Ph. D., University of Maryland, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics (1996)
M. Sc., Indian Institute of Technology, Physics, Bombay (India) (1989)
B. Sc., Bombay University, Physics, Bombay (India) (1987)
Professional Experience
Professor (04/2015-present)
Associate Professor (05/2009-04/2015)
Assistant Professor (08/2004-04/2009)
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Toledo
Department Chair (06/2016-05/2022)
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Toledo
Director for the Professional Science Masters Program in Photovoltaics (08/2010-07/2020)
Director for the Minor in Renewable Energy Program (08/2009-present)
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Toledo
Research Scientist (02/1999-08/2004)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Post Doctoral Researcher (10/1996-01/1999)
Department of Physics, Ohio State University
Graduate Research Assistant (6/1992-9/1996)
Department of Physics, University of Maryland at College Park
Graduate Teaching Assistant (8/1989-5/1992)
Department of Physics, University of Maryland
Published work has been cited positively more than 2500 times in the international
scientific literature.
Funding
My work has been funded by National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Department of Defense, NASA, State of Ohio and Private Companies.
Invited Presentations
My collaborators and I have given over 500 invited
presentations based on our research at universities, government and industrial research laboratories, and conferences.
Contributed Presentations
My collaborators and I have presented several dozens of presentations
at research conferences.
Student Research Advising
Advised more than 10 Ph.D.s, over 15 M.S.s and 10 undergraduates.
Professional Service
Grant Reviewer National Science Foundation, Swedish Strategic Research Foundation
Referee for Science, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Physical Review E, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Chemical Physics, Thin Solid Films, Langmuir, and Surface Science