Physics

Welcome to my web page! I am an assistant professor in the physics department of Pittsburg State University .

Please feel free to contact me if I can be of any assistance.

TEACHING   

Courses have taught:

• PHYS 104 Engineering Physics I

• PHYS 105 Engineering Physics II

• PHYS 100 College Physics I

• PHYS 100 College Physics II

• PHYS 130 Elementary Physics Lab

• PHYS 512 Electricity and Magnetism

• PHYS 516 Modern Physics

• PHYS 532 Electronic Circuits I

• PHYS 716 Introductory Quantum Mechanics

• PHYS 812 Classical Electrodynamics (Graduate)

• PHYS 816 Quantum Mechanics (Graduate)

• PHYS 742 Surface Physics

• PHYS 750 Solid State Physics

ADVISING

I am currently an advisor for  Society of Physics Student (SPS).  SPS is a national organization and our school is

in Zone 12. Pittsburg State University SPS Chapter has recently been selected as an outstanding chapter. Our

chapter has also won two research grant awards (total $4000) from SPS. We are also a member of Sigma  Pi Sigma

honor society.

RESEARCH  

My research interests are mostly in experimental solid state physics. Particularly, I am interested in high temperature

oxidation of metals. I use relatively new techniques to characterize native oxide formed at high temperatures on alloys.

Native oxide can provide protection for the substrate alloy against further oxidation. Therefore, it is important to retain

the oxide layer. I study the stress, thickness change and composition of the oxide film, which give clues about the

integrity of the oxide layer.

I also have an interest in magnetic thin films and electrical/optical characterization of magnetoresistance.

Magnetoresistive thin films are of interest due to their potential for computer read heads. Thin (~2 nm) magnetic

and non-magnetic (spacer) metal layers can be deposited on substrates (i.e., Silicon, MgO, Sapphire etc.).

This structure is called superlattice. By controlling the spacer layer thickness one can change the magnetization

of the film from ferromagnetic to antiferromagnetic. Granular films can also be studied to achieve

ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic behavior. Particle size could be an important parameter in this case.

Studying binary liquid mixtures can give us information about critical phenomenon, which deals with how two different

constituents mix under different conditions.  Specifically, magnetization can be considered as a critical phenomenon

since spin up and spin down electrons can be considered as binary mixture.