CURRICULUM VITA-Updated May 2009

 Ali Bakhshai

Department of Physics & Astronomy, Goucher College

1021 Dulaney Valley road, Baltimore, MD 21204

phone: 410-337-6320, fax: 410-337-6408

email: ali.bakhshai@goucher.edu

 

EDUCATION:

1982, Ph.D. in Condensed Matter physics, University of Texas at Arlington, USA

1979, M.A. in Medical Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, USA

1976, B.S. in Physics, Jundi-Shapour University, Iran

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2007-2010, incorporated the Student Quick Response system into the lecture sessions of the General Physics Courses.

2005-2006, Incorporated the “Tutorials in Introductory Physics by Lillian McDermott” into the laboratory experiments.

2004-2005, Added the three-week intensive study in Granada-Spain in May 2005 to the Introduction to Astronomy course.

2002-2003, Incorporated Blackboard technology, pre and post course assessment in Intro-to-astronomy (AST110)

2001-2002, Developed and taught Intermediate Physics Laboratory course (PHY230)

2000-2001, Developed and taught upper level Lecture and Laboratory Electronics Course (PHY310)

1998, Post-Sabbatical Faculty Seminar, Goucher College

1986-Present, Professor & Chair (1998-present), Associate Professor (1990-1998), Assistant Professor (1986-1990), Department of Physics, Goucher College

1985-1986, Visiting Assistant Professor, Stockton State College, New Jersey

1982-1985, Lecturer/Post-doctoral fellow, University of Texas at Arlington

1976-1982, Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Arlington

1990, Two-week workshop on teaching physics using interactive method, Dickinson College

1987, one-week workshop on Course Design and Teaching, Albion College

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

2008-2009, Production of pure silicon from silicon oxide via ball-milling.

2005-2008, Mechanical Alloying and Nano-composites via Ball-milling.

2004-2005, Installation and operation of the SRT (Small Radio Telescope) on the Roof of the Hoffberger Science building and running a year long experimental project of measuring the Rotational Speed of the Milky Way Galaxy.

2003-Present, Metallic coating via Mechanochemical process, Goucher College in collaboration with Dr. Aghasi Torosyan at Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Yerevan, Armenia.

1998-2003, Professor, Mechanical Alloying & Material Synthesis, Goucher College in collaboration with Dr. Lazlo Takacs at the University of Maryland at Baltimore County-Catonsville, Maryland (UMBC) 

1997-1998, Sabbatical Leave, Materials Alloying UMBC

1991-1997, Associate Professor, High Temperature Superconductors (HTSC), Goucher College

1986-1990, Assistant Professor, Goucher College & Adjunct Research Associate, HTSC, The Johns Hopkins University (JHU)

1985-1986, Visiting Assistant Professor, Infra-red imaging, Stockton State College

1983-1985, Post-doc, Total energy, Magnetic susceptibility and Muon cluster calculations, UTA

1983-1984, Visiting Post-doc., Quantum Chemistry Lab - University of California at Berkeley

            1979-1082, Ph.D. Candidate, Solid state physics energy band calculations, UTA

1978-1979, Graduate Student, Gamma ray detection chamber design and construction, Parkland Hospital - Dallas, Texas

1989-1993, Consultant, Condensed matter physics, Foster-Miller Inc. - Waltham, Massachusetts

 

GRANTS & AWARDS:

2008, Student/faculty summer research grant, Goucher College

2007, Student/faculty summer research grant, Goucher College

2006, Recipient of the Caroline Doebler Brucker’ 25 Award, Goucher College

2005, Student/faculty summer research grant, Goucher College

2004, Student/faculty summer research grant, Goucher College

2003, Student/faculty summer research grant-Goucher College

Proposal Number 13846 submitted to the Cooperative Grants Program of the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF).

2002, Student/faculty summer research grant, Goucher College

2001, Siebert summer research grant-Goucher College

2000, Faculty Summer Research Grants, Goucher College

            1997-1998, Material Synthesis (Tin-doped Indium Oxide), Triton Systems, Inc.

            1991-1993, Applications of High Tc Superconductors, Foster-Miller, Inc.

            1988-1989, Modulated and Metastable Solids, NSF

            1987, Faculty Summer Research Grants, Goucher College

            1998, Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers

            1994, Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers

 

INVITED TALKS:

2004, “Micro-Hardness Characteristics and Morphology of Cr-coating formed due to Mechanical Alloying”, University of Amir-Kabir, Tehran, Iran

2001, “Role of Oxygen Contamination in De-mixing of Fe2B”, University of Uromia, Iran

2000, “Mechanical Alloying & De-mixing by Ball Milling Technique”, Goucher College, Alumni Association

1993, "High Temperature Superconductivity and its Impact on Technology of the Future", University

University of Uromia, Iran

1986, “ Interference and Diffraction of Light”, Goucher College

1985, “Hartree Energy Band Calculation of MnO”, Stockton State College, New Jersey

 

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION:

American Physical Society (APS)  

American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)

 

PUBLICATIONS:

PEER REVIEW;

1)      A. Bakhshai, R. Pragani, and L. Takacs, “Self-Propagating Reaction Induced by Ball Milling in a Mixture of Cu2O and Al Powders” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Volume 33A, p3521, (2002).

2)      A. Bakhshai, V. Soika, M.A. Susol, and L. Takacs, “Mechanochemical Reactions in the Sn-Zn-S System: Further Studies”, J.Solid State Chemistry 153, p371 (2000).

3)      L.Takacs, A. Mossion, K. Lazar, L.K. Varga, M. Pardavi-Horvath and A. Bakhshai, “ZnO-Fe NANOCOMPOSITES VIA BALL MILLING AND ANNEALING” NanoStructured Materials, Vol. 12, pp 245, (1999).

4)      M.Z. Cieplak, Gang Xiao, A. Bakhshai, C.L. Chien, D. Artymowicz, W. Bryden, J.K. Stalick, and J.J. Rhyne, "Incorporation of gold into YBa2Cu3O7: Structure and Tc enhancement" Phys. Rev. B 42, No. 10 p6200 (1990).

5)      Marta Z. Cieplak, Gang Xiao, A. Bakhshai, and C.L. Chien, " Superconducting and normal-state properties of La1.85Sr0.15(Cu1-xGax)O4", Phys. rev. B 39, No. 7 (1989).

6)      Gang Xiao, A. Bakhshai, Marta Z. Cieplak, Z. Tesanovic and C.L. Chien, "Correlation Between Superconductivity and Normal State Properties in the La1.85Sr0.15(Cu1-xZnx)O4 System", Phys. rev. B 39, No. 1 (1989).

7)      Gang Xiao, F.H. Streitz, M.Z. Cieplak, A. Bakhshai, A. Gavrin, and C.L. Chien, " Electrical Transport and Superconductivity in Au-YBa2Cu3O7 Percolation System", Phys. rev. B 38, No. 1 (1988).

8)      Gang Xiao, F.H. Streitz, A. Gavrin, A. Bakhshai, and C.L. Chien, "Superconductivity and Magnetism in Transition Element Substituted YBa2Cu3O7 Compounds", J. Appl. Phys. 63, p4196 (1988).

9)      F.H. Streitz, M.Z. Cieplak, Gang Xiao, A. Gavrin, A. Bakhshai, and C.L. Chien, "Superconducting Au-YBa2Cu3O7  Composites", Appl. Phys. Lett. 52, p927 (1988).

10)  Gang Xiao, M.Z. Cieplak, A. Gavrin, F.H. Streitz, A. Bakhshai, and C.L. Chien, " High Temperature Superconductivity in Tetragonal Perovskite Structure: Is oxygen Vacancy Order Important?", Phys. Rev. Lett. 60, No. 14, p1446 (1988).

11)  Gang Xiao, M.Z. Cieplak, A. Bakhshai, F. Streitz, M. Lu, A. Zwicker, A. Gavrin, and C.L. Chien, "Superconducting Properties of Orthorhombic YBa2(Cu-Zn)3O7 and Tetragonal YBa2(Cu-Ga)3O7", a chapter in High Tc Superconductors, Book, edited by M.B. Brodsky, R.C. Dynes, H.L. Tuller and K. Kitazawa, p399 (1988).

12)  C.L.  Chien, Gang Xiao, M.Z. Cieplak, A. Bakhshai, A. Gavrin, F.H. Streitz and J. Childress, " Fabrication of high Tc Superconducting Films with Diffusion barrier", chapter in High Tc Superconductors, Book, edited by M.B. Brodsky, R.C. Dynes, H.L. Tuller and K. Kitazawa, p311 (1988).

13)  Gang Xiao, M.Z. Cieplak, A. Gavrin, F.H. Streitz, A. Bakhshai, and C.L. Chien, "Superconductivity and Structure of YBa2(Cu0.9A0.1)3O7, (A= Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn)", in Progress in High Temperature Superconductivity, Vol. 3, edited by S.M. Bose and S.D. Tyagi, p177 (World Scientific, Singapore 1988).

14)  Gang Xiao, M.Z. Cieplak, A. Gavrin, F.H. Streitz, A. Bakhshai, and C.L. Chien, "Superconductivity and Structure of YBa2(Cu0.9A0.1)3O7, (A= Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn)", in Rev. Solid State Science 1, p323 (1987).

15)   A. Bakhshai, L.M. Holaday, G.D. Eknayan, and N.E. Brener, "Self-Consistent Hartree Energy Bands of MnO", Phys. Rev. B 29, p932 (1984).

16)   A. Bakhshai, N.E. Brener, " Short Range Correlation Effects in MnO", Phys. Lett. 92A, p93 (1982).

 

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS;

  1. M. Marx and A. Bakhshai, “An Anomalous Reaction of Silicon Oxide and Aluminum via Ball Milling”, Proceedings of The National Conference On Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2007, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, California, April 12-14, 2007.
  2. J. Sergeant and A. Bakhshai, “Nano-Composites and Mechanical Alloying Via the Ball  Milling Technique”, Proceedings of The National Conference On Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2006, University of North Carolina Ashville, Ashville, North Carolina, April 6-8, 2006.
  3. J. Zeck and A. Bakhshai, “Rotational Curve and Gravitational Mass of Galactic Interior at 21-cm Hydrogen Line Observance”, Proceedings of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2005, Washington and Lee University, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, April 21-23, 2005.

4.      G. Dengler, A.R. Torosyan, A. Bakhshai, “Hardness Characteristics and Morphology of Cr-coating formed due to Mechanical Alloying”, Proceedings of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2004, April 15-17, 2004. Proceedings of the ICP2004 (International Conference on Physics), Tehran, Iran, page 7, 2004.

5.      J. Zeck, L. Takacs, and A. Bakhshai, “Significance of Loose Powder Ignition in Mechanochemical Reactions Based on Copper Oxides’ Anomalistic Ignition Behaviors” Proceedings of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2003, March 13-15, 2003.

 

PAPERS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:

1)      Margaret Samuels, Rajeswari Kolagani*, Grace Yong*, and A. Bakhshai, “The production of Si from SiO2 via the Ball-Milling Technique”, Proceedings of The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2008, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD, April 10-12, 2008.

2)      M. Marx and A. Bakhshai, “An Anomalous Reaction of Silicon Oxide and Aluminum via Ball Milling”, Proceedings of The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2007, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, California, April 12-14, 2007.

3)      J. Sergeant and A. Bakhshai, “Nano-Composites and Mechanical Alloying Via the Ball  Milling Technique”, National Conference On Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2006, University of North Carolina Ashville, Ashville, North Carolina, April 6-8, 2006

4)      J. Zeck and A. Bakhshai, “Rotational Curve and Gravitational Mass of Galactic Interior at 21-cm Hydrogen Line Observance”, Proceedings of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2005, Washington and Lee University, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, April 21-23, 2005.

5)      G.S. Dengler, A.R. Torosyan, and A. Bakhshai, “Micro-Hardness Characteristics and Morphology of Cr-Coating formed due to Mechanical Alloying”, NCUR2004 (National Conference on Undergraduate Reseach), Indianapolis, Indiana (April 15-17, 2004).

6)      J. Zeck and A. Bakhshai, “Anomaly in Mechanical Reduction of Copper Oxides by Ball-Milling Techniques”, NCUR2003 Conference Abstracts, Page 346, (March 2003).

7)      Torosyan, L. Takacs, and A. Bakhshai, “Deposition of DLC Films by Mechanical Induced Decomposition of Organic Compounds”, International Conference on Mechanical Coatings and Thin Films, Paper DP-19, (April 2003).

8)      A. Bakhshai, R. Pragani, and L. Takacs, “Self-Propagating Reaction Induced by Ball Milling a Mixture of Cu2O and Al Powders”, Bull.Am.Phy.Soc. Vol. 47, No. 1, p540 (2002).

9)      A. Bakhshai, C.E. Rodriquez, F.H. Sanchez, and L. Takacs, “De-mixing of Fe2B by mechanical grinding”, Bull.Am.Phy.Soc. Vol. 44, No. 1, p101 (1999).

10)  A. Bakhshai, L. Takacs, “Direct Correlation between the combustion region of (x)Zn+(1-x)Sn+92-x)S reaction and the total powder mass in a ball-milling experiment”, Bull.Am.Phys.Soc. Vol.43, No.1, 912 (1998).

11)  L. Takacs, L. Pogany, L.K. Varga, M. Pardavi-Horvath, and A. Bakhshai,  “ZnO-Fe Nanocomposites Via Ball Milling and Annealing”, Fourth International Conference on Nanostructured Material, NANO’98, Stockholm, Switzerland, (July 1998).

12)  A. Bakhshai, B. Treadway, R. Haghighat, C. Carey, J. Larouco, M. Parish, and D. Chandler, "High Jc 3. YBCO Superconductors Via a 3-D Template Process, "ACS (American Ceramic Society), April 13-17, Minneapolis, MN (1992).

13)  A. Bakhshai, M.Z. Cieplak, Gang Xiao, J.Q. Xiao, and C.L. Chien, "Transport and Superconductivity in La1.85Sr0.15Cu1-xAxO4 Systems (A = Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Ga, Al), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 35, No. 3 (1990).

14)  A. Bakhshai, Gang Xiao, Marta Z. Cieplak and C.L. Chien, "Superconductivity and Normal-State Properties of Zn-Doped La1.85Sr0.15CuO4", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 34, No. 3, p742 (1989).

15)  Marta Z. Cieplak, Gang Xiao, A. Bakhshai, and C.L. Chien, "Anomalous Electrical Transport Properties of  La1.85Sr0.15(Cu1-xGax)O4", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 34, No. 3, p743 (1989).

16)  Gang Xiao, F.H. Streitz, M.Z. Cieplak, A. Gavrin, A. Bakhshai, "Superconducting Au-YBa2Cu3O7 Composites", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 33, p468 (1988).

17)  A. Bakhshai, E.R. Hernandez, L.M. Holaday, R.H. Pressley, G.D. Eknayan, and N.E. Brener, "Calculations of Activation Energy of Nitromethane and Methyl Nitrate", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 29, p399 (1984).

18)  L.M. Holaday, G.E. Moricke, G.D. Eknayan, A. Bakhshai, and N.E. Brener, "Short Range Correlation Effects in FeO and MnO", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 29, p351 (1984).

19)  L.M. Holaday, G.E. Moricke, G.D. Eknayan, A. Bakhshai, and N.E. Brener, "Effect of Correlation on the Band Structure of transition Metal Oxides", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 29, p47 (1984).

20)  G.E. Moricke, A. Bakhshai, and N.E. Brener, "Slater-Koster Calculations of the Band Structure of transition Metal Oxides", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 29, p62 (1984).

21)  E.R. Hernandez, L.M. Holaday, R.H. Pressley, G.D. Eknayan, A. Bakhshai, and N.E. Brener, "MNDOC Calculations of Molecular Activation Energies", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 29, p47 (1984).

22)  D. Jiang, A. Bakhshai, and N.E. Brener, "Higher Order Correlation Terms in the Screened Exchange Plus Coloumb Hole Method", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 29, p46 (1984).

23)  A. Bakhshai, G.D. Eknayan, L.M. Holaday, M.E. Cox, and N.E. Brener, "Calculation of Activation Energies of Molecules", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 28, p267 (1983).

24)  L.M. Holaday, A. Bakhshai, G.D. Eknayan, and N.E. Brener, "Hartree Band Structure and Short Range Correlation Calculations for the Insulating Transition Metal Oxides", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 28, p387 (1983).

25)  A. Bakhshai, and N.E. Brener, "LCAO Hartree Band Structure of MnO", Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 26, p205 (1980).

 

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS as RESEARCH ASSISTANTS:

1.      Margaret Samuels, Physics major, class of 2009, Research period-Summer 2007

2.      Michelle Marx, Chemistry major, class of 2008, Research period-Summer 2006

3.      John Sergeant, Mathematics major, class of 2006, Research period-Summer 2005

4.      Jay Zeck, Physics major, class of 2005, Research period-Summer 2004

5.      Gregory S. Dengler, Physics major, class of 2005, Research period-Summer 2003

6.      Jay Zeck, Research period-Summer 2002

7.      Rajan Pragani, Chemisrty major, class of 2003, Research period-Summer 2001

  1. Mark Ryclick, Computer Science major, class of 1990, Research period-Summer 1989