Research Group: Germano S. Iannacchione

PAST MEMBERS:

Graduates:

Aleksander Roshi, Ph.D. (Summer 2000 – May 2005), “Effect of disorder through quenched random order on liquid crystalline phase transitions”.

2005 – present: Research Engineer, Analogic Corp., Peabody, MA

Saimir Barjami, Ph.D. (Summer 2001 – May 2005), “Calorimetric spectroscopy techniques: RF-heat modulation and heat capacity bridge”.

June – August 2005: Physics Research Scientist, WPI, Worcester, MA.

2005 – present: Physics Faculty, Cal. Poly. State U., San Luis Obispo, CA.

Florentin Cruceanu, Ph.D. (Fall 2003 – May 2008), “Dielectric spectroscopy study of quenched random disorder on liquid crystalline phase transitions”.

Post-Doctoral Research Associates:

Dipti Sharma, Post-doctoral associate (July 2004 – June 2007).

Saimir Barjami, Research scientist (June 2005 – August 2005).

CURRENT GROUP:

Graduate Students:

Klaida Kashuri, Ph.D. (Summer 2005 – now), “Calorimetric study of protein unfolding”.

Krishna Sigdel, Ph. D. (Spring 2007 – now), “RF/AC calorimetry”.

Nihar Pradhan, Ph.D. (Fall 2007 – now), “Thermoconductivity and specific heat measurements along the long-axis of Cobalt nano-tubes and nano-wires”.

Rajratan Basu, Ph.D. (Spring 2007 – now), “Simultaneous calorimetric and dielectric measurements on organic and inorganic composites”.