CURRICULUM VITA
1. Name
Yuri M. STRZHEMECHNY
2. Educational background after high school
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Ph. D. in Physics, City University of New York, June 2000.
M. Ph. in Physics, City University of New York, October 1997.
Candidate of Sciences Degree in Physics and Mathematics, Verkin Institute for Low Temperature
Physics, Kharkov, Ukraine, June 1993.
M. S. in Cryogenic Physics, Kharkov Polytechnic University, Ukraine, February 1988.
3. Present position
Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University
4. Previous professional positions
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2005 – 2011, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX,
Assistant Professor
2003 – 2005, Center for Materials Research, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Research
Associate
2000 – 2003, Center for Materials Research, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Post-Doctoral
Fellow
1999 – 2000, Borough of Manhattan Community College of CUNY, New York, NY, Adjunct
1998 – 2000, Queens College of CUNY, Flushing, NY, Adjunct
1994 – 2000 Department of Physics, Queens College of CUNY, Flushing, NY, Research
Assistant
1993 – 1998, Queens College of CUNY, Flushing, NY, Teaching Assistant
1988 – 1993 Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics, Kharkov, Ukraine, Research Fellow
5. Courses taught
2005 – Present, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
 Physics 60203 (Classical Mechanics for Graduate Students): lectures - 4 semesters
 Physics 20473/20474 (Physics I for Science Majors): lectures - 7 semesters.
 Physics 20471/20474 (Physics I for Science Majors): laboratories - 7 semesters.
 Physics 10154 (General Physics I): lectures - 1 semester.
 Physics 10151/10154 (General Physics I): laboratories - 8 semesters.
 Physics 20484 (Physics II for Science Majors): lectures - 5 semesters.
 Physics 10163/10164 (General Physics II): lectures - 6 semesters.
 Physics 10164 (General Physics II): laboratories - 5 semesters.
 Physics 50970 (Special Problems in Physics) - 6 semesters.
 Physics 40103 (Senior Research) - 3 semesters.
 Physics 30003 (Junior Honors Research) - 2 semesters.
2001 – 2002, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
 Electrical Engineering 331 (Introduction to Materials for Electrical Engineering), substitute
lectures - 3 quarters.
1993 – 2000, Queens College of CUNY, Flushing, NY
 Physics103 (Physics for Computer Science Students, Pt.1), laboratories - 3 semesters.
 Physics104 (Physics for Computer Science Students, Pt.2, addressing quantum mechanics, solid
state theory, semiconductor devices, and integrated circuits), lectures/recitations - 7 semesters,
laboratories - 2 semesters.
 Physics121 (Physics for Premed Students, Pt.1), recitations - 3 semesters, laboratories - 2
semesters.
 Physics122 (Physics for Premed Students, Pt.2), laboratories - 4 semesters.
 Physics146 (Physics for Science Major Students, Pt.2), recitations/laboratories - 4 semesters.
 Physics001 (Conceptual Physics, Pt.1), laboratories - 1 semester.
 Astronomy 001 (Conceptual Astronomy, Pt.1), laboratories - 1 semester.
1999 – 2000 Borough of Manhattan Community College of CUNY, New York, NY
 Physics110 (Conceptual Physics), lectures/laboratories - 3 semesters.
6. Graduate theses (recitals) and dissertations directed
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Raul Peters, “Studies of Surface States in Zinc Oxide Nanopowders”, PhD dissertation thesis,
defended July 30, 2010.
Raul Peters, “Characterization and Control of Defects in ZnO Nanosystems”, PhD predissertation thesis.
Antonio Paramo, “Influence of Morphology and Surface Conditions on Defect Properties of
Nanocrystalline Zinc Oxide”, PhD dissertation thesis, defended July 30, 2012.
Antonio Paramo, “Surface Defect Signatures in Photoluminescence Spectra of Nanocrystalline
ZnO”, PhD pre-dissertation thesis.
Anastasiia Nemashkalo, “Photoluminescence and Surface Photovoltage Studies of Defects at
Nanoscale Surfaces and Interfaces in Thin Films of ZnO, TiO2, and Diamond”, PhD predissertation thesis.
7. Presentation of scholarly and creative activities
a. Refereed publications, invitational or
performances, scholarly monographs
juried
shows,
critically
evaluated
1. “Optoelectronic surface-related properties in boron-doped and irradiated diamond thin films”, A.
Nemashkalo, P. R. Chapagain, R. M. Peters, J. Farmer, S. Gupta, and Y. M. Strzhemechny, Journal
of Applied Physics 111, 023704 (2012).
2. “Growth-morphology-luminescence correlation in ZnO-containing nanostructures synthesized in
different media”, D. Japic, J. A. Paramo, M. Marinsek, Y. M. Strzhemechny, and Z. Crnjak Orel,
Journal of Luminescence 132, 1589–1596 (2012).
3. “Effects of thermal annealing on the structural and optical properties of carbon-implanted SiO2”, P. R.
Poudel, J. A. Paramo, D. R. Diercks, Y. M. Strzhemechny, B. Rout, and F. D. McDaniel, Journal of
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 12, 1835-1842 (2012).
4. “Thermopower of nanocarbon materials with different structure and phase composition”, I. Ovsienko,
L. Matzui, I. Pundyk, Yu. Prylutskyy, and Y. M. Strzhemechny, to be published in Journal of Materials
Science Research, 1, No 3 (2012).
5. “Effects of thermal annealing in the formation of buried β-SiC by ion implantation”, P. R. Poudel, B.
Rout, D. R. Diercks, J. A. Paramo, Y. M. Strzhemechny, and F. D. McDaniel, Journal of Electronic
Materials 40, 1998-2003 (2011).
6. “Fluence dependant formation of β-SiC by ion implantation and thermal annealing”, P. R. Poudel, B.
Rout, D. R. Diercks, Y. M. Strzhemechny, and F. D. McDaniel, Applied Physics A 104, 183–188
(2011).
7. “Enhanced room temperature excitonic luminescence in ZnO/PMMA nanocomposites prepared by
bulk polymerization”, J. A. Paramo, Y. M. Strzhemechny, A. Anžlovar, M. Žigon, and Z. Crnjak Orel,
Journal of Applied Physics 108, 023517 (2010).
8. “Growth of zinc oxide particles in the presence of silicon”, P. Podbršček, G. Dražić, J. Paramo, Y. M.
Strzhemechny, J. Maček, and Z. Crnjak Orel, CrystEngComm 12, 3071-3079 (2010).
9. “In situ surface photovoltage spectroscopy of ZnO nanopowders processed by remote plasma”, R. M.
Peters, S. P. Glancy, J. A. Paramo, and Y. M. Strzhemechny, in Zinc Oxide and Related Materials 2009, ed. S. Durbin, M. Allen, and H. von Wenckstern (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Volume 1201,
Warrendale, PA, 2010), 1201-H03-03.
10. “Dual wavelength emissive ZnO tetrapods: effects of erbium/germanium doping”, X. Huang, J. L.
Coffer, J. A. Paramo, and Y. M. Strzhemechny, Crystal Growth & Design 10, 32 (2010).
11. “Structure and thermal stability of Co- and Fe-intercalated double graphene layers”, O. V.
Mykhailenko, Yu. I. Prylutskyy, D. V. Matsuy, Y. M. Strzhemechny, F. Le Normand, U. Ritter, and P.
Scharff, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 7, 1 (2010).
12. “Peculiarities of conductance of carbon nanotube based quantum dots”, O. V. Ogloblya, Yu. I.
Prylutskyy, and Y. M. Strzhemechny, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 110, 195 (2010).
13. “Defect properties of ZnO nanopowders and their modifications induced by remote plasma
treatments”, J. A. Paramo, R. M. Peters, C. A. Quarles, H. Vallejo, Y. M. Strzhemechny, IOP Conf.
Series: Materials Science and Engineering 6, 012030 (2009).
14. “Correlation between optoelectronic and positron lifetime properties in as-received and plasmatreated ZnO nanopowders”, R. M. Peters, J. A. Paramo, C. A. Quarles, Y. M. Strzhemechny, in
Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, ed. F. D. McDaniel and B. L. Doyle, AIP, pp.
965-969, (2009).
15. “Correlation between morphology and defect luminescence in precipitated ZnO nanorod powders”, M.
Bitenc, P. Podbršček, Z. Crnjak Orel, M. A. Cleveland, J. A. Paramo, R. M. Peters, Y. M.
Strzhemechny, Crystal Growth & Design 9, 997 (2009).
16. “Linear polarizability of carbon nanotubes bonded to maleimide derivative and fluorescent probe Nile
red”, O. V. Ogloblya, Y. M. Strzhemechny, G. N. Kuznetsova, Yu. I. Prylutskyy, and W. E. Billups,
Computational Materials Science 46 112 (2009).
17. “Structure and vibrational properties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes irradiated with high-energy
electrons”, O. P. Dmytrenko, N. P. Kulish, N. M. Belyi, S. V. Lizunova, Yu. I. Prylutskyy, V. V.
Shlapatskaya, D. Hui, Y. M. Strzhemechny, U. Ritter, P. Scharff, Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Carbon
Nanostructures 17, 123 (2009).
18. “Surface and near-surface passivation, chemical reaction, and Schottky barrier formation at ZnO
surfaces and interfaces”, L. J. Brillson, H. L. Mosbacker, M. J. Hetzer, Y. Strzhemechny, D.C. Look,
G. Cantwell, J. Zhang, J. J. Song, Applied Surface Science 254, 8000 (2008).
19. “Modified exfoliated graphite as a material for shielding against electromagnetic radiation”, L.
Vovchenko, L. Matzui, V. Oliynyk, V. Launetz, Y. Prylutskyy, D. Hui, and Y. M. Strzhemechny,
International Journal of Nanoscience 7, 263 (2008).
20. “Tunneling spectroscopy of manganites with nanoscale structural nonuniformities”, V. M. Svistunov,
V. N. Leonova, M. A. Belogolovskii, Yu. V. Medvedev, Yu. F. Revenko, Y. M. Strezhemechny, D. Hui,
and T.Endo, Mod. Phys. Lett. B. 22, 1 (2008).
21. “Interface and defect states at ultrathin SiO2-HfO2-SiO2-Si junctions”, Y. M. Strzhemechny, M.
Bataiev, S. P. Tumakha, S. H. Goss, C. L. Hinkle, C. C. Fulton, G. Lucovsky, and L. J. Brillson, J.
Vac. Sci. Technol. B 26, 232 (2008).
22. “Magnetometric studies of nanocarbon materials containing carbon nanotubes”, І. V. Оvsienko, L. Yu.
Matzuy, M. I. Zakharenko, M. G. Babich, T. A. Len, Yu. I. Prylutskyy, D. Hui, Y. M. Strzhemechny,
and P. Eklund, Nanoscale Res. Lett. 3, 60 (2008).
23. “Modeling of pseudoplastic deformation for carbon/carbon composites with a pyrocarbon matrix”, V.
Shavshukov, A. Tashkinov, Y. M. Strzhemechny, and D. Hui, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 16,
055001 (2008).
24. “Multilayer reinforced framework of woven linen for composite materials”, E. V. Chepelyuk, V. V.
Choogin, D. Hui, and Y. M. Strzhemechny, Multidiscipline Modeling in Mat. and Str. 4, 75 (2008).
25. “Dominant effect of near-interface native point defects on ZnO Schottky barriers”, L. J. Brillson, H. L.
Mosbacker, M. J. Hetzer, Y. Strzhemechny, D. C. Look, G. H. Jessen, G. Cantwell, J. Zhang, and J.
J. Songe, Appl. Phys. Lett., 90, 102116 (2007).
26. “Optical polarizability of zigzag single-walled carbon nanotubes fullerene-capped at one end and
covalently bonded with benzene rings at the other end”, O. V. Ogloblya, D. Hui, Y. M. Strzhemechny,
and Yu. I. Prylutskyy, Journal of Nanomaterials, 2007, 13617 (2007).
27. “Monte Carlo simulations for carbon nanotubes intercalated with different atomic species”, О. V.
Мykhailenko, D. Hui, Y. M. Strzhemechny, D. Matsui, Yu. І. Prylutskyy, and P. Eklund, J. Comput.
Theor. Nanosci., 4, 1140 (2007).
28. “The role of defects at nanoscale ZnO and Cu(In,Ga)Se2 semiconductor interfaces“, Y. M.
Strzhemechny, J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A. 24, 1233 (2006).
29. “On microscopic compositional and electrostatic properties of grain boundaries in polycrystalline
CuIn1-xGaxSe2“, M. J. Hetzer, Y. M. Strzhemechny, M. Gao, S. Goss M. A. Contreras, A. Zunger, and
L. J. Brillson, J. Vac. Sci. Technol., B. 24, 1739 (2006).
30. “Effects of surface conduction on Hall-effect measurements in ZnO“, D. C. Look, H. L. Mosbacker, Y.
M. Strzhemechny, and L. J. Brillson, Superlattices and Microstructures 38, 406 (2005).
31. “Role of near-surface states in ohmic-Schottky conversion of Au contacts to ZnO“, H. L. Mosbacker,
Y. M. Strzhemechny, B.D. White, P. E. Smith, D. C. Look, D. C. Reynolds, C. W. Litton, and L. J.
Brillson, Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 012102 (2005).
32. “Direct observation of copper depletion and potential changes at copper indium gallium diselenide
grain boundaries“, M. Hetzer, Y. M. Strzhemechny, M. Gao, L. J. Brillson, M. A. Contreras, and A.
Zunger, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 162105 (2005).
33. “Shallow donor generation in ZnO by remote hydrogen plasma“, Y. M. Strzhemechny, H. L.
Mosbacker, S. H. Goss D. C. Look, D. C. Reynolds, C. W. Litton, N. Y. Garces, N. C. Giles, L. E.
Halliburton, S. Niki, and L. J. Brillson., Journal of Electronic Materials. 34, 399, (2005).
34. “Remote hydrogen plasma doping of single crystal ZnO”, Y. M. Strzhemechny, H. L. Mosbacker, D.
C. Look, D. C. Reynolds, C. W. Litton, N. Y. Garces, N. C. Giles, L. E. Halliburton, S. Niki, and L. J.
Brillson, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2545 (2004).
35. “Remote hydrogen plasma processing of ZnO single crystal surfaces”, Y. M. Strzhemechny, J.
Nemergut, P. E. Smith, J. Bae, D. C. Look, and L. J. Brillson, J. Appl. Phys. 94, 4257 (2003).
36. “Near-surface defect distribution in Cu(In,Ga)Se”, A. Rockett, D. Liao, J. T. Heath, and J. D. Cohen,
Y. M. Strzhemechny, L. J. Brillson, K. Ramanathan, and W. N. Shafarman, Thin Solid Films 431-432,
301 (2003).
37. “Grafting polythiophene on polyethylene surfaces”, N. Chanunpanich, A. Ulman, Y. M. Strzhemechny,
S. A. Schwarz, J. Dormicik, A. Janke, H. G. Braun, and T. Kratzmueller, Polymer International 52, 172
(2003).
38. “Effect of remote hydrogen plasma treatment on ZnO single crystal surfaces”, Y. M. Strzhemechny, J.
Nemergut, J. Bae, D. C. Look, L. J. Brillson, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Series 744, M3.9.1 (2003).
39. “Diffusion processes for doping of C60 (fullerene) thin films”, E. A. Katz, D. Faiman, S. M. Tuladhar, S.
Shtutina, N. Froumin, M. Polak, and Y. Strzhemechny, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells 75, 421
(2003).
40. “Nanoscale near-surface phenomena in CuIn1-xGaxSe2”, Y. M. Strzhemechny, P. E. Smith, S. T.
Bradley, L. J. Brillson, D. X. Liao, A. A. Rockett, and K. Ramanathan, J. Vac. Sci. Technol.B. 20, 2441
(2002).
41. “Structural and chemical modifications in Cu-supported C60 thin films exposed to an atmosphere of air
or iodine”, E. A. Katz, D. Faiman, S. Shtutina, N. Froumin, M. Polak, A. P. Isakina, K. A. Yagotintsev,
M. A. Strzhemechny, Y. M. Strzhemechny, V. V. Zaitsev, and S. A. Schwarz, Physica B 304, 348
(2001).
42. “Focused ion beam/lift-out transmission electron microscopy cross sections of block copolymer
filmsordered on silicon substrates”, H. White, Y. Pu, M. Rafailovich, J. Sokolov, A. H. King, L. A.
Giannuzzi, C. Urbanik-Shannon, B. W. Kempshall, A. Eisenberg, S. A. Schwarz, Y. M. Strzhemechny,
Polymer 42, 1613 (2001).
43. “Polythiophene grafted on polyethylene film”, N. Chanunpanich, A. Ulman, Y. M. Strzhemechny, S.
A. Schwarz, J. Dornicik, M. Rafailovich, J. Sokolov, A. Janke, H. G. Braun, and T. Kratzmueller, in
Electroactive polymers, ed. Q. M. Zhang, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Series 600, 203 (2000).
44. “Spatial and temporal dependence of diffusion in polystyrene thin films on silicon and carbon
surfaces”, Y. Strzhemechny, V. Zaitsev, K. Zhou, S. A. Schwarz, J. Sokolov, and M. Rafailovich,
High Perform. Polym. 12, 611 (2000).
45. “Surface modification of polyethylene films via bromination: reactions of brominated polyethylene with
aromatic thiolate compounds”, N. Chanunpanich, A. Ulman, A. Malagon, Y. M. Strzhemechny, S. A.
Schwarz, A. Janke, T. Kratzmueller, and H. G. Braun, Langmuir 16, 3557 (2000).
46. “Nanostructure formation in spin-cast polystyrene films,” V. Shapovalov, V. Zaitsev, Y. Strzhemechny,
F. Choudhery, S.A. Schwarz, S. Ge, K. Shin, J. Sokolov, M.H. Rafailovich, Polymer International 49,
432 (2000).
47. “In situ device processing using shadow mask selective area epitaxy and in situ metallization,” Y. Luo,
L. Zeng, W. Lin, B. Yang, M. C. Tamargo, Y. M. Strzhemechny, and S. A. Schwarz, Journal of
Electronic Materials 29 598 (2000).
48. “Depth and time dependence of polystyrene chain diffusion near the polystyrene/silicon interface,” Y.
Strzhemechny, V. Shapovalov, K. G. Zhou, S. A. Schwarz, J. Sokolov, and M. H. Rafailovich, in
Dynamics in Small Confining Systems IV, ed. J. M. Drake, G. S. Grest, J. Klafter, and R. Kopelman,
Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Series 543, 151 (1999).
49. “Surface modification of polyethylene through bromination,” N. Chanunpanich, A. Ulman, Y. M.
Strzhemechny, S. A. Schwarz, A. Janke, H. G. Braun, and T. Kratzmuller, Langmiur 15, 2089, (1999).
50. “Depth profiling studies of interfacial phenomena in polymer thin films,” Y. Strzhemechny, S. A.
Schwarz, L. T. Guo, X. Zheng, Y. Liu, J. Sokolov, and M. H. Rafailovich, and D. G. Peiffer in
Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry. SIMS XI, ed. G. Gillen, R. Lareau, J. Bennett, and F. Stevie (John
Wiley & Sons, New York, 1998), p. 481.
51. “Dynamics of lightly sulfonated polystyrene ionomers,” R. H. Colby, X. Zheng, M. Rafailovich, J.
Sokolov, S. A. Schwarz, Y. Strzhemechny, and D. Nguyen, Phys. Rev. Letters 81, 3876, (1998).
52. “The phase separation of polystyrene and bromo-polystyrene mixtures in equilibrium structures in thin
films,” D. Slep, J. Asselta, M. H. Rafailovich, J. Sokolov, D. A. Winesett, A. P. Smith, H. Ade, Y.
Strzhemechny, S. A. Schwarz, and B. B. Sauer, Langmuir, 14, 4860, (1998).
53. “Enhancement of interfacial adhesion by means of surface segregation in the interface between
polycarbonate and SAN blends,” M. Schaffer, V. Janarthanan, Y. Deng, J. La Scala, L. Guo, M.
Rafailovich, J. Sokolov, R. S. Stein, Y. Strzhemechny, and S. A. Schwarz, Macromolecules 30, 1225
(1997).
54. “Long-range effects on polymer diffusion induced by a bounding interface,” X. Zheng, M. H.
Rafailovich, J. Sokolov, Y. Strzhemechny, S. A. Schwarz, B. B. Sauer, and M. Rubinstein, Phys. Rev.
Lett. 79, 241 (1997).
55. “Measurements of the Flory-Huggins interaction parameter for polystyrene-poly(4-vinyl pyridine)
blends,” C. J. Clarke, A. Eisenberg, J. La Scala, M. H. Rafailovich, J. Sokolov, Z. Li, S. Qu, D.
Nguyen, S. A. Schwarz, Y. Strzhemechny, and B. B. Sauer, Macromolecules, 30, 4184 (1997).
56. “Secondary ion mass spectrometry study of silicon surface preparation and the polystyrene/silicon
interface,” Y. M. Strzhemechny, S. A. Schwarz, J. Schachter, M. H. Rafailovich, and J. Sokolov, J.
Vac. Sci. Technol., A 15, 894 (1997).
57. “A new solvable 3D model of statistical mechanics. The free-fermion solution,” A. E. Borovik, S. I
Kulinich, V. Y. Popkov, and Y. M. Strzhemechny, Intl. J. of Modern Phys. 10, 443 (1996).
58. “A new class of completely solvable bi-plane 2D vertex model,” A. Borovik, S. Kulinich, V. Popkov,
and Y. Strzhemechny, in 1994 Erwin Schrödinger Institute Proceedings, ESI Verlag (1994), p. 36.
59. “A new completely integrable bi-plane 2D vertex model,” A. E. Borovik, S. I Kulinich, V. Yu. Popkov,
and Y. M. Strzhemechny, Phys. Letters A. 174, 407 (1993).
60. “Exactly solvable multichain quantum model,” A. E. Borovik, A. A. Zvyagin, V. Yu. Popkov, and Y. M.
Strzhemechny, JETP Lett. 55, 292 (1992).
b. Non-refereed publications
61. “Enhanced Photoluminescent Properties of BaTiO3 Nanoparticles Embedded in Polymethyl
Methacrylate”, Sebastian August Requena, Srijian Lacoul, Christopher Krapu, Kyle Verdeyen, Yuri M.
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Strzhemechny, in Abstracts of the Materials Research Society 2013 Spring Meeting, San Francisco,
CA, (2013), abstract Q3.17.
“Spectroscopic Studies of Surface Electronic Structure in Nanodiamond Powders with Controlled
Content of Surface sp2 Carbon”, Eric Sean Davis, Puskar Raj Chapagain, Yuri Strzhemechny, Vadym
Mochalin, Erik Nguyen, in Abstracts of the Materials Research Society 2013 Spring Meeting, San
Francisco, CA, (2013), abstract Q3.18.
“Effects of Ti+ Irradiation on Defect Properties of TiO 2, TiO2/Ag, TiO2/Au, TiO2/ZrO2 and
TiO2/ZrO2/SiO2 Thin Films”, Anastasiia Nemashkalo, Tetiana Busko, Raul Peters, Oksana Dmytrenko,
Mykola Kulish, Yuri M. Strzhemechny, in Abstracts of the Materials Research Society 2013 Spring
Meeting, San Francisco, CA, (2013), abstract YY7.35.
“Studies of Complex Charge Recombination Mechanisms in Nano-porous Silicon with Embedded
Metal Nanoparticles and ZnO/Si Thin Films Using Transient Surface Photovoltage”, Yuri M.
Strzhemechny, Puskar R. Chapagain, Shreedhar Pant, Anastasiia Nemashkalo, Eric S. Davis, Petra
Granitzer, Klemens Rumpf, David Elam, Andrey Chabanov, Erik S. Nguyen, in Abstracts of the
Materials Research Society 2012 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, (2012), abstract TT9.02.
"Transient Surface Photovoltage Studies of Nano-Porous Silicon with Embedded Metal
Nanoparticles", Puskar Raj Chapagain, E. Davis, A. Nemashkalo, Y. M. Strzhemechny, P. Granitzer,
K. Rumpf and E. Nguyen, in Abstracts of Pacific Rim Meeting on Electrochemical and Solid-State
Science, Honolulu, HI, (2012), abstract 2385.
“Defect Properties of TiO2, TiO2/ZrO2, and TiO2/ZrO2/SiO2 Thin Films Containing Au and Ag
Nanoparticles”, Anastasiia Nemashkalo, T. Busko, R. Peters, Y. Strzhemechny, O. Dmytrenko and M.
Kulish, in Abstracts of the Materials Research Society 2011 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, (2011),
abstract M12.7.
“Optoelectronic studies of boron-doped and gamma-irradiated diamond thin films”, Puskar
Chapagain, Anastasiia Nemashkalo, Raul Peters, John Farmer, Sanju Gupta, Yuri M. Strzhemechny,
in Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Joint Fall 2011 Meeting of the Texas Sections of the
APS, AAPT, and Zone 13 of the SPS, Volume 56, Number 7, Commerce, TX, (2011), abstract
Abstract: D3.00004.
“Remote plasma-assisted deposition of metals onto the surface of nanocrystalline ZnO”, Sergio A.
Leal , Anastasiia Nemashkalo, Puskar Chapagain, Shreedhar Pant, Phillip Alarcon, Yuri M.
Strzhemechny, in Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Joint Fall 2011 Meeting of the Texas
Sections of the APS, AAPT, and Zone 13 of the SPS, Volume 56, Number 7, Commerce, TX, (2011),
abstract Abstract: H1.00035.
“Structural and Photoluminescence Properties of ALD Zinc Oxide Thin Films”, David Elam, Anastasiia
Nemashkalo, Yuri Strzhemechny, Chonglin Chen, Arturo Ayon, Andrey Chabanov, in Proceedings of
the 2011 Hawaii University Annual International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering,
Honolulu, HI (2011).
“Orientations of Double Layer La(Sr)MnO3/ZnO Thin Films, and Lattice Matching Calculations”,
Tatsuya Yoshii, Kenichi Uehara, Akinobu Okamoto, Yuichi Nakamura, Kazuhiro Endo, Kazuhisa
Niwano, Yuri Strzhemechny, Miyoshi Yokura, and Tamio Endo, in Proceedings of the 58th Spring
Meeting of The Japan Society of Applied Physics, Kanagawa, Japan (2011), abstract 26p-BA-5.
“An extensive study to observe the effects of thermal annealing and ion fluences in the ion beam
synthesis of β-SiC”, P. R. Poudel, B. Rout, D. R. Diercks, F. D. McDaniel, J. A. Paramo, and Y. M.
Strzhemechny, in Proceedings of the American Physical Society 2011 March Meeting, Dallas, TX
(2011), abstract B11.009
“Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructures, Formed by Low Energy Carbon Ion Implantation
into Silicon Based Matrices”, Prakash Poudel, Antonio Paramo, David Diercks, Yuri Strzhemechny,
Bibhudutta Rout, and Floyd McDaniel, in Abstracts of the Materials Research Society 2011 Spring
Meeting, San Francisco, CA, (2011), abstract II5.3.
“ZnO/PMMA nanocomposites with excitonic luminescence enhanced by the filler/matrix interface”,
Yuri M. Strzhemechny, J. A. Paramo, Alojz Anzlovar, Majda Zigon, and Zorica Crnjak Orel, in
Abstracts of the Materials Research Society 2010 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, (2010), abstract II1.10.
“Defect states in iIrradiated boron-doped diamond films investigated using surface photovoltage and
photoluminescence spectroscopy”, Sanju Gupta, R. Peters, J. Paramo, J. Farmer, and Y.
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(2010), abstract A5.1.
“Surface Defect States in Nanopowder ZnO”, Yuri M. Strzhemechny , Raul M. Peters , Jacob Shafer ,
James Schulman , J. Antonio Paramo, in Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Joint Fall 2010
Meeting of the Texas Sections of the APS, AAPT, Zone 13 of SPS and the National Society of
Hispanic Physicists, Volume 55, Number 11 San Antonio, TX, (2010), abstract FA5.00004.
“Zinc(II) Oxide/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Nanocomposites With UV-absorbing and Thermally
Stabilizing Properties”, Zorica Crnjak Orel, Alojz Anzlovar, Majda Zigon and Yuri M. Strzhemechny, in
Abstracts of the Materials Research Society 2010 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, (2010),
abstract N11.27.
“In Situ Surface Photovoltage Spectroscopy of ZnO Processed by Remote Plasmas”, Raul M. Peters,
Stephen P. Glancy, Antonio Paramo, and Yuri M. Strzhemechny, in Abstracts of the MRS 2009 Fall
Meeting, Boston, MA, (2009), abstract H3.3.
“In situ surface photovoltage investigations of surface defect properties in ZnO modified by remote
plasma treatments”, Raul M. Peters, Stephen P. Glancy, Antonio Paramo, and Yuri M. Strzhemechny,
in Proceedings of the CAM 2009 Graduate Student Physics Conference, Acapulco, Mexico, (2009).
“Remote Plasma Driven Modifications of Surface Defects in ZnO Nanosystems”, A. Paramo, R. M.
Peters, H. Vallejo, and Y. M. Strzhemechny, in Proceedings of E-MRS 2009 Spring Meeting,
Strasbourg, France (2009), abstract 13 1.
“Mechanical Size Separation of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles”, S. Mohammad Naem, N. Subah, N.
Yousuf, B. Marco, M. Wieligor, S. Newton, and Y. M. Strzhemechny, in Proceedings of the 2009
Spring Meeting of the Texas Sections of the APS, AAPT, and SPS, Stephenville, TX (2009), paper
C1.00008.
“UV protective zinc oxide/poly(methyl methacrylate) nanocomposites with enhanced thermal
properties”, M. Žigon, A. Anžlovar, Z. Crnjak Orel, and Y. M. Strzhemechny, in Proceedings of
EuroNano Forum 2009, Prague, Czech Republic, (2009), abstract O-64, p. 80.
“Correlation between Morphology and Defect Luminescence in Precipitated ZnO Nanorod Powders”,
M. Bitenc, Z. Crnjak Orel, J. A. Paramo, Y. M. Strzhemechny, and M. A. Cleveland, in Proceedings of
16th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, ed. D. Hui, Kunming, China (2008).
“Remote Plasma Driven Modifications in Luminescent Properties of ZnO Nanopowders”, H. Vallejo,
A. Paramo, R. Peters, P. Kumar, and Y. Strzhemechny, in Proceedings of the TS4CF08 Meeting of
The American Physical Society, El Paso, TX (2008), paper D1.00012.
“Effects of Remote Plasma Treatment on Surface Defects in ZnO Nanopowders”, J. Paramo, R.
Peters, and Y. Strzhemechny, in Proceedings of the GEC08 Meeting of The American Physical
Society, Dallas, TX (2008), paper DT1.00007.
“Surface Defect Properties of ZnO Nanocrystals Treated with N, H, and O Remote Plasma”, Y. M.
Strzhemechny, J. A. Paramo, R. M. Peters, C. A. Quarles, M. Bitenc, and Z. Crnjak Orel, in
Proceedings of the IUMRS-ICA 2008 Meeting, Nagoya, Japan (2008), paper BI-3.
“ZnO/LSMO Double Layer Fabrication by IBS and Crystalline Orientations”, D. Ashida, K. Morikawa,
H. Iwanaga, D. Higashiguchi, Y. Strzhemechny, M. Jayaraj, K. Endo, and T. Endo, in Proceedings of
the IUMRS-ICA 2008 Meeting, Nagoya, Japan (2008), paper BP-4.
“Free volume studies in polymer layered silicate nanocomposites subjected to thermal cycling” S.
Martinez-Vilarino, Y. M. Strzhemechny, C. A. Quarles, J. Zhou, and D. Hui, in Proceedings of 15th
International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE15), Haikou, China (2007).
“Correlation between Morphology and Defect Luminescence in Precipitated ZnO Nanorod Powders”,
M. Cleveland, J. A. Paramo, R. Peters, Y. M. Strzhemechny, and Z. Crnjak Orel, in Proceedings of
the TSF07 Meeting of The American Physical Society, College Station, TX (2007), paper F2.00001.
“ZnO Near-Interface Defects and Control of Schottky Barriers”, Leonard J. Brillson, H. Lee
Mosbacker, Michael J. Hetzer, Yuri Strzhemechny, David C. Look, Stephen A. Ringel, Maria
Gonzalez, Gene Cantwell, Jizhi Zhang and Jin Joo Song, in Abstracts of the MRS 2006 Fall Meeting,
San Francisco, CA, (2006), abstract K3.6.
“Impact of Subsurface Defects in Metal-ZnO(000-1) Schottky Barrier Formation”, H. L. Mosbacker, M.
J. Hetzer, Y. M. Strzhemechny, M. Gonzalez, S. A. Ringel, D. C. Look, G. Cantwell, L. J. Brillson, in
Proceedings of 53rd International AVS Symposium, Boston, MA (2006), Paper EM-TuM1.
91. “Significance of Nanoscale Resolution for Characterization and Control of Interfacial Defects”, Y. M.
Strzhemechny, H. L. Mosbacker, M. J. Hetzer, M. Bataiev, L. J. Brillson, D. C. Look, M. A. Contreras,
A. Zunger, C. L. Hinkle, C. C. Fulton, and G. Lucovsky, in Proceedings of 14th International
Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE14), Boulder, CO (2006).
92. “Tunneling Spectroscopy of Metallic Manganites with a Colossal Magnetoresistance Effect”, Y. M.
Strzhemechny, V. M. Svistunov, V. N. Leonova, M. A. Belogolovskii, Yu. V. Medvedev, Yu. F.
Revenko, D. Hui, and T. Endo, in Proceedings of 14th International Conference on Composites/Nano
Engineering (ICCE14), Boulder, CO (2006).
93. “The Role of Defects at Nanoscale Semiconductor Interfaces”, Y. M. Strzhemechny, H. L. Mosbacker,
M. J. Hetzer, M. Gao, B. D. White, D. C. Look, D. C. Reynolds, C. W. Litton, M. A. Contreras, A.
Zunger, and L. J. Brillson, in Proceedings of 52nd International AVS Symposium, Boston, MA (2005),
Invited Paper EM1-TuM1.
94. “Electronic and Chemical Structure at Micro-Interfaces of CuIn1-xGaxSe2 Grain Boundaries”, M.
Hetzer, Y. M. Strzhemechny, M. Gao, L. J. Brillson, M. A. Contreras and A. Zunger, in Abstracts of
the Materials Research Society 2005 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, (2005), abstract F10.3.
95. “Interface and Defect States at Ultrathin SiO2-HfO2-SiO2-Si Junctions”, Mykola Bataiev, Sergey P.
Tumakha, Yuri M. Strzhemechny, Stephen H. Goss, Leonard J. Brillson, Chris L. Hinkle and Gerry
Lucovsky, in Abstracts of the Materials Research Society 2005 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA,
(2005), abstract G8.3.
96. “Near-Surface Defects and Schottky Barrier Formation at Au/ZnO(000-1) Interfaces”, H. L.
Mosbacker, Y. M. Strzhemechny, P. E. Smith, B. D. White, D. C. Look, L. J. Brillson, in Proceedings
of 51st International AVS Symposium, Anaheim, CA (2004) Paper EM-TuM2.
97. “Remote Hydrogen Plasma Doping of Single Crystal ZnO”, Yuri M. Strzhemechny; David C. Look;
Donald C. Reynolds; Cole W. Litton; Nelson Y. Garces; Nancy C. Giles; Larry E. Halliburton; Shigeru
Niki; Leonard J. Brillson, in Abstracts of the 2004 TMS Electronic Materials Conference, Notre Dame,
IN, (2004), abstract I3.
98. “Effect of Remote Hydrogen Plasma Treatment on ZnO Single Crystal Surfaces”, Yuri M.
Strzhemechny, Junjik Bae, Leonard J. Brillson, David C. Look, in Abstracts of the Materials Research
Society 2002 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, (2002), abstract M3.9.
99. “Nanoscale Phase Formation at Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Surfaces”, Y. M. Strzhemechny, G. H. Jessen, J. I.
Choi, L. J. Brillson, D.-X. Liao, and A. Rockett, in Proceedings of 48th International AVS Symposium,
San Francisco, CA (2001), Paper SC-MoM6.
100. “Depth-Resolved Low Energy Electron-Excited Nanoscale Luminescence of ZnO Surfaces”, Junjik
Bae, Yuri Strzhemechny, David Look, Leonard Brillson, in Proceedings of the American Physical
Society 2001 March Meeting, Seattle, WA (2001), abstract #Q29.006.
101. “Diffusion Inhibition and Fracture Toughness in Carbon Black Filled Polystyrene”, K. Zhou, V.
Zaitsev, V. Shapovalov, Y. Strzhemechny, S. Schwarz, H. Kim, D. Peiffer, M. Gelfer, M. Rafailovich,
J. Sokolov, in Abstracts of the Materials Research Society 2000 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, (2000),
abstract KK8.14.
102. “Spatial and Temporal Dependence of the Diffusion Coefficient in Polystyrene Thin Films on a
Carbon-Black Surface”, Y. Strzhemechny, V. Zaitsev, K. Zhou, V. Shapovalov, S. A. Schwarz, J.
Sokolov, M. H. Rafailovich, R. Dinardo, in Proceedings of the American Physical Society 2000 March
Meeting, Minneapolis, MN (2000), abstract #Y23.012.
103. “Polythiophene Grafted on Polyethylene Surfaces”, N. Chanunpanich, A. Ulman, Y. M.
Strzhemechny, S. A. Schwarz, A. Janke, H. G. Braun, T. Kratzmueller, in Abstracts of the Materials
Research Society 1999 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, (1999), abstract FF6.6.
104. “Time and Temperature Dependence of Polystyrene Chain Diffusion Near The Polystyrene/Silicon
Interface”, Y. Strzhemechny, V. Shapovalov, K. Zhou, S. Schwarz, M. Rafailovich, J. Sokolov, in
Abstracts of the Materials Research Society 1998 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, (1998), abstract W5.4.
105. “Microvoid Formation In Ultrathin Spin-Cast Polystyrene Films”, V. Shapovalov, F. Choudhery, Y.
Strzhemechny, S. Schwarz, in Abstracts of the Materials Research Society 1998 Fall Meeting,
Boston, MA, (1998), abstract U8.17.
106. “Dynamics in Free Standing Films”, Thomas Petersen, Miriam Rafailovich, Jon Sokolov, Steve
Schwarz, Yuri Strzhemechny, in Proceedings of the American Physical Society 1998 March Meeting,
Los Angeles, CA (1998), abstract #A13.03.
107. “Interdiffusion Studies at the Interface of High Temperature Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-δ and
Colossal Magnetoresistive Nd2/3Sr1/3MnO3”, R. Shreekala, M. Rajeswari, A. Goyal, C. Kwon, R.
Ramesh, T. Venkatesan, Yuri Strzhemechny, S. Schwarz, Y. Li, J. Triscoll, A. Bevan, in Proceedings
of the American Physical Society 1997 March Meeting, Kansas City, MO (1997), abstract #J23.01.
108. “The Influence of Polymer Structure On Interfacial Toughness And Compatibilization”, Jonathan
Sokolov, Mariam Rafailovich, Lantao Guo, D. Nguyen, Dennis G. Peiffer, Rene M. Overney, Y.
Strzhemechny, S. A. Schwarz, in Abstracts of the Materials Research Society 1996 Fall Meeting,
Boston, MA, (1996), abstract BB3.1.
109. “Enhancement of Fracture Toughness Between PS And SAN Via An Interfacial Grafting
Mechanism”, Lantao Guo, Yuefan Deng, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Mariam Rafailovich, Jonathan
Sokolov, Dennis G. Peiffer, Y. Strzhemechny, S. A. Schwarz, in Abstracts of the Materials Research
Society 1996 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, (1996), abstract BB3.6.
110. “Investigation of Spinodal Decomposition In Polymer Thin Films At Surfaces Using X-Ray
Microscopy”, A. P. Smith, D. Slep, Shichun Qu, Mariam Rafailovich, Jonathan Sokolov, G. Halada, S.
A. Schwarz, Y. Strzhemechny, in Abstracts of the Materials Research Society 1996 Fall Meeting,
Boston, MA, (1996), abstract BB6.6.
111. “Polymer Dynamics Near Interfaces”, Mariam Rafailovich, X. Zheng, Z. Li, Jonathan Sokolov, Y.
Strzhemechny, S. A. Schwarz, Rene M. Overney, Sunil K. Sinha, J. P. Kotthaus, H. Lorenz, in
Abstracts of the Materials Research Society 1996 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, (1996), abstract FF1.1.
112. “Nanoscale Patterning Via Block Copolymer Self-Assembly”, Z. Li, Mariam Rafailovich, M. S. Zhu,
Jonathan Sokolov, Alexander H. King, Y. Strzhemechny, S. A. Schwarz, M. Moffit, A. Eisenberg, R.
B. Lennox, Rene M. Overney, in Abstracts of the Materials Research Society 1996 Fall Meeting,
Boston, MA, (1996), abstract FF7.33.
113. “SIMS Study of Silicon Surface Preparation and the Polystyrene/Silicon Interface”, Y. M.
Strzhemechny, R. Kumar, J. Schachter, S. A. Schwarz, M. H. Rafailovich and J. Sokolov, in
Proceedings of 43rd International AVS Symposium, Philadelphia, PA (1996), Paper EM-WeP15.
c. Papers presented, participation on panels, etc., at scholarly meetings
1. “Studies of Complex Charge Recombination Mechanisms in Nano-porous Silicon with Embedded
Metal Nanoparticles and ZnO/Si Thin Films Using Transient Surface Photovoltage”, Yuri M.
Strzhemechny, Puskar R. Chapagain, Shreedhar Pant, Anastasiia Nemashkalo, Eric S. Davis, Petra
Granitzer, Klemens Rumpf, David Elam, Andrey Chabanov, Erik S. Nguyen, presented at the MRS
2012 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 29, 2012.
2. “ZnO/PMMA Nanocomposites with Excitonic Luminescence Enhanced by the Filler/Matrix Interface”,
Yuri M. Strzhemechny, J. A. Paramo, Alojz Anzlovar, Majda Zigon, and Zorica Crnjak Orel, presented
at the MRS 2010 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 29, 2010.
3. “Defect States in Irradiated Boron-doped Diamond Films Investigated Using Surface Photovoltage
and Photoluminescence Spectroscopy”, Sanju Gupta, R. Peters, J. Paramo, J. Farmer, and Y.
Strzhemechny, presented at the MRS 2010 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 29, 2010.
4. “Surface Defect States in Nanopowder ZnO”, Y. M. Strzhemechny, R. M. Peters, J. Shafer, J.
Schulman, and A. Paramo, presented at the Joint Fall 2010 Meeting of the Texas Sections of the
APS, AAPT, Zone 13 of SPS and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists, San Antonio, TX,
October 22, 2010.
5. “In Situ Surface Photovoltage Spectroscopy of ZnO Processed by Remote Plasmas”, Raul M. Peters,
Stephen P. Glancy, Antonio Paramo, and Yuri M. Strzhemechny, presented at the MRS 2009 Fall
Meeting, Boston, MA, December 1, 2009.
6. IUMRS International Conference in Asia 2008, Nagoya, Japan, “Surface Defect Properties of ZnO
Nanocrystals Treated with Remote Plasma”, December 9, 2008 – invited talk.
7. 14th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, Boulder, CO, “Significance of
Nanoscale Resolution for Characterization and Control of Interfacial Defects”, Y. M. Strzhemechny,
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H. L. Mosbacker, M. J. Hetzer, M. Bataiev, L. J. Brillson, D. C. Look, M. A. Contreras, A. Zunger, C. L.
Hinkle, C. C. Fulton, and G. Lucovsky, July 4, 2006.
14th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, Boulder, CO, “Tunneling
Spectroscopy of Metallic Manganites with a Colossal Magnetoresistance Effect”, Y. M.
Strzhemechny, V. M. Svistunov, V. N. Leonova, M. A. Belogolovskii, Yu. V. Medvedev, Yu. F.
Revenko, D. Hui, and T. Endo, July 3, 2006.
52nd International AVS Symposium, Boston, MA, “The Role of Defects at Nanoscale Semiconductor
Interfaces”, Y. M. Strzhemechny, H. L. Mosbacker, M. J. Hetzer, M. Gao, B. D. White, D. C. Look, D.
C. Reynolds, C. W. Litton, M. A. Contreras, A. Zunger, and L. J. Brillson, November 1, 2005 – invited
talk.
46th TMS Electronic Materials Conference, Notre Dame, IN, “Remote Hydrogen Plasma Doping of
Single Crystal ZnO” Y. M. Strzhemechny, H. L. Mosbacker, D. C. Look, D. C. Reynolds, C. W. Litton,
N. Y. Garces, N. C. Giles, L. E. Halliburton, S. Niki, and L. J. Brillson, June 23, 2004.
MRS 02 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, “Effect of Remote Hydrogen Plasma Treatment on ZnO Single
Crystal Surfaces”, Y. M. Strzhemechny, J. Nemergut, J. Bae, D. C. Look, and L. J. Brillson,
December 3, 2002.
2nd International Workshop on Zinc Oxide, Dayton, OH, “Remote Hydrogen Plasma Treatment of
ZnO Single Crystals”, Y. M. Strzhemechny, J. J. Bae, J. Nemergut, L. J. Brillson, and D. C. Look,
October 24, 2002.
48th International AVS Symposium, San Francisco, CA, “Nanoscale Phase Formation at
Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Surfaces”, Y. M. Strzhemechny, G. H. Jessen, J. I. Choi, L. J. Brillson, D.-X. Liao, and
A. Rockett, October 29, 2001.
March 2000 APS Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, “Spatial and Temporal Dependence of the Diffusion
Coefficient in Polystyrene Thin Films on a Carbon-Black Surface”, Y. Strzhemechny, V. Zaitsev, K.
Zhou, V. Shapovalov, S. A. Schwarz, J. Sokolov, M. H. Rafailovich, and R. DiNardo, March 24, 2000.
12th Annual Workshop on SIMS, Gaithersburg, MD, “Polymer Depth Profiling Studies”, April 26, 1999
– invited talk.
MRS 98 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, “Time and Temperature Dependence of Polystyrene Chain
Diffusion near Polystyrene/Silicon Interface", Y. Strzhemechny, V. Shapovalov, K. Zhou, S. Schwarz,
M. Rafailovich, and J. Sokolov, December 2, 1998.
11th International Conference SIMS XI, Orlando, FL, “Depth Profiling Studies of Interfacial
Phenomena in Polymer Thin Films”, Y. Strzhemechny, S. A. Schwarz, X. Zheng, Y. Liu, J. Sokolov,
and M. Rafailovich, September 10, 1997.
43rd International AVS Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, “SIMS Study of Silicon Surface Preparation
and the Polystyrene/Silicon Interface”, Y. M. Strzhemechny, R. Kumar, J. Schachter, S. A. Schwarz,
M. H. Rafailovich, and J. Sokolov, October, 1996.
9th Annual Workshop on SIMS, Burlington, VT, “SIMS Depth Profiles of Multilayer Polymer Films”, Y.
Strzhemechny, S. Schwarz, M. Rafailovich, and J. Sokolov, June 3, 1996.
8. Editorships, consultantships, professional and creative activities, and professional
engagements
1. Member of a grant proposal review panel “Major Research Instrumentation (Division of Materials
Research)” for the National Science Foundation.
2. Member of a grant proposal review panel “Inorganic Transport Photovoltaics (Basic Research for
Solar Energy Utilization)” for the U.S. Department of Energy.
3. Refereeing grant proposals for the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation.
4. Recognized Reviewer for the American Chemical Society
5. Member of the editorial board of ISRN Nanomaterials
6. International Advisory Committee member of the Second International Conference on Optoelectronic
Materials and Thin Films for Advanced Technology, in Kochi, India.
7. International Advisory Committee member of the 20th International Conference on Composites/NanoEngineering, Beijing, China
8. Organizing committee of the IUMRS-ICA 2008 conference (section ‘Development of Oxide
Nanocomposites – Bulks, Thin Films and Nano-structures’)
9. Served as a chair of two sessions at the 14th International Conference on Composites/Nano
Engineering, Boulder, CO
10. Refereeing scientific manuscripts for
i.Applied Physics Letters
ii.Journal of Applied Physics
iii.Journal of Electronic Materials
iv.Journal of Materials Research
v.Langmuir
vi.The Journal of Physical Chemistry
vii.Physica Status Solidi (a)
viii.Applied Surface Science
ix.Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters
x.Journal of The Electrochemical Society
xi.Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures
xii.Nanoscale Research Letters
xiii.Materials Chemistry and Physics
xiv.Journal of the American Chemical Society
xv.ISRN Nanomaterials
xvi.2009 MRS Fall Meeting Proceedings
9. Departmental service (include committees)
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Graduate Director of the department
Administered the website of the Physics and Astronomy Department; participated in creation of a
new re-designed website of the Physics and Astronomy Department.
Maintained online departmental assessment and quality enhancement system WEAVE
Member of the Search Committee for the Moncrief Chair in Physics.
Solicited a speaker for the 2011 Green Chair visit.
Solicited speakers for the 2007 and 2009 Annual Joseph Morgan Lectures.
Committee member of the of the dissertation oral examination of Yuejian Wang (Department of
Physics and Astronomy, TCU) “Silicon Carbide Nanowires and Composites Obtained from
Carbon Nanotubes”.
Committee member of the of the dissertation oral examination of Scott Williams (Department of
Physics and Astronomy, TCU) “Absolute Bremsstrahlung Yields: 53 keV Electrons on Gold”.
Committee member of the of the dissertation oral examination of Sarah Bates (Department of
Physics and Astronomy, TCU) “Fourier Transform Infrared Isotopic Studies on Novel Metal–
Carbon Clusters Trapped in Ar Matrix Environments”.
Committee member of the of the dissertation oral examination of Robin Kinzer (Department of
Physics and Astronomy, TCU) “Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Study of Small
Transition-Metal Carbide Clusters”.
Committee member of the of the dissertation oral examination of Stephen Nauyoks (Department
of Physics and Astronomy, TCU) “Microstructure of Nano and Micron Diamond-SiC Composites
Sintered Under High Pressure High Temperature Conditions”.
Committee member of the of the dissertation oral examination of Eric Gonzalez (Department of
Physics and Astronomy, TCU) “Infrared Spectroscopy and Theoretical Studies of Group IV
Molecules”.
Committee member of the of the dissertation oral examination of Alejandro Puga (Department of
Physics and Astronomy, TCU) “Escape in the Strong Quantum Regime”.
Committee member of the of the dissertation oral examination of Monika Wieligor (Department of
Physics and Astronomy, TCU) “Characterization of Planar Defects in Silicon Carbide Nanowires”.
Committee chair of the of the dissertation oral examination of Raul Peters (Department of Physics
and Astronomy, TCU) “Studies of Surface States in Zinc Oxide Nanopowders”.
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Committee chair of the of the dissertation oral examination of Antonio Paramo (Department of
Physics and Astronomy, TCU) “Influence of Morphology and Surface Conditions on Defect
Properties of Nanocrystalline Zinc Oxide”.
Representing TCU Physics and Astronomy Department gave a lecture to AP Physics HS
teachers, Paschal High School
Represented Physics and Astronomy Department in the TCU Major/minor Fairs
10. College service (include committees)
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Member of the Search Committee for the Dean of the TCU College of Science & Engineering
Department’s representative for the TCU CSE SERC committee
Member of the TCU CSE Advisory Committee
Member of the TCU CSE Safety Committee
Initiated and have been running a community outreach program ‘Research Apprentices’ (RAP)
aimed at establishing a direct link between science programs at local high schools and TCU
scientific groups.
Member of the TCU CSE Student Research Symposium Committee
Committee member of the of the Honors thesis of Darren Ong (Department of Mathematics, TCU)
“On a Theorem of Intersecting Conics”.
Committee member of the of the Honors thesis of Akhil Thomas (Department of Engineering,
TCU) “Fiber Optic Vibrometer Measuring Ballistic Shock”.
Taught a cycle of lectures on laser and EM safety for the incoming TCU graduate students
Member of the Search Committee for the Dean of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Queens
College of CUNY (Spring 1998)
11. University service (include committees)
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Member of the TCU Service-Learning Faculty Steering Committee
Member of the TCU Andrews Institute of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education
12. Community activities directly related to professional skills
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Made 6 lecture-presentations for the REU students.
Made 3 lecture-presentations at the TCU Society of Physics Students seminar.
Made a presentation on service-learning experiences for the TCU Teaching and Learning
Conversations
Made a presentation at the FWISD science teachers’ summit.
Encouraged and supported 8 TCU Student Research Symposium presentations.
1998 – 2000, Organizing Garcia MRSEC Open Houses for Metropolitan New York high school
seniors.
13. Memberships in professional organizations (include offices held)
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Member of The American Physical Society (1993 - present).
Member of The American Vacuum Society (1996 - present).
Member of Materials Research Society (1998 - present).
Member of Sigma-Xi Science Honor Society (1999 - present).
14. Other professionally related activities
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Attended Regional SPIN-UP Workshop, Raleigh, NC.
Attended 3rd Annual Faculty Workshop for Learning & Teaching in Nanoscale Science &
Engineering, Huntsville, AL.
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Attended TCU Service-Learning Faculty Workshops.
“Detection and Manipulation of Surface Defects in Nanoscale ZnO”, invited presentation at the
seminar of Physics Department at Baylor University, Waco, TX, September 8, 2010.
“Identification and Control of Surface Defect Properties in Nanoscale ZnO Crystals”, invited
presentation at the seminar of Physics Department at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX,
April 6, 2010.
“Surface Defect Properties of Zinc Oxide Nanocrystals”, invited presentation at the seminar of the
Physics Department at the University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, March 23, 2009.
“Recent Results at the TCU Optical Spectroscopy Laboratory”, presentation at the seminar in the
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH,
June 17, 2008.
“The Role of Defects at Surfaces and Interfaces of ZnO”, invited presentation at the seminar of
Physics at Austin College, Sherman, TX March 25, 2008.
“The Role of Defects at Nanoscale Semiconductor Interfaces”, invited presentation at the seminar
of Physics and Astronomy Department at Grambling State University, Grambling, LA, March 5,
2008.
“The Role of Defects at Nanoscale Semiconductor Interfaces”, invited presentation at the seminar
of Physics and Astronomy Department at Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, April 2, 2007.