BETHANY HALFORD
Lieber
COURTESY OF
CHRISTOPHER
NAVIN
Charles M. Lieber, a chemistry professor at Harvard
University, has been named coeditor of Nano
Letters. He will share editorial responsibilities with
the journal's founding editor, A. Paul Alivisatos, a
chemistry and materials science professor at the
University of California, Berkeley.
Since its first issue in 2001, "Nano Letters has
rapidly emerged as a premier journal," according to
Robert D. Bovenschulte, president of the American
Chemical Society's Publications Division.
"Submissions have now grown to the point where
the editor needs help to cope with the volume and
maintain the highest standards for quality."
Lieber was previously on Nano Letters' editorial advisory board. "ACS is
delighted that Professor Lieber has agreed to serve in this capacity,"
Bovenschulte remarks.
An established leader in the field of nanotechnology, Lieber is well
known for his expertise in the fabrication and study of electronically
functional nanostructures. He has received dozens of honors, including
the ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials and Scientific American's
award in nanotechnology. Last year, he was elected to membership in
the National Academy of Sciences.
"I'm excited to work with Paul and ACS to continue to build the
journal," Lieber tells C&EN. Lieber expects that Nano Letters will
continue to publish interdisciplinary research in nanoscience and
nanotechnology under his and Alivisatos' guidance. He notes that there
are a number of good journals geared toward publishing research in the
booming area, and Nano Letters faces some tough competition. "We're
really trying to make this the best nano-related journal that is out
there," Lieber says.
