Fulbright Scholar Program
2006 - 2007 Visiting Scholar Directory
Physics and Astronomy Back
Arbaoui, Abdezzahid
Professor, Department of Physics, Chouaib Doukkali University, El-Jadida, Morocco
Research: Charge Density Wave Dynamics Properties in Low Dimensional Systems
George Washington University, Department of Physics, Washington, DC, c/o Dr. Mark Reeves
July 2006 - September 2006

Basattahalli Nagarajarao, Meera
Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India
Lecturing and Research: Understanding Learning Difficulties and Evolving Effective Instructional Strategies to Enhance Synergy Between Teaching and Learning Physics at the Undergraduate Level
Kansas State University, Department of Physics, Manhattan, KS, c/o Prof. Dean Zollman
August 2006 - June 2007

Bouledroua, Moncef
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Badji Mokhtar University, Annaba, Algeria
Research: Surface Hopping in Ion-Molecule Collisions
Chatham University, Natural and Physical Sciences Division, Pittsburgh, PA, c/o Dr. Larry A. Viehland
June 2007 - September 2007

Cebers, Andrejs
Professor, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
Lecturing and Research: Physical Properties of Semi-Flexible Magnetic Filaments
University of Pennsylvania, David Rittenhouse Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Philadelphia, PA, c/o Dr. Tom Lubensky
September 2006 - February 2007

Gomez, Daniel
Adjunct Professor and Researcher, Department of Physics, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Research: Generation of Magnetic Fields in Astrophysics
University of Texas--Austin, Institute for Fusion Studies, Austin, TX, c/o Dr. Swadesh Mahajan
November 2006 - January 2007

Jung Woo, Jeil
Research Scholar, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Research: Transport of Spin Polarization in Ferromagnetic Semiconductors
University of Texas--Austin, Department of Physics, Austin, TX, c/o Dr. Allan MacDonald
October 2006 - September 2008

Koval, Vladimir
Researcher, Department of Materials Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovak Republic
Research: Switching and Subswitching Properties of Ferroelectrics Under Mechanical Load
Pennsylvania State University--University Park, W.M. Keck Smart Materials Integration Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University Park, PA, c/o Prof. Susan Troiler-McKinstry
January 2007 - July 2007

Lafuente Molinero, Luis
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mathematics, Carlos III University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Research: Learning Algorithms for Bayesian Inference Models
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Bits and Atoms, Cambridge, MA, c/o Prof. Neil Gershenfeld
November 2006 - October 2008

Liparteliani, Akaki
Head, Laboratory of Phenomenological Investigations, Institute of High Energy and Informatization, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Research: Radiative Decays of Beauty, Charm and Tau as Probes of Extra Dimensions
University of Notre Dame, Department of Physics, Notre Dame, IN, c/o Dr. Ikaros Bigi
September 2006 - February 2007

Lopez Sarrion, Justo
Postdoctoral Researcher, Spain
Research: Noncommutative Fields Theory and Lorentz Invariance Violation
CUNY--City College, Department of Physics, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Alexios Polychronakos
October 2006 - September 2008

Mammadov, Eldar
Associate Research Scientist, Non-Crystalline Semiconductor Physics Laboratory, Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan
Research: The Microscopic Structure and Electronic Properties of Selenium-Based Chalcogenide Glassy Semiconductors Doped With Rare Earth Elements
Colorado School of Mines, Department of Physics, Golden, CO, c/o Dr. Craig Taylor
September 2006 - September 2007

Megias Fernandez, Eugenio
Research Assistant, Department of Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Research: Effective Actions at High Temperature
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Nuclear Theory Group, Upton, Long Island, NY, c/o Dr. Robert D. Pisarski
April 2007 - March 2009

Navas Otero, David
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Optical, Magnetic and Transport Properties, Material Science Institute of Madrid, Spanish Council for Scientific Research, Madrid, Spain
Research: Fabrication and Characterization of Nanoporous Magnetic Membranes Obtained via Lithography Templates
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cambridge, MA, c/o Dr. Caroline Ross
April 2007 - March 2009

Osquiguil, Eduardo
Adjunct Faculty, Low Temperatures Laboratory, Balseiro Institute-Bariloche Atomic Center, Rio Negro, Argentina
Research: Implementation of Sensitive Force Sensors Toward the Detection of a Novel Thermodynamic State in High Temperature Superconductors
Indiana University-Purdue University--Indianapolis, Department of Physics, Indianapolis, IN, c/o Dr. Ricardo Decca
March 2007 - May 2007

Pham, Vinh
Associate Professor, Faculty of Mathematics, Mechanics and Informatics, Hanoi University of Science, Hanoi, Vietnam
Research: Explicit Formulas for the Rayleigh Wave Speed in Pre-Stressed Elastic and Viscoelastic Solids
University of California--Berkeley, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Berkeley, CA, c/o Dr. David J. Steigmann
January 2007 - October 2007

Rodriguez Gomez, Diego
Teaching Assistant, Department of Theoretical Physics, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Research: Aspects of String Theory
Princeton University, Joseph Henry Laboratories, Department of Physics, Princeton, NJ, c/o Dr. Curtis Callan
October 2006 - September 2007

Roussel, Frederick
Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Geology, University of the Opal Coast, Dunkerque, France
Research: Carbon Nanotubes Dispersed in Liquid Crystal Solvents
Columbia University, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, New York, NY, c/o Prof. Stephen O'Brien
January 2007 - November 2007

Salvador Cunha, Margarida Maria
Researcher, Department of Astrophysics, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Research: The Detection and Characterization of Convective Borders Inside Stars
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, National Center for Atmospheric Research, High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, CO, c/o Dr. Keith MacGregor
September 2006 - February 2007

Scase, Matthew Murray
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Center for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Research: Aircraft Trailing Vortices
Cornell University, College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Charles H.K. Williamson
January 2007 - December 2007

Sigfusson, Thorsteinn
Professor, Department of Physics, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Research: Preparation of the Carbon Capture and Conversion Laboratory in Iceland
Columbia University, Henry Krumb School of Mines, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Klaus S. Lackner
November 2006 - March 2007

Valvidares Suarez, Secundino
Visiting Scientist, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France
Research: Specialization in Synchrotron Soft X-Ray Based Techniques for the Study of Multiferroic and Nanostructures Materials of High Technological Interest
University of California--Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Center for X-Ray Optics, Materials Science Division, Berkeley, CA, c/o Dr. Jeffrey Kortright
October 2006 - September 2008

Vu, Tuoc
Associate Professor, Department of Theoretical Physics, Institute of Engineering Physics, Hanoi University of Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Research: Building Up an Innovative Interdisciplinary Educational Course: Computational Electronics
Arizona State University, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tempe, AZ, c/o Dr. Jody I. Seeling
November 2006 - April 2007

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