Oana Jurchescu
Oana Diana Jurchescu | |
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Alma mater | University of Groningen West University of Timișoara |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Wake Forest University |
Thesis | Molecular organic semiconductors for electronic devices (2006) |
Oana Jurchescu is a Romanian physicist who is the Baker Family Physics Professor at Wake Forest University. Her research considers charge transport in organic and organic/inorganic hybrid semiconductors. In 2022, she was awarded a National Science Foundation Special Creativity Award for her work translating organic electronic materials into real-world devices.
Early life and education
[edit]Jurchescu was an undergraduate student at the West University of Timișoara in Romania.[1] She moved to the University of Groningen in the Netherlands for her doctoral research, where she studied organic semiconductors for optoelectronic devices. She was a postdoctoral researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.[1]
Research and career
[edit]In 2009, Jurchescu joined the Department of Physics at Wake Forest University. Her work considers novel functional materials and their application in electronic devices. She has particularly explored organic and hybrid organic-inorganic semiconductors and how they can realize large-area, flexible electronic devices.[2][3]
Jurchescu worked with physicians to realize organic field-effect transistor- based radiation detectors for patients undergoing cancer treatment. These devices, based on 2,8-difluoro-5,11-bis(triethylsilylethynyl)anthradithiophene (diF-TES ADT), acted as in vivo dosimeters to monitor radiation levels on a patient's skin in real time.[4] As well as pursuing high charge carrier mobilities, Jurchescu is interested in the degradation pathways that can impede the performance and lifetime of organic electronic devices.[5][6]
Jurcheschu was named Baker Family Professor of Physics in 2021.[7] In 2022, she was awarded an NSF Special Creativity Award to develop OSCAR, Organic Semiconductors by Computation on the Accelerated Refinement.[8][9] OSCAR look to develop novel functional molecular materials to accelerate commercialization.[10]
Awards and honors
[edit]- 2012 Wake Forest University Faculty Endowment Fund Fellowship[11]
- 2013 Wake Forest University Reid-Doyle Prize for Excellence in Teaching[12]
- 2013 National Science Foundation CAREER Award[13]
- 2013 Wake Forest University Innovation Award[citation needed]
- 2014 Journal of Materials Chemistry C Emerging Investigators Issue[citation needed]
- 2015 Wake Forest University Award for Excellence in Research[14]
- 2017 Kulynych Family Omicron Delta Kappa Award[15]
- 2018 URECA Award For Excellence in Mentorship in Research and Creative Work[16]
- 2020 Graduate School Student Association Faculty Excellence Award[17]
- 2024 Fellow of the American Physical Society[18]
Selected publications
[edit]- Jurchescu, Oana D.; Baas, Jacob; Palstra, Thomas T. M. (2004-04-19). "Effect of impurities on the mobility of single crystal pentacene". Applied Physics Letters. 84 (16): 3061–3063. arXiv:cond-mat/0404130. Bibcode:2004ApPhL..84.3061J. doi:10.1063/1.1704874. ISSN 0003-6951. S2CID 118849296.
- D J Gundlach; J E Royer; S K Park; et al. (17 February 2008). "Contact-induced crystallinity for high-performance soluble acene-based transistors and circuits". Nature Materials. 7 (3): 216–221. doi:10.1038/NMAT2122. ISSN 1476-1122. PMID 18278050. Wikidata Q47910287.
- Emily G Bittle; James I Basham; Thomas N Jackson; Oana D Jurchescu; David J Gundlach (10 March 2016). "Mobility overestimation due to gated contacts in organic field-effect transistors". Nature Communications. 7: 10908. Bibcode:2016NatCo...710908B. doi:10.1038/NCOMMS10908. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 4792947. PMID 26961271. Wikidata Q36690168.
- Oana D Jurchescu; Auke Meetsma; Thomas T M Palstra (15 March 2006). "Low-temperature structure of rubrene single crystals grown by vapor transport". Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science. 62 (Pt 2): 330–334. doi:10.1107/S0108768106003053. ISSN 0108-7681. PMID 16552167. Wikidata Q82904721.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Anthopoulos, Thomas D.; Noh, Yong-Young; Jurchescu, Oana D. (2020). "Emerging Thin-Film Transistor Technologies and Applications". Advanced Functional Materials. 30 (20): 2001678. doi:10.1002/adfm.202001678. hdl:10754/662986. ISSN 1616-301X. S2CID 219648687.
- ^ "High performance semiconductor spray paint could be a game changer for organic electronics". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "First field-effect transistors on hybrid perovskites fabricated for first time". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ Zeidell, Andrew M.; Ren, Tong; Filston, David S.; Iqbal, Hamna F.; Holland, Emma; Bourland, J. Daniel; Anthony, John E.; Jurchescu, Oana D. (September 2020). "Organic Field-Effect Transistors as Flexible, Tissue-Equivalent Radiation Dosimeters in Medical Applications". Advanced Science. 7 (18): 2001522. doi:10.1002/advs.202001522. ISSN 2198-3844. PMC 7509662. PMID 32999849.
- ^ "A new pathway to stable, low-cost, flexible electronics". Wake Forest News. 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ Iqbal, Hamna F.; Ai, Qianxiang; Thorley, Karl J.; Chen, Hu; McCulloch, Iain; Risko, Chad; Anthony, John E.; Jurchescu, Oana D. (2021-04-21). "Suppressing bias stress degradation in high performance solution processed organic transistors operating in air". Nature Communications. 12 (1): 2352. Bibcode:2021NatCo..12.2352I. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22683-2. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 8060299. PMID 33883553. S2CID 233352281.
- ^ "Jurchescu Named Baker Family Professor of Physics". Undergraduate College. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Physics professor brings first NSF Special Creativity award to WFU". Wake Forest News. 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ Laws, Breanna. "Physics professor wins prestigious grant". Old Gold & Black. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "NSF Award Search: Award # 1627925 - DMREF: Collaborative Research: Organic Semiconductors by Computationally-Accelerated Refinement (OSCAR)". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Prof. Jurchescu awarded WFU Faculty Endowment Fund Fellowship -- WFU Physics". physics.wfu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Oana Jurchescu Awarded Reid-Doyle Prize for Excellence in Teaching". Center for Energy, Environment & Sustainability. 2013-02-24. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Wake Forest researcher awarded NSF grant to develop novel flexible electronics". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Prof. Jurchescu Receives Wake Forest 2015 Excellence in Research Award -- WFU Physics". physics.wfu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Oana Jurchescu receives Kulynych Family Award -- WFU Physics". www.physics.wfu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Oana Jurchescu receives award for Excellence in Mentorship – WFU Physics". Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "2019-20 Graduate School Student Association Faculty Excellence Award – WFU Physics". Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "APS Fellows archive". American Physical Society. Retrieved 2024-12-14.