University Of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR, 72701
VAHID R. YAZDANPANAH
Office: (479) 575-7660
Home: (479) 521-3498
Fax: (479) 575-4580
yazdan@uark.edu
http://comp.uark.edu/~yazdan
OBJECTIVE
To investigate internships that would provide professional development and future career
opportunities
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Microelectronics-Photonics, University of Arkansas, Expected Graduation: August 2003,
GPA: 3.91, Experimental and Theoretical Study of Ripening in Quantum Dots.
M.Sc., Solid State Physics, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, May 1997,
GPA: 3.41, A Study Of Vibrational Modes Of C60 By Using Group Theory And Computer
Simulation.
B.Sc., Applied Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, August 1994.
Ph.D. CONCENTRATIONS
Growth and characterization of quantum structures and corresponding devices. This research
involves developing skills on Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) growth of compound semiconductors,
STM, AFM & XRD structure characterization, HALL measurement of semiconductor devices,
optical characterization of quantum structure and usage of characterization tools. It also involves
theoretical skills to simulate growth and device performance and special studies on surface
morphology of high index semiconductor compounds.
WORK EXPERIENCE
December 1999-Present, Research Assistant, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.
June 1999-May 2000, Computer Lab-Operator, Computing Services, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, AR.
October 1997-May 1999, Manager & Editor of Bulletin of SUNA, Renewable Energy
Organization of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
April 1996-May 1998, Senior Expert on photovoltaic pumps, Renewable Energy Organization of
Iran, Tehran, Iran.
January 1994-September 1995, Head Researcher, Tehran Traffic Control Company, conducted
research on the removal of weather pollution effects on scanned images, Tehran, Iran.
OPERATIONAL TRAINING
Graduate coursework in Proposal Writing, Intra/Entrereprenurship of Technology
“Commercialization of Research”, Management of Technology Based Operations, IC Fabrication,
Semiconductor Devices, Physics of MBE & STM, and Nano-Technology.
PUBLICATIONS
 “Nucleation Structure and Morphology Instabilities of InAs Self-Assembled Islands,” J.B.
Smathers, P. Ballet, H. Yang, C.L. Workman, V.R. Yazdanpanah, and G.J. Salamo, The 14th
Chapter of “Self-Assembled Semiconductor Quantum Dots,” New York, 2003.
 “GaAs(311) Templates for Molecular Beam Epitaxy Growth: Surface Morphologies and
Reconstruction,” Z. M. Wang, V. R. Yazdanpanah, J. L. Shultz, and G. J. Salamo, Accepted to be
Published in Applied Physics Letters, 2002.
 “GaAs(711) Templates for MBE Growth: Reconstruction and Morphological
Stability,“ V. R. Yazdanpanah, Z. M. Wang, and G. J. Salamo, Proceedings of 2002 MRS
(Materials Research Society) Fall Program, U.S.A. December 2002.
 “Nano-Faceting of the GaAs(331) Surface,” V. R. Yazdanpanah, Z. M. Wang, and G. J.
Salamo, 2002 Electronic Materials Conference, Santa Barbara, U.S.A.
 "Surface Morphology of the GaAs (331)," V.R. Yazdanpanah, Proceeding of 2002 2nd
Annual Tech Summit Conference, U.S.A. April 2002.
 “Effect of nearest neighbor in ripening,” V.R. Yazdanpanah, Proceeding of 2001 1 st Annual
Tech Summit Conference, U.S.A. April 2001.
 “Morphology Changes of InAs 3D Islands on GaAs(001) as a Result of Annealing,” C.L.
Workman, H. Yang, J.B. Smathers, V.R. Yazdanpanah, G.J. Salamo, Proceedings of 2000 MRS
(Materials Research Society) Fall Program, U.S.A. November 2000.
 “A Study Of Vibrational Modes Of C60 By Using Group Theory And Computer
Simulation,” Proceedings of Third World Automation Congress (WAC’98), U.S.A. May 1998.
 “Simulation of C60 in Various Vibrational Temperature.” Proceedings of World
Manufacturing Congress (WMC’98), New Zealand, November 1997.
 “Finding The Air Pollution Factors By Using Image Processing Techniques,” Proceedings of
First Student Projects Symposium in Electrical, Electronics, Engineering and Computer Science,
Bahrain, May 1996; Proceedings of Second World Automation Congress (W.A.C’96), France,
May 1996.
 “Application of Image Processing in Air Pollution Control,” Proceedings of First Bahrain
International Conference on Computer in Industry in Bahrain, November 1996; Proceedings of
World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI’98) in Alaska, U.S.A, May 1998.
 “The Study of Variation of Index of Refraction Versus Density and Molecular Mass in
Organic Compounds,” Proceedings of Iranian Conference of Physics, Iran, June 1993.
 “The Intensity of Gravitational Field At The Surface of Organic Compounds and Their Index
of Refraction,” Iranian Journal of Chemistry, March 1993.
AWARDS
September 1994, Winner of the Excellent Paper, The First Symposium of Student Projects in
Physics, Tehran, Iran.
September 1993, Winner of the Best Research for Iranian Society of Physics, Tehran, Iran.
September 1993, Winner of the Hessabi Prize for the Best Research, Iranian Society of Physics,
Tehran, Iran.
AREAS OF INTEREST
Growth and fabrication of semiconductor materials and devices, Condensed Matter Physics,
Semiconductors, Optics, Image Processing Photonic materials and devices.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Pascal, Fortran, Mathematica, MS Office 2000, MS Project 2000, DOS, Windows NT, Origin,
Familiarity with C++.
REFERENCES: Available upon request.