Prof. Otto F. Sankey

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Arizona State University
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Center for Biological Physics
Regents' ProfessorAppointed: 2008
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Mailing Address

Department of Physics
Center for Biological Physics
Arizona State University
Box 871504
Tempe, Arizona 85287-1504
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (480) 965-4334
Fax: (480) 965-7954
Otto.Sankey@asu.edu
http://physics.asu.edu/atofs/

Qualifications

Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, Physics, 1979.
M.A., Washington University in St. Louis, Physics, 1975.
B.S., University of Missouri-St. Louis, Physics, 1972.

Expertise and Research Interests

Theory and simulation of biophysical systems.
Virbational modes of viruses and large biological molecules.
Interaction of light and protein assemblies.
Mechanical motion of membrane transporters and exporters.
Theoretical studies of condensed matter systems.
Simulations of molecular electronics systems and electron transfer and tunneling systems.
Electronic sequencing of DNA.
Electronic structure methodology.
Electronic properties of semiconductors.
Simulating systems through molecular dynamics.
Materials synthesis at high pressure.
Modeling novel materials.

Otto Sankey has published over 230 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and his work is currently cited about 500-750 times per year. Currently (April 2008), his "h-index" (impact faactor) is 44.

Below are listed select publications.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Sciences, Molecular Dynamics, Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Semiconductors, Solid State Physics, Structural Mechanics, Student Enrichment, Theoretical Physics.

Additional Terms:

Electronic Structure of Solids, Laser Interactions With Proteins, Membrane Channels, Membrane Exporters, Membrane Transporters, Molecular Dynamics, Physics, Prediction of the Properties of Materials, Quantum Mechanics Techniques, Semiconductors, Simulation of Materials, Structural Mechanics, Student Enrichment, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Theoretical Solid State Physics, Viruses, Zeolites.

Memberships

American Physical Society
Materials Research Society

Honors and Awards

2002, Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Arizona State University
2007, Faculty Achievement Award - Most Influential Paper (Research) 2007, Arizona State University
2006, J. Tinsley Oden Faculty Fellow, University of Texas, Austin
2000, Fellow, American Physical Society, For developing real space first-principles electronic structure methods for broad applications to materials problems
2003, Distinquished Alumni Award, University of Missouri -- St. Louis
1996, Golden Opus Award for Teaching Excellence, Society of Physics Students (SPS), Arizona State University, Teaching award

Previous Positions

2005-2005, Sabbatical Leave, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE, Pharamacology
2002-2006, Associate Chair, Department of Physics, Arizona State University
1999-2003, Director, Arizona State University, ASU-NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center. High Pressure materials synthesis
1998-1998, Motorola Predictive Engineering Laboratory,, Semiconductor Products Sector, Mesa AZ
1987-1992, Associate Professor, Arizona State University, Physics
1982-1987, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, Physics
1981-1983, Post-doctoral fellow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Physics -- Materials Research Laboratory

Publications

  • Lee MH, Evans MJ, Daemen LL, Sankey OF, Häussermann U (Mar 2008) Vibrational property study of SrGa2H2 and BaGa2H2 by inelastic neutron scattering and first principles calculations., Inorganic chemistry, 47 (5), 1496-501 Abstract
  • Dykeman EC, Sankey OF (Jan 2008) Low frequency mechanical modes of viral capsids: an atomistic approach., Physical review letters, 100 (2), 028101 Abstract
  • Lee MH, Sankey OF, Björling T, Moser D, Noréus D, Parker SF, Häussermann U (Aug 2007) Vibrational properties of polyanionic hydrides SrAl2H2 and SrAlSiH: new insights into Al-H bonding interactions., Inorganic chemistry, 46 (17), 6987-91 Abstract
  • Dykeman EC, Sankey OF, Tsen KT (Jul 2007) Raman intensity and spectra predictions for cylindrical viruses., Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, 76 (1 Pt 1), 011906 Abstract
  • Tsen KT, Dykeman EC, Sankey OF, Tsen SW, Lin NT, Kiang JG (2007) Probing the low-frequency vibrational modes of viruses with Raman scattering--bacteriophage M13 in water., Journal of biomedical optics, 12 (2), 024009 Abstract
  • Tsen KT, Dykeman EC, Sankey OF, Lin NT, Tsen SW, Kiang JG (2006) Observation of the low frequency vibrational modes of bacteriophage M13 in water by Raman spectroscopy., Virology journal, 3, 79 Abstract
  • He J, Sankey O, Lee M, Tao N, Li X, Lindsay S (2006) Measuring single molecule conductance with break junctions., Faraday discussions, 131, 145-54; discussion 2 Abstract
  • Karymov M, Daniel D, Sankey OF, Lyubchenko YL (Jun 2005) Holliday junction dynamics and branch migration: single-molecule analysis., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 102 (23), 8186-91 Abstract
  • He J, Chen F, Li J, Sankey OF, Terazono Y, Herrero C, Gust D, Moore TA, Moore AL, Lindsay SM (Feb 2005) Electronic decay constant of carotenoid polyenes from single-molecule measurements., Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127 (5), 1384-5 Abstract
  • Li J, Speyer G, Sankey OF (Dec 2004) Conduction switching of photochromic molecules., Physical review letters, 93 (24), 248302 Abstract
  • Pavlicek JW, Oussatcheva EA, Sinden RR, Potaman VN, Sankey OF, Lyubchenko YL (Aug 2004) Supercoiling-induced DNA bending., Biochemistry, 43 (33), 10664-8 Abstract
  • Wang H, Lewis JP, Sankey OF (Jul 2004) Band-gap tunneling states in DNA., Physical review letters, 93 (1), 016401 Abstract
  • Oussatcheva EA, Pavlicek J, Sankey OF, Sinden RR, Lyubchenko YL, Potaman VN (May 2004) Influence of global DNA topology on cruciform formation in supercoiled DNA., Journal of molecular biology, 338 (4), 735-43 Abstract
  • Tomfohr J, Sankey OF (Jan 2004) Theoretical analysis of electron transport through organic molecules., The Journal of chemical physics, 120 (3), 1542-54 Abstract
  • Cui XD, Zarate X, Tomfohr J, Primak A, Moore AL, Moore TA, Gust D, Harris G, Sankey OF, Lindsay SM (Jul 2002) Bias-induced forces in conducting atomic force microscopy and contact charging of organic monolayers., Ultramicroscopy, 92 (2), 67-76 Abstract
  • Cui XD, Primak A, Zarate X, Tomfohr J, Sankey OF, Moore AL, Moore TA, Gust D, Harris G, Lindsay SM (Oct 2001) Reproducible measurement of single-molecule conductivity., Science (New York, N.Y.), 294 (5542), 571-4 Abstract
  • Dong J, Sankey OF, Myles CW (Mar 2001) Theoretical study of the lattice thermal conductivity in Ge framework semiconductors., Physical review letters, 86 (11), 2361-4 Abstract
  • Meléndez-Lira M, Menéndez J, Windl W, Sankey OF, Spencer GS, Sego S, Culbertson RB, Bair AE, Alford TL (Nov 1996) Carbon dependence of Raman mode frequencies in Si1-x-yGexCy alloys., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 54 (18), 12866-12872 Abstract
  • Gryko J, McMillan PF, Sankey OF (Aug 1996) NMR studies of Na atoms in silicon clathrate compounds., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 54 (5), 3037-3039 Abstract
  • Demkov AA, Windl W, Sankey OF (May 1996) Expanded-volume phases of silicon: Zeolites without oxygen., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 53 (17), 11288-11291 Abstract
  • Grumbach MP, Sankey OF, McMillan PF (Dec 1995) Properties of B2O: An unsymmetrical analog of carbon., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 52 (22), 15807-15811 Abstract
  • Lewis JP, Sankey OF, Geometry and energetics of DNA basepairs and triplets from first principles quantum molecular relaxations., Biophysical Journal, 69(3), 1068-76, 1995 Abstract
  • Lewis JP, Sankey OF (Sep 1995) Geometry and energetics of DNA basepairs and triplets from first principles quantum molecular relaxations., Biophysical journal, 69 (3), 1068-76 Abstract
  • Demkov AA, Ortega J, Sankey OF, Grumbach MP (Jul 1995) Electronic structure approach for complex silicas., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 52 (3), 1618-1630 Abstract
  • Huang YM, Spence JC, Sankey OF (Apr 1995) Dislocation Kink Motion in Silicon., Physical review letters, 74 (17), 3392-3395 Abstract
  • Gryko J, Sankey OF (Mar 1995) Energy band gaps of silicon-carbon alloys., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 51 (11), 7295-7298 Abstract
  • Grann ED, Sheih SJ, Tsen KT, Sankey OF, Günçer SE, Ferry DK, Salvador A, Botcharev A, Morkoc H (Jan 1995) Transient picosecond Raman studies of high-field electron transport in GaAs-based p-i-n nanostructure semiconductors., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 51 (3), 1631-1641 Abstract
  • Ortega J, Sankey OF (Jan 1995) Relative stability of hexagonal and planar structures of hypothetical C3N4 solids., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 51 (4), 2624-2627 Abstract
  • Demkov AA, Sankey OF, Schmidt KE, Adams GB, O'Keeffe M (Dec 1994) Theoretical investigation of alkali-metal doping in Si clathrates., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 50 (23), 17001-17008 Abstract
  • Adams GB, Page JB, Sankey OF, O'Keeffe M (Dec 1994) Polymerized C60 studied by first-principles molecular dynamics., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 50 (23), 17471-17479 Abstract
  • Ortega J, Lewis JP, Sankey OF (Oct 1994) Simplified electronic-structure model for hydrogen-bonded systems: Water., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 50 (15), 10516-10530 Abstract
  • Sankey OF, Drabold DA, Gibson A (Jul 1994) Projected random vectors and the recursion method in the electronic-structure problem., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 50 (3), 1376-1381 Abstract
  • Caro A, Drabold DA, Sankey OF (Mar 1994) Properties of the Al-Si solid solution: Dynamical properties of the silicon substitutional and the aluminum vacancy., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 49 (10), 6647-6654 Abstract
  • Adams GB, O'Keeffe M, Demkov AA, Sankey OF, Huang YM (Mar 1994) Wide-band-gap Si in open fourfold-coordinated clathrate structures., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 49 (12), 8048-8053 Abstract
  • Demkov AA, Sankey OF (Jul 1993) Theoretical investigation of random Si-C alloys., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 48 (4), 2207-2214 Abstract
  • Drabold DA, Sankey OF (Jun 1993) Maximum entropy approach for linear scaling in the electronic structure problem., Physical review letters, 70 (23), 3631-3634 Abstract
  • Drabold DA, Sankey OF (Jun 1993) Maximum entropy approach for linear scaling in the electronic structure problem., Physical review letters, 70 (23), 3631-3634 Abstract
  • Tsai M, Sankey OF, Dow JD (Oct 1992) Charge transfer in ab initio real-space molecular dynamics., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 46 (16), 10464-10467 Abstract
  • Phillips R, Drabold DA, Lenosky T, Adams GB, Sankey OF (Jul 1992) Electronic structure of schwarzite., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 46 (3), 1941-1943 Abstract
  • Adams GB, Sankey OF, Page JB, O'keeffe M, Drabold DA (Jun 1992) Energetics of Large Fullerenes: Balls, Tubes, and Capsules., Science (New York, N.Y.), 256 (5065), 1792-1795 Abstract
  • O'Keeffe M, Adams GB, Sankey OF (Apr 1992) Predicted new low energy forms of carbon., Physical review letters, 68 (15), 2325-2328 Abstract
  • Chia C, Sankey OF, Tsen KT (Mar 1992) Transient time-resolved Raman scattering in semiconductors: Band-structure effects., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 45 (12), 6509-6516 Abstract
  • Ma H, Lin SH, Carpenter RW, Sankey OF (Dec 1991) Ab initio study of the valence-electron relaxation effect on x-ray-emission spectra and the excitonic effect on electron-energy-loss spectra of the Si L2,3 edge., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 44 (24), 13393-13397 Abstract
  • Drabold DA, Fedders PA, Klemm S, Sankey OF (Oct 1991) Finite-temperature properties of amorphous silicon., Physical review letters, 67 (16), 2179-2182 Abstract
  • Adams GB, Sankey OF (Aug 1991) Ab initio molecular-dynamical relaxation applied to the silicon(111)-5 x 5 surface reconstruction., Physical review letters, 67 (7), 867-870 Abstract
  • Adams GB, Page JB, Sankey OF, Sinha K, Menendez J, Huffman DR (Aug 1991) First-principles quantum molecular-dynamics study of the vibrations of icosahedral C60., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 44 (8), 4052-4055 Abstract
  • Dow JD, Hong RD, Klemm S, Ren SY, Tsai M, Sankey OF, Kasowski RV (Feb 1991) Proposed explanation of the p-type doping proclivity of ZnTe., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 43 (5), 4396-4407 Abstract
  • Drabold DA, Wang R, Klemm S, Sankey OF, Dow JD (Feb 1991) Efficient ab initio molecular-dynamics simulations of carbon., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 43 (6), 5132-5134 Abstract
  • Drabold DA, Fedders PA, Sankey OF, Dow JD (Sep 1990) Molecular-dynamics simulations of amorphous Si., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 42 (8), 5135-5141 Abstract
  • Drabold DA, Dow JD, Fedders PA, Carlsson AE, Sankey OF (Sep 1990) Convergence of force calculations for noncrystalline Si., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 42 (8), 5345-5348 Abstract
  • Sankey OF, Niklewski DJ, Drabold DA, Dow JD (Jun 1990) Molecular-dynamics determination of electronic and vibrational spectra, and equilibrium structures of small Si clusters., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 41 (18), 12750-12759 Abstract
  • Tsen KT, Halama G, Sankey OF, Tsen S, Morkoc H (Oct 1989) Time-resolved Raman studies of the photoexcited electron-hole plasma in InP., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 40 (11), 8103-8106 Abstract
  • Weng X, Rez P, Sankey OF (Sep 1989) Pseudo-atomic-orbital band theory applied to electron-energy-loss near-edge structures., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 40 (8), 5694-5704 Abstract
  • Sankey OF, Niklewski DJ (Aug 1989) Ab initio multicenter tight-binding model for molecular-dynamics simulations and other applications in covalent systems., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 40 (6), 3979-3995 Abstract
  • Tsen KT, Sankey OF, Halama G, Tsen SC, Morkoc H (Mar 1989) Transport of the photoexcited electron-hole plasma in GaAs quantum wells., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 39 (9), 6276-6278 Abstract
  • Jansen RW, Sankey OF (Feb 1989) Theory of relative native- and impurity-defect abundances in compound semiconductors and the factors that influence them., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 39 (5), 3192-3206 Abstract
  • Jansen RW, Sankey OF (Feb 1989) Theory of relative native- and impurity-defect abundances in compound semiconductors and the factors that influence them., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 39 (5), 3192-3206 Abstract
  • Tsen KT, Sankey OF (Mar 1988) Expansion of the electron-hole plasma in Si: A picosecond time-resolved Raman probe., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 37 (8), 4321-4324 Abstract
  • Jansen RW, Sankey OF (Oct 1987) Ab initio linear combination of pseudo-atomic-orbital scheme for the electronic properties of semiconductors: Results for ten materials., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 36 (12), 6520-6531 Abstract
  • Jansen RW, Bertoncini R, Pinnick DA, Katz AI, Hanson RC, Sankey OF, O'Keeffe M (Jun 1987) Theoretical aspects of solid hydrogen halides under pressure., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 35 (18), 9830-9846 Abstract
  • Sankey OF, Allen RE (May 1986) Atomic forces from electronic energies via the Hellmann-Feynman theorem, with application to semiconductor (110) surface relaxation., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 33 (10), 7164-7171 Abstract
  • Disko MM, Spence JC, Sankey OF, Saldin D (Apr 1986) Electron-energy-loss near-edge structure of Be2C., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 33 (8), 5642-5651 Abstract
  • Jansen RW, Sankey OF (Mar 1986) Theory of deep electronic levels of large chalcogen (S, Se, and Te) complexes in Si., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 33 (6), 3994-4001 Abstract
  • Lee S, Dow JD, Sankey OF (Mar 1985) Theory of charge-state splittings of deep levels., Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 31 (6), 3910-3914 Abstract

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