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CURRICULUM VITAE
Monica Sorescu
Associate Professor (tenured), Department of Physics
Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282-0321
Phone: (412) 396-4166 (office) and (412) 396-5277 (lab)
Fax: (412) 396-4829
E-mail: [email protected]; http://www.duq.edu
General:
Citizenship: U.S. citizen.
Education:
Ph.D. Institute of Atomic Physics Bucharest (1992): Experimental Condensed Matter Physics.
Appraised at Oklahoma State University (1992).
M.S. University of Bucharest (1986): Solid State Physics.
B.S. University of Bucharest (1985): Physics.
Positions held:
Associate Professor (tenured), Department of Physics and Adjunct Professor, Department of
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Duquesne University, Bayer School of Natural and Environmental
Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2001-present.
Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Department of Physics and Adjunct Professor, Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Duquesne University, Bayer School of Natural and
Environmental Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1995-2001.
Visiting Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon
University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2004 (sabbatical).
Visiting Professor, Department of Materials Science and Mineral Engineering, University of
California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1998.
Research Associate, Oklahoma State University, Department of Chemistry, Stillwater,
Oklahoma, 1992-1995.
Visiting Research Fellow, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany, 1990-1991.
Visiting Scientist, Johannes Guttenberg Universität, Institut für Analytische und Anorganische
Chemie, Mainz, Germany and Institut Jozef Stefan, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1990.
Assistant Professor, Polytechnic University Bucharest, Physics Department, Faculty of
Electronics and Telecommunications, Bucharest, Romania, 1990-1992.
Hobby: Master of Sports in Chess (since 1986)
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Scholarly Activities:
Research Interests:
Experimental Physics and Chemistry of Condensed Matter:
Advanced amorphous and nanocrystalline magnetic materials;
Ferroelectric crystals for nonlinear optical applications;
Amorphization, crystallization, nucleation-growth, and ordering phenomena;
Hyperfine interactions and low-temperature properties of solids;
Radiofrequency-induced effects in soft magnetic materials;
Pulsed-laser and particle-beam-induced surface modifications;
Laser ablation deposition of thin films and multilayers;
Magnetic ceramic nanoparticles;
Magnetic intermetallic compounds and spring magnets;
Origins of the recoilless fraction;
Structure-property relationships for rational construction of new materials;
Mössbauer spectroscopy, hysteresis loop measurements, magnetic susceptibility
measurements, magnetic force microscopy, electron microscopy, x-ray techniques, optical
absorption spectroscopy, thermal analysis by DSC/TGA.
Laboratory:
*Complete laboratory for characterization of bulk and surface properties of materials by room-
temperature transmission and conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy (Ranger Scientific);
closed-cycle refrigerator system for low-temperature Mössbauer measurements; vacuum furnace
for high-temperature Mössbauer measurements; vacuum pumps, vacuum gauges and controllers,
temperature controllers, high-voltage power supplies; computers.
*Susceptometer-magnetometer system with 3 T superconducting magnet and liquid helium
cryostat for dc hysteresis loops and ac susceptibility measurements (LakeShore Cryotronics).
*Excimer laser with deposition chamber for laser ablation deposition of thin films and
multilayers (Lambda Physik and Neocera).
*Sample preparation capabilities for generation of nanostructured materials by mechanical
alloying and milling (SPEX) in controlled atmosphere (VAC) with or without applied magnetic
field.
*Thermal annealing furnace for temperatures up to 1700 C and controlled atmosphere (CM
Furnaces).
*Autoclave for hydrothermal synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles and various magnetic systems
(PPI).
*Simultaneous thermal analysis by DSC/DTA/TGA (Netzsch).
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Students and Postdoctorals who have worked in my research group:
Annalia Palumbo, Adam Weber, Thomas Oberst, Kevin Gossett, Alexis Zywan, Zackary Bruno,
Amanda Daly, Jason Wood, Ashley Sanns, Daniel Proch, Sean Krupa, Brigette Bartko (graduate,
Chemistry), William Dorfner, Devin Hileman, Lisa Barreiro, Steven Herchko, Alex Hannan,
Collin Wade, Vasilii Bushunow, John DiGnazio, Julia Limongelli, Chris Stroh, Richard Trotta,
Mehdi Mekaoui, Mark Allwes, Kelly Wood, Matthew Knauss, Louise Ferris, Canyon Pratt,
Jordan Jubeck, Dr. Agnieszka Grabias, Dr. Lucian Diamandescu, Dr. Tianhong Xu.
List of Peer-Reviewed International Journal Publications:
(underline for student co-author)
1)S. Olariu, M. Sorescu, I.I. Popescu, and C.B. Collins, ”Nuclear Multiphoton Transitions
Induced by Modulated Hyperfine Electric-Field Gradients”, Europhysics Letters, 2 (1986) 725-
732.
2) D. Barb, L. Diamandescu, R. Puflea, M. Sorescu, and D. Tarina, ”Mössbauer Spectroscopy on
Gadolinium and Aluminium Double Substituted Yttrium Iron Garnets”, Materials Letters, 12
(1991) 109-111.
3) M. Sorescu, ”Radiofrequency Sidebands in the “Dressed” Nuclear Picture”, Revue
Roumaine de Physique, 36 (1991) 429-435.
4) D. Sorescu, M. Sorescu, A. Hening, I.N. Mihailescu, and D. Barb, ”Pulsed Excimer Laser
Treatment of Fe81B13.5Si3.5C2 Amorphous Alloy: Investigation by Mössbauer Spectroscopy”,
Romanian Reports in Physics, 44 (1992) 787-791.
5) F.D. Barb, O. Netoiu, M. Sorescu, and M. Weiss, ”SPECFIT-An Interactive Package for
Mössbauer Spectra Fitting with Personal Computers”, Computer Physics Communications, 69
(1992) 182-186.
6) M. Sorescu, S. Stenger, and U. Gonser, ”Crystallization of Fe81B13.5Si3.5C2 Amorphous
System by Isothermal Annealing”, Physica Status Solidi (a), 132 (1992) K57-K59.
7) S. Stenger, M. Sorescu, and U. Gonser, ”Radiofrequency Induced Crystallization in
Fe81B13.5Si3.5C2”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 151 (1992) 66-70.
8) D. Sorescu, M. Sorescu, I.N. Mihailescu, D. Barb, and A. Hening, ”Multipulse Excimer Laser
Irradiation of Substituted Fe-B Amorphous Alloys”, Solid State Communications, 85 (1993)
717-721.
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9) E. Pavel, Gh. Baluta, D. Barb, D.P. Lazar, M. Morariu, M. Popescu, and M. Sorescu,
”Complex Carbides in Synthetic Diamond Crystals Produced at 5.5 GPa”, Journal of Materials
Science, 28 (1993) 1645-1647.
10) F.D. Barb, M. Weiss, M. Sorescu, and D. Sorescu, ”An Interactive Package for Mössbauer
Spectra Analysis: SPECFIT-PC”, Studies in Informatics and Control, 2 (1993) 263-269.
11) M. Sorescu, ”Perturbation of Nuclear and Lattice Correlation Functions in Nuclear Gamma
Resonance”, Romanian Reports in Physics, 45 (1993) 427-442 (Dissertation Thesis).
12) M. Sorescu and E.T. Knobbe, ”Effect of Pulsed Excimer Laser Irradiation on the Magnetic
Anisotropy of Iron-Base and Nickel-Iron-Base Metallic Glasses”, Journal of Materials
Research, 8 (1993) 3078-3084.
13) M. Sorescu and E.T. Knobbe, ”Induced Anisotropy and Phase Transformation in Metallic
Glasses by Pulsed Excimer Laser Irradiation”, Physical Review B, 49 (1994) 3253-3265.
14) M. Sorescu, E.T. Knobbe, D. Barb, D. Sorescu, and I. Bibicu, ”Comparison of Electron
Beam and Pulsed Laser Irradiation Effects in Fe80B20”, Hyperfine Interactions, 92 (1994)
1347-1353.
15) D. Barb, I. Bibicu, M.S. Rogalski, and M. Sorescu, ”Mössbauer Investigation of
Amorphous-to-Crystalline Transformation of Fe62Ni16B14Si8 by Isothermal Annealing”,
Hyperfine Interactions, 94 (1994) 2187-2192.
16) M.S. Rogalski, I. Bibicu, and M. Sorescu, ”CEMS Investigation of Surface Hyperfine
Interactions in Fe81B13.5Si3.5C2 Glass”, Hyperfine Interactions, 92 (1994) 1317-1321.
17) M. Sorescu, E.T. Knobbe, and D. Barb, ”Evolution of Phases and Microstructure in
Fe81B13.5Si3.5C2 Metallic Glass During Electron-Beam and Pulsed-Laser Irradiation”, Physical
Review B, 51 (1995) 840-850.
18) M. Sorescu, E.T. Knobbe, and D. Barb, ”Excimer Laser Processing of Amorphous and
Nanocrystalline Fe73.5Cu1Nb3Si22.5-xBx (x=6 and 9)”, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of
Solids, 56 (1995) 79-87.
19) M. Sorescu, J.D. Barrie, J.J. Martin, and E.T. Knobbe, ”Modification of Structural and
Optical Properties of Iron-Doped Lithium Niobate by Pulsed Excimer Laser Irradiation”, Solid
State Communications, 94 (1995) 407-411.
20) M. Sorescu and E.T. Knobbe, ”Evidence for Phase Selectivity in Excimer-Laser-Induced
Amorphization of Thermally-Annealed Fe66Co18B15Si Glassy Ferromagnet", Physical Review
B, 52 (1995) 16086-16095.
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21) M. Sorescu, J.D. Barrie, J.J. Martin, E.T. Knobbe, and D. Barb, ”Excimer Laser and
Electron Beam Irradiation Effects in 57Fe:LiNbO3”, Journal of Materials Science, 30 (1995)
5944-5952: the article made the COVER of the issue.
22) M. Sorescu, E.T. Knobbe, and D. Barb, ”A Comparative Study of Pulsed Laser and Electron
Beam Irradiation Effects in Fe81B13.5Si3.5C2 Glass”, in: "Beam-Solid Interactions for
Materials Synthesis and Characterization", edited by D.E. Luzzi, T.F. Heinz, M. Iwaki, and
D.C. Jacobson, Materials Research Society, 354 (1995) 693-698.
23) M. Sorescu and D. Barb, ”Interaction of Alpha Particle Beams with Fe-based and FeNi-
based Glassy Ferromagnets”, in: “Ion-Solid Interactions for Materials Modification and
Processing”, edited by D.B. Poker, D. Ila, Y.-S. Cheng, L.R. Harriott, and T.W. Sigmon,
Materials Research Society, 396 (1996) 185-190.
24) M. Sorescu, S.A. Schafer, and E.T. Knobbe, ”Synthesis of Magnetite Particles by Pulsed
Alexandrite Laser Processing of Metallic Glass Precursors”, in: ”Advanced Laser Processing of
Materials-Fundamentals and Applications”, edited by R.K. Singh, D. Norton, J. Narayan, J.
Cheung, and L.D. Laude, Materials Research Society, 397 (1996) 393-398.
25) M. Sorescu and E.T. Knobbe, ”Mössbauer Spectroscopy Evidence for Phase Selectivity in
Excimer-Laser-Induced Amorphization of Thermally Annealed Fe-Co-B-Si Metallic Glass",
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung, 51a (1996) 389-395.
26) M. Sorescu and D. Barb, ”Alpha Particle Beam Interactions with Fe-Based and FeCo-Based
Amorphous Magnets”, in: “Materials Modification and Synthesis by Ion Beam Processing”,
edited by D. Alexander, N. Cheung, B. Park and W. Skoruppa, Materials Research Society, 438
(1997) 537-541.
27) M. Sorescu and S.A. Schafer, ”Formation of Magnetite Particles by Pulsed Laser Processing
of Fe81B13.5Si3.5C2 Metallic Glass”, Scripta Materialia 36 (1997) 1255-1260.
28) M. Sorescu, R.A. Brand, N. Plugaru, and D. Barb, ”A Mössbauer study of Y3Co11-xFexB4
compounds”, Materials Letters, 30 (1997) 235-238.
29) M. Sorescu and D. Barb, ”Alpha Particle Beam Processing of Iron-Based and Iron-Nickel-
Based Glassy Ferromagnets”, Journal of Materials Synthesis and Processing 5 (1997) 433-
438.
30) M. Sorescu and S.A. Schafer, “Magnetostriction Related Effects in Pulsed Laser Irradiation
of Amorphous Magnets”, in: “Atomistic Mechanisms in Beam Synthesis and Irradiation of
Materials”, edited by J.C. Barbour, S. Roorda and D. Ila, Materials Research Society, 504
(1998) 209-214.
31) M. Sorescu, D. Mihaila-Tarabasanu and L. Diamandescu, “Structure and Magnetic
Properties of Co, Ni, Mn, Cr, and Cu Substituted Magnetites”, in: Materials for High-Density
Magnetic Recording, edited by K. Rubin, J.A. Bain, T. Nolan, D. Bogy, B.J.H. Stadler, M.
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Levy, J.P. Lorenzo, M. Mansuripur, Y. Okamura, R. Wolfe, Materials Research Society, 517
(1998) 337-342.
32) M. Sorescu, M. Valeanu, D. Tomuta and D. Barb, ”Investigation of the RFe10M2
(R=U;Sm;Y and M=Si;V;Mn) System by Magnetic and Mössbauer Studies”, Solid State
Communications, 105 (1998) 195-199.
33) M. Sorescu, D. Mihaila-Tarabasanu and L. Diamandescu, “Mössbauer and Magnetic Study
of Substituted Magnetites”, Applied Physics Letters, 72 (1998) 2047-2049.
34) M. Sorescu, M. Valeanu and D. Tomuta, “Magnetic and Mössbauer Study of U1-
xSmxFe10Si2”, Materials Letters 36 (1998) 52-55.
35) M. Sorescu, ”Phase Transformations Induced in Magnetite by High-Energy Ball Milling”,
Journal of Materials Science Letters, 17 (1998) 1059-1061.
36) M. Sorescu and D. Barb, ”Interaction of Alpha Particle Beams with Metallic Glasses”, Acta
Materialia, 46 (1998) 5523-5531.
37) M. Sorescu, R.A. Brand, D. Mihaila-Tarabasanu and L. Diamandescu, “Synthesis and
Magnetic Properties of Haematite with Different Particle Morphologies”, Journal of Alloys and
Compounds, 280 (1998) 273-278.
38) M. Sorescu, “The Role of Magnetostriction in Pulsed Laser Irradiation of Amorphous
Alloys”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 280 (1998) 251-254.
39) M. Sorescu, “Comparative Characterization of the Irradiation Effects Induced in Metallic
Glasses by Pulsed Laser and Alpha Particle Beams”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 284
(1999) 232-236.
40) M. Sorescu, R.A. Brand, D. Mihaila-Tarabasanu and L. Diamandescu, “The Crucial Role of
Particle Morphology in the Magnetic Properties of Haematite”, Journal of Applied Physics, 85
(1999) 5546-5548.
41) M. Sorescu, “Phase Transformations Induced in Metallic Glasses by Pulsed Laser and Alpha
Particle Beam Irradiation”, in: Microstructural Processes in Irradiated Materials, edited by
S.J. Zinkle, G. Lucas, R. Ewing, J. Williams, Materials Research Society, 540 (1999) 389-394.
42) M. Sorescu, L. Tsakalakos and T. Sands, “Fluence Effects on the Magnetic Properties of
Fe81B13.5Si3.5C2 Metallic Glass Obtained by Pulsed Laser Deposition”, Journal of Applied
Physics, 85 (1999) 6652-6654.
43) M. Sorescu, D. Mihaila-Tarabasanu and L. Diamandescu, “The Role of Particle Morphology
in the Mechanochemical Activation of Haematite”, Journal of Materials Synthesis and
Processing, 7 (1999) 167-173.
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44) M. Sorescu and M. Valeanu, “Structural and Magnetic Characterization of R2Fe17-xVx
(R=Y; Gd and x=1; 1.5; 2) Compounds and their Carbides”, International Journal of
Inorganic Materials, 1(1999) 303-309.
45) M. Sorescu, T. Oberst, K. Gossett, D. Tarabasanu and L. Diamandescu, “Direct Evidence of
Cobalt Substitution Effects in Magnetite”, Solid State Communications, 113 (2000) 573-575.
46) M. Sorescu, “Magnetic Properties of Metallic Glasses Using the Laser-Mössbauer Method”,
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 218 (2000) 211-220.
47) M. Sorescu, T. Oberst, K. Gossett, D. Tarabasanu and L. Diamandescu, “Population Effects
in Cobalt-Substituted Magnetite”, Materials Letters, 44 (2000) 110-112.
48) M. Sorescu and M. Valeanu, “Symmetry and Hyperfine Fields in R2Fe17-xVxCy (R=Y, Gd;
x=1, 1.5, 2 and y=0, 1) Intermetallics”, Journal of Applied Physics, 87 (2000) 6725-6727.
49) M. Sorescu, “New Types of Magnetic Moment Distributions in Laser Ablated Metallic Glass
Thin Films”, Journal of Applied Physics, 87 (2000) 5855-5857.
50) M. Sorescu, “Direct Evidence of Laser-Induced Magnetic Domain Structures in Metallic
Glasses”, Physical Review B, 61 (2000) 14338-14341.
51) M. Sorescu, D. Tarabasanu and L. Diamandescu, “Site and Distributed Hyperfine Magnetic
Fields in Synthetic Magnetite”, International Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2 (2000) 371-
374.
52) A. K. Giri, W. Pomgsaksawad, M. Sorescu and S. A. Majetich, “Effect of Light on the
Magnetic Properties of Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 36
(2000) 3029-3031.
53) M. Sorescu, A Grabias, L. Diamandescu and D. Tarabasanu, “Collapse of the Magnetic
Hyperfine Structure of Barium Hexaferrite by Mechanochemical Activation”, Journal of
Materials Synthesis and Processing, 8 (2000) 67-72.
54)M. Sorescu, “Mechanochemical Activation of Magnetite Nanoparticles”, Journal of
Nanoparticle Research, 2 (2000) 305-308.
55) M. Sorescu, “Observation of Laser-Induced Magnetic Domain Structures in Metallic
Glasses”, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 19 (2000) 1937-1939.
56) M. Sorescu, A. Grabias and M. Valeanu, “Structure and Magnetic Properties of Nd-Co-Fe-
Si-C Intermetallics”, in: Magnetic Materials, Structures and Processing for Information
Storage, edited by B. J. Daniels, M. A. Seigler, T. P. Nolan, S. X. Wang and C. B. Murray, 614
(2000) F8.4.1.-F8.4.6.
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57) M. Sorescu and A. Grabias, “Unique Features of the Crystallization Kinetics of FeCrBSi
Thin Films obtained by Laser Ablation Deposition”, in: “Properties of Surfaces, Thin Films
and Self-Organized Structures”, Materials Research Society 648 (2000) P6.31.1.-P6.31.6.
58) M. Sorescu, A. Grabias and M. Valeanu, “Symmetry and Hyperfine Magnetic Fields in Nd-
Based Intermetallics”, Intermetallics, 9 (2001) 67-71.
59)M. Sorescu, “Comparison between Excimer Laser Irradiation Effects in FeCr-based Metallic
Glass and Stainless Steel”, International Journal of Inorganic Materials 3 (2001) 813-818.
60) M. Sorescu, A. Grabias, L. Tsakalakos and T. Sands, “Comparative Study of the
Crystallization Behavior of Fe-Cr-B-Si in Bulk and Thin Film Forms”, Journal of Materials
Synthesis and Processing 9 (2001) 181-185.
61)M. Sorescu, A. Grabias, D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila and L. Diamandescu, “From Magnetite to
Cobalt Ferrite”, Journal of Materials Synthesis and Processing 9 (2001) 119-123.
62) M. Sorescu, A. Grabias, D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila and L. Diamandescu, “Conversion Electron
Mössbauer Spectroscopy Applied to Magnetic Thin Films Obtained by Pulsed Laser Deposition”,
Journal of Materials Science Letters 20 (2001) 2233-2234.
63) M. Sorescu, “The Laser-Mössbauer Method for Surface Evolution and Thin Film
Microstructure”, in: “Mechanisms of Surface and Microstructure Evolution in Deposited
Films and Film Structures”, edited by J. Sanchez Jr., J.G. Amar, R. Murty, G. Gilmer,
Materials Research Society 672 (2001) O3.31.1-O3.31.6.
64) M. Chipara, M. Toacsen and M. Sorescu, “Ferromagnetic Resonance on Metallic Glass
Ribbons”, in: “Applications of Ferromagnetic and Optical Materials, Storage and
Magnetoelectronics”, edited by W.C. Black, H.J. Borg, K. Bussmann, L. Hesselink, S.A.
Majetich, E.S. Murdock, B.J.H. Stadler, M. Vazquez, M. Wuttig, J.Q. Xiao, Materials Research
Society 674 (2001) U1.4.1-U1.4.6.
65)M. Sorescu and A. Grabias, “Structure and Magnetic Properties of Fe50Co50System”,
Intermetallics 10 (2002) 317-321.
66) M. Sorescu, “A New Method for Direct Determination of the Recoilless Fraction Using a
Single Room-Temperature Mössbauer Measurement of a Two-Foil Absorber”, Materials
Letters, 54 (2002) 256-259.
67) M. Sorescu, “Direct Comparison of the Recoilless Fractions in Iron (II) and Iron (III)
Chlorides Using the Two-Lattice Method”, Journal of Materials Science Letters 21 (2002)
283-284.
68) M. Sorescu, A. Grabias, L. Diamandescu and D. Tarabasanu, “Influence of Co and Ni
Substitutions on Populations, Hyperfine Fields and Hysteresis Phenomenon in Magnetite”,
Journal of Applied Physics 91 (2002) 8135-8137.
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69) M. Sorescu, A. Grabias, R.A. Brand, J. Voss, D. Tarabasanu and L. Diamandescu, “The
Verwey Transition in Co-doped Magnetite”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
246 (2002) 399-403.
70) M. Sorescu, “A New Method for Direct Determination of the Recoilless Fraction with
Application to Magnetic Nanoparticles”, in: “Nanostructural Magnetic Materials for Data
Storage”, edited by P.W. DeHaven, D.P. Field, S.D. Harkness IV, J.A. Sutliff, J.A. Szpunar, L.
Tang, T. Thomson and M.D. Vaudin, Materials Research Society 721 (2002) 215-220.
71) M. Sorescu, A. Grabias, D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila and L. Diamandescu, “Bulk Versus Surface
Magnetic Texture in Thin Films Obtained by Pulsed Laser Deposition”, in: “Texture and
Microstructure in Electronic and Magnetic Films”, edited by P.W. DeHaven, D.P. Field, S.D.
Harkness IV, J.A. Sutliff, J.A. Szpunar, L. Tang, T. Thomson and M.D. Vaudin, Materials
Research Society 721 (2002) 179-184.
72) M. Sorescu, “Determination of the Recoilless Fraction in Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Using
the Two-Lattice Method”, Journal of Nanoparticle Research 4 (2002) 221-224.
73) M. Sorescu, “Evolution of the Mössbauer Recoilless Fraction During Mechanochemical
Activation of Iron Oxides”, Journal of Materials Science Letters 21 (2002) 1759-1761.
74) M. Sorescu, D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila and L. Diamandescu, “A Mössbauer Study of
Manganese-Doped Magnetite”, Materials Letters 57 (2003) 1867-1869.
75) M. Sorescu and A. Grabias, “Conversion Electron Mössbauer Study of Magnetite/Nickel and
Magnetite/Chromium Multilayers Obtained by Pulsed Laser Deposition”, Materials Letters 57
(2003) 2174-2176.
76) M. Sorescu, A. Grabias, L. Diamandescu and D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila, “Bulk Versus Surface
Effects in Magnetic Thin Films Obtained by Pulsed Laser Deposition”, Applied Surface
Science, 217 (2003) 233-238.
77) M. Sorescu and M. Valeanu, “Effect of Substitutions on the Hyperfine Magnetic Field in
Nd-Based Intermetallics”, Intermetallics 11 (2003) 749-754.
78) M. Sorescu, F. Pourarian and R.A. Brand, “Mossbauer Study of Hydrogenation Effects in
Iron-Rich Intermetallics”, Journal of Materials Science Letters 22 (2003) 1569-1572.
79) M. Sorescu, A. Grabias and M. Valeanu, “A Mössbauer Study of Spring Magnets”, IEEE
Transaction on Magnetics 39 (2003) 2959-2961.
80) M. Sorescu, A. Grabias and L. Diamandescu, “Magnetite/Nickel and Magnetite/Cobalt
Multilayer Nanostructures Obtained by Pulsed Laser Deposition”, in: ”Nanostructuring
Materials with Energetic Beams”, edited by S. Roorda, A. Meldrum and H. Bernas, Materials
Research Society 777 (2003) 59-64.
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81) M. Sorescu, “Introducing Mössbauer Spectroscopy to Undergraduate Students”, Journal of
Materials Education, 25 (2003) 143-150.
82) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu and A. Grabias, “Evolution of Phases During
Mechanochemical Activation in Magnetite-Containing Systems”, Materials Chemistry and
Physics 83 (2004) 354-360.
83) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila and V.S. Teodorescu, “Nanocrystalline
Rhombohedral In2O3 Synthesized by Hydrothermal and Postannealing Pathways”, Journal of
Materials Science 39 (2004) 675-677.
84) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila, V.S. Teodorescu and B.H. Howard,
“Hydrothermal Synthesis and Structural Characterization of (1-x)-Fe2O3-xSnO2 Nanoparticles”,
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 65 (2004) 1021-1029.
85) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, R. Peelamedu, R. Roy and P. Yadoji, “Structural and
Magnetic Properties of NiZn Ferrites Prepared by Microwave Sintering”, Journal of Magnetism
and Magnetic Materials 279 (2004) 195-201.
86) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, R.A. Brand and D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila, “Mössbauer Study of
Manganese-Doped Magnetite Below the Verwey Transition”, Materials Letters 58 (2004) 885-
888.
87) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu and D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila, “-Fe2O3-In2O3 Mixed Oxide
Nanoparticles Synthesized Under Hydrothermal Supercritical Conditions”, Journal of Physics
and Chemistry of Solids, 65 (2004) 1719-1725.
88) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, M. Valeanu and A. Jianu, “Effect of Cobalt Substitutions in
Spring Magnets”, Journal of Materials Science, 39 (2004) 7387-7389.
89) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu and A. Grabias, “Pulsed Laser Deposition of Nanocomposite
-Fe/Nd2Fe14B Magnets”, Journal of Materials Science 39 (2004) 6121-6123.
90) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu and D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila, “Recoilless Fraction of Tin-Doped
Hematite Nanoparticles Obtained by Hydrothermal Synthesis”, Materials Letters 59 (2005) 22-
25.
91) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, R. Swaminathan, M.E. McHenry and M. Feder, “Structural
and Magnetic Properties of NiZn and Zn Ferrite Thin Films Obtained by Laser Ablation
Deposition”, Journal of Applied Physics 97 (2005) 10G105.
92) R. Swaminathan, M.E. McHenry, S. Calvin, M. Sorescu and L. Diamandescu, “Surface
structure model of cuboctahedrally truncated ferrite nanoparticles”, Proceedings of the 9th
International Conference on Ferrites, American Ceramic Society, 847-52 (2005).
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93) M. Sorescu, C.Y. Um, M.E. McHenry and L. Diamandescu, “Thermal Behavior of
Substituted FeCo-Based Metallic Glasses”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 351 (2005) 663-
667.
94) M. Sorescu, “Pulsed Laser and Particle Beam Irradiation Effects in Amorphous Metals”, in:
“Materials for Space Applications”, edited by M. Chipara, D.L. Edwards, R. Benson and S.
Phillips, Materials Research Society 851 (2005) 463-474.
95) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu and D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila, “Tin-Doped Hematite
Nanoparticles for Gas Sensing Applications”, in: Nanoparticles and Nanostructures in
Sensors and Catalysis, Materials Research Society 900E (2005).
96) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu and A. Grabias, “Laser Ablated Fe100-xPdx and Fe100-xMnx Thin
Films”, Intermetallics, 14 (2006) 780-783.
97) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu and M. Valeanu, “Substitutional Effects in RFe3Intermetallics
(R=Dy, Sm and Y), Intermetallics 14 (2006) 332-335.
98) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila and V. Teodorescu, “Hydrothermal
Synthesis of Zinc-Doped Magnetite Nanoparticles”, in: Nanoscale Magnets-Synthesis, Self-
Assembly, Properties and Applications, Materials Research Society 962E (2006) P10.8.
99) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu and J. Wood, “Structure-Property Relationships in xZnO-(1-
x)-Fe2O3 Nanoaprticles System”, in: Zinc Oxide and Related Materials, Materials Research
Society 957 (2006) K10.3.
100) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu and F. Pourarian, “Hydrogenation Effects in R2Fe14Si2 (R=Y,
Nd, Dy and Er) offstoichiometric compounds”, Intermetallics 15 (2007) 377-381.
101) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, P.D. Ramesh, R. Roy, A. Daly and Z. Bruno, “Evidence for
Microwave-Induced Recrystallization in NiZn Ferrites”, Materials Chemistry and Physics 101
(2007) 410-414.
102) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila and V. Teodorescu, “Sequence of
Phases in the Hydrothermal Synthesis of Zinc-Doped Magnetite System”, Materials Chemistry
and Physics, 106 (2007) 273-278.
103) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu and J. Wood, “Synthesis and Characterization of the xZnO-
(1-x)-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles System”, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 68 (2007)
426-430.
104) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, A. Sanns, D. Proch and J. Wood, “Synthesis and
Characterization of Ceramic Nanoparticles System Based on Anatase-Doped Hematite”,
Research Letters in Materials Science 2007, 48962 (2007) 1-5.
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105) M. Sorescu and L. Diamandescu, “Magnetism and Recoilless Fraction of Ceria-Doped
Hematite Nanoparticle System”, in: Nanoscale Magnetic Materials and Applications, edited
by J.P. Liu, E. Fullerton, O. Gutfleisch and D. Sellmyer, Materials Research Society 1032E
(2007) I 14.13.
106) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, A. Tomescu, D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila and V. Teodorescu,
“Structure and Sensing Properties of 0.1SnO2-0.9-Fe2O3 System”, Materials Chemistry and
Physics, 107 (2008) 127-131.
107) M. Sorescu and F. Pourarian, “Enhancement of the Recoilless Fraction in R2Fe10Co4Si2
(R=Gd, Er, Y) Offstoichiometric Intermetallics after Hydrogenation”, Physica B 403 (2008)
2754-2759.
108) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu and V.S. Teodorescu, “Structure and Characterization of
Cerium-Doped Hematite Nanoparticles”, Physica B 403 (2008) 3838-3845.
109) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, A. Tomescu and S. Krupa, “Designing Mixed Oxides
Magnetic Nanoparticles for Sensing Applications”, in: “Magnetic Nanostructures by Design”,
Materials Research Society vol. 1118E (2008) K 3.3.
110) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, A. Tomescu and S. Krupa, “Synthesis and Sensing Properties
of Zirconium-Doped Hematite Nanoparticles”, Physica B, 404 (2009) 2159-2165.
111) M. Sorescu, “Mossbauer Spectra Fitting for Undergraduate Students”, Journal of
Materials Education, 31 (2009) 141-146.
112) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu and A. Tomescu, “Mechanochemical Synthesis of Novel
Sensor Materials”, in: “Mechanochemistry in Materials Science”, Materials Research Society
vol. 1226E (2009) II4.4.
113) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila, S. Krupa and M. Feder, “Iron and
Chromium Mixed-Oxide Nanocomposites”, Hyperfine Interactions 196 (2010) 359-368.
114) M. Sorescu, “Magnetism and Recoilless Fraction in Metallic Glasses After Laser
Irradiation”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 356 (2010) 1425-1431.
115) M. Sorescu and L. Diamandescu, “Mechanochemical and Magnetomechanical Synthesis of
Hematite Nanoparticles”, Hyperfine Interactions 196 (2010) 349-358.
116) M. Sorescu, T. Xu and L. Diamandescu, “Synthesis and Characterization of xTiO2(1-x)-
Fe2O3 Magnetic Ceramic Nanostructures System”, Materials Characterization 61 (2010) 1103-
1118.
117) M. Sorescu and T. Xu, “The Effect of Ball Milling on the Thermal Behavior of Anatase-
Doped Hematite Nanoparticles System”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 103
(2010) 479-484.
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118) N.J. Jones, K.L. McNerny, A.T. Wise, M. Sorescu, M.E. McHenry and D.E. Laughlin,
“Observations of Oxidation Mechanisms and Kinetics In Faceted FeCo Magnetic Nanoparticles”,
Journal of Applied Physics 107 (2010) 09A304.
119) M. Sorescu, T. Xu and L. Diamandescu, “Synthesis and Characterization of Indium Oxide
Doped Hematite Solid Solution, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol.
1309, EE9.11 (2010).
120) M. Sorescu, “Recoilless Fraction of Cobalt-Doped Magnetite”, Nuclear Instruments and
Methods in Physics Research B 269 (2011) 590-596.
121) M. Sorescu, T. Xu and L. Diamandescu, “Mechanochemical Synthesis and Characterization
of xIn2O3-(1-x)-Fe2O3 Nanostructure System”, Journal of Materials Science 46 (2011) 2350-
2358.
122) M. Sorescu, T. Xu, F. Pourarian and L. Barreiro, “Structural, Magnetic and Thermal
Properties of Intermetallics Nd3Fe27-xCoxV2 and Their Hydrides”, Intermetallics 19 (2011) 644-
650.
123) M. Sorescu, T. Xu and S. Herchko, “Recoilless Fraction, Structural, Magnetic and Thermal
Properties of FeCuNbSiB Alloy”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 323 (2011)
2859-2865.
124) M. Sorescu, T. Xu, J.D. Burnett and J.A. Aitken, “Investigation of LaFeO3 Perovskite
Growth Mechanism through Mechanical Ball Milling of Lanthanum and Iron Oxides”, Journal
of Materials Science 46 (2011) 6709-6717.
125) M. Sorescu, T. Xu and A. Hannan, “Initial Stage Growth Mechanism of LaFeO3 Perovskite
through Magnetomechanical Ball-Milling of Lanthanum and Iron Oxides”, American Journal
of Materials Science 1 (2011) 57-66.
126) M. Sorescu, T. Xu, L. Diamandescu and D. Hileman, “Synthesis and characterization of
indium oxide-hematite magnetic ceramic solid solution”, Hyperfine Interactions 199 (2011)
365-386.
127) M. Sorescu, T.Xu, A. Wise, M. Diaz-Michelena and M.E. McHenry, “Studies on
Structural, Magnetic and Thermal Properties of xFe2TiO4-(1-x)Fe3O4 (0<x<1) Pseudo-Binary
System”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 324 (2012) 1453-1462.
128) M. Sorescu and T. Xu, “Particle Size Effects on the Thermal Behavior of Hematite”,
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 107 (2012) 463-469.
129) M. Sorescu, “Structural Effects on the Recoilless Fraction in Iron Silicides and Borides”,
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 275 (2012) 16-19.
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130) M. Sorescu, T. Xu and C. Wade, “Role of oxidation state of vanadium in vanadium oxide-
hematite nanoparticles”, in: Oxide Semiconductors, Materials Research Society 1494 (2012)
Z13.01.
131) M. Sorescu, T. Xu and S. Herchko, “Recoilless fraction in amorphous and nanocrystalline
FeCuNbSiB system”, in: Structure-property relationships in amorphous solids, Materials
Research Society 1520E (2012) NN2.07.
132) M. Sorescu, T. Xu, C. Wade, J.D. Burnett and J.A. Aitken, “Synthesis and Properties of
V2O3-Fe2O3 magnetic ceramic nanostructures”, Ceramics International 39 (2013) 8441-8451.
133) J.D. Burnett, T. Xu, M. Sorescu, B. Strohmeier, J. Sturgeon, K. Beroudi and J.A. Aitken,
“Structure and Oxidation State Determination of Fe-Substituted CuInS2”, Journal of Solid State
Chemistry 197 (2013) 279-287.
134) A. Grabias, T. Xu and M. Sorescu, “Effect of niobium valence on the mechanochemical
activation of niobium oxides-hematite nanostructures”, Ceramics International 39 (2013) 5343-
5357.
135) M. Sorescu, T. Xu and L. Diamandescu, “Structure and properties of magnetic ceramic
nanoparticles”, in: Solid State Chemistry of Inorganic Materials, Materials Research Society
1655E (2013) OO3.07.
136) M. Sorescu, V. Bushunow, L. Diamandescu, F. Tolea, M. Valeanu and T. Xu, “Structural
and magnetic properties of Li2O-Fe2O3 ceramic nanostructures”, Ceramics International 40
(2014) 5387-5395.
137) X. Liu, M. Sorescu, J. Wang, W. Schoenthal, Z. Dong, R.V. Ramanujan, D.E. Laughlin and
M.E. McHenry, “Structural and magnetic properties of xFe2TiO4(1-x)Fe3O4 (0.75<x<1)”, IEEE
Transactions on Magnetics 50 (2014) 6101504.
138) J. Brant, C. de la Cruz, J. Yao, A. Douvalis, T. Bakas, M. Sorescu and J.A. Aitken, “Field-
induced spin-flop in antiferromagnetic semiconductors with commensurate and incommensurate
magnetic structures: Li2FeGeS4 (LIGS) and Li2FeSnS4 (LITS)”, Inorganic Chemistry 53 (2014)
12265-12274.
139) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, J. DiGnazio and T. Xu, “Structural, thermal, 57Fe and 151Eu
Mossbauer studies of Eu2O3-Fe2O3 ceramic nanostructures”, Ceramics International 41 (2015)
1579-1588.
140) J. Limongelli, F. Tolea, M. Valeanu, L. Diamandescu, T. Xu and M. Sorescu,
“Nanostructured iridium oxide-hematite magnetic oxide semiconductors”, Ceramics
International 41 (2015) 333-343.
141) M. Sorescu, T. Xu, J.D. Burnett and J.A. Aitken, “Role of Mechanochemical Milling in
FeVO4 Synthesis”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 387 (2015) 37-45.
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142) C. Stroh, F. Tolea, M. Valeanu, L. Diamandescu, T. Xu and M. Sorescu, “Ruthenium
oxide-hematite magnetic ceramic nanostructures”, Ceramics International 41 (2015) 14367-
14375.
143) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, J. DiGnazio and T. Xu, “Europium oxide-hematite magnetic
ceramic nanoparticles”, MRS Advances 1, 3 (2016) 215-220.
144) M. Sorescu and R. Trotta, “Carbon-substituted hematite and magnetite nanoparticles”,
MRS Advances 1, 3 (2016) 221-226..
145) M. Sorescu and R. Trotta, “Mössbauer study of graphite-containing iron oxide
nanoparticles”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 47 (2016) 404-408.
146) M.Allwes, M. Mekaoui and M. Sorescu, “Mutual solubility of scandium oxide-hematite
magnetic nanocomposites: Mössbauer spectroscopy investigation”, Solid State
Communications 261 (2017) 46-49.
147) M. Sorescu, F. Tolea, M. Valeanu and M. Sofronie, “Structure, magnetic properties and
hyperfine parameters of Nd-substituted Ni-Fe-Ga Heusler alloys”, MRS Advances 2, 25 (2017)
1341-1346.
148) M. Sorescu, J. Limongelli, C. Stroh and K. Byerly, “Crystallization behavior and recoilless
fraction determinations of amorphous and nanocrystalline Fe56Co24Nb4B13Si2Cu1 system”, MRS
Advances 2, 27 (2017) 1435-1440.
149) A. Perrin, M. Sorescu, M.T. Burton, D.E. Laughlin and M.E. McHenry, “The role of
compositional tuning of the distributed exchange on magnetocaloric properties of high-entropy
alloys”, Journal of Metals 69 (2017) 2125-2129.
150) R. Trotta, F. Tolea,. M. Valeanu, L. Diamandescu, A. Grabias and M. Sorescu,
“Structural,Magnetic and Hyperfine Properties of Molybdenum Dioxide-Hematite Mixed Oxide
Nanostructures”, MRS Advances 3, 47-48 (2018) 2887-2892.
151) M. Knauss, F.Tolea, M. Valeanu, L. Diamandescu, R. Trotta, K. Wood, A. Grabias and M.
Sorescu, “Mechanochemical synthesis and characterization of molybdenum dioxide-hematite
nanostructures with different molarities”, Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization
and Engineering 6, 6 (2018) 587-600.
152) A. Perrin, M. Sorescu, V. Ravi, D. Laughlin and M. McHenry, “Mӧssbauer analysis of
compositional tuning of magnetic exchange interactions in high-entropy alloys”, AIP Advances
9, 3 (2019) .
153) M. Sorescu and M. Allwes, “Behavior of graphite and graphene under mechanochemical
activation with hematite and magnetite nanoparticles”, MRS Advances 4, 3-4 (2019) 155-162.
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154) M. Sorescu and K. Byerly, “Nanocrystallization and recoilless fraction determination of
Fe68.5Co5Nb3Cu1Si15.5B7 ferromagnetic alloy”, MRS Advances 4, 25-26 (2019) 1449-1455.
Books and Book Chapters:
155) Monica Sorescu, “Recent applications of the Mӧssbauer effect”, Dorrance Publishing
Company (2020), ISBN 978-1-6461-0497-0
156) G. Cone, M. Sorescu, C. Negutu, and T. Pop,”Problems in Quantum Mechanics and Solid
State Physics”, Polytechnic University Bucharest Press, 1992, 276 pages.
157) M. Sorescu, “Pulsed Laser and Particle Beam Irradiation Effects in Amorphous Metals”, in:
“Materials for Space Applications”, edited by M. Chipara, D.L. Edwards, R. Benson and S.
Phillips, Materials Research Society 851 (2005) 463-474.
List of Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings Papers:
1) F.D. Barb, O. Netoiu, M. Sorescu, and M. Weiss, ”Mössbauer Spectra Fitting with SPECFIT-
PC”, Proceedings of the First General Conference of the Balkan Physical Union,
Thessaloniki, Greece (1991) 439.
2) D. Barb, L. Diamandescu, R. Puflea, M. Sorescu, and D. Tarina, ”Double Substituted Yttrium
Iron Garnets Studied by Mössbauer Spectroscopy”, Proceedings of the First General
Conference of the Balkan Physical Union, Thessaloniki, Greece (1991) 481.
3) F.D. Barb, O. Netoiu, M. Sorescu, and M. Weiss, ”SPECFIT-An Interactive Package for
Mössbauer Spectra Fitting with Personal Computers”, Proceedings of the International AMSE
Conference “Signals & Systems”, Warsaw, Poland (1991) 2, 125.
4) D. Sorescu, M. Sorescu, A. Hening, I.N. Mihailescu, and D. Barb, ”Mössbauer Spectroscopy
on the Laser Irradiated Fe-B-Si-C Amorphous System”, Proceedings of the 12th General
Conference of the Condensed Matter Division of the European Physical Society, Prague,
Czechoslovakia (1992) 156.
5) I. Bibicu, M. Sorescu, and D. Barb, ”A Versatile Equipment for RF-Mössbauer Experiments”,
Proceedings of the 26th Congress AMPERE on Magnetic Resonance, Athens, Greece (1992)
250.
6) M.S. Rogalski, I. Bibicu, and M. Sorescu, ”CEMS Investigation of Surface Hyperfine
Interactions in Fe81B13.5Si3.5C2 Glass”, Proceedings of the International Conference on
Applications of the Mössbauer Effect, Vancouver, Canada (1993) 337.
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7) D. Barb, I. Bibicu, M.S. Rogalski, and M. Sorescu, ”Mössbauer Investigation of Amorphous-
to-Crystalline Transformation of Fe62Ni16B14Si8 by Isothermal Annealing”, Proceedings of the
International Conference on Applications of the Mössbauer Effect, Vancouver, Canada
(1993) 180.
8) M. Sorescu, E.T. Knobbe, D. Barb, D. Sorescu, and I. Bibicu, ”Comparison of Electron Beam
and Pulsed Laser Irradiation Effects in Fe80B20”, Proceedings of the International Conference
on Applications of the Mössbauer Effect, Vancouver, Canada (1993) 608.
9) M. Sorescu, E.T. Knobbe, and D. Barb, ”A Comparative Study of Pulsed Laser and Electron
Beam Irradiation Effects in Fe81B13.5Si3.5C2 Glass”, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting,
Boston, Massachusetts (1994) 30.
10) M. Sorescu, E.T. Knobbe, J.J. Martin, and J.J. Barrie, ”Characterization of Excimer Laser
Irradiation Effects in 57Fe:LiNbO3 by Complementary Techniques”, Pacific Coast Regional
Meeting of the American Ceramic Society, Los Angeles, California (1994), p. 7.
11) M. Sorescu, S.A. Schafer, and E.T. Knobbe, "Synthesis of Magnetite Particles by Pulsed
Alexandrite Laser Processing of Metallic Glass Precursors", Materials Research Society Fall
Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts (1995) 25.
12) M. Sorescu and D. Barb, "Interaction of Alpha Particle Beams with Fe-based and FeNi-
based Glassy Ferromagnets", Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
(1995) 15.
13) M. Sorescu and E.T. Knobbe, "Evidence for Phase Selectivity in Excimer Laser Induced
Amorphization of Thermally Annealed FeCoBSi Metallic Glass", Proceedings of the XIIIth
International Symposium On Nuclear Quadrupole Interactions, Providence, Rhode Island
(1995) 105.
14) M. Sorescu and D. Barb, ”Alpha Particle Beam Interactions with Fe-Based and FeCo-Based
Amorphous Magnets”, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
(1996) 34.
15) M. Sorescu, S.A. Schafer, and E.T. Knobbe, ”Induced Anisotropy and Phase
Transformations in Glassy Ferromagnets: the Laser-Mössbauer Approach”, Bulletin of the
American Physical Society (1996) 41, 99.
16) L. Diamandescu, D. Mihaila-Tarabasanu, M. Sorescu and N. Popescu-Pogrion,
“Hydrothermal Synthesis, Structural and Magnetic Properties of Substituted Magnetites”,
Proceedings of the Romanian Conference on Advanced Materials, Bucharest, Romania,
XLVI (1997) 111.
17) M. Sorescu and S.A. Schafer, “Magnetostriction Related Effects in Pulsed Laser Irradiation
of Amorphous Magnets”, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
(1997) 672.
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18) M. Sorescu, “Phase Transformations Induced in Metallic Glasses by Pulsed Laser and Alpha
Particle Beam Irradiation”, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
(1998) 270.
19) M. Sorescu, R.A. Brand, D. Mihaila-Tarabasanu and L. Diamandescu, “Synthesis and
Magnetic Properties of Haematite with Different Particle Morphologies”, Materials Research
Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts (1998) 329.
20) M. Sorescu, R.A. Brand, D. Mihaila-Tarabasanu and L. Diamandescu, “The Crucial Role of
Particle Morphology in the Magnetic Properties of Haematite”, 43rd Annual Conference on
Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Miami, Florida (1998) 214.
21) M. Sorescu, D. Mihaila-Tarabasanu and L. Diamandescu, “Structure and Magnetic
Properties of Co, Ni, Mn, Cr, and Cu Substituted Magnetites”, Materials Research Society
Spring Meeting, San Francisco, California (1998) 225.
22) M. Sorescu, “New Types of Magnetic Moment Distributions in Laser Ablated Metallic Glass
Thin Films”, 44th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, San Jose,
California (1999) 193.
23) M. Sorescu and M. Valeanu, “Symmetry and Hyperfine Fields in R2Fe17-xVxCy (R=Gd, Y;
x=1; 1.5; 2 and y=0; 1) Intermetallics”, 44th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic
Materials, San Jose, California (1999) 339.
24) M. Sorescu, M. Valeanu and D. Tomuta, “Direct Evidence for Spin Reorientation Transition
in RFe10M2 (R=U; Sm; Y and M=Si; V; Mn)”, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting,
San Francisco, California (1999) 140.
25) M. Sorescu, A. Grabias and M. Valeanu, “Structure and Magnetic Properties of Nd-Co-Fe-
Si-C Intermetallics”, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, California
(2000) 128.
26) M. Sorescu, A. Grabias and M. Valeanu, “Symmetry and Hyperfine Magnetic Fields in Nd-
Co-Fe-Si-C Intermetallics”, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on
Inorganic Materials, 1 (2000) 30.
27) M. Sorescu, A. Grabias and L. Diamandescu, “Magnetite/nickel and magnetite/cobalt
multilayer nanostructures obtained by pulsed laser deposition”, Materials Research Society
Spring Meeting, San Francisco, California (2003) 149.
28) M. Sorescu, “Pulsed Laser and Particle Beam Irradiation Effects in Amorphous Magnets”,
Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts (2004) 932.
29) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu, D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila and V. Teodorescu, “Hydrothermal
Synthesis of Zinc-Doped Magnetite Nanoparticles”, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting,
Boston, Massachusetts (2006) 210.
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30) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu and J. Wood, “Structure-Property Relationships in the xZnO-
(1-x)-Fe2O3 Nanoparticle System”, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston,
Massachusetts (2006) 177.
31) M. Sorescu, “Synthesis and Properties of Magnetic Ceramic Nanoparticles”, American
Physical Society March Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts (2012) 464.
32) R. Trotta, F. Tolea,. M. Valeanu, L. Diamandescu, A. Grabias and M. Sorescu,
“Structural,Magnetic and Hyperfine Properties of Molybdenum Dioxide-Hematite Mixed Oxide
Nanostructures”, Materials Resarch Society Spring Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona (2018) 205.
33) M. Sorescu and M. Allwes, “Behavior of graphite and graphene under mechanochemical
activation with hematite and magnetite nanoparticles”, Materials Research Society Fall
Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts (2018) 260.
34) M. Sorescu and K. Byerly, “Nanocrystallization and recoilless fraction determination of
Fe68.5Co5Nb3Cu1Si15.5B7 ferromagnetic alloy”, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting,
Boston, Massachusetts (2018) 305.
List of Grants Awarded:
1) Title: “Generation of Fe-based nanostructures by mechanical alloying and milling”
Agency: Noble J. Dick Foundation
Period: 04/01/96 - 03/31/97
Amount received: $ 4,500 (awarded)
P.I.: M. Sorescu
2) Title: “A Mössbauer study of Y3Co11-xFexB4 compounds”
Agency: Presidential Scholarship Award, Duquesne University
Period: 05/31/96-05/01/97
Amount received: $ 5,000 (awarded)
P.I.: M. Sorescu
3) Title: “Laser-controlled synthesis of iron-oxide particles from metallic glass precursors”
Agency: Research Corporation
Period: 06/01/96 - 08/31/98
Amount received: $ 36,550 (awarded)
P.I.: M. Sorescu
4) Title: “The laser-Mössbauer method”
Agency: National Science Foundation, Division of Materials Research
Period: 08/15/98 to 07/31/02
Amount received: $ 256,663 (awarded)
P.I.: M. Sorescu
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5) Title: “REU Supplement”
Agency: National Science Foundation, Division of Materials Research
Period: 05/01/99 to 08/31/99
Amount received: $ 5,000 (awarded)
P.I.: M. Sorescu
6) Title: “Structure-property relationships in cobalt-substituted magnetites”
Agency: Presidential Scholarship Award, Duquesne University
Period: 05/31/99-05/01/00
Amount received: $ 5,000 (awarded)
P.I.: M. Sorescu
7) Title: “Magnetic Nanoparticles Synthesized Using the Hydrothermal Method”
Agency: Noble J. Dick Foundation
Period: 09/01/01-08/31/02
Amount received: $ 10,000 (awarded)
P.I.: M. Sorescu
8) Title: “Laser Processing of Advanced Magnetic Materials (I)”
Agency: Department of Energy
Period: 09/15/02-10/14/03
Amount received: $ 80,512 (awarded)
P.I.: M. Sorescu
9) Title: “Properties of Magnetite at Nanoscale”
Agency: Petroleum Research Fund
Period: 09/01/03-08/31/06
Amount received: $ 50,000 (awarded)
P.I.: M. Sorescu
10) Title: “Laser Processing of Advanced Magnetic Materials (II)”
Agency: Department of Energy
Period: 10/15/03-10/14/04
Amount received: $ 80,000 (awarded)
P.I.: M. Sorescu
11) Title: “Nanocrystalline Materials by Magnetic Ball Milling”
Agency: Office of Research
Period: 06/01/06-06/01/07
Amount received: $10,000 (awarded)
P.I.: M. Sorescu
12) Title: “Synthesis and Properties of Magnetic Ceramic Nanoparticles”
Agency: National Science Foundation, Division of Materials Research
Period: 08/15/09-07/31/13
Amount received: $ 361,291 (awarded)
P.I.: M. Sorescu
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13) Title: “MRI: Acquisition of a Scanning Electron Microscope for Imaging and Elemental
Analysis in Research at Duquesne University”
Agency: National Science Foundation, Division of Chemistry
Period: 15/09/09-08/31/12
Amount received: $ 339,379 (awarded)
Co-P.I.: M. Sorescu
14) Title: “Mössbauer and magnetization studies of Fe(1-x)Co(x)Z (Z=Si, Ge and Sn) and
synthesis of carbon-based fullerenes using laser ablation”
Agency: National Science Foundation, Division of Materials Research
Period: 08/01/14-04/30/15
Amount received: $ 43,156
P.I.: M. Sorescu
Total support already received: $ 1,287,051
List of Presentations:
1) "Radiofrequency Induced Crystallization in Amorphous Ferromagnets", M. Sorescu, Institute
of Atomic Physics, Bucharest, Romania, 1990 (approved by competitive review).
2) "Radiofrequency Sidebands in Mössbauer Spectra", M. Sorescu, Institute of Atomic Physics,
Bucharest, Romania, 1990 (approved by competitive review).
3) "The Collapse Effect of the Magnetic Hyperfine Spectra Induced by Radiofrequency
Perturbations in Nuclear Gamma Resonance", M. Sorescu, Institute of Atomic Physics,
Bucharest, Romania, 1990 (approved by competitive review).
4) "Computer Analysis of Mössbauer Lineshape", M. Sorescu, Polytechnic University
Bucharest, Romania, 1990 (invited).
5) ”Effect of Radiofrequency Fields on the Shape of Mössbauer Spectra”, M. Sorescu, Institute
“Jozef Stefan”, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1990 (invited).
6) ”Radiofrequency Induced Effects in the Mössbauer Spectra of Ferromagnetic and Ferroelectric
Materials”, M. Sorescu, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, F.R. Germany, 1990 (invited).
7) ”Radiofrequency Induced Phenomena in Mössbauer Spectroscopy”, M. Sorescu, Institut für
Analytische und Anorganische Chemie, Johannes Guttenberg Universität, Mainz, F.R. Germany,
1990 (invited).
8) "Mössbauer Spectra Fitting with SPECFIT-PC", International AMSE Conference on Signals
and Systems, University of Warsaw, Poland, 1990 (approved by competitive review).
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9) "Excimer Laser Processing of Iron-Doped Lithium Niobate", M. Sorescu, Noble Center for
Laser Research, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1994 (invited).
10) ”High Resolution Spectroscopic Investigations of Solids”, M. Sorescu, Department of
Physics, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1995 (invited).
11) "Evidence for Phase Selectivity in Excimer Laser Induced Amorphization of Thermally
Annealed FeCoBSi Metallic Glass", M. Sorescu, International Conference on Nuclear
Quadrupole Interactions, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1995 (approved by
competitive review).
12) ”Synthesis of Magnetite Particles by Pulsed Alexandrite Laser Processing of Metallic Glass
Precursors”, M. Sorescu, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 1995
(approved by competitive review).
13) “Pulsed Laser Processing of Amorphous Magnets”, M. Sorescu, Gordon Research
Conference on “Laser Interactions with Materials”, Plymouth, New Hampshire, 1996 (invited).
14) ”Interaction of Pulsed Lasers and Particle Beams with Amorphous and Nanocrystalline
Magnetic Materials”, M. Sorescu, Department of Materials Science, University of North Texas,
Denton, Texas, 1996 (invited).
15) ”Pulsed Laser Interactions with Amorphous Magnets”, M. Sorescu, Department of
Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1996 (invited).
16) ”Induced Anisotropy and Phase Transformations in Glassy Ferromagnets: the Laser-
Mössbauer Approach”, M. Sorescu, American Physical Society March Meeting, Saint Louis,
Missouri, 1996 (approved by competitive review).
17) ”Interaction of Pulsed Lasers and Particle Beams with Advanced Magnetic Materials”, M.
Sorescu, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 1997
(invited).
18) ”Pulsed Laser Induced Transformations in Glassy Ferromagnets”, M. Sorescu, American
Physical Society March Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri, 1997 (approved by competitive review).
19) ”Magnetism of Alloys and Compounds”, M. Sorescu, Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1998 (invited).
20) ”The Crucial Role of Particle Morphology in the Magnetic Properties of Haematite”, M.
Sorescu, 43rd Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Miami, Florida, 1998
(approved by competitive review).
21) “Direct Evidence for Spin Reorientation Transition in RFe10M2 (R=U, Sm, Y and M=Si, V,
Mn)”, M. Sorescu, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, California, 1999
(approved by competitive review).
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22) “Magnetism of Alloys and Compounds: the Laser-Mössbauer Method”, M. Sorescu,
Department of Physics and Center for Advanced Photonic and Electronic Materials, SUNY at
Buffalo, Buffalo, New York , 1999 (invited).
23) “Amorphous Magnets with Controlled Properties: the Laser-Mössbauer Method”, M.
Sorescu, Laboratory for Materials Science, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The
Netherlands, 1999 (invited).
24)“Symmetry and Hyperfine Fields in R2Fe17-xVxCy (R=Gd, Y; x=1; 1.5; 2 and y=0; 1)
Intermetallics”, M. Sorescu, 44th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, San
Jose, California, 1999 (invited).
25) “New Types of Magnetic Moment Distributions in Laser Ablated Metallic Glass Thin
Films”, M. Sorescu, 44th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, San Jose,
California, 1999 (invited).
26) ”Fundamental Interactions in Amorphous Magnets”, M. Sorescu, University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida, 2000 (invited).
27) “Symmetry and Hyperfine Magnetic Fields in Nd-Co-Fe-Si-C Intermetallics”, M. Sorescu,
Second International Conference on Inorganic Materials, Santa Barbara, California, 2000
(approved by competitive review).
28) “New Trends in the Magnetism of Surfaces and Thin Films”, M. Sorescu, University of
South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, and New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark,
New Jersey, 2000 (invited).
29) “Influence of Co and Ni Substitutions on Populations, Hyperfine Fields and Hysteresis
Phenomenon in Magnetite”, M. Sorescu, 46th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic
Materials, Seattle, Washington , 2001 (approved by competitive review).
30) “A New Method for Direct Determination of the Recoilless Fraction with Application to
Magnetic Nanoparticles”, M. Sorescu, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San
Francisco, California , 2002 (approved by competitive review).
31) “Bulk Versus Surface Magnetic Texture in Thin Films Obtained by Pulsed Laser
Deposition”, M. Sorescu, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, California,
2002 (approved by competitive review).
32) “A Mössbauer Study of Spring Magnets”, M. Sorescu, INTERMAG 2003, Boston,
Massachussetts, 2003 (approved by competitive review).
33) “Effect of Cobalt Substitutions in Spring Magnets”, M. Sorescu, Materials Research Society
Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachussetts, 2003 (approved by competitive review).
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34) “Pulsed Laser and Particle Beam Irradiation Effects in Amorphous Magnets”, M. Sorescu,
Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2004 (invited talk).
35) “Tin-Doped Hematite Nanoparticles for Gas Sensing Applications”, M. Sorescu, Materials
Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2005 (approved by competitive review).
36) “Hydrothermal Synthesis of Zinc-Doped Magnetite Nanoparticles”, M. Sorescu, Materials
Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2006 (approved by competitive review).
37) “Structure-Property Relationships in the xZnO-(1-x)-Fe2O3 Nanoparticle System”, M.
Sorescu, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2006 (approved by
competitive review).
38) “Crystal Shape and Structure of Hydrothermally Synthesized Iron-Tin Mixed Oxides
Nanocrystallites”, V.S. Teodorescu, L. Diamandescu, D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila, M.G. Blanchin,
and M. Sorescu, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, California, 2008
(approved by competitive review).
39) “Designing Mixed Oxides Magnetic Nanoparticles for Sensing Applications”, M. Sorescu,
Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2008 (approved by competitive
review).
40) “Synthesis and Sensing Properties of Mixed Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles”, M. Sorescu,
237th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009 (approved
by competitive review).
41) “Mössbauer Spectroscopy Study of Zirconia-Doped Hematite System”, S. Krupa and M.
Sorescu, American Physical Society March Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2009 (approved
by competitive review).
42) “Mechanochemical synthesis of novel sensor materials”, M. Sorescu, Materials Research
Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2009 (approved by competitive review).
43) “Synthesis and Properties of Magnetic Ceramic Nanoparticles”, M. Sorescu, American
Physical Society March Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2012 (approved by competitive
review).
44) “Recoilless fraction of amorphous and nanocrystalline FeCuNbSiB system”, M. Sorescu,
Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2012 (approved by competitive
review).
45) “Role of oxidation state of vanadium in vanadium oxide-hematite nanoparticles”, M.
Sorescu, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2012 (approved by
competitive review).
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46) “Mossbauer investigation of lithium oxide-hematite nanostructures”, V. Bushunow and M.
Sorescu, American Physical Society March Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 2013 (approved by
competitive review).
47) “A Mössbauer study of ruthenium oxide-hematite nanostructures”, C. Stroh and M. Sorescu,
American Physical Society March Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 2014 (approved by competitive
review).
48) “Mössbauer investigation of iridium oxide-hematite nanoparticles”, J. Limongelli and M.
Sorescu, American Physical Society March Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 2014 (approved by
competitive review).
49) “Mössbauer spectroscopy study of xMoO3-(1-x)-Fe2O3 nanoparticles”, R. Trotta and M.
Sorescu, Undergraduate Research Program, Duquesne University, July 2014.
50) “Nanotructured lithium oxide-hematite magnetic oxide semiconductors”, M. Sorescu, V.
Bushunow, L. Diamandescu, F. Tolea, M. Valeanu and T. Xu, American Physical Society March
Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 2015 (approved by competitive review).
51) “Crystallization behavior and recoilless fraction determination of amorphous and
nanocrystalline FeCoNbSiCu system”, M. Sorescu, J. Limongelli and C. Stroh, American
Physical Society March Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 2015 (approved by competitive review).
52) “Europium oxide-hematite magnetic ceramic nanoparticles”, M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu,
J. DiGnazio and T. Xu, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Masachussetts, 2015
(approved by competitive review).
53) “Carbon-substituted hematite and magnetite nanoparticles”, M. Sorescu and R. Trotta,
Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, Masachussetts, 2015 (approved by competitive
review).
54) “A Mossbauer study of scandium oxide doped hematite”, M. Allwes and M. Sorescu,
American Physical Society March Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2017 (approved by
competitive review).
55) “Structural, Magnetic and Hyperfine Properties of Molybdenum Dioxide-Hematite Mixed
Oxide Nanostructures”, M. Sorescu, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Phoenix,
Arizona, 2018 (approved by competitive review).
56) “Behavior of graphite and graphene under mechanochemical activation with hematite and
magnetite nanoparticles”, M. Sorescu, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston,
Massachusetts, 2018 (approved by competitive review).
57) “Nanocrystallization and recoilless fraction determination of Fe68.5Co5Nb3Cu1Si15.5B7
ferromagnetic alloy”, M. Sorescu, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston,
Massachusetts, 2018 (approved by competitive review).
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Memberships:
Romanian Physical Society, Member, 1990-present.
American Chemical Society, Member, 1993-present.
Materials Research Society, Member, 1994-present.
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member, 1994-present.
American Physical Society, Member, 1995-present.
International Advisory Board of the Mössbauer Effect Data Center, 2005
Other Professional Services:
Reviewer, Hyperfine Interactions
Reviewer, Scripta / Acta Materialia
Reviewer, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
Reviewer, Materials Research Bulletin
Reviewer, Journal of Inorganic Materials
Reviewer, Journal of Applied Physics
Reviewer, Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Reviewer, Metallurgical Transactions
Reviewer, Applied Surface Science
Reviewer, Ceramics International
Reviewer, Transactions on Magnetics
Reviewer, International Journal of Modern Physics B
Reviewer, Physica B: condensed matter
Reviewer, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Reviewer, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
Reviewer, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
Reviewer, Materials Research Society Meetings
Reviewer, National Science Foundation
Reviewer, J.J. Norton Publishing Company
Panelist, National Science Foundation, REU Site
Editor, Journal of Applied Physics (MMM Conference Proceedings)
Teaching:
Courses Taught:
PHYS 201. General Physics I (Fall semester 1995, 4 credits, 143 students)
PHYS 202. General Physics II (Spring semester 1996, 4 credits, 84 students)
PHYS 350. Mathematical Methods in Physics (Spring semesters 1997 and 2000, 3 credits, 6
students)
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PHYS 211. General Analytical Physics I (Fall semesters 1997, 1998 and 2000, 4 credits, 35
students)
PHYS 212. General Analytical Physics II (Spring semesters 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 and Fall
2001, 2002 and 2003, 4 credits, 30 students)
PHYS 213. General Analytical Physics III (Spring semesters 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2008, 4
credits, 12 students)
PHYS 471. Modern Physics (Fall semesters 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007; spring 2009, 3
credits, 7 students)
PHYS 474. Quantum Mechanics (Fall semester 2008, 3 credits, 2 students)
PHYS 201. Physics for Life Sciences I (Fall semester 2009, 3 credits, 154 students; Fall semester
2010, 3 credits, 217 students; Fall semester 2011, 3 credits, 192 students; Fall semester 2012, 3
credits, 236 students; Fall semester 2013, 3 credits, 250 students; Fall semester 2014, 3 credits,
210 students; Fall semester 2015, 3 credits, 200 students; Fall semester 2016, 3 credits, 194
students; Fall semester 2017, 3 credits, 60 students; Fall semester 2018, 3 credits, 61 students;
Fall semester 2019, 3 credits, 60 students).
PHYS 202. Physics for Life Sciences II (Spring semester 2010, 3 credits, 107 students; Spring
semester 2011, 3 credits, 131 students; Spring semester 2012, 3 credits, 115 students).
PHYS 493. Solid State Physics I (Spring semester 2013, 3 credits, 6 students).
PHYS 491. Introduction to Materials Science (Spring semester 2014, 3 credits, 16 students;
Spring semester 2016, 3 credits, 10 students; Spring semester 2018, 3 credits, 3 students; Spring
semester 2020, 3 credits, 5 students).
PHYS 404. Introduction to Solid State Physics (Spring semester 2015, 3 credits, 13 students;
Spring semester 2017, 3 credits, 9 students; Spring semester 2019, 3 credits, 7 students).
Academic supervision:
Advised 31 undergraduate students (2 graduate) for summer research and supervised their B.S.
Thesis;
Co-supervision of PhD and M.S students and thesis research at Oklahoma State University;
Co-supervision of 5 PhD students at Carnegie Mellon University;
Supervision of 3 postdoctoral researchers.
Other relevant activities related to teaching:
Also taught classes of “Thermodynamics and Statistics”, “Quantum Mechanics and Solid State
Physics” at the Polytechnic University Bucharest and “General Chemistry” (freshmen),
“Coordination Chemistry” (junior) and “Solid State Chemistry” (graduate) at Oklahoma State
University.
Honors and Awards:
Faculty Development Award, Duquesne University (1996).
Cottrell College Science Award, Research Corporation (1996).
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Presidential Scholarship Award, Duquesne University (1996).
International Prize of the Romanian Academy of Sciences (1997).
Presidential Scholarship Award, Duquesne University (1999).
Faculty Excellence Award for Scholarship, BSNES (2000).
Faculty Excellence Award for Scholarship, BSNES (2012).
Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Duquesne University (2012).
University, School, or Department Service:
Strategic Planning Committee, Duquesne University; Member, 1995-2015.
Student Standing Committee, Duquesne University; Member, 1996-2015.
Safety Committee, Duquesne University; Member, 1997-present.
Faculty Search Committee, Duquesne University, Member, 1997.
Radiation Safety Committee, Duquesne University, Member, 1998-present.
Guidance Counselor Committee, Duquesne University; Member, 1998.
Joint BSNES Recruiting Committee, Duquesne University; Member, 1998-1999.
Graduate Committees for Students in Chemistry, Duquesne University, Member, 1998.
Computer Committee, Physics Department, Duquesne University, Member, 1999-present.
Faculty Excellence Awards Committee, BSNES, Duquesne University, Member, 2001 and 2003.
Presidential Scholarship Award Committee, Duquesne University, Member, 2001.
Committee for the start of a Master’s program in the Department of Physics, Member, 2002.
Departmental Tenure and Promotion Committee, Member, 2002-present.
Periodic Review Report Committee, Duquesne University, Member, 2002.
PhD Thesis Committee Member at Carnegie Mellon University, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Faculty Mentoring Committee, Chemistry Department, Duquesne University, 2003.
Tenure and Promotion Committee, Bayer School, Duquesne University, 2014-present.
BSNES Award Committee for Faculty Excellence, Bayer School, Duquesne University, 2013.
Presidential Award Committee for Faculty Excellence, Duquesne University, 2013.
Faculty Search Committee, Physics Department, Bayer School, Duquesne University, 2013.