Professor, Unit Head
Year Started at JMU: 1997
hugheswc@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Research Description
Microfabrication of microfluidic devices, with a particular interest in the modification and control of polymer surface properties.
Education
- PhD in Physics, 1993, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- BS in Physics, 1984, Davidson College
Select Publications
- Gamage, K.K., Cheng, I., Park, R.E., Karim, M.S., Edamura, K., Hughes, C., Spano, A.J., Erisir, A. and Deppmann, C.D. Death Receptor 6 Promotes Wallerian Degeneration in Peripheral Axons. Current Biology. Current Biology (2017).
- “Understanding the mechanism of solvent-mediated adhesion of vacuum deposited Au and Pt thin films onto PMMA substrates”, A.K. Mo, V. L. Brown, B. K. Rugg, T. C. DeVore, H. M. Meyer, X. Hu, W. C. Hughes, B. H. Aug.
- “Improving the adhesion of Au thin films onto poly(methyl methacrylate) substrates using spun-cast organic solvents”, Alan K. Mo, Thomas C. DeVore, Brian H. Augustine, Vezekile P. Zungu, Laura L. Lee, Wm. Christopher Hughes, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 29(3) 030601-1 (2011).
ustine, Adv. Func. Mater. 23(11) 1431-1439 (2013).
Department of Physics & Astronomy
