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Center for Materials Research

Aswini K. Pradhan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

 

Education

  • Ph.D. (Physics) Indian Institute of Technology, India, 1988
  • M.S. (Physics, sp: Electronics) Utkal University, India, 1983
  • B.S. (Physics Honors and Dist.) Utkal University, India, 1980

Honors

  • Fellowship of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 1994, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Member of SPIE, American Physical Society, JPS,
  • 1989 Young Scientist Award, 1997 & 1999 ISTEC-Awards for excellence in Research,
  • Served as a board member of Magnetics at ISTEC.
  •  Leading the group at Microelectronic center at VCU on the development of semiconductor-based (GaN & ZnO) spintronic materials.
  • Cited as leading researcher in Marqui’s Who’s Who in America, 2005.
  • Research mentor of the Year, 2006 (Norfolk State University).
  • Adjunct Faculty: Institute of Materials Science, Orissa, India (nominated by the Govt. of Orissa).
  • Committee member: SPIE: Smart materials
  • Reviewer:
    • Presently serving as a Referee to
    • Phys. Rev.Lett.,
    • Physical Rev. B,
    •  Appl. Phys. Lett.,
    • J. Appl. Phys.,
    • Nanotechnology,
    • Appl. Surf. Sc.,
    • Europhys.
    •  J. B.,
    • Physica C,
    • JJAP,
    • JOSA B,
    • J. Phys.: Cond. Mat.,
    • EPL,
    • EPJB,
    • JMR,
    • J. Phys-C,
    • NSF Research proposals,
    • Australian Research Council (ARC) proposals,
    • DoD,
    • Army Research.

Employment History

  • 2007- Present- Associate Professor, Department of Engineering, Norfolk State University (NSU)

  • 2003-2007-Research Professor, Center for Materials Research, Norfolk State University (NSU)

  • 2002-2003-Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, Virginia Commonwealth University

  • 2001-2002-Research Faculty, Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia

  • 2001-Visiting Professor at Dept. of Applied Physics, (Center for Excellence in Research), University of Tokyo, Japan

  • 1997-2001-Senior Scientist, at Superconductivity Research Lab., Superconductivity Technology Center (ISTEC), Tokyo, Japan.

  • 1996-1997-ISTEC-Fellow, Superconductivity Research Lab. At ISTEC, Tokyo, Japan.

  • 1992-Visiting Research Fellow at Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London

  • 1991-1992 - Research Fellow at the Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford University, U.K.

  • 1990-1995-Senior Scientist at Center for Advanced Technology, Laser Physics Division, Indore, India.

  • 1988-1990 -Research Associate, Cryogenic, Eng. Center, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

Teaching History

  • 1985-1987: Undergraduate Physics courses and labs for Integrated M.S. degree at I.I.T, Kharagpur, India
  • 1988-1990: Upper level Applied Physics/ Cond. Matter courses for M. Tech. at IIT.
  • 2001-2002: Supervising undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Virginia
  • 2002 Advanced Physics Course (690): Mat. Physics and experimental techniques
    Guided and co-guided M.Tech (IIT), Ph.D (Utkal University, SRL/ISTEC) and graduate students at SRL.
  • 2003- Present: MATS 530 – Graduate M.S. course in CMR
  • 2006- present: OEN-360- Undergrad Engineering Course (Optical Engineering)
  • 2005- Present: Minicourse: Optical materials and self-assembly of nanoparticles and nanostructures
  • 2008: Present: OEN-530 – graduate course
  • Spring 2009: MSE 704 Thin film Phenomena
  • MS Graduate student advised at NSU: 10 (graduated)
  • Graduate student Advising: 4 Ph.D., 3 M.S. students, and 4 undergrads.
  • Ph.D.- D. Sahu, Presently at Taiwan, Currently 2 students enrolled for Ph.D. in Materials science and engineering program.

Research Experience

Dr. Aswini K. Pradhan research group interests are:

 the development and characterization of nanostructured-materials, magnetic (spintronic), optical, electronic, opto-electronic, and photonic materials.

Dr. Aswini K. Pradhan manages the shared research facilities of the center. He also established state-of-the art Nanostructured-materials and thin film laboratory and has strong interdisciplinary research experience and collaborations.

 

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Currently funded research projects

Research Proposals funded: Principal Investigator/Co-PI of research proposals.

  • STTR-NSF: Development of ZnO Spin Field effect transistor (FET) -Co-PI, $100K/year for 3 yrs, Place: Electrical Eng., Virginia Commonwealth University
  •  MRI-NSF: Acquisition of SQUID Magnetometer for ferromagnetic semiconductors and oxides-Co-PI,  $ 159,418, Place: Electrical Eng., Virginia Commonwealth University
  • NSU-INTEL Corp.: PI-Fabrication of single crystalline Manganite Perovskite Films on STO buffered Si Substrates: PI. Total award amount: $130,000 (awarded), Award Period: 01.01.05-12.31.07.
  • NSF-RISE: Enhancement of Research Infrastructure in Support of the New Ph.D. Program in Materials Science and Engineering at Norfolk State University, Co-PI., Total award amount: $1M (awarded), Award Period: 01.09.07-08.31.09.
  • MRI-NSF: Acquisition of Electron Probe Micro-Analyses (EPMA) for Research and Education -PI, $500,000 Place: ODU and Norfolk State University, 2008.
  • DoD: Research and Education in Development of Multifunctional Sensors and MEMS Devices, PI, Total award amount: $529,000K (Funded), Award Period: 06.15.09-06.14.12,
  • Potential Contributor to CREST & CREAM projects at CMR

Publications   

 Dr. Aswini K. Pradhan research group authored more than 190 refereed publications in Internationally reputed journals, more than 80 publications in National and International conferences.


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Dr. Aswini K. Pradhan

  
     
  Engineering Department &
Center for Materials Research, Norfolk State University

700 Park Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23504

Phone: (757) 823-2239 office
Laboratory: (757) 823-000

Fax: (757) 823-9054

E-mail: apradhan@nsu.edu 

 

  

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