Members


Our group members  (December 2012)
Our group members  (December 2012)

Front row, left to right: Emmanuel Rowe, his little daughter, Rose Perea, Jodie Hawk, Terreka Hart, Vanja Nuntes;
Second row, left to right: Arnold Burger, Brenden Wiggins, John McGrew, Silvio Dantas, Eugene Tupitsyn;
Third row, left to right:  Dave Caudel, Maggie Zlibut, Vladimir Buliga, Liviu Matei, Matheus Chaves;
Fourth row, left to right:  Constantine Coca, Yunlong Cui, Michael Groza, Pijush Bhattacharya.

Our group members  (ca. April 2010)


Arnold Burger, Ph.D.

Professor of Physics
Materials Science, Semiconductor Physics, Crystal Growth, Semiconductor Detectors, Scintillators
Director, Fisk/Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program
Head, Materials Science and Applications Group
Coordinator, Dual Degree in Science and Engineering
Director, TITLE VII Project
aburger@fisk.edu
http://www.fisk.edu/aburger
Dubois, Room: 240
Phone (615)329-8516
Stevenson, Room: 6720
Phone (615)521-1719

Michael Groza

Senior Scientist
M.A. Physics
Nuclear radiation detector materials. Electrical and optical characterization, novel device design and testing.
Research Lab Advisor for undergraduate and graduate students
mgroza@fisk.edu
Dubois, Room: 307
Phone (615)329-8772

Pijush Bhattacharya, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
Crystal growth of compound Semiconductor, radiation detector.
Research Lab Advisor for undergraduate and graduate students
pijushb@fisk.edu
Dubois, Room: 242
Phone (615)329-8892

Cui Yunlong, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor
Crystal growth and characterization. Optical, Raman and electron microscopies.
Research Lab Advisor for undergraduate and graduate students 
ycui@fisk.edu
Dubois, Room: 308
Phone (615)329-8618

Eugene Tupitsyn, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral research associate
Crystal growth and characterization
Undergraduate and graduate student mentor
ytupitsyn@fisk.edu
Dubois, Room: 305
Phone (615)329-8873

Liviu Matei, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral research associate
Radiation Detectors: Semiconductors, scintillators. Characterization, Testing devices.
Student mentor
lmatei@fisk.edu
Dubois, Room: 322
Phone (615)329-8851

Emmanuel Rowe Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher
Crystal growth and characterization
Undergraduate and graduate student mentor
rowee@vcu.edu
Dubois, Room: 305
Phone (615)329-8873

Constantine Coca

Research Assistant
Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program Coordinator
Materials Science and Applications Group Member
ccoca@fisk.edu
Dubois, Room: 230
Phone (615)329-6213

Maggie Zlibut

Research Assistant
Materials Science and Applications Group Member
Grants Management Assistant
mzlibut@fisk.edu
Dubois, Room: 230
Phone (615)329-8705

Paula Hemphill

M.A. Physics
Title VII Program Coordinator
Graduate Student Support
phemphill@fisk.edu
Dubois, Room: 109
Phone (615)329-2205

Vladimir M. Buliga

Research Technologist 
Detector fabrication, devices design and fabrication, and clean room operation 
Training students in sample preparation technique 
vbuliga@fisk.edu 
Talley- Brady, Room:116 
Phone (615)329-8510

Graduate PhD Students


John Rigueur                                                                                                

Desmond Campbell

Julia Bodnarik



Graduate Master's Students


Julie Sejour
David Hill
Korressa Williams
Michael Williams
Dave Caudel
Shona Paul
Rose Perea
Kristle Morales-Figueroa
 Teresa Monsue

Undergraduate Students

Omotoyosi Taiwo
Jaretta Engleman                                                                                                                                       
Daniel Awogbemila
Dylan Wood
Mathew Owens
Herman T. Pittman
Nneka Richards
Kelah D. Garth
Steve Akaeze
Daniella Howard
Shayla Nolen
Sami Ayad
Chisom Odoh
Vaughn Franklin
Kadeem Phillips
Jasmine Williams

Past Students and Scholars


Ian Nieves, Ph.D.
Reinaldo Santos
May 2010
has joined the PhD program in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of North Texas
Felipe Colazo
 Daniel Lee