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.
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)
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).