Education

• Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Minnesota
• B.S. in Chemistry, Peking University, China

Professional Background

• 2012 - present: Senior Research Associate, Characterization Facility, University of Minnesota
• 2006 - 2012: Research Associate, Characterization Facility, University of Minnesota
• 2004 - 2006: Postdoctoral Researcher, W. L. Gladfelter group, University of Minnesota
• 2001 - 2004: Postdoctoral Researcher, J. M. White group, the University of Texas at Austin

Selected Publications

• Monnier, G.; Frahm, E.; Luo, B.; Missal, K. "Developing FTIR microspectroscopy for analysis of animal-tissue residues on stone tools”, Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 2017, 78, 158-178.
• Walter, J.; Wang, H.; Luo, B.; Frisbie, C.D.; Leighton, C. “Electrostatic versus electrochemical doping and control of ferromagnetism in ion-gel-gated ultrathin La0.5Sr0.5CoO3-δ”, ACS Nano, 2016, 10, 7799-7810.
• Monnier, G.; Hauck, T.C.; Feinberg, J.M.; Luo, B.; Le Tensorer, J.-M.; al Sakhel, H. “A multi-analytical methodology of lithic residue analysis applied to Paleolithic tools from Hummal, Syria”, Journal of Archaeological Science, 2013, 40, 3722-3739.
• Warner, J.A.; Polkinghorne, J.C.; Gonerka, J.; Meyer, S.; Luo, B.; Frethem, C.; Haugstad, G. "Strain-induced crack formations in PDMS/DXA drug collars”, 2013, 9, 7335-7342.
• Yuan, H.; Luo, B.; Yu, D.; Cheng, A.; Campbell, S. A.; Gladfelter, W. L. "Atomic layer deposition of Al-doped ZnO films using ozone as the oxygen source: A comparison of two methods to deliver aluminum", Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A ,2012, 30, 01A139-1.
• Luo, B.; Gladfelter, W. L. "Chemical vapor deposition of metals: W, Al, Cu and Ru", in Chemical Vapor Deposition eds. Jones, A. C.; Hitchman, M. L., Royal Society of Chemistry, 2009, 320.
• Luo, B.; Rossini, J. E.; Gladfelter, W. L. "Zinc oxide nanocrystals stabilized by alkylammonium alkylcarbamates", Langmuir, 2009, 25, 13133.
• Luo. B.; Yu D.; Kucera B. E.; Campbell, S. A.; Gladfelter, W. L. "Synthesis and structures of bis(2-dimethylaminoethyl)amine adducts of strontium bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylheptane-3,5-dionate) and their use in the CVD of cubic strontium-doped hafnium dioxides", Chemical Vapor Deposition, 2007, 13, 381.
• Luo, B; Kucera, B. E.; Gladfelter, W. L. "Hydrido and chloro gallium and aluminum complexes with the tridentate bis(2-dimethylaminoethyl)amide ligand", Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 2006, 4491-4498.
• Luo, B; Wang, Q.; White, J. M. "UHV surface chemistry of bis(ethylcyclopentadienyl)ruthenium, (C2H5C5H4)2Ru, on an oxide substrate", Chemical Vapor Deposition, 2004, 10, 311-317.
• Luo, B; Lee, S. Y.; White, J. M. "Adsorption, desorption and reaction of a gallium nitride precursor, (H2GaNHNMe2)2, on HfO2",Chemistry of Materials, 2004, 16, 629-638.