Our group studies the electronic, magnetic, and mechanical properties of molecules, assemblies of molecules, and crystals of molecules. Most of the experiments we perform involve a combination of top-down nanotechnology and bottom-up nanotechnology. Top-down nanotechnology is used to build nanometerscale structures that are used to hold molecules or to make electrical contact to them. Often these measurement structures have a profound effect on the molecular properties. The bottom-up technology we use include synthesizing molecules, purifying them, and using self-assembly techniques to place the molecules between electrodes or to arrange the them into assemblies like fibers or crystals.