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Dr. Asselberghs and Dr. Moreno visiting NLO group
Dr. Inge Asselberghs and Dr. Javier Perez-Moreno have been visiting NLO group this summer. Dr. Inge Asselbreghs is a Post-doctoral Researcher at the K.U.Leuven in Belgium. She finished her PhD in the same institution under the supervision of Prof Koen Clays and Prof André Persoons. She started her research on Hyper-Rayleigh scattering of (metal) organic compounds and added switching studies to these compounds for finishing the PhD in 2003. |
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Since that time, more studies have been performed in collaboration with different international research groups, and the class of materials used is elaborated to polymers and biopolymers, studied in solution and film properties. Currently, she visited the physics department of Washington State University to work with Prof Mark Kuzyk and his research team in two-photon absorption measurements. |
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Dr. Javier Perez-Moreno obtained his undergraduate degree in Physics from the University of Valencia (Spain) and the University of Leeds (U.K.). He became a W.S.U. graduate student in 2000 where he graduated with a Masters in Physics under the supervision of Prof. Mark Kuzyk in 2004. Since then he has been working in the Department of Chemistry in K.U.Leuven (Belgium). |
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In 2007 he obtained a double PhD degree in Physics and Chemistry from his work on the characterization of the nonlinear optical properties of molecules in solution, under the supervision of Prof. Koen Clays and Prof. Mark Kuzyk. Currently he is a F.W.O. (Fund for Scientific Research) postdoctoral fellow and continues to work on the applications of the Thomas-Khun-Reiche sum-rules to the field of molecular nonlinear optics. |
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Mark Kuzyk Promoted to Regents Professor
Mark G. Kuzyk of the Physics and Astronomy Department has been promoted to the rank of Regents Professor by Washington State University. The promotion honors the highest level of international distinction in the discipline that raises university standards through teaching, scholarship and public service.
Kuzyk will receive recognition for his achievement along with the other four recipients at the Celebrating Excellence banquet on March 27, part of the annual Showcase celebrations.
Kuzyk joined the faculty at WSU in 1990 and currently is the Boeing Distinguished Professor of Physics. His work has been continuously funded for more than 18 years by agencies such as the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Defense. He is a distinguished member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
His research is in the area of nonlinear optical studies. His lab has unique facilities to make single mode polymer optical fibers and his theoretical work on the fundamental theoretical limit is driving new research around the world.
Link: http://sciences.wsu.edu/newsandevents/kuzyk.html
Prof. Kuzyk's Long Summer Trip
For most of the summer, Prof. Mark G. Kuzyk will be collaborating with Prof. Koen Clays and Dr. Javier Perez-Moreno of the University of Leuven, in Belgium. they are developing theoretical models that can be used to simplify the analysis of experiments designed to measure the nonlinear response of molecules.
In parallel, They are beginning a new line of work on ultra-smart morphing materials. Since the properties of existing materials fall far short of what is needed to demonstrate such novel phenomena, they will be developing a new line of research to experimentally evaluate the relevant material properties with the goal of building an understanding for improving their properties. He will give a talk at a materials physics symposium and a colloquium at UL's new nanotechnology center on this topic.
In mid summer, two researchers from Belgium will be visiting our labs for two months to work on related projects.
While in Belgium, Prof. Kuzyk will take two short trips, one to Italy (where he has been invited to talk about our new research in the physics of the photomechanical effect) and one to France (where he has been invited to talk about the role of scale invariance in developing better nonlinear optical materials).
After returning from Belgium, He will be giving two invited talks at the SPIE meeting in San Diego - one on quantum limits of the nonlinear susceptibility, and one on self-healing of polymers that have been damaged by intense lasers. His fall travels will end with an invited talk in Australia on morphing materials, an invited talk in Beijing on optimizing the nonlinear optical response, and a seminar and a couple of colloquiums at Kent State University, the Liquid Crystal Institute, and Case Western University - all in Ohio.
Online Encyclopedia for Nonlinear Optics
Professor Mark G. Kuzyk is in the process of building a website called NLOsource, which is intended to be an online resource for those interested in nonlinear optics, It provides tutorials, research news, computer code, and more. At the homepage (www.nlosource.com), you will find the following: Nonlinear optics describes the interaction of light with matter. The interaction of a particle of light, called a photon, with a material can be used to study matter's microscopic properties. Alternatively, materials can be designed to harness light for useful applications such as routing signals of light in optical fibers to make the internet faster or to build high-speed computers. Other applications include medical imaging, cancer therapies that kill bad cells and leave the healthy ones unscathed, and the development of novel materials that repair themselves and morph according to their programming and environment. This web site is provided as a resource on nonlinear optics and nonlinear-optical materials.
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