Dr. Jason Kilpatrick
Research Fellow
Jason graduated from The University of Newcastle, Australia, in 2000, with a BSc. in Chemistry (Honours) and received the Royal Australian Chemical Institute prize for his work on wax-based emulsion explosives. He also undertook a PhD at the same institution, the last two years of which were spent conducting research at The University of Leeds, UK. Jason's research interests are the development and extension of AFM technology, having 7 years experience in the field. Jason joined the Nanoscale Function Group in 2005.
Current Research Interests
Magnetically Activated, Frequency Modulation Colloid Probe AFM
Development of Digital Frequency Modulation AFM
Development of Quantitative Dissipation Mapping Using Phase Modulation AFM
Development of Low Noise AFM Instrumentation
Investigation of the Mechanical Response of Living Cells (Dissipation Mapping and Frequency Modulation AFM)
Surface Stress Effects on Cantilever Based Sensors
Publications
Frequency modulation atomic force microscopy in ambient environments utilizing robust feedback tuning, Kilpatrick, J. I., Gannepalli, A., Cleveland, J. P., and Jarvis, S. P., Review of Scientific Instruments, 80, 023701, (2009). [PDF]
Artifact-free dynamic atomic force microscopy reveals monotonic dissipation for a simple confined liquid, Kaggwa, G. B., Kilpatrick, J. I., Sader, J. E., and Jarvis, S. P., Applied Physics Letters, 93, 011909, (2008). [PDF]
Direct mechanical measurement of geodesic structures in rat mesenchymal stem cells, Maguire, P., Kilpatrick, J. I., Kelly, G., Prendergast, P. J., Campbell, V. A., O'Connell, B. C., and Jarvis, S. P., HFSP Journal, 1, 181-191, (2007). [PDF]
Phase modulation atomic force microscope with true atomic resolution, Fukuma, T., Kilpatrick, J. I., and Jarvis, S. P., Review of Scientific Instruments, 77, 123703, (2006). [PDF]
Contact Details
Phone: +353-1-716-6879
Fax: +353-1-716-6777
Email: jason.kilpatrick-at-ucd.ie