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
Associate Professor (05/2009-present)
Assistant Professor (08/2004-04/2009)
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Toledo
Research Associate (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
Awards
Graduate Research Award (1996)
Awarded by the American Vacuum Society (AVS) for
"Outstanding Scholarship in Vacuum Science and Technology''
Institute Medal (1989)
Awarded by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (India) for the
"Most Outstanding Student of the M.Sc. Physics Class''
Citations
Published work has been cited positively more than 600 times in the international
scientific literature.
My collaborators and I have made over 200 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.
Professional Service
Grant Reviewer National Science 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
Professional Affiliations
American Physical Society
Materials Research Society
