Renu Sharma

Renu Sharma

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Publications
  • • Stephan Hofmann, Renu Sharma, Christoph T. Wirth, Felipe Cervantes-Sodi, Caterina Ducati, Takeshi Kasama, Rafal Dunin-Borkowski, Jeff Drucker, Peter Bennett, John Robertson. Ledge flow controlled catalyst interface dynamics during Si nanowire growth. Nature Materials (2008).
  • J. Robertson, S. Hofmann, M. Cantoro, A. Parvez, C. Ducati, G. Zhong, R. Sharma, C. Mattevi. Controlling the Catalyst During Carbon Nanotube Growth. J. of NanoScience and Nanotechnology (2008).
  • Peter A. Crozier, Ruigang Wang, Renu Sharma. In situ environmental TEM studies of dynamic changes in cerium-based oxides nanoparticles during redox processes. Ultramicroscopy (2008).
  • Pratibha L.Gai, Renu Sharma, and Francis Ross. Environmental (S)TEM Studies of Gas–Liquid–Solid Interactions under Reaction Conditions. MRS Bull (2008).
  • Ruigang Wang, Peter A. Crozier, Renu Sharma, and James B. Adams. Measuring the redox activity of individual nanoparticles in cerium-based oxides. Nano Letterss (2008).
  • Observation of Dynamic Processes using Environmental Transmission and Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope. Renu Sharma, (2008). In Situ Electron Microscopy at High Resolution (2008).
  • E.S. Moore, R. Sharma, P. Rez, MMJ Treacy and A. Gamalski. In Situ Synthesis of Fe Catalyst and Carbon Nanotubes by Chemical Vapor Deposition. Microscopy and microanalysis (2008).
  • P. Rez, E. S. Moore, and R. Sharma, (2008) "", . In Situ Measurements of Ni Oxidation Using Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy. Microsc. & Microanal (2008).
  • Renu Sharma, Peter Rez, Gaohui Du. In situ observations of temperature and pressure resolved carbon nanotube growth. International Crystallography Congress (2008).
  • Ruigang Wang, Peter A. Crozier, Renu Sharma, and James B. Adams. Atomic-Level Gas-Solid Interaction during In Situ Redox Processes in Ceria. Microsc. & Microanal (2008).
  • Ruigang Wang, Peter A. Crozier, Renu Sharma, James B. Adams. In situ redox processes and oxygen vacancy ordering in ceria nanoparticles. International Crystallography Congress (2008).
  • C Wang, Ja Kwak, Do Kim, János Szanyi, Renu Sharma, S Thevuthasan, Charles Peden. Morphological Evolution of Ba(NO3)2 Supported on alpha-Al2O3(0001): An In-Situ TEM Study. J. Phys. Chem (2006).
  • Michael McKelvy, Renu Sharma, Andrew VG Chizmeshya. Lamellar Reaction Phenomena: from Intercalation to Nanomaterials Formation. J. Phys. Chem. Solids (2006).
  • Renu Sharma, P Rez, M Treacy. Direct observations of the growth of carbon nanotubes using in situ transmission electron microscopy. e-J. Surf. Sci. Nano Tech (2006).
  • Ruigang Wang, Peter Crozier, Renu Sharma, James Adams. Nanoscale heterogeneity in ceria zirconia with low temperature redox properties. J. Phys. Chem (2006).
  • Sutharsan Ketharanathan, Renu Sharma, P Crozier, Jeff Drucker. Electron Beam Induced Deposition of pure nanoscale Ge. J.Vac. Sci. Tech (2006).
  • Chizmeshya, V, Drucker, J, Sharma, Renu, Carpenter, R. Real time nanostructure imaging for teaching nanoscience and nanotechnology. (2006).
  • Hernández, J, Hungría, A, Trasobares, S, Rodríguez-Luque, M, Bernal, S, Calvino, J, Pérez-Omil, J, Sharma, Renu. Structural and Chemical Characterization of Ruthenium catalysts supported on different mixed oxides by electron microscopy techniques. (2006).
  • Sharma, Renu. In Situ Synthesis of Nanomaterials Using Environmental scanning/ Transmission Electron Microscope (ESTEM). (2006).
  • Sharma, Renu, Du, G, Rez, P, Treacy, M. In-Situ TEM Studies of Carbon Nanotube Growth by Catalytic Decomposition of Acetylene. (2006).
  • Treacy, M, Brown, M, Rez, P, Du, G, Sharma, Renu. In-Situ TEM Observations of Carbon Nanotube Growth by the Catalytic Decomposition of Acetylene. (2006).
  • Wang, Ruigang, Crozier, Peter, Sharma, Renu. Nanochemical Heterogeneity and In Situ TEM Characterization of Redox Process in Ceria-Zirconia. (2006).
  • Wang, Ruigang, Crozier, Peter, Sharma, Renu, Adams, James. In Situ nanoscale characterization of redox processes in ceria zirconia. (2006).
  • Wang, Ruigang, Crozier, Peter, Sharma, Renu, Adams, James. In Situ TEM Characterization of Redox Processes in Ceria-Zirconia. (2006).
  • Haiquan Guo, Min-Hui Cui, Xiaoming Zhang, Wei Xu, Renu Sharma, Nan-Loh Yang, Daniel Akins. Magnetic Ordering of Ferric Oxide within SiO2-Based Mesoporous Materials. Materials Research Bulletin (2005).
  • Lenore Dai, Renu Sharma. Self assembly of nanoparticles at a liquid-liquid interface. Langmuir (2005).
  • Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska, Renu Sharma. Interaction of Oxide Surfaces with Water: Environmental Transmission Electron Microscopy of MgO Hydroxylation. Microsc. & Microanal (2005).
  • Renu Sharma, Rez Peter, M Treacy, Steven Stuart. In-situ observation of the growth mechanisms of carbon nanotubes under diverse reaction conditions. J. Electron Microscopy (2005).
  • Sutharsan Ketharanathan, Renu Sharma, Jeff Drucker. Electron beam induced chemical vapor deposition of Au on SiO2/Si3N4 surfaces using an environmental transmission electron microscope (ETEM). J.Vac. Sci. Tech (2005).
  • Yong Jiang, James Adams, Mark van Schilfgaarde, Renu Sharma, Peter Crozier. Theoretical study of environmental dependence of oxygen vacancy formation in CeO2. Appl. Phys. Lett (2005).
  • . . 'Transmission Electron microscopy for nanotechnology', Nan Yao & Z.L Wang, Eds (2005).
  • Sharma, Renu (Author) ,Crozier, Peter (Author) . Environmental Transmission Electron Microscopy in Nanotechnology. Transmission Electron microscopy for nanotechnology (2005).
  • Sharma, Renu, Peter, Rez, Treacy, M. In situ observations of the effect of synthesis conditions on the growth rates and mechanisms of carbon nanotubes. (2005).
  • Tarimala, Sowmitri, Wu, Chih-yuan, Sharma, Renu, Dai, Lenore. Structure of Microparticles and Nanoparticles in Solid-Stabilized Emulsions. (2005).
  • Wang, R, Crozier, Peter, Sharma, Renu, Adams, J. In Situ Characterization of Redox Processes in Ceria and Ceria Zirconia. (2005).
  • Wang, R, Yong, J, Sharma, Renu, Adams, J, Crozier, Peter. Oxidation and Reduction of Ceria and Ceria Zirconia. (2005).
  • Yong, J, Wang, R, Adams, J, Sharma, Renu, Crozier, Peter. Environmental Dependence of Oxygen Transport in a Solid Oxide Electrolyte: a Joint Theoretical and Experimental Study. (2005).
  • Sharma, Renu. An environmental transmission electron microscope for in situ synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials. (2005).
  • M Gajdardziska-Josifovska, Renu Sharma. Interaction of Neutral and Polar Oxide Surfaces with Water: Environmental Transmission Electron Microscopy of MgO Hydroxylation. Microsc. & Microanal (2004).
  • Nora Iancu, Renu Sharma, Dong-Kyum Seo. Low-temperature synthetic method for size-controlled CdSe nanocrystals: utilization of boron selenide. Chem. Comm (2004).
  • Renu Sharma. In Situ Observations of Carbon Nanotube Formation and Growth Process Under different reaction conditions. Proc. Electron Micrscopy Society of India (2004).
  • Renu Sharma. In Situ Observations of Carbon Nanotube Formation and Growth Process Under different reaction conditions. Proc. Electron Micrscopy Society of India-XXVII (2004).
  • Renu Sharma. Understanding the Carbon Nanotube Growth mechanism by In-Situ Microscopy. Microsc. & Microanal (2004).
  • Renu Sharma, Iqbal Zafar. In situ observations of carbon nanotube formation using environmental electron microscopy (ETEM). App. Phys. Lett (2004).
  • Renu Sharma, Michael McKelvy, Hamdallah Béarat, Andrew Chizmeshya, R Carpenter. In Situ Nanoscale Observations of the Mg(OH)2 Dehydroxylation and Rehydroxylation Mechanisms. Phil. Mag (2004).
  • Renu Sharma, Peter Crozier. Dynamic nanochemical changes in Ceria-based catalysts during in situ reduction. 13th International Congress on Catalysis (2004).
  • Renu Sharma, Peter Crozier. Dynamic nanochemical changes in Ceria-based catalysts during in situ reduction. Proc. 13th International congress on Catalysis (2004).
  • Renu Sharma, Peter Crozier, Z Kang, L Eyring. Observation of Dynamic Nanostructural and Nanochemical Changes in Ceria-Based Catalysts During In Situ Reduction. Phil. Mag (2004).
  • Li-Ming Wu, Renu Sharma, Dong-Kyun Seo. Mtathetical conversion of Nd2O3 nanoparticles into NdS2 polysulfide nanoparticles at low temperatures using Boron Sulfides. Inorganic Chemistry (2003).
  • Parmanand Sharma, Amita Gupta, K Rao, Frank Owens, Renu Sharma, Rajeev Ahuja, J Osorio Guillen, Borje Johanson, G Gehring. Ferromagnetism above room temperature in bulk and transparent thin films of Mn doped ZnO. Nature Materials (2003).
  • Renu Sharma. In Situ Observations of Carbon Nanotube Formation and Growth Process. Microsc. & Microanal (2003).
  • Renu Sharma, Peter Crozier, Ronald Marx, Karl Weiss. An Environmental Transmission Electron Microscope for In-Situ Observation of Chemical Processes at the Nanometer Level. Microsc. & Microanal (2003).
  • Zafar Iqbal, Frank Owens, Mikhail Kozlov, S Vijayakshmi, K Rao, Mamoun Muhammed, Yan Zhang, Haim Grebel, Amer Lahamer, Giorgio Bendek, Marco Bernasconi, Jesica Cariboni, Ivan Spagnolatti, Renu Sharma. Solid Phase of Dodecahedral C20. European Journal of Physics (2003).
Research Activity
  • Carpenter,Ray W*, Buseck,P R, Crozier,Peter, Drucker,Jeffery S, Mahajan,Subhash, Mccartney,Martha Rogers, Newman,Nathan, Rez,Peter, Sharma,Renu, Sharp,Thomas, Smith,David John, Spence,John Charles, Treacy,Michael Matthew John. MRI: Acquisition of an aberration corrected high resolution analytical transmission electron micro for advanced materials research. NSF-MPS-DMR(10/1/2008 - 8/31/2014).
  • Sharma,Renu*, Adams,James Brewster, Crozier,Peter. In Situ Characterization of the Nanoscale Catalysis During Anodic Redox Processes. DOE-CHICAGO(8/15/2007 - 8/14/2011).
  • Chizmeshya,Andrew V*, Chizmeshya,Andrew V*, Chizmeshya,Andrew V*, Bearat,Hamdallah A, Carpenter,Ray W, Marzke,Robert F, Mckelvy,Michael J, Mckelvy,Michael J, Sharma,Renu, Wolf,George H. IN SITU INVESTIGATIONS OF THE MECHANISMS THAT GOVERN CO2 MINERAL SEQUESTRATION REACTION PROCESSES. ARGONNE NATL LABORATORY(6/1/2007 - 7/31/2008).
  • Sharma,Renu*, Rez,Peter, Treacy,Michael Matthew John. Dynamic Observation of Carbon Nanotube Growth on Isolated Catalyst Nanoparticles. NSF-ENG(9/1/2006 - 8/31/2010).
  • Drucker,Jeffery S*, Crozier,Peter, Sharma,Renu. Science of Nanowire Epitaxy. DOE-CHICAGO(8/15/2006 - 12/31/2013).
  • Sharma,Renu*, Crozier,Peter. WORKSHOP: Dynamic In Situ Electron Microscopy as a Tool to Meet the Challenges of the Nano-World. NSF-ENG(10/1/2005 - 9/30/2006).
  • Sharma,Renu*, Rez,Peter, Treacy,Michael Matthew John. NER: Controlled Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Desired Properties. NSF-ENG(7/1/2005 - 12/31/2006).
  • Carpenter,Ray W*, Carlson,Marilyn P, Chizmeshya,Andrew V, Drucker,Jeffery S, Goodnick,Stephen Marshall, Mckelvy,Michael J, Pizziconi,Vincent B, Ramakrishna,B L, Sharma,Renu. In Situ Real-Time Atomic Scale Nanomaterials Synthesis, Characterization, and Modeling for Undergraduate Education. NSF-ENG(7/1/2004 - 6/30/2008).
  • Crozier,Peter*, Adams,James Brewster, Sharma,Renu. IN-SITU ATOMIC LEVEL STUDIES OF REDOX AND SINTERING PROCESSES IN CERIA AND CERIA ZINCONIA. NSF-ENG(10/1/2003 - 9/30/2007).
  • Drucker,Jeffery S*, Drucker,Jeffery S*, Crozier,Peter, Mayer,James Walter, Mckelvy,Michael J, Panitch,Alyssa, Sharma,Renu. ACQUISITION OF ELECTRON MICROSCOPE UPGRADE TO IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL CAPABILITY FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. NSF-MPS(10/1/2002 - 9/30/2004).
  • Mckelvy,Michael J*, Carpenter,Ray W, Sharma,Renu, Wolf,George H. UNDERSTANDING OLIVINE CO2 MINERAL SEQUESTRATION REACTION MECHANISMS AT THE ATOMIC LEVEL: OPTIMIZING REACTION PROCESS DESIGN. DOE-NETL(9/20/2001 - 5/19/2003).
  • Mckelvy,Michael J*, Carpenter,Ray W, Chizmeshya,Andrew V, Sharma,Renu. DEVELOPING AN ATOMIC-LEVEL UNDERSTANDING TO ENHANCE CO2 MINERAL SEQUESTRATION REACTION PROCESSES. ARGONNE NATL LABORATORY(6/1/2001 - 5/31/2004).
  • Smith,David John*, Carpenter,Ray W, Crozier,Peter, Sharma,Renu. ACQUISITION OF HIGH-RESOLUTION CHEMICAL ELECTRON MICROSCOPE. NREL:NATL RENEWABLE ENERGY LAB(8/25/2000 - 12/31/2002).
  • Mckelvy,Michael J*, Carpenter,Ray W, Sharma,Renu. ATOMIC-LEVEL IMAGING OF CO2 DISPOSAL AS A CARBONATE MINERAL: OPTIMIZING REACTION PROCESS DESIGN. DOE(8/1/1998 - 7/31/2002).
  • Sharma,Renu*. IN SITU STUDY OF STABILIZATION OF ZIRCONIA BY ANION EXCHANGE (N FOR O) USING HIGH TEMPERATURE, CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE X-RAY DIFFRACTION. NSF-MPS(7/15/1998 - 3/31/2000).
  • Carpenter,Ray W*, Mayer,James Walter, Sharma,Renu. ENERGY RESOLVED HIGH RESOLUTION DYNAMIC E-CELL MATERIALS. DOE(4/1/1995 - 8/31/1999).
Presentations
  • Renu Sharma. Understanding Atomic-Scale
    Nucleation and Growth Mechanisms for 1-D nanomaterials. workshop on ‘Advanced Electron Microscopy in Materials Science (Nov 2008).
  • Renu Sharama. Direct Observation of Carbon Nanotubes Formation from Selectively Fabricated
    Catalyst Nano-particles. 55th Annual meeting of American Vacuum Society (Oct 2008).
  • Renu Sharma. In situ synthesis of 1-d nanostructures. workshop on ‘’Remote Electron Microscopy for In Situ Studies" (Apr 2008).
  • Renu Sharma. In situ observations of dynamic processes using Environmental Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope. Oklahoma Microscopy Society, Annual meeting (Apr 2008).
  • Renu Sharma. Direct imaging of nano-scale chemical processes. Procter and Gamble, , Imaging and Analysis Community (Mar 2008).
  • Renu Sharma Seminar, . Direct imaging of nano-scale chemical processes using ESTEM. Technical Seminar at Chevron (Feb 2008).
  • Sharma, Renu. In situ Synthesis and Characterization of Catalysts and Nanostructured Materials. Cape Advanced Technology Lecture (Oct 2007).
  • Sharma, Renu. Observation of Dynamic Nanoscale Processes Using Environmental Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope. American Vacuum Society (AVS) 54th meeting (Oct 2007).
  • Sharma, Renu. In situ Synthesis and Characterization of Catalysts and Nanostructured Materials. Materials Research Colloquium (Sep 2007).
  • Sharma, Renu, Hoffman, Stephan. In Situ Observations for Selective Synthesis of One Dimensional Nanomaterials. Annual meeting (Aug 2007).
  • Sharma, Renu. Observation of Dynamic Nanoscale Processes Using Environmental Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (ESTEM). Departmental Seminar (Jun 2007).
  • Sharma, Renu. An Environmental Transmission Electron Microscope for in Situ Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials. Departmental Seminar, General Electric, (GE) Bangalore, India (Dec 2006).
  • Sharma, Renu. An Environmental Transmission Electron Microscope for in Situ Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials. Departmental Seminar, Indian Istitute of Science, Bangalore, India (Dec 2006).
  • Sharma, Renu. An Environmental Transmission Electron Microscope for in Situ Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials. European Materials Research Society, Spring Meeting, May 28-June 2, Nice, France (May 2006).
  • Sharma, Renu. In-Situ TEM Studies of Carbon Nanotube Growth By Catalytic Decomposition of Acetylene. European Materials Research Society, Spring Meeting, May 28-June 2, Nice, France (May 2006).
  • Sharma, Renu. Symposium F, "Nanoscale Imaging of Devices and Innovative Materials". European Materials Research Society, Spring Meeting, May 28-June 2, Nice, France (May 2006).
  • Hofmann, S, Cantoro, M, SPisana, A, Scardaci, V, Ferrari, A, Robertson, J, Ducati, C, Dunin-Borkowski, R, Csanyi, G, Blackburn, A, Wang, K, Du, G, Sharma, Renu. Surface-bound CVD of single-wall carbon nanotubes below 400°C. European Materials Research Society, Spring Meeting, May 28-June 2, Nice, France (May 2006).
  • Pisana, S, Hofmann, S, Cantoro, M, Parvez, A, Sharma, Renu, Du, G, Ducati, C, Ferrari, A, Robertson, J. The role of precursor gases on the morphology of catalyst films for carbon nanotube growth. European Materials Research Society, Spring Meeting, May 28-June 2, Nice, France (May 2006).
  • Sharma, Renu. In Situ Observations of Growth mechanisms of Carbon Nanotubes using Environmental Transmission Electron Microscope. MRS Fall meeting, Boston (Nov 2005).
  • McKelvy, M, Sharma, Renu, Chizmeshya, A. Lamellar Reaction Phenomena: from Intercalation to Nanomaterials Formation. 13th International Symposium on Intercalation Compounds, Clermont-Ferrand, France (Jun 2005).
  • Sharma, Renu. Combining Nanoscale Synthesis and Characterizion using environmental transmission electron microscope. Miidwestern, Microscopy and Microanalysis Society, University of Illionois, Urbana (Jun 2005).
  • Sharma, Renu. Understanding growth mechanisms and kinetics of gas solid interactions at nanoscale using an environmental transmission electron microscope. MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco (Mar 2005).
  • Sharma, Renu, McKelvy, Michael, Béarat, Hamdallah, Chizmeshya, Andrew, Carpenter, R. In-Situ Observations of CO2 Mineral Sequestration Process. MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco (Mar 2005).
  • Wang, Ruigang, Jiang, Yong, Sharma, Renu, Adam, James, Crozier, Peter. Redox Processes in Ceria and Ceria-Zirconia. MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco (Mar 2005).
  • Sharma, Renu. Understanding the Growth mechanisms of Carbon Nanotubes by In Situ Observations using Environmental Transmission Electron Microscope. International meeting on Atomic Level Characterization'o5, Kona, HI
Service
  • Journa Physics Chemistry Letters, Reviewer (2008 - Present)
  • Journa of Materials Chemistry, Reviewer (2008 - Present)
  • J. Nanoparticles Research, Reviewer (2005 - Present)
  • Library Appeals Board, member (2005 - Present)
  • Carbon, reviewer (2004 - Present)
  • J. Materials Research, Reviewer (2004 - Present)
  • Microscopy and Microanalysis, Reviewer (2004 - Present)
  • NSF, Reviewer (2004 - Present)
  • Library Appeals Board, member (1992 - Present)
  • HREM Winter School, Teacher (1990 - Present)
  • Industrial associates management committee, Memeber (1989 - Present)
  • Microscaopy and Microanalysis Society of America, Program Chair (2007 - 2008)
  • University Libraries, member, Appeals Baord (2007 - 2008)
  • World Technology Center, Panel member (2007 - 2008)
  • Acta Materiala, Reviewer (2007 - 2007)
  • National Science Foundation, Reviewer (2007 - 2007)
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Member (2006 - 2007)
  • National Science Foundation, Reviewer (2003 - 2007)
  • Microscopy Society of America, Member (1988 - 2007)
  • American Chemical scoiety, reviewer (2007 - 2007)
  • Physica Satat. Solidi, Reviewer (2007 - 2007)
  • Mocroscopy Society of America, Session Chair (2007 - 2007)
  • Library Appeals Board, member (2005 - 2007)
  • Peer Review, member (2001 - 2007)
  • Arizona Imaging and Microanalysis Society, Memeber of Executive Board (2000 - 2007)
  • Industrial associates management committee, Memeber (1989 - 2007)
  • Materials Research Society, Reviewer (2007 - 2007)
  • Materials Research Society of America, Member (1989 - 2006)
  • Peer Reveiw Committe, member (2005 - 2006)
  • Proc. Materials Research Society, Reviewer (2005 - 2005)
  • eJSSNT, Reviewer (2004 - 2005)
  • Academic Professionals University Grievance Committee, member (2004 - 2005)
  • University Academic Professionals Grievance Committee, member (2004 - 2005)
  • Arizona Imaging and Microanalysis Society, Past President (2004 - 2005)
  • National Science Foundation, Reviewer (2005 - 2005)
  • Peer Reveiw Committe, member (2004)
  • Arizona Imaging and Microanalysis Society, President (2003 - 2004)
  • Industrial Associates Program, member (1989 - 2003)
  • Department of Energy, Proposal Reveiwr (2003)
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry, Reveiwer (2003)
  • Library Appeals Board, member (2003)
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