Arts and Science, Chemistry and Physics (Minor: German), Fall 1998
Professional Experience
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Executive Director, COINS
September 2009-present
Nanomix, Inc., Emeryville, CA
Senior Scientist, Product Development
Scientist, Product Development
Device Engineer
August 2008 – August 2009
November 2006 – August 2008
August 2005 – November 2006
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Graduate Student Researcher
June 2000- August 2005
University of California, Berkeley - Physics Department, Berkeley, CA
Graduate Student Instructor
August 1999- May 2000, June 2004- August 2004
Publication List (Selected Publications in bold)
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W. Mickelson, J Cumings, WQ Han, A Zettl, ‘Effects of Carbon Doping on Superconductivity in
Magnesium Diboride’. Physical Review B 65, 052505 (2002)
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A. Zettl, J. Cumings, Wei-qiang Han, W. Mickelson, ‘Boron Nitride Nanotube Peapods’. In Structural and
Electronic Properties of Molecular Nanostructures, (American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings,
Melville, New York) 633, 140-144 (2002)
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Wei-Qiang Han, W. Mickelson, John Cumings, A. Zettl, ‘Transformation of BxCyNz Nanotubes to pure BN
Nanotubes’. Applied Physics Letters 80 1110 (2002)
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W. Mickelson, S. Aloni, Wei-Qiang Han, John Cumings, A. Zettl, ‘Packing C60 in Boron Nitride
Nanotubes’. Science 300, p. 467 (2003)
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John Cumings, W. Mickelson, and A. Zettl, ‘Simplified Synthesis of Double-wall Carbon Nanotubes’. Solid State
Communications 126, 359 (2003)
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C.W. Chang, B.C. Regan, W. Mickelson, R.O. Ritchie, A. Zettl, ‘Probing structural phase transitions of crystalline
C60 via resistivity measurements of metal film overlayers’. Solid State Communications 128 359-363 (2003)
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T. D. Yuzvinsky, A.M. Fennimore, W. Mickelson, C. Esquivias and A. Zettl, ‘Precision Cutting of Nanotubes with a
Low-Energy Electron Beam’. Applied Physics Letters 86, 053109 (2005)
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K. Jensen, W. Mickelson, W. Han, and A. Zettl, ‘Current-controlled Nanotube Growth and Zone Refinement’.
Applied Physics Letters 86, 173107 (2005)
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T. D. Yuzvinsky, W. Mickelson, et al, ‘Imaging the Life Story of Nanotube Devices’. Applied
Physics Letters 87, 083103 (2005)
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Xiaosheng Huang, William Mickelson, B.Christopher Regan, and Alex Zettl, ‘Enhancement of the Upper Critical
Field of MgB2 by Carbon-doping’. Solid State Communications 136, 278-282 (2005)
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K. Jensen, C. Girit, W. Mickelson and A. Zettl, ‘Tunable Nanoresonator’. In Electronic Properties of Novel
Nanostructures, Kuzmany, Fink, Mehring, Roth eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 786, 607-610 (2005)
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Xiaosheng Huang, W. Mickelson, B.C. Regan, Steve Kim, and A. Zettl, ‘Pressure Dependence of Tc and Hc2 of a
Dirty Two-Gap Superconductor, Carbon-doped MgB2’. Solid State Communications 140 (3-4), 163-166 (2006)
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A. Kis, K. Jensen, S. Aloni, W. Mickelson, and A. Zettl. ‘Interlayer Forces and Ultralow Sliding Friction in
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes’. Physical Review Letters 97, 025501 (2006)
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K. Jensen, C. Girit, W. Mickelson, and A. Zettl, ‘Tunable Nanoresonators Constructed From Telescoping
Nanotubes’. Physical Review Letters 96, 215503 (2006)
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T. D. Yuzvinsky, W. Mickelson, S. Aloni, G. E. Begtrup, A. Kis, A. Zettl, ‘Shrinking a Carbon Nanotube’. Nano
Letters 6 (12), 2718-2722 (2006)
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K. Jensen, W. Mickelson, A. Kis, and A. Zettl, ‘Buckling and Kinking Force Measurements on
Individual Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes’. Phys. Rev. B 76, 195436 (2007)
Patents
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Growth of and Defect Reduction in Nanoscale Materials (App. # 20060231381)
Carbon Dioxide Nanosensor, and Respiratory CO2 Monitors (App. # 20070048181)
Shape Manipulation of Nanostructures (App. # 20070138705)
High Efficiency, Low Loss NO to NO2 Catalytic Converter (App. # 20090056419)
Tunable Multiwalled Nanotube Resonator (App. # 20090309676)
Awards
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Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor (2000), UC Berkeley Physics Department
Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research (1997), UC Davis Physics Department
Undergraduate Achievement Award (1997), UC Davis Physics Department
Departmental Citation (1997 and 1998), UC Davis Physics Department