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Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Department: Department of Physics
Office location and address
106B JBL
382 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville,
Virginia
22903
Education
Ph.D., 1996, Johns Hopkins
Publications
Sponsored Awards
Perovskites Doped with Quantum Dots for X-ray Radiography
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
September 01, 2020 – August 31, 2025
AS-PHYS-DOE Role of Organic Cations in Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells
Source: U.S. Department Of Energy - Chicago
August 01, 2016 – July 31, 2021
AS-PHYS Nature of spin glassy state of Y2Mo2-xTixO7-Samarakoon Support
Source: UT-Battelle, LLC
November 03, 2015 – December 31, 2017
AS-PHYS Disorder and Superconductivity: The Relation of Crystal Structure and Magnetism to Superconductivity
Source: U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
August 15, 2014 – July 31, 2017
AS-PHYS-DOE Replaced with GQ10060CLOSED
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
August 01, 2016 – August 01, 2016
Frustration & Multi-Functionality in Magnetic Spineis
Source: U.S. Department Of Energy - Chicago
June 01, 2007 – May 31, 2014
Courses
Credits: 3
A research project on a topic in physics carried out under the supervision of a faculty member culminating in a written report. May be taken more than once. (S-SS) Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
The Pavilion Seminars are open, by instructor permission, to 3rd and 4th year students. They are 3-credit, multidisciplinary seminars, focused on big topics and limited to max. 15 students each. For detailed descriptions of current offerings, see http://college.artsandsciences.virginia.edu/PAVS.
Credits: 3
Group theory is an elegant method based on symmetry to understand complex phenomena in nature. This course is to learn the basic principles of Discrete Group Theory and its application to Condensed Matter Physics. Representation theory, characters and basis functions of a group, and group theory in quantum mechanics will be discussed to learn the basic principles, and a few applications will be discussed. Prerequisite: PHYS 3650 or CHEM 3410.
Credits: 1–4
New course in the subject of physics
Credits: 3
This course will study various phenomena in condensed matter physics, including crystallography, basic group theory, x-ray and neutron diffraction, lattice vibrations, electrons in a metal, electronic band theory, electrons under an external magnetic field, semiconductors, magnetism and superconductivity. Not only the topics but also the theoretical and experimental techniques that are covered in this course are essential for PhD students as well as advanced Undergraduate students in Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering to excel in their research career. Prerequisite: PHYS 3650 (Quantum Mechanics I) or an equivalent course
Credits: 1–12
For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.
Credits: 1–12
For students who have not passed the Qualifying exam for doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected.
Credits: 1–12
For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.
Honors
APS Fellow [2013]For contributions towards understanding spin and orbital physics in geometrically frustrated magnets using neutron scattering