The Department of Physics has laboratories for experimental work in various research areas of condensed matter physics, including ferroelectric thin films, semiconductors, nanostructures, liquid crystals and astrophysics. These laboratories have a variety of preparation and characterization facilities such as the Advanced Materials Research Laboratory<\/b>. Several members of the faculty use the facilities of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center<\/b> at Arecibo (commonly known as the Arecibo Observatory) for their research in astrophysics, and some also use the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)<\/b> and Brookhaven National Laboratory<\/b> facilities for synchrotron radiation sources. Theoretical research is conducted in the areas of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, elementary particles and high energy physics, general relativity, astrophysics, and solid state physics. It is supported by a modern library, communications infrastructure, and computing facilities. Various faculty members form part of the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, which is a multicampus and multidepartamental organization that carries research and related academic activities in various areas of theoretical physics.<\/p>\n
Related Web Pages<\/strong><\/p>\n [accordions] Altschuler, Daniel R., PhD, Brandeis University, 1975, Professor. Astronomy, extragalactic radio sources; active galactic nucleus.Ext.88435<\/p>\n Bhuiyan, Lutful B., PhD, University of London, 1977, Professor. Statistical mechanics; chemical-physics; electrolyte structure and thermodynamics; double electric layers; theory of liquids.Ext.88438, 88440, 88441<\/p>\n Feng, Xianping, PhD, La Trobe University, Australia, 2000, Professor. Performed experiments on laser-matter interaction utilizing Nd:YAG short pulselasers; thin film deposition and research; Photoemission & laser characterization;Study\/analyze hot and dense plasma generated by laser radiation or in plasma focus. Ext. 88464, 88429, 88473<\/p>\n Fonseca, Luis, PhD, University of Puerto Rico, 1985, Professor. Solid-state physics; optical and electrical properties of crystalline and amorphous materials; nanostructured semiconductors: synthesis and opto -electronic properties. Ext. 88448<\/p>\n Katiyar, Ram S., PhD, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,1968, Professor. Raman and infrared spectroscopy; growth and characterization of ferroelectrics, transparent semiconductors, solid state ionics in thin film and nano-ctystalline forms for optoelectronic applications; Lattice dynamics of phonons. Ext. 88444, 88472, 88467, 88443<\/p>\n Mart\u00ednez, Antonio, PhD, American University, 1990, Professor. Condensed matter physics; epitaxial growth of metals and widebandgap semiconductors; transport properties; surface physics. Ext. 88437, 88442<\/p>\n Morell, Gerardo, PhD, University of Puerto Rico, 1995. Professor. Novel nanostructured materials for technological applications. Ext. 88451<\/p>\n Nieves, Jos\u00e9 F., PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 1980, Professor. Theoretical particle physics. Ext.88423, 88420, 88421, 88422<\/p>\n Palai, Ratnakar, PhD, University of Strathclyde, UK, 2004, Professor. Nanostructure Materials, \u201cspintronic devices\u201d. Ext. 88465, 88430, 88460, 88462<\/p>\n Pantoja, Carmen, PhD, University of Oklahoma, 1995, Professor. Astronomy; spectral analysis; galaxies; cosmology. Ext. 88439, 88418<\/p>\n Selsby, Ronald G., PhD, Ohio State University, 1969, Professor. Chemical-physics; calculations of molecular ionization energies and electronic affinities. Ext. 88426<\/p>\n Ubriaco, Marcelo R., PhD, University of North Carolina, 1989, Professor. Quantum field theory; quantum group applications to quantum statistical mechanics. Ext. 88424<\/p>\n Velev, Julian, PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2002, Associate Professor. Condensed matter physics, (electronic structure and transport. 88432[\/accordion] The Department of Physics has laboratories for experimental work in various research areas of condensed matter physics, including ferroelectric thin films, semiconductors, nanostructures, liquid crystals and astrophysics. These laboratories have a variety of preparation and characterization facilities such as the Advanced Materials Research Laboratory. Several members of the faculty use the facilities of the National<\/p>\n\n
\n[accordion title=”Research Areas” load=”hide”]Aliev, Fouad, PhD, Leningrad State University, 1975, Professor. Experimental solid-state physics; condensed mass physics; liquid crystals; porous medium dielectric spectroscopy; static dispersion techniques and light dynamics.Ext.88466, 88461, 88463<\/p>\n
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