Mechanical Engineering Faculty Profile:

Dr. Santiago Solares
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Solares’ research interests include multi-scale simulations ranging from quantum to continuum mechanics, nanorobotics, surface characterization methods (primarily atomic force microscopy and chemical force microscopy), and surface reconstruction and functionalization.

(301) 405-5035 | ssolares@umd.edu | Room 3133, Building 088, Glenn L. Martin Hall

Education
M.S. and Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) California Institute of Technology, 2005 and 2006.
M.S. (Industrial Engineering) University of Miami, 1996.
B.S. and Licenciado (Chemical Engineering) University del Valle, Guatemala City, 1994 and 1995

Recent Publications

S.D. Solares, “Single biomolecule imaging with frequency and force modulation in tapping-mode atomic force microscopy”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol 111(9), pp. 2125-2129, 2007.

S.D. Solares, “Eliminating bistability and reducing sample damage through frequency and amplitude modulation in tapping-mode atomic force microscopy”, Measurement Science and Technology, Vol 18, pp. 592-600, 2007.

S.D. Solares, Y. Matsuda, and W.A. Goddard III, “Influence of the carbon nanotube probe tilt angle on the effective probe stiffness and image quality in tapping-mode atomic force microscopy”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol 109(35), pp. 16658-16664, 2005.

Y. Liu, A.H. Flood, P.A. Bonvallet, S.A. Vignon, B.H. Northrop, H.R. Tseng, J.O. Jeppesen, T.J. Huang, B. Brough, M. Baller, S. Magonov, S.D. Solares, W.A. Goddard III; C.M. Ho, and J.F. Stoddart, “Linear artificial molecular muscles”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 127(27), pp. 9745-9759, 2005.

S.D. Solares, M.J. Esplandiu, W.A. Goddard III, and C.P. Collier, “Mechanisms of single-walled carbon nanotube probe-sample multistability in tapping mode AFM imaging”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol. 109(23), pp. 11493-11500, 2005.

S.D. Solares, M. Blanco, and W.A. Goddard III, “Design of a nanomechanical fluid control valve based on functionalized silicon cantilevers: coupling molecular mechanics with classical engineering design”, Nanotechnology, Vol 15(11), pp. 1405-1415, 2004.

I.R. Shapiro, S.D. Solares, M.J. Esplandiu, L.A. Wade, W.A. Goddard III, and C.P. Collier, “Influence of elastic deformation on single-wall carbon nanotube atomic force microscopy probe resolution”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol. 108(36), pp. 13613-13618, 2004.

Honors and Awards
Institute of Molecular Manufacturing 2002 Nanotechnology Design Prize for the design and modeling of a nanomechanical fluid control valve constructed with carbon nanotubes and functionalized silicon cantilevers.

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