• 2005 National Science Foundation-CAREER award.
• 2005 National Science Foundation-Europe Materials Collaboration award.
• 2005 National Science Foundation - Major Research Instrumentation (TEM) award.
• 2005 Boise State University - Faculty Research Associates Program award.
• 2005 Boise State University - Collaborative Grant Improvement Initiative grant.
• 2005 NSF-Idaho-EPSCoR RII award.
• 2004 Petroleum Research Fund AC grant.
• 2004 Department of Energy-EPSCoR Implementation Grant.
• 2004 Micron Technology grant: Donation of Research Equipment.
• 2003 Cottrell College Science Award from Research Corporation.
• 2003 National Science Foundation - Major Research Instrumentation (EPR) Award.
• 2003 National Science Foundation -Idaho-EPSCoR Instrumentation (VSM) Award.
• 2003 Idaho EPSCoR-Collaborative Nano-research award 1.
• 2003 Idaho EPSCoR-Collaborative Nano-research award 2.
• 2002 National Science Foundation -EPSCoR Infrastructure Improvement Grant.
• Finalist of the 2003 young scientist award of the International EPR Society for the development of a new research technique-“Hysteretic Ferromagnetic Resonance (HFMR)”.

Nanoparticles, spintronic materials, magnetic materials, proteins, biomaterials and sensors, catalysts, high-Tc superconductors, semiconductors, solar cells, inorganic crystals, magnetic oxides, thin films and magnetic multilayers, and exchange biased bilayers, electron magnetic resonance.

Scientific Sessions Chaired at International Conferences:

1. Session HS: Spin dependent tunneling and transport, 50th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, San Jose, CA, October 30 – November 3, 2005. Coordinated the review process of 28 research papers submitted for publication in the special issue of Journal of Applied Physics.
2. Session GS: Magnetic Semiconductor Oxides, 2004 Joint MMM-Intermag conference, January 5-9, 2004, Anaheim, CA. Coordinated the refereeing process of 11 research papers which appeared in the Journal of Applied Physics.
3. Session on Magnetic Materials at the 10th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, July 20-26, 2003, New Orleans.
4. Session FP: Magnetic Tunnel Junctions and Half Metallics, 47th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, November 11-15, 2002 Tampa, FL. Coordinated the refereeing process of 19 research papers which appeared in the Journal of Applied Physics.
5. Session on Nanocomposite Materials, 9th International Conference on Composites Engineering, July, 2002, San Diego.

Selected Invited Talks:

1. Nanoscale Semiconductor Oxides for Multifunctional Device Applications, International Materials Research Congress (IMRC), August 22-26, 2004, Cancun, Mexico.
2. EPR Studies of Magnetic Nanoparticles,
   4th Asia-Pacific EPR Symposium during November 22-25, 2004, Bangalore, India.
3. Room temperature Ferromagnetism in Transition-metal-doped Semiconductors,
   10th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, July, 2003, New Orleans.
4. Finite Size Effects in CuO Nanoparticles, 9th International Conference on Composites Engineering, July, 2002, San Diego.
5. Electron Magnetic Resonance in Magnetic Nanoparticles
   31st AMPERE Congress on Magnetic Resonance and Related Phenomena, at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland, July 14-19, 2002.

       University Level Collaborations

Dr. W. B. Knowlton (Electrical Engineering)
Dr. C. Hanna and Dr. B. Kim (Physics)
Dr. P. Mullner and Dr. S. Donovan (Materials Science)
Dr. J. Oxford (Biology)
Dr. S. Shadle, and Dr. J. Peloquin (Chemistry).

       State-level Collaborations

Mr. R. Baldner, Micron Technology, Boise.
Dr. D. McIlroy, University of Idaho.
Dr. F. A. Selim, Idaho Accelerator Center, Pocatello.
Dr. R. G. Rodriguez, Chemistry, Idaho State University.
Dr. D. Eric Aston, Chemical Engineering, University of Idaho

       National and International Collaborations

Dr. S. Thevuthasan, Dr. C. Wang, Dr. V. Shuttanandan, Dr. M. H. Engelhard,
      and Dr. R. Kokadapu. Pacific Northwest National Lab.
Dr. J. S. Moodera, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Dr. V. Gopal, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
Dr. L. C. Brunel, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee.
Dr. X. Mathew, Centro de Investigacion en Energia-UNAM, Mexico
Dr. M. R. P. Kurup, Department of Applied Chemistry, Cochin University of
      Science & Technology, Kochi, India.
Dr. S. K. Misra, Physics, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
Dr. P. K. Biswas, Central Glass and Ceramic research Institute, Kolkata, India.
Dr. M. S. Seehra and Dr. N Giles, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.

• PHYS 111 General Physics Lab
• PHYS 112 General Physics Lab
• PHYS 309 Introductory Modern Physics with Applications
• PHYS 310 Introductory Modern Physics Lab
• PHYS 482 Senior Project
• PHYS 515 Solid State Physics (graduate level)
• PHYS 522 Advanced Topics: Solid State Physics (graduate level)
• PHYS 523 Physical Methods of Materials Characterization (graduate level)
• PHYS 696 Directed Research (graduate level)

STUDENT ADVISING

Undergraduate Students

1. Michael S. Byrns (Physics Senior): Nov. 2002 - June 2003; Prepared ZnO nanoparticles and completed PHYS 382: Senior Project.
2. Andrew Wood (Electrical Engineering Junior): January -July, 2003; Prepared nanoparticles of TiO₂ and ZnO; Received internship at Hewlett-Packard, Boise.
3. Thongphanh Panthavady (Physics Senior): June 2003 - January 2004. Investigated ferrihydrite nanoparticles and published a paper in Physical Review B. Hired by Sapidyne Inc, Boise and got admitted in Utah medical school.
4. Jason Hays (Physics Senior); June 2003 – December 2004: Investigated transition-metals-doped ZnO and SnO₂; Completed PHYS 382: Senior Project; Published 4 research papers and admitted to graduate school.
5. Aaron Thurber (Physics Junior); June, 2004 – present: Worked on Fe doped SnO₂, published a paper in Physical Review B and completed PHYS 382: Senior Project.
   

Graduate Students:

1. Jason Hays (Materials Science and Engineering); Topic: Transition-metals-doped semiconductor oxide powders and thin films. Thesis committee chair: A. Punnoose.
2. Russell Benson (electrical engineering); Topic: Preparation and characterization of Cr doped ZnO thin films using a sputter deposition system (in collaboration with Dr. W. B. Knowlton). Thesis committee chair: Dr. W. B. Knowlton.
3. Robert Hanson (electrical engineering); Topic: Fabrication of ZnO thin films (in collaboration with Dr. W. B. Knowlton). Thesis committee chair: Dr. W. B. Knowlton.
   

Postdoctoral Fellows:

1. Jan. 2005 – present: K. M. Reddy, Ph. D (Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, India)
2. October 2005 - : Search for a new position in progress.