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People

Faculty

Sarath Witanachchi

Professor & Chair of Physics

Contact
Office: ISA 2022D
Lab: PHY 5058/5060
Phone: (813) 974-2789
Lab Phone: (813) 974-9933
Email
Education
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, 1989, State University of New York at Buffalo
Research Interests
• Solid state & materials physics • Laser ablation • Laser-assisted materials processing • Dynamic optical diagnostics • Plasma processes for thin film growth • Nanostructures & nanocomposites • Materials for energy • Multiferroics

 

 

Pritish Mukherjee

Professor, Vice Provost for Strategy, Institutional Excellence & Faculty Success

Contact
Phone: (813) 974-3293
Lab Phone: (813) 974-9933
Email
Education
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, 1986, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
Research Interests
• Solid state & materials physics • Laser ablation • Laser-assisted materials processing • Dynamic optical diagnostics • Plasma processes for thin film growth • Nanostructures and nanocomposites • Materials for energy • Multiferroics

 

Alumni

Wangensteen, Ted

Ph. D. Applied Physics, 2012, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ
Growth and Characterization of Functional Nanoparticulate Films By a Microwave Plasma-Assisted Spray Deposition Process
M. S. Physics, 1997, University of Denver

 
Hyde, Robert

Ph.D. Applied Physics, 2011, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ
Growth and Characterization of Thermoelectric Ba8Ga16Ge30 Type-I Clathrate Thin-Films Deposited by Pulsed Dual-Laser Ablation

M.S. in Physics and M.S.E.S in Engineering Science, 2006, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ
Hollow-Electrode Pulsed Plasma Deposition of Titanium and Carbon Thin Films PDF

 
Mukherjee, Devyajyoti

Ph.D. Applied Physics, 2010, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ
Growth and Characterization of Epitaxial Thin Films and Multiferroic Heterostructures of Ferromagnetic and Ferroelectric Materials

 

Merlak, Marek

M. S. Physics, 2010, ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ
Design and characterization of microwave assisted plasma spray deposition system : application to Eu doped Y2O3 nano-particle coatings

 

Dedigamuwa, Gayan

Ph. D. Applied Physics 2010, USF, Major Professor: Dr. Sarath Witanachchi
Fabrication and characterization of surfactant-free PbSe quantum dot films and PbSe-polymer hybrid structures PDF
M. S. Physics 2005, USF, Major Professor Dr. Sarath Witanachchi
Formation of nanocoatings by laser-assisted spray pyrolysis and laser ablation on 2d gold nanotemplates PDF

 
Abou Mourad, Houssam

Ph. D. Applied Physics 2005, USF, Co-Major Professors: Dr. Pritish Mukherjee and Dr. Sarath Witanachchi
Metallic to insulating transition in disordered pulsed laser deposited silicide thin films

 
Weerasinghe, Hasitha

M. S. Physics 2006, USF, Major Professor: Dr. Sarath Witanachchi
Electrical characterization of metal-to-insulator transition in iron silicide thin films on sillicone substrates

 
Mahawela, Prasanna

M. S. Physics 2004, USF, Major Professor: Dr. Sarath Witanachchi
A hollow-cathode transient plasma process for carbon thin film growth

 
Choppali, Uma

M. S. Physics 2004, USF, Co-Major Professors: Dr. Pritish Mukherjee and Dr. Sarath Witanachchi

 
McAveety, Susan

M.S. Physics 2002, USF, Major Professor: Dr. Pritish Mukherjee

 
Factor, Dan

M.S. Physics 2002, USF, Major Professor: Dr. Pritish Mukherjee

 
Miyawa, Alfred Martin

M.S. Physics 2000, USF, Major Professor: Dr. Sarath Witanachchi
Role of ions in the growth of zinc oxide and diamond-like carbon coatings by dual-laser ablation

 
Cuff, John

M.S. Physics and M.S.E.S. Eng. Science 2000, USF, Major Professor: Dr. Pritish Mukherjee
Plume dynamics and laser pulse synchronization in dual laser ablation

 
Chen, Shudong

M.S. Physics and M.S.E.S. Eng. Science 1999, USF, Major Professor: Dr. Pritish Mukherjee
CO2 laser-target interaction and plume imaging in dual-laser ablation

 
Khurshid, Ahmed

Ph.D. Eng. Science 1996, USF, Major Professor: Dr. Sarath Witanchchi
A novel dual laser ablation process for high quality film growth

 
Sakthivel, Palanikumaran

Ph. D. Eng. Science 1995, USF, Major Professor: Dr. Pritish Mukherjee
Diagnostics of pulsed laser ablation
M. S. Eng. Science 1991, USF, Major Professor: Dr. Pritish Mukherjee
Generation, characterization and application of ultrashort CO2 laser pulses

 
Panse, Pushkaraj

M. S. Physics 1994, USF, Major Professor: Dr. Sarath Witanachchi
High-temperature superconducting YBCO thin-film growth by dual laser ablation

 
Riser, G. S.

M. S. Physics 1994, USF, Major Professor: Dr. Sarath Witanachchi
Electrical characterization of laser deposited Pb1-xSnxTe films

 
Roland, Phillip

M. S. Physics 1993, USF, Major Professor: Dr. Pritish Mukherjee
Development and characterization of a pulsed laser interferometer

 
Weston, Neil

M. S. Physics 1992, USF, Major Professor: Dr. Pritish Mukherjee
Gas phase trace detection using phase fluctuation homodyne laser interferometry

 
Oman, Daniel

M. S. Physics 1991, USF, Major Professor: Dr. Pritish Mukherjee
Generation of synchronized independently tunable dual-frequency CO2 laser pulses