Department of Physics and Astronomy - PhD Recipients
2018
2018
Jafar Ghithan - PhD in Physics “Photonic Tools For Advanced Sensing
And Imaging At The Nanoscale”
Elijah Jenesn - PhD in Physics “High Dynamic Range Optical Devices and
Applications”
Congyan Zhang - PhD in Physics “Computational Prediction,
Characterization and Methodology Development for Two-Dimensional
Nanostructures: Phosphorene and Phosphide Binary Compounds”
Rong Zhao - PhD in Physics “Plasma Based Synthesis and Surface
Modification of Graphene”
And Imaging At The Nanoscale”
Elijah Jenesn - PhD in Physics “High Dynamic Range Optical Devices and
Applications”
Congyan Zhang - PhD in Physics “Computational Prediction,
Characterization and Methodology Development for Two-Dimensional
Nanostructures: Phosphorene and Phosphide Binary Compounds”
Rong Zhao - PhD in Physics “Plasma Based Synthesis and Surface
Modification of Graphene”
2017
2017
Meysam Akhtar - PhD in Physics “Synthesis and Fundamental Property
Studies of Energy Material Under High Pressure”
Jeremy Huber - PhD in Physics (joint UofL and UK program), "Multispectral
Observations and Analysis of the Rosette Nebula"
Farzaneh Hoveyda - PhD in Physics “All-Optical Switching in
Ferromagnetic Superlattices”
Alex Larin - PhD in Physics “Artificial Olfactory System For Multi-Component
Analysis Of Gas Mixtures”
Studies of Energy Material Under High Pressure”
Jeremy Huber - PhD in Physics (joint UofL and UK program), "Multispectral
Observations and Analysis of the Rosette Nebula"
Farzaneh Hoveyda - PhD in Physics “All-Optical Switching in
Ferromagnetic Superlattices”
Alex Larin - PhD in Physics “Artificial Olfactory System For Multi-Component
Analysis Of Gas Mixtures”
2016
2016
George Anderson - PhD in Physics “In-Situ Characterization of Gas and Light
Dependent Transport Properties in Novel 2D Material Based
Optoelectronic Devices”
Cherno Baba Kah - PhD in Physics "Materials Design and Band Gap
Engineering of Complex Nanostructures Using a Semi-Empirical
Approach: Low Dimensional Boron Nanostructures, h-BN Sheet with
Graphene Domains and Holey Graphene"
Dependent Transport Properties in Novel 2D Material Based
Optoelectronic Devices”
Cherno Baba Kah - PhD in Physics "Materials Design and Band Gap
Engineering of Complex Nanostructures Using a Semi-Empirical
Approach: Low Dimensional Boron Nanostructures, h-BN Sheet with
Graphene Domains and Holey Graphene"
2015
2015
Karen Collins - PhD in Physics 2015 "High-precision time-series photometry
for the discovery and charac-terization of transiting exoplanets"
for the discovery and charac-terization of transiting exoplanets"
2014
2014
Xue Han - PhD in Physics (currently: Associate Professor, Dalian University of
Technology, School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation
Science)
Andriy Sherehiy - PhD in Physics “Thermionic Emission Properties Of The Novel
Carbon Nanostructures”
Technology, School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation
Science)
Andriy Sherehiy - PhD in Physics “Thermionic Emission Properties Of The Novel
Carbon Nanostructures”
2013
2013
Ruwantha Jayasingha - PhD in Physics 2013 “Controlled Plasma Functionalization
Of Graphene And Cfx Materials For Energy Storage Applications”
Paul Tandy - PhD in Physics 2013 "A Robust Semi-empirical Hamiltonian for Boron
with Applications"
Of Graphene And Cfx Materials For Energy Storage Applications”
Paul Tandy - PhD in Physics 2013 "A Robust Semi-empirical Hamiltonian for Boron
with Applications"
2011
2011
Jeffrey Hay - PhD in Physics "High dynamic range imaging for the
detection of motion"
detection of motion"