His areas of interest include the development of new strategies for engineering nanometer-scale structures and devices. K. Eric Drexler, Institute for Molecular Manufacturing. He has used techniques from synthetic chemistry, recombinant DNA technology and materials science to develop novel methods to assemble and study artificial proteins, molecular receptors, peptide architectures, and self-replicating molecular systems. James K. Gimzewski, IBM Research Division, Zurich Research Laboratory. He is well known for his numerous achievements in STM tip assisted atomic manipulation on solid surfaces.
Recent work includes room temperature manipulation of complex molecules.
William A. Goddard III, Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology. Goddard's work includes investigation of molecular dynamics of large molecules and solids to determine the structure, vibrations, and dynamical processes of materials and nanotechnology designs. Ralph C. Merkle, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. Merkle, a computational nanotechnologist, is one of the field's leading theorists and proponents. His molecular design concepts include an alternative to the Stewart Platform as a basis for a general purpose molecular assembler.