Roberta DiLeo(2002)

College/Degrees

Rochester Institute of Technology, BS in Physics, MS in Materials
Science and Engineering,

Employer/Job Title

pursuing a Ph.D. in Microsystems Engineering

Accomplishments

Goldwater Scholar 2006
2008 Inductee to Alpha Sigma Lambda Honors Society
2008 Space Scholar at the Air Force Research Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM
Publications:
-DiLeo,R.A., Landi, B.J., Raffaelle, R.P. “Purity Assessment of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes by Raman Spectroscopy.” J. of App.
Physics, 101, 064307, 2007
– Krysak, M, Parekh, B., Debies, T., DiLeo, R.A., Landi, B.J., Raffaelle, R.P., Tackacs, G.A. “Gas-phase surface functionalization of
multiwalled carbon nanotubes with vacuum UV photo-oxidation.” J. of Adhesion Sci. and Tech., 21, 999, 2007
-DiLeo, R.A., Landi, B. J., Raffaelle, R.P. “Application of the G’/D Raman Ratio for Purity Assessment of Multi-Walled Carbon
Nanotubes” Presentated at Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA 2007 – Landi, B.J., DiLeo, R.A., Schauerman,
C.M., Cress, C.D., Ganter, M.J., Raffaelle, R.P. “Multi-walled carbon nanotube paper anodes for lithium ion batteries.” Accepted at
Journal of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Poster
-DiLeo, R.A., Landi, B. J., Raffaelle, R.P. “Application of the G’/D Raman Ratio for Purity Assessment of Multi-Walled Carbon
Nanotubes” Presentated at Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA 2007
-DiLeo, R.A., Anctil, A., Cress, C D., Landi, B.J., Raffaelle, R.P. “Determination of Nanomaterial Energy Levels for Organic
Photovoltaics by Cyclic Voltammetry” Presented at Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA

Testimonial

Attending PGSS in the summer of 2002 greatly influenced my decision to pursue education in the sciences,specifically physics, in college. That decision was the first step in moving toward a education highly influenced by research opportunities throughout my undergraduate work, which in turn led to scholarship opportunities and more pontential research opportunities as well. The idea of pairing a research weighted education with classroom courses was certainly emphasized during my short time at PGSS and it guided my choice to pursue the same environment in college. Without this initial exposure to such an environment I would probably not have chosen the education path I am currently on, and my desire to continue in a research-related career would not have been fostered.