Sandra Whaley Bishnoi , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Office: 388 Life Sciences Building
Phone: 312.567.8922
Fax: 312.567.3494
Email: bishnoi@iit.edu
Expertise
- Synthesis and surface modification of nanomaterials
- Design of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensors for biological applications and understanding nanotoxicity
Education
- B.S. University of Texas at Austin
- Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin
Curriculum Vitae
Research & Major Accomplishments
Current Projects
- Nanoparticle - based reactive oxygen sensors
- SERS tracking of nanoshells with Raman-active PEGs
- SERS-based bioassays
Awards/Honors
Patents
Books
Selected Publications
Yiming Huang, Vimal Swarup, and Sandra Whaley Bishnoi, Rapid Raman Imaging of Stable, Functionalized Nanoshells in Mammalian Cell Cultures, Nano Lett., 2009, 9 (8), pp 2914–2920.
James Bai, Kaleyhia Flowers, Salil Benegal, Milagros Calizo, Vrudhdhi Patel, and Sandra Whaley Bishnoi, Using the Enzymatic Growth of Nanoparticles to Create a Biosensor: An Undergraduate Quantitative Analysis Experiment, J. Chem. Ed., 2009, 86 (6), 712-714.
Yu-Jen Lin, Pankti Gala, and Sandra Whaley Bishnoi, Sol-gel Encapsulated Gold-Silica Nanoshell-based SERS Sensors, in Solids at the Biological Interface, edited by V.L. Ferguson, J.X.-J. Zhang, C. Stoldt, C.P. Frick (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Volume 1063E, Warrendale, PA, 2007), 1063-OO03-05.
Jennifer A. Tullman, William F. Finney, Yu-Jen Lin, and Sandra Whaley Bishnoi, Tunable assembly of peptide coated gold nanoparticles. Plasmonics, 2007, 2(3), 119-127.
Sandra W. Bishnoi, Christopher J. Rozell, Carly S. Levin, Muhammed K. Gheith, Bruce R. Johnson, Don H. Johnson, and Naomi J. Halas, An all-optical nanoscale pH meter. Nano Letters, 2006, 6(8); 1687-1692.
Levin, C. S.; Bishnoi, S. W.; Grady, N. K.; Halas, N. J. Determining the conformation of thiolated Polyethylene Glycol on Au Nanoshells by Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Assay. Anal. Chem. 2006, 78(10), 3277-3281.
Sandra R. Whaley, D. S. English, Evelyn L. Hu, Paul F. Barbara, Angela M. Belcher. Selection of peptides with semiconductor binding specificity for directed nanocrystal assembly. Nature 405, 2000, 665-668.
Professional Society Memberships
Editorial Board Service
Professional Society Service
Grants
- NSF: Collaborative Research: International Nanofluid Properties Benchmark Exercise (INPBE)
Community Service
- 2009 Project SEED Mentor - Shawn Kamal and Maritza Rodriguez
- 2009 ACS Fellows Mentor - Leigha Ingham
- 2008 - 2009 Science Chicago Volunteer
