Classroom Teaching and Course Development



Classroom Teaching


At Penn State University (PSU):


PHYS 250P: Department of Physics: Freshman-level undergraduate course –
      “Introductory Physics I,” Laboratory Section Teaching Assistant (2003)


PHYS 250P: Department of Physics: Freshman-level undergraduate course –
      “Introductory Physics I,” Laboratory Section Teaching Assistant (2003)


PHYS 458: Department of Physics: Senior/Graduate-level PHYS elective – “Intermediate Optics,” Teaching Assistant (2003)


ESC 577: Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics: Guest Lecture:
      “Hydrogenated Silicon Thin Films and Devices prepared by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition” –
      “Engineered Thin Films,” Guest Lecturer (2009)


PHYS 444: Department of Physics: Guest Lecture:
          “Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Characterization of Thin Film Materials” –
          “Topics in Contemporary Physics,” Guest Lecturer (2010)


EE 500: Department of Electrical Engineering: Guest Lecture:
      “Non-Invasive, Non-Destructive Material Characterization by Spectroscopic Ellipsometry” –
      “Colloquium,” Guest Lecturer (2010)


EE 597E: Department of Electrical Engineering: Special topics graduate level course –
    “Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and the Optical Properties of Materials,” Instructor (2010)
    20 graduate students had enrolled with an additional 8 graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and faculty members auditing
    the course.




            At University of Toledo(UT):

  

PHYS 1300: "Physics in Everyday Life," Department of Physics and Astronomy, General undergraduate level course (3 credits),
            Instructor (Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017)


PHYS 6260: "Electrodynamics II," Department of Physics and Astronomy, Core graduate level 7260 course (3 credits), Instructor
            (Fall 2012)


PHYS 6540: "Structure, Defects, and Diffusion," Department of Physics and Astronomy,
            8540  Graduate level course required for some concentrations (4 credits), cross-listed as CHEM 4980/6810/8810
            "Materials Science I," Instructor (Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017)


PHYS 6550: "Thermodynamics and Phase Transformation in Condensed System,"       
            8550 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Graduate level course required for some concentrations (4 credits),
            cross- listed as CHEM 4980/ 6820/ 8820 "Materials Science II," Instructor (Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018)




  Course Development


I developed all content for a three credit graduate level course detailing interactions of polarized light with matter as it applies to the optical characterization of materials by spectroscopic ellipsometry. The course includes both lecture and hands-on laboratory components.   


PHYS6980/8980: "Spectroscopic Ellipsometry," Department of Physics and Astronomy, Special topics graduate level course (3 credits), Instructor (Spring 2012, Spring 2015, Spring 2018; UT)


EE597E: "Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and the Optical Properties of Materials (Fall 2010, PSU)" Department of Electrical Engineering, Special topics graduate level course (3 credits), Instructor (Fall 2010; PSU)


   Student Supervision


The participation in the student committees listed here have entailed either ongoing research, significant mentorship reflected in the theses/dissertation*, or as an advisor/co-advisor**. P denotes that the student is currently at Penn State University, T denotes that the student is at the University of Toledo.


        Graduate Degrees Completed


Participation in Student Committee: Kerry Wells*P (M.S., 2008), Jennifer Sloppy*P (Ph.D., 2009), Jessica Serra*P (M.S., 2010), Stephanie Petrina*P (M.S., 2010), Michelle Sestak*T(Ph.D., 2012), David Saint-John**P(Ph.D., 2012), Michael Motyka**P(Ph.D., 2012), Ligang Ye**T(M.S., 2013), Lila Dahal**T(Ph.D., 2013), Stephanie Petrina**P(Ph.D.,2013, M.S.,2010), Hamna Haneef**T(P.S.M., 2014), Puruswottam Aryal**T(Ph.D., 2014), Prakash Koirala**T(Ph.D., 2014), Deepak Sainju*(Ph.D., 2014), Dennis Shay**P(Ph.D., 2014), Puja Pradhan*T (Ph.D., 2017), Laxmi Karki Gautam**T (Ph.D. 2016), Maxwell Junda**T (Ph.D., 2017), Kiran Ghimire**T (Ph.D., 2017).



        Graduate Degrees In Progress

Participation in Student Committee:   Indra Subedi**T(Ph.D.,exp. 2018; Funded by National Science Foundation and Department of Energy), Prakash Uprety**T(Ph.D., exp.2019; Funded by National Science Foundation), Dipendra Adhikari**T(Ph.D., exp.2019; Funded by Office of Naval Research), Biwas Subedi**T (Ph.D., exp.2020).


 Total Graduate Degrees

 
 Completed:        M.S. (5)      Ph.D. (14)
 In Progress:       M.S. (0)      Ph.D. (4)

            Post-Doctoral Researcher Mentoring


                  Maxwell Junda (2017-2018, UT; Funded by Office of Naval Research and Leonardo DRS), and
                Kiran Ghimire (2018-2018, UT; Funded by Air Force Research Laboratory).


   Under Graduate Student Advising


  Derek Brinkman(Itasca College, NSF REU Summer 2012), Elise Mesenbring(Gustavus Adolphus College, NSF REU Summer 2013), Anna Barnes(University of Toledo, NSF REU Summer 2013 and 2014), Hannah Salmon(University of Cincinnati, NSF REU Summer 2015).


  
 Visiting Graduate Student Advising  



Ligia Parreira(University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Summer/Fall 2013), Erik Omondi Ateto(Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, Summer 2013), Jephias Gwamuri(Michigan Technological University, Summer 2014).