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Curriculum Vitae RENATO P. CAMATA Assistant Professor Department of Physics

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) 310 Campbell Hall 1300 University Blvd. Birmingham, Alabama 35294-1170 Tel: (205) 934-8143 Fax: (205) 934-8042 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.phy.uab.edu/~rcamata/

http://www.phy.uab.edu/research/camata/ PERSONAL

Date of birth: Place of birth: Santo André, São Paulo (SP), Brazil Citizenship: Brazil Marital status: Married Children: Two children Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, French

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION • 1997 – 1999 The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Japan

Postdoc, Materials Science • 1992 – 1997 California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California

Ph.D., Applied Physics • 1992 – 1994 California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California

M.S., Applied Physics • 1990 – 1992 University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

M.S., Condensed Matter Physics • 1985 – 1990 University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

B.S., Physics PRESENT POSITION

Assistant Professor of Physics (Since 2000) Department of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

Research Activities • Leader of the Camata Research Group at the University of Alabama at

Birmingham. • Director of the UAB Nanomaterials Laboratory (Department of Physics).

Curriculum Vitae Renato P. Camata, Ph.D. November 2004, of 29

• Direction of the research efforts of four Ph.D. students, and two M.S. students. • Recently directed research efforts of six undergraduate and five high school students.

Research Expertise • Pulsed laser deposition of nanostructured materials • Gas phase processes in nanoparticle science and technology • Fabrication and properties of nanostructured optoelectronic materials • Synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline bioceramics for biomedical implants

Teaching Activities • Taught over 300 graduate and undergraduate students.

(In student evaluations filled out by 163 students surveyed at UAB (2000-2004), scored average 3.821 out of 4.000, i.e., effective teacher in the opinion of 95% of students surveyed). Classes include:

- Classical Mechanics (2000-2004) - Nanoscale Science and Applications (2003) - Preparatory Physics (2001) - Physical Sciences (2001-2003) - College Physics (1999-2000) - Transmission Electron Microscopy of Materials (1996-1997) - Ion Beam Modification and Analysis of Materials (1996) - College Physics (1992)

• Developed new Graduate Level Course: Nanoscale Science and Applications at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (First taught in collaboration with Prof. Yogesh K. Vohra in Spring 2003; To be taught by Dr. Camata Spring 2005).

• Established new format for Physical Sciences classes at UAB. Based on the “How Things Work” concept (The Physics of Everyday Life). (In collaboration with Profs. David Shealy and David Agresti).

• Developed new Integrated Laboratory for Physical Sciences. Use of video capture for studying experiments in classical mechanics. (In collaboration with Profs. James

Martin, Todd DeVore, David Shealy, Ed Wills, Perry Gerakines, Rob Mohr).

PREVIOUS POSITIONS • 1999 – 2000 University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Postdoctoral Researcher - Monitoring of nanoparticle formation during semiconductor processing. - Fabrication and characterization of GaN and InN nanocrystals. - Aerosol instrumentation for high-throughput processing of nanomaterials. Instructor - College Physics for Pharmacy/Biochemistry Majors.

• 1997–1999 RIKEN – The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Japan

Postdoctoral Researcher


- Nanoparticle synthesis and characterization. - Nanostructured materials by laser ablation. - Aerosol strategies in nano-scale materials fabrication.

• 1992–1997 California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California

Graduate Research Assistant - Synthesis and optical properties of semiconductor nanocrystals. Teacher Assistant - Ion Beam Modification and Analysis of Materials. - Transmission Electron Microscopy of Materials.

• 1992 São Paulo School of Engineering (FESP), São Paulo, Brazil

Instructor - College Physics for Engineering Majors.

• 1990–1992 University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Graduate Research Assistant - Electronic structure of semiconductor systems with quantum confinement.

• 1989–1990 Pirelli Co., Research Center, São Paulo, Brazil

Research Internship - Materials for electric cables: electromagnetic interference in automobiles.

• 1988–1990 University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Undergraduate Research Internship - Characterization of semiconductor thin films.

SELECTED RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS • 2004 – Demonstrated for the first time the effectiveness of pulsed laser deposited

biphasic calcium phosphate coatings in improved osteointegration of biomedical implants in animal studies. Published in the international journal Key Engineering Materials 284-286 pp. 207-210 (2005) in press.

• 2004 – Demonstrated for the first time the deposition of optically active zinc oxide

thin films on flexible polyimide substrates for ultraviolet flexible applications. Accepted for publication in the international journal Thin Solid Films, October 15, 2004 (Journal Web page: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/tsf)

• 2004 – Principal Investigator in research project funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Project Title: “Anisotropy Design in Carbon-Based Coatings using Nanoparticle Beams”


University of Alabama in Huntsville NASA/EPSCoR Core Infrastructure Grant Total Project Costs: $90,383. Award period: 08/01/04 – 07/31/06

• 2002/03 – Co-Principal Investigator in research and education project funded by the

National Science Foundation (NSF), Project Title: “REU-Site: Regional Initiative to Promote Undergraduate Participation in Experimental and Computational Materials Research” NSF – Division of Materials Research (Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program) (Grant: DMR# 0243640) Total Project Costs: $324,695. Award period: 03/01/03 – 02/28/07

• 2001 – Principal Investigator in research project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Project Title: “Development of a Multi-Purpose Laser Deposition Facility for Research and Education in Nanostructured Materials.” NSF – Major Research Instrumentation Program, Division of Materials Research (Grant: DMR#0116098) Total Project Costs: $209,489.

Award period: 09/01/01 – 03/31/05

• 2001 – Principal Investigator in research project funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Project Title: “Novel Carbon-Based Nanostructured Materials for Low- Weight, High-Strength, and High-Temperature Applications.”

University of Alabama in Huntsville NASA/EPSCoR Core Infrastructure Grant Total Project Costs: $126,686. Award period: 12/01/01 – 07/31/04

• 2000 – Established the Nanomaterials Laboratory at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB): A UAB research laboratory dedicated to the creation and investigation of advanced nanostructured materials. Four Ph.D. students and six undergraduate students have been involved in research projects

Laboratory Web Page: http://www.phy.uab.edu/research/camata/ • 2000 – Demonstrated the first Differential Mobility Analyzer designed specifically for

high-throughput, high-resolution processing and deposition of aerosol nanoparticles. Presented at the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, November 6 – 10, 2000, St. Louis, Missouri. “A differential mobility analyzer for high-throughput, high-resolution processing of nanoparticles.”

• 2000 – Demonstrated the first Differential Mobility Analyzer capable of analyzing

nanoparticles at pressures as low as 200 Pa.


Published in the Journal of Aerosol Science 31, 1389-1395 (2000). • 1998 – Demonstrated the importance of space charge effects during nanoparticle

classification by differential mobility analysis. Published in Ph.D. Thesis, California Institute of Technology, 1998. Published in the Journal of Aerosol Science 32, 583-599 (2001).

• 1996 – Demonstrated for the first time, the size classification of silicon nanocrystals as small as 3 nanometers by differential mobility analysis. Published in the Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996). HONORS & AWARDS

1. Service to Education Award, Birmingham, Alabama (2002) Birmingham City Schools’ Award for Mentors in the Executive High School Internship Program

2. Post-doctoral Fellowship, Brazil (1999)

FAPESP, São Paulo Foundation for Research Funding

3. Post-doctoral Fellowship, Japan (1997) STA, Science & Technology Agency of Japan

4. Graduate Fellowship, U.S.A. (1996)

Charles Lee Powell Foundation

5. Ph.D. Fellowship, Brazil (1992) CNPq, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development

6. M.S. Fellowship, Brazil (1990)

CNPq, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development

7. Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Brazil (1988) CNPq, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development

ACTIVITIES AS JUDGE OF THE WORK OF OTHERS • 2002-2004 – Reviewer of scientific proposals submitted to the National Science

Foundation (NSF) (www.nsf.gov). Division of Materials Research (DMR) and Division of Design, Manufacturing, and Industrial Inovation (DMII). Reviewer responsitilities: Evaluation of scientific merit of proposals; Evaluation of broader scientific, technological, and societal impact of proposals.


• 2004 – Reviewer of scientific proposals submitted to the Oklahoma Applied Research Support (OARS) Program; Oaklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science & Technology (OCAST) (Panel Review - May 2004). Reviewer responsitilities: Evaluation of scientific merit of proposals; Evaluation of broader scientific, technological, and societal impact of proposals.

• 2004 – Reviewer of scientific proposals submitted to the U.S. Civilian Research &

Development Foundation (CRDF). A nonprofit organization created by the United States Government as an American response to the declining state of science and engineering in the former Soviet Union (FSU).

1530 Wilson Blvd. 3rd Floor, Arlington, VA 22209 http://www.crdf.org Reviewer responsitilities: Evaluation of scientific merit of proposals;

Evaluation of broader scientific, technological, and societal impact of proposals. • 2003 - 2004 – Referee of scientific papers submitted for publication in the

international journal Aerosol Science and Technology (Taylor & Francis; ISSN: 0370-1972; ISSN Print 0278-6826 ISSN Online 1521-7388 ).

• 2004 – Referee of scientific paper submitted for publication in the international

journal Journal of Colloidal and Interface Science (Academic Press; ISSN 0021-9797).


journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (ACS – American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., ISSN: 1520-5045; 0888-5885).


journal Oceanologia (Quarterly Journal of Basic Research in Marine Sciences with Emphasis on Northern European Seas; www.iopan.gda.pl/oceanologia).

• 2004 – Referee of scientific paper submitted for publication in the Proceedings of the

2004 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society. (http://www.mrs.org). • 1999 – Referee of scientific papers submitted for publication in the Physics Journal

Physica Status Solidi (a) & (b) (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; ISSN: 0370-1972; www.physica-status-solidi.com).

• 1995 – Referee of scientific papers submitted for publication in the volume entitled

Surface/Interface and Stress Effects in Electronic Materials Nanostructures (Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings Series vol. 405) S.M. Prokes, K.L.Wang, R.C.Cammarata, A.Christou, editors (1996) (ISBN: 1-55899-308-8; www.mrs.org).

• 2000-2004 – Judge of the scientific work of six candidates to the Ph.D. degree in

Physics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham:


1. Mr. Qi Liang Thesis: Nanostructured Boron Doped Diamond Films (Ph.D. thesis defended: November 1, 2004)

2. Mr. Dmitri Martychkine Thesis: Thesis: Analytical Methods of Laser Spectroscopy

for Biomedical Applications (Ph.D. thesis defended: March 29, 2004)

3. Mr. Neal Chesnut Thesis: Ultra-High Pressure Phase Transformations in Light Rare Earth Metals (Ph.D. degree conferred 2001)

4. Mr. Kevin Hope Thesis: Macroscopic Limit Cycles Due to Pure Noise- Induced Phase Transitions

5. Andreiy I. Kondrat’yev Thesis: Finite Element Modeling, Computer Simulation &

Practical Application of Optimal Diamond Anvil Cell Compression

6. Mr. Shengyuan Wang Thesis: Synthesis and Optical Properties of Cr-doped II-VI Chalcogenide Nanocrystals (2000-2002)

(Candidate transferred to University of Alabama campus). • 2000-2004 – Judge of the scientific work of two candidates to the Ph.D. degree in

Materials Science and Engineering in the tri-campus program involving the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and the University of Alabama:

1. Mr. Marc Fries Thesis: Nanostructured Carbon Coatings of Co-Cr-Mo

Alloys by Plasma Deposition Methods (Ph.D. degree conferred 2002)

2. Ms. Ashwini Kadam Research area: Microfabrication, characterization and

application of a polymer microcantilever. • 2002-2004 – Judge of the scientific work of one candidate to the Ph.D. degree in

Chemistry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham:

1. Ms. Yanxi Zhang Research area: Synthesis and Properties of Liquid Crystalline Epoxy Polymers for Optical Applications.

• 2000-2002 – Judge of the scientific work of six candidates to the Ph.D. degree in


Chemistry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. No longer serving in this capacity as these candidates have transferred to University of Houston.

1. Mr. Brandon Farmer Research area: Anionic synthesis of polyethylene and star

polyisoprene molecules.

2. Mr. Suxiang Deng Research area: Conducting polymers for electronic and optoelectronic applications.

3. Mi-kyoung Park Research area: Organic and polymer ultrathin films: synthesis and charcterization. 4. Mr. Derek Patton Research area: Physical and optical characterization of

inner core and outer perimeter azobenzene functionalized dendrimers in ultrathin films.

5. Mr. Jason Locklin Research area: Design and synthesis of amphiphilic

oligothiophene derivatives and the study of their properties for organic filed effect transistors.

6. Mr. Prasad Tarakekar Research area: Precursor polymer approach for the

patterning of electroactive polymers. SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE WORK a. Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. H. Kim, Y. K. Vohra, R. P. Camata, and W. R. Lacefield; “Control of phase composition in hydroxyapatite/tetracalcium phosphate biphasic thin coatings for biomedical applications,” submitted to Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, May 3, 2004.

2. H. Kim, Y. K. Vohra, P. J. Louis, W. R. Lacefield, J. E. Lemons, and R. P.

Camata; “Biphasic and Preferentially Oriented Microcystalline Calcium Phosphate Coatings: In-vitro and In-vivo Studies,” Key Engineering Materials 284-286, pp.207-210, (2005). In press.

3. M. Matsumura, R. P. Camata, “Pulsed Laser Deposition and Photoluminescence

Measurements of ZnO Thin Films on Flexible Polyimide Substrates,” Thin Solid Films, accepted for publication, October 15, 2004. In press.

4. S. Wang, S. B. Mirov, V. V. Fedorov, R. P. Camata “Synthesis and

spectroscopic properties of Cr doped ZnS crystalline thin films”; Proceedings of


SPIE -- Volume 5332; Solid State Lasers XIII: Technology and Devices, Richard Scheps, Hanna J. Hoffman, Editors, 2004, pp. 13-20.

5. M. Bulut, S. A. Catledge, Y. K. Vohra, R. P. Camata, “Thermal stability of

nanocrystalline diamond films grown by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition,” in Surface Engineering 2002: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications. (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. vol. 750, A. Kumar, W.J. Meng, Y-T. Cheng, J. Zabinski, G.L. Doll, S. Veprek, editors (2003), 177-182 (ISBN: 1-55899-687-7).

6. H. Kim, Y. K. Vohra, R. P. Camata, and W. R. Lacefield; “Mechanical

properties of pulsed laser-deposited hydroxyapatite thin films for applications in biomedical implants,” in Surface Engineering 2002: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications. (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. vol. 750, A. Kumar, W.J. Meng, Y-T. Cheng, J. Zabinski, G.L. Doll, S. Veprek, editors (2003), 71-76 (ISBN: 1-55899-687-7).

7. R. P. Camata, H. A. Atwater, and R. C. Flagan; “Space charge effects in

nanoparticle processing using the differential mobility analyzer,” Journal of Aerosol Science 32, 583-599 (2001).

8. R. P. Camata, M. Hirasawa, K. Okuyama, and K. Takeuchi; “Observation of

aerosol formation during laser ablation using a low-pressure differential mobility analyzer,” Journal Aerosol Science 31, 391-401 (2000).

9. K. S. Seol, Y. Tsutatani, R. P. Camata, J. Yabumoto, S. Isomura, Y. Okada, K.

Okuyama, and K. Takeuchi; “A differential mobility analyzer and a Faraday cup electrometer for operation at 200-930 Pa Pressure,” Journal of Aerosol Science 31, 1389-1395 (2000).

10. K. S. Seol, R. P. Camata, and K. Takeuchi, “Study on the formation of silicon

nanoparticles during laser ablation using a low-pressure differential mobility analyzer,” Journal of Aerosol Science 30, S467 (1999).

11. R. P. Camata, M. Hirasawa, K. Okuyama, K. Takeuchi; “Low pressure DMA

studies of laser ablation aerosols,” Journal of Aerosol Science 29, S529 (1998).

12. R. P. Camata, M. Hirasawa, K. Okuyama, K. Takeuchi; “Aerosol formation and evolution during laser ablation,” in Advances in Laser Ablation of Materials (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 526), 79-84. R.K. Singh, D.H. Lowndes, D.B. Chrisey, J. Narayan, T. Kawai, E. Fogarassy editors (1998).

13. R. P. Camata, H. A. Atwater, K. J. Vahala, R. C. Flagan; “Size classification of

silicon nanocrystals,” Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).


14. R. P. Camata, H. A. Atwater, K. J. Vahala, R. C. Flagan; “Synthesis of size-classified silicon nanocrystals,” in Surface/Interface and Stress Effects in Electronic Materials Nanostructures (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. vol. 405), 259-264. S.M. Prokes, K.L.Wang, R.C.Cammarata, A.Christou, editors (1996).

15. K. S. Min, K. V. Shcheglov, C. M. Yang, R. P. Camata, H. A. Atwater, M. L.

Brongersma, A. Polman; “On the origin of visible luminescence from SiO2 films containing Ge nanocrystals,” in Surface/Interface and Stress Effects in Electronic Materials Nanostructures (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. vol. 405), 247-252. S.M. Prokes, K.L.Wang, R.C.Cammarata, A.Christou, editors (1996).

16. L. M. R. Scolfaro, R. P. Camata, J. M. V. Martins, J. R. Leite, “Influence of

electric fields in the Si delta-doped GaAs self-consistent potential profile,” Superlattices and Microstructures, 12 (2), 203 (1992).

b. Book Chapters

17. H. A. Atwater, K. J. Vahala, R. C. Flagan, R. P. Camata, R. B. Lee, K. V. Shcheglov, C. S. Tsai, C. M. Yang; “Group III-V and group IV quantum dot synthesis,” in Low Dimensional Structures prepared by Epitaxial Growth or Regrowth on Patterned Substrates, 69-80, Kluwer Academic Publishers (1995).

18. R. P. Camata, L. M. R. Scolfaro, J. M. V. Martins, J. R. Leite, C. A. C.

Mendonça, E. A. Meneses, I. F. L. Dias, J. C. Bezerra; “Temperature dependence of the built-in electric field in deltadoping GaAs,” in Proceedings of the 5th Brazilian School on Semiconductor Physics, 371-375. J. R. Leite, A. Fazzio, A. S. Chaves editors, World Scientific, Singapore, 1992.


Mendonça, E. A. Meneses, I. F. L. Dias, J. C. Bezerra, A. G. Oliveira; “On the built-in electric field in GaAlAs/GaAs heterojunctions and delta-doped GaAs,” in Festchrift in Honor of Rogério C. Leite, 242-254. M. Balkansky, C. E. T. Gonçalves da Silva, J. M. Worlock, editors, World Scientific, Singapore, 1991.

c. Patents

20. “Aerosol apparatus for high-resolution and high-throughput synthesis of size-classified deposits of nanoparticles: HT-DMA,” Inventors: R. P. Camata, S. Isomura, Y. Okada and K. Takeuchi. Japan Patent 3503931, Certificate of Patent issued on December 19, 2003. (Filed 11-221760 on August 4, 1999).

21. “Nanoparticle Beam Pulsed Laser Deposition,” Inventor: R. P. Camata, Patent

Application filed with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Application No. 10/393,147; filing date March 20, 2003).

d. Conference Presentations


22. M. Bulut, R. P. Camata, “A Novel Approach for Integrating Tetrahedral

Amorphosu Carbon Films with Nanoengineered Surfaces and Nanoparticles,” 2005 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, March 28-April 1, 2005, San Francisco, California. Submitted for presentation.

23. M. Bulut, R. P. Camata, “Nanomaterials Synthesis by Nanoparticle Beam

Pulsed Laser Deposition,” 2005 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, March 28-April 1, 2005, San Francisco, California. Submitted for presentation.

24. M. Matsumura, Z. Z. Bandic, R. P. Camata, “Integration of Zinc Oxide Thin

Films and Nanostructured in Polymer-based Devices,” 2005 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, March 28-April 1, 2005, San Francisco, California. Submitted for presentation.

25. H. Kim, S. Ponnazhagan, R. P. Camata, “Nanoengineered Calcium Phosphate

Materials for Controlling Cell Activity and Gene Transfer,” 2005 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, March 28-April 1, 2005, San Francisco, California. Submitted for presentation.

26. H. Kim, Y. K. Vohra, P. J. Louis, W. R. Lacefield, J. E. Lemons, and R. P.

Camata, “Biphasic Hydroxyapatite/Tetracalcium Phosphate Thin Film Coatings with Controlled Phase Composition” Bioceramics 17: 17th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine; Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine, December 8–12, 2004, New Orleans, Louisiana. Accepted for presentation.

27. L. Smith, M. Matsumura, R. P. Camata, “Gas-Phase Nanoparticle Dynamics

During Laser Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanostructures,” 2004 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, November 29-December 3, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts. Accepted for presentation.

28. S. Brown, H. Kim, R. P. Camata, “A Hybrid Laser/Aerosol Method for the

Synthesis of Porous Nanostructured Calcium Phosphate Materials for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications,” 2004 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, November 29-December 3, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts. Accepted for presentation.

29. M. Matsumura, R. P. Camata, “Nanostructured Zinc Oxide Thi Films by a

Hybrid Laser-Aerosol Method,” 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, October 4 – 8, 2004, Atlanta, Georgia.

30. M. Bulut, R. P. Camata, “In-situ Control of Aerosol Size Distributions During

Laser Ablation of Zinc Oxide,” 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, October 4 – 8, 2004, Atlanta, Georgia.


31. M. Matsumura, R. P. Camata, “An Aerosol Method for Incorporating Metal

Nanoparticles in Amorphous Carbon Films for Property Modulation,” 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, October 4 – 8, 2004, Atlanta, Georgia.

32. R. P. Camata, “Laser and Nanoparticle Beams in the Synthesis of

Nanostructured Thin Film Materials” ICCE-11: Eleventh Annual Inernational Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, August 8-14, 2004, Hilton-Head Island, South Carolina, Invited Talk.

33. S. Wang, S. B. Mirov, V. V. Fedorov, and R. P. Camata,“Synthesis and

Spectroscopic Properties of Cr Doped ZnS Crystalline Thin Films,” The 2003 U.S. Workshop on the Physics and Chemistry of II-VI Materials, September 17 – 19, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana.

34. W. Lacefield, A. Vasanthan, H. Kim , R. P. Camata , Y. Vohra , and S. Cox,

“Bond Strength and Durability of Thin Calcium Phosphate Coatings on Implants,” 81st General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, June 25-28, 2003, Göteborg, Sweden.

35. M. M. Abbas, P. D. Craven, J. F. Spann, D. Tankosic, A. LeClair, W. K.

Witherow, R. P. Camata, and P. Gerakines, “Laboratory Measurements of Optical Properties of Micron Size Individual Dust Grains,” International Symposium on Astrophysics of Dust, May 26-30, 2003, Estes Park, Colorado.

36. S. Wang, R. P. Camata, A. Kudryavtsev, and S. B. Mirov, “Evidence of Cr-

Doping in Pulsed-Laser Deposited ZnS Nanocrystalline Films for Mid-Infrared Applications,” 2003 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.

37. H. Kim, S. A. Catledge, Y. K. Vohra, R. P. Camata, W. R. Lacefield,

“Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured and Preferentially Oriented Hydroxyapatite Coatings Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition,” 2003 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.

38. R. P. Camata, M. Bulut, R. Sweitzer, C. Scholz, and D. B. Shire, “Tetrahedral

Amorphous Carbon Films for Encapsulation of Flexible Neural Stimulant Microelectronic Implants,” 2003 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.

39. N. C. Cunningham, M. Bulut, T. M. Nordlund, and R. P. Camata, “Nanoparticle

Beam Pulsed Laser Deposition of Nanostructured Thin Films for Biomolecule Sensing Applications,” 2003 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.


40. M. Matsumura, J. M. Harrison, and R. P. Camata, “Nanostructured ZnO Thin

Films by Nanoparticle Beam Pulsed Laser Deposition,” 2003 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.

41. M. Matsumura and R. P. Camata, “Pulsed Laser Deposition of ZnO Thin Films

and Nanostructures on Flexible Substrates for UV Applications,” 2003 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.

42. R. P. Camata, “In-Situ Control of Nanoscale Texture Formation During

Deposition of ZnO Layers for Light Trapping in Thin Film Solar Cells,” 2003 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.

43. J. M. Kirchhoff and R. P. Camata, “Mechanical Properties of YSZ/Al2O3

Nanocomposite Thin Films,” 2003 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.

44. M. Matsumura, J. M. Harrison, R. P. Camata, “Nanostructured ZnO thin films by

nanoparticle beam pulsed laser deposition,” 2003 March Meeting of The American Physical Society, March 3 – 7, 2003, Austin, Texas (Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc. 48, 512 (2003)).

45. N. C. Cunningham, M. Bulut, T. M. Nordlund R. P. Camata, “Nanoparticle

Beam Pulsed Laser Deposition of Nanostructured Thin Films for Biosensing Applications,” 2003 March Meeting of The American Physical Society, March 3 – 7, 2003, Austin, Texas (Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc. 48, 127 (2003)).

46. R. P. Camata, H. Kim, S. A. Catledge, Y. K. Vohra, and W. R. Lacefield,

“Nanostructuring and texturing of pulsed laser deposited hydroxyapatite thin films,” 2003 March Meeting of The American Physical Society, March 3 – 7, 2003, Austin, Texas (Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc. 48, 572 (2003)).

47. S. Cox, W. Lacefield, H. Kim, R. P. Camata, Y. K. Vohra, A. Vasanthan, and C.

Machado, “Thin Hydroxyapatite Coatings for Improving the Performance of TMJ Implants,” 31st Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), March 12 – 15, 2003, San Antonio, Texas.

48. H. Kim, S. A. Catledge, Y. K. Vohra, R. P. Camata, W. R. Lacefield,

“Mechanical properties of pulsed laser deposited hydroxyapatite thin films for applications in biomedical implants,” 2002 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, December 2 – 6, 2002, Boston, Massachusetts.

49. M. Bulut, S. A. Catledge, Y. K. Vohra, R. P. Camata, “Thermal stability of

nanocrystalline diamond films grown by microwave plasma chemical vapor


deposition,” 2002 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, December 2 – 6, 2002, Boston, Massachusetts.

50. S. Wang, R. P. Camata, S. Mirov, “Synthesis of Cr-doped nanocrystalline ZnS

films by laser ablation,” 2002 Meeting of the American Physical Society (Southeastern Section), October 31 – November 2, Auburn, Alabama.

51. R. P. Camata, N. C. Cunningham, K. S. Seol, Y. Okada, K. Takeuchi, “A new

process for the deposition of nanostructured thin films from size-classified nanoparticles,” 5th Conference on Aerospace Materials, Processes, and Environmental Technology (AMPET), September 16 – 18, 2002 Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Alabama.

52. R. P. Camata and N. C. Cunningham, “A novel method for creating

nanostructured thin films from size-selected nanoparticles,” 2002 March Meeting of The American Physical Society, March 18 – 22, 2002, Indianapolis, Indiana.

53. H. Kim, S. A. Catledge, R. P. Camata, W. R. Lacefield, Y. K. Vohra;

“Mechanical properties of hydroxyapatite thin films for applications in medical implants,” 2002 March Meeting of The American Physical Society, March 18 – 22, 2002, Indianapolis, Indiana.

54. N. Cunningham and R. P. Camata; “Nanostructured thin films materials from

size-selected nanoparticles,” 16th National Conference on Undergraduate Research, April 25-27, 2002, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

55. R. P. Camata, K. S. Seol, Y. Okada, and K. Takeuchi; “A differential mobility

analyzer for high-throughput, high-resolution processing of nanoparticles,” 19th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, November 6 – 10, 2000, St. Louis, Missouri.

56. K. S. Seol, R. P. Camata, Y. Okada, K. Takeuchi; “In-situ observation of

nanoparticle formation and growth during laser ablation,” 2000 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 24-28, 2000, San Francisco, California.

57. K. S. Seol, R. P. Camata, and K. Takeuchi, “Study on the formation of silicon

nanoparticles during laser ablation using a low-pressure differential mobility analyzer,” European Aerosol Conference 1999, September 6 - 10, 1999, Prague, Czech Republic.

58. K. S. Seol, R. P. Camata, and K. Takeuchi, “In-situ observation of silicon

nanoparticle formation by laser ablation,” 1999 Conference on Cluster Science and Technology, May 12-15, 1999, Tokyo, Japan.

59. R. P. Camata, M. Hirasawa, K. Okuyama, and K. Takeuchi; “Gas-phase

dynamics of nanoparticles formed by laser ablation of materials,” 2nd RIKEN


Symposium on Coherent Science, February 2, 1999, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako, Saitama, Japan.

60. R. P. Camata, M. Hirasawa, K. Okuyama, K. Takeuchi; “Low pressure DMA

studies of laser ablation aerosols,” 5th International Aerosol Conference, September 12 – 18, 1998, Edinburgh, Scotland.

61. R. P. Camata, M. Hirasawa, K. Okuyama, K. Takeuchi; “Aerosol nanoparticles

by laser ablation: synthesis and characterization,” 1998 Conference on Cluster Science and Technology, April 22-24, Osaka, Japan.

62. R. P. Camata, M. Hirasawa, K. Okuyama, K. Takeuchi; “Aerosol formation and

evolution during laser ablation,” 1998 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 13-17, 1998, San Francisco, California.

63. R. P. Camata, R. C. Flagan, H. A. Atwater; “Limits to differential mobility

analysis,” 15th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, October 14 - 18, 1996, Orlando, Florida.

64. R. P. Camata, H. A. Atwater, K. J. Vahala, R. C. Flagan; “Synthesis of size

classified silicon nanocrystals,” 1995 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, November 27 – December 1, 1995, Boston, Massachusetts.

65. R. P. Camata, H. A. Atwater, K. J. Vahala, R. C. Flagan; “Studies of size effects

in visible luminescent silicon nanocrystals,” 14th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, October 9 – 13, 1995, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

66. K. S. Min, K. V. Shcheglov, R. P. Camata, H. A. Atwater; “On the origin of

visible luminescence from SiO2 films containing Ge nanocrystals,” 1995 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, November 27 – December 1, 1995, Boston, Massachusetts.

67. R. P. Camata, H. A. Atwater, K. J. Vahala, R. C. Flagan; “Fabrication of visible

luminescent silicon nanocrystals via aerosol synthesis of ultrafine particles,” 4th International Aerosol Conference, University of California at Los Angeles, August 28 – September 2, 1994, Los Angeles, California.

68. R. P. Camata, H. A. Atwater, K. J. Vahala, R. C. Flagan; “Evidence of surface

passivation effects in luminescent Si clusters by spark ablation,” 1994 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 4-8, 1994, San Francisco, California.

69. R. P. Camata, L. M. R. Scolfaro, J. M. V. Martins, J. R. Leite; “On the influence

of electric fields in the Si delta-doped GaAs self-consistent potential profile,” 6th


International Conference on Superlattices, Microstructures and Microdevices, Xi'na, China, 1992.

70. R. P. Camata, L. M. R. Scolfaro, J. R. Leite, J. M. V. Martins; “Surface effects in

the calculation of the electric potential profile in deltadoping GaAs,” 15th National Meeting on Condensed Matter Physics, Caxambu, Brazil, May 5-9, 1992.


Mendonça, E. A. Meneses, I. F. L. Dias, J. C. Bezerra; “Temperature dependence of the built-in electric field in deltadoping GaAs,” 5th Brazilian School on Semiconductor Physics, S. Paulo, Brazil, January 28 – February 8, 1991.

e. Theses

72. R. P. Camata, “Aerosol Synthesis and Characterization of Silicon Nanocrystals,” Ph.D. thesis, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, 1998.

73. R. P. Camata, “Studies of Temperature and Electric Field Effects in Delta-

Doping Gallium Arsenide,” M.S. dissertation, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 1992.

f. Other Invited Presentations

74. R. P. Camata, “The Physics of Laser and Aerosol Processes in the Fabrication of New Materials,” Invited Presentation to the Physics Faculty of the University of South Florida, April 24, 2004, Tampa, Florida.

75. R. P. Camata, “Laser and Aerosol Processes in the Synthesis of Nanostructured

Thin Film Materials” Invited Presentation to the Materials Engineering Faculty of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, September 14, 2004, Birmingham, Alabama.

76. R. P. Camata, “Thin Film Materials Synthesis using Laser and Nanoparticle

Beams” Invited Presentation to the Materials Science Faculty of the University of Alabama in Huntsville, October 29, 2004, Huntsville, Alabama.

g. Publications in preparation

77. R. P. Camata, K. S. Seol, Y. Okada, and K. Takeuchi; “An aerosol system for the deposition of nanostructured thin films from size-classified nanoparticles” (to be submitted to Aerosol Science & Technology).


78. H. Kim, Y. K. Vohra, R. P. Camata; “Control of Crystallographic Texture in Thin Calcium Phosphate Coatings by Pulsed Laser Deposition” (to be submitted to Applied Physics Letters).

79. R. P. Camata, M. Hirasawa, and K. Takeuchi; “A pulsed laser source for the

continuous and stable generation of nanoparticle aerosols” (to be submitted to Journal of Nanoparticle Research).

80. R. P. Camata and K. Takeuchi; “Laser synthesis and gas-phase coagulation

behavior of ionic solid nanoparticles” (to be submitted to Nano Letters).

81. Mevlut Bulut and R. P. Camata; “Controlled incorporation of metal nanoparticles into amorphous carbon layers for property modulation” (to be submitted to Applied Physics Letters).

g. Citations of the work of R. P. Camata

1. Flagan RC; Opposed Migration Aerosol Classifier (OMAC), AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 38 (9): 890-899 2004; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Space Charge Effects during Differential Mobility Analysis published in Journal of Aerosol Science 32, 583-599 (2001).

2. Seifert M, Tiede R, Schnaiter M, et al.; Operation and performance of a differential

mobility particle sizer and a TSI 3010 condensation particle counter at stratospheric temperatures and pressures; JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE 35 (8): 981-993 AUG 2004. Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Ultralow pressure DMA (200 Pa) published in Journal of Aerosol Science 31, 1389-1395 (2000).

3. Katagiri T, Seol KS, Takeuchi K, et al.; Crystallization of monodisperse lead zirconate

titanate nanoparticles produced by laser ablation; JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS 43 (7A): 4419-4423 JUL 2004. Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Ultralow pressure DMA (200 Pa) published in Journal of Aerosol Science 31, 1389-1395 (2000).

4. Tanaka H, Takeuchi K; Structure identification of a C-60 dimer using electrical mobility

measurements; JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS 43 (7A): 4462-4463 JUL 2004. Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Ultralow pressure DMA (200 Pa) published in Journal of Aerosol Science 31, 1389-1395 (2000).

5. Jaworski R, Wroblewski T, Hoffmann E; Laser ablation studies of solid aerosols on the

Baltic coast; OCEANOLOGIA 46 (3): 333-345 2004. Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Aerosol formation by laser ablation published in Journal Aerosol Science 31, 391-401 (2000).

6. Marton Z, Landstrom L, Heszler P; Early stage of the material removal during ArF laser

abalation of graphite; APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING 79 (3): 579-585 AUG 2004. Citation of work by R. P. Camata on


Aerosol formation by laser ablation published in Journal Aerosol Science 31, 391-401 (2000).

7. Sakiyama K, Koga K, Seto T, et al.; Formation of size-selected Ni/NiO core-shell

particles by pulsed laser ablation; JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B 108 (2): 523-529 JAN 15 2004; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Aerosol formation by laser ablation published in Journal Aerosol Science 31, 391-401 (2000).

8. Dong Y, Bapat A, Hilchie S, et al.; Generation of nano-sized free standing single crystal

silicon particles; JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B 22 (4): 1923-1930 JUL-AUG 2004; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

9. Heidenreich S, Buttner H, Ebert F; Aerosols and their technical significance; CHEMIE

INGENIEUR TECHNIK 75 (12): 1787-1809 DEC 2003; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Aerosol formation by laser ablation published in Journal Aerosol Science 31, 391-401 (2000).

10. Orii T, Hirasawa M, Seto T; Tunable, narrow-band light emission from size-selected Si

nanoparticles produced by pulsed-laser ablation; APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 83 (16): 3395-3397 OCT 20 2003; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Aerosol formation by laser ablation published in Journal Aerosol Science 31, 391-401 (2000).

11. Alves S, Kalberer M, Zenobi R.; Direct detection of particles formed by laser ablation of

matrices during matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization; RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY 17 (18): 2034-2038 2003; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Aerosol formation by laser ablation published in Journal Aerosol Science 31, 391-401 (2000).

12. Landstrom L, Marton Z, Arnold N, et al.; In situ monitoring of size distributions and

characterization of nanoparticles during W ablation in N-2 atmosphere; JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 94 (3): 2011-2017 AUG 1 2003; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Aerosol formation by laser ablation published in Journal Aerosol Science 31, 391-401 (2000).

13. Tanaka H, Takeuchi K; Experimental transfer function for a low-pressure differential

mobility analyzer by use of a monodisperse C-60 monomer; JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE 34 (9): 1167-1173 SEP 2003. Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Ultralow pressure DMA (200 Pa) published in Journal of Aerosol Science 31, 1389-1395 (2000).

14. Bapat A, Perrey CR, Campbell SA, et al.; Synthesis of highly oriented, single-crystal

silicon nanoparticles in a low-pressure, inductively coupled plasma; JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 94 (3): 1969-1974 AUG 1 2003; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

15. Seol KS, Takeuchi K, Miyagawa T, et al.; Characteristics of nanoparticles formed during pulsed laser ablation of SrBi2Ta2O9; JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS 41 (9): 5654-5658 SEP 2002. Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Ultralow pressure DMA (200 Pa) published in Journal of Aerosol Science 31, 1389-1395 (2000).


16. Tanaka H, Takeuchi K; C-60 monomer as an inherently monodisperse standard nanoparticle in the 1 nm range, JPN J APPL PHYS 1 41 (2A): 922-924 FEB 2002; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Ultralow pressure DMA (200 Pa) published in Journal of Aerosol Science 31, 1389-1395 (2000).

17. Heszler P Emission spectroscopy and size distribution of gas phase nanoparticles

generated by laser-based methods APPL SURF SCI 186 (1-4): 538-545 JAN 28 2002; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Aerosol formation by laser ablation published in Journal Aerosol Science 31, 391-401 (2000).

18. Nichols WT, Malyavanatham G, Henneke DE, et al.; Bimodal nanoparticle size

distributions produced by laser ablation of microparticles in aerosols; JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH 4 (5): 423-432 OCT 2002; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Aerosol formation by laser ablation published in Journal Aerosol Science 31, 391-401 (2000).

19. Heszler P, Elihn K, Landstrom L, et al.; Formation and emission spectroscopy of laser-

generated nanoparticles; SMART MATERIALS & STRUCTURES 11 (5): 631-639 OCT 2002; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Aerosol formation by laser ablation published in Journal Aerosol Science 31, 391-401 (2000).

20. Nanda KK, Kruis FE, Fissan H, et al. Band-gap tuning of PbS nanoparticles by in-flight

sintering of size classified aerosols J APPL PHYS 91 (4): 2315-2321 FEB 15 2002; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

21. Seol KS, Tomita S, Takeuchi K, et al.; Gas-phase production of monodisperse lead

zirconate titanate nanoparticles;APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 81 (10): 1893-1895 SEP 2 2002; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

22. Heszler P; Emission spectroscopy and size distribution of gas phase nanoparticles

generated by laser-based methods; APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE 186 (1-4): 538-545 JAN 28 2002; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Aerosol formation by laser ablation published in Journal Aerosol Science 31, 391-401 (2000).

23. Persson MP, Xu HQ; Theoretical study of electronic structure of silicon nanocrystals

PHYSICA SCRIPTA T101: 147-150 2002; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

24. Guillemot C, Budau P, Chevrier J, et al.; Imaging of stored charges in Si quantum dots by

tapping and electrostatic force microscopy; EUROPHYSICS LETTERS 59 (4): 566-571 AUG 2002; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

25. Seol KS, Tsutatani Y, Fujimoto T, et al. New in situ measurement method for

nanoparticles formed in a radio frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition reactor J VAC SCI TECHNOL B 19 (5): 1998-2000 SEP-OCT 2001; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Ultralow pressure DMA (200 Pa) published in Journal of Aerosol Science 31, 1389-1395 (2000).


26. Seto T, Kawakami Y, Suzuki N, et al., Laser Synthesis of uniform silicon single nanodots NANO LETTERS 1 (6): 315-318 JUN 2001; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Aerosol formation by laser ablation published in Journal Aerosol Science 31, 391-401 (2000).

27. Seto T, Kawakami Y, Suzuki N, et al. Evaluation of morphology and size distribution of

silicon and titanium oxide nanoparticles generated by laser ablation J NANOPART RES 3 (2-3): 185-191 JUN 2001; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Aerosol formation by laser ablation published in Journal Aerosol Science 31, 391-401 (2000).

28. Seol KS, Tsutatani Y, Fujimoto T, et al. New in situ measurement method for

nanoparticles formed in a radio frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition reactor J VAC SCI TECHNOL B 19 (5): 1998-2000 SEP-OCT 2001; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Aerosol formation by laser ablation published in Journal Aerosol Science 31, 391-401 (2000).

29. Kuga Y, Okauchi K, Takeda D, et al. Classification performance of a low pressure differential mobility analyzer for nanometer-sized particles; J NANOPART RES 3 (2-3): 175-183 JUN 2001; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

30. Boer EA, Bell LD, Brongersma ML, et al. Charging of single Si nanocrystals by atomic

force microscopy APPL PHYS LETT 78 (20): 3133-3135 MAY 14 2001; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

31. Ostraat ML, De Blauwe JW, Green ML, et al. Ultraclean two-stage aerosol reactor for

production of oxide-passivated silicon nanoparticles for novel memory devices J ELECTROCHEM SOC 148 (5): G265-G270 MAY 2001; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

32. Camata RP, Atwater HA, Flagan RC Space-charge effects in nanoparticle processing

using the differential mobility analyzer J AEROSOL SCI 32 (5): 583-599 MAY 2001; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

33. Suzuki N, Makino T, Yamada Y, et al. Monodispersed, nonagglomerated silicon

nanocrystallites APPL PHYS LETT 78 (14): 2043-2045 APR 2 2001; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

34. Nichols WT, Keto JW, Henneke DE, et al. Large-scale production of nanocrystals by

laser ablation of microparticles in a flowing aerosol APPL PHYS LETT 78 (8): 1128-1130 FEB 19 2001; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

35. Kuga Y, Furuyama Y, Ando K, et al. Nanometer-sized silver particle measurements by low pressure differential mobility analyzer and its classification performance KAGAKU KOGAKU RONBUN 26 (6): 776-784 NOV 2000; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on


Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

36. Kruis FE, Fissan H, Rellinghaus B Sintering and evaporation characteristics of gas-

phase synthesis of size-selected PbS nanoparticles MAT SCI ENG B-SOLID 69: 329-334 Sp. Iss. SI JAN 19 2000; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

37. Lowndes DH, Rouleau CM, Thundat TG, et al. Silicon and zinc telluride nanoparticles

synthesized by low energy density pulsed laser ablation into ambient gases J MATER RES 14 (2): 359-370 FEB 1999; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

38. Muramoto J, Sakamoto I, Nakata Y, et al. Influence of electric field on the behavior of Si

nanoparticles generated by laser ablation APPL PHYS LETT 75 (6): 751-753 AUG 9 1999; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

39. Flagan RC On differential mobility analyzer resolution

AEROSOL SCI TECH 30 (6): 556-570 JUN 1999; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

40. Savin DP, Gevelyuk SA, Roizin YO, et al. Comparison of some properties of nanosized

silicon clusters in porous glasses APPL PHYS LETT 72 (23): 3005-3007 JUN 8 1998; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

41. Kruis FE, Nielsch K, Fissan H, et al. Preparation of size-classified PbS nanoparticles in

the gas phase APPL PHYS LETT 73 (4): 547-549 JUL 27 1998; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

42. Kruis FE, Fissan H, Peled A Synthesis of nanoparticles in the gas phase for electronic,

optical and magnetic applications - A review J AEROSOL SCI 29 (5-6): 511-535 JUN-JUL 1998; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

43. Yoshida T, Yamada Y, Orii T Electroluminescence of silicon nanocrystallites prepared

by pulsed laser ablation in reduced pressure inert gas J APPL PHYS 83 (10): 5427-5432 MAY 15 1998; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

44. Vijayalakshmi S, Shen F, Grebel H Artificial dielectrics: Nonlinear optical properties of

silicon nanoclusters at lambda=532 nm APPL PHYS LETT 71 (23): 3332-3334 DEC 8 1997; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).

45. Haneman D, Yuan J Electroluminescence from new silicon systems

APPL SURF SCI 114: 103-110 APR 1997; Citation of work by R. P. Camata on Size Classification of Si Nanocrystals published in Applied Physics Letters 68, 3162 (1996).


DIRECTION OF RESEARCH • Has trained one Post-doctoral researcher in aerosol research:

1. Dr. Kwang Soo Seol Research project: In-situ differential mobility (RIKEN, 1998) analysis measurements of silicon aerosols generated

by laser ablation. • Currently directing the research efforts of two Ph.D. students in Physics:

1. Mr. Mevlut Bulut Research project: Novel Carbon-Based

(UAB, since January 2002) Nanostructured Materials

2. Mr. Masashi Matsumura Research project: Synthesis and Optoelectronic Properties (UAB, since August 2001) of Semiconductor/Polymer Heterostructures

• Currently directing the research efforts of two Ph.D. students in Materials Science and Enginnering:

1. Ms. Hyunbin Kim Research project: Nanoengineered Calcium Phosphate (UAB, since August 2000) Bioceramic Materials for Bone Tissue Engineering

2. Mr. Saulius Drukteinis Research project: Calcium Phosphate Coatings on (UAB, since April 2004) Complex Three-dimensional Objects

• Has directed the research efforts of two M.S. students in Physics:

1. Ms. Hyunbin Kim Research project: Synthesis and Properties of Thin (Degree awarded Dec. 2003) Calcium Phosphate Bioceramic Coatings

2. Mr. Mevlut Bulut Research in Carbon-based Nanostructured (Degree awarded Aug. 2004) Materials (Non-thesis M.S. option.)

• Has directed the research efforts of eight undergraduate students:

1. Mr. Lorenzo Smith Research project: Nanoengineered Metallic Surfaces (UAB, 2004) for Fluorescence-based DNA Sensing Applications 2. Ms. Shatoya Brown Research project: Nanoengineered Metallic Surfaces (UAB, 2004) for Fluorescence-based DNA Sensing Applications 3. Mr. Gregory Davis Research project: Nanoengineered Metallic Surfaces (UAB, 2003) for Fluorescence-based DNA Sensing Applications


4. Ms. Andreece Richardson Research project: Effect of substrate

(UAB, 2002) temperature on the adhesion of hydroxyapatite thin films deposited by pulsed laser deposition on titanium.

5. Ms. Jennifer Kirchhoff Research project: Pulsed laser deposition

(UAB, 2002) and mechanical properties of composite yttria-stabilized zirconia thin films.

6. Mr. Nicholas Cunningham Research project: Nanostructured thin-film

(UAB, 2001) materials from size-selected nanoparticles. 7. Mr. Michael Wong Research project: Spark-discharge

(Caltech, 1996) generation of a silicon aerosol 8. Ms. Kay Saipetch Research project: Optical properties of

(Caltech, 1995) SiSnGe alloy thin films. • Has served as member of Graduate Committee for six Ph.D. students in Physics at

the University of Alabama at Birmingham:

5. Mr. Qi Liang Thesis: Nanostructured Boron Doped Diamond Films (Ph.D. thesis defended: November 1, 2004)

6. Mr. Dmitri Martychkine Thesis: Analytical Methods of Laser Spectroscopy for Biomedical Applications (Ph.D. thesis defended: March 29, 2004)

7. Mr. Neal Chesnut Thesis: Ultra-High Pressure Phase Transformations in

Light Rare Earth Metals (Ph.D. degree conferred 2001)

8. Mr. Kevin Hope Thesis: Macroscopic Limit Cycles Due to Pure Noise- Induced Phase Transitions

5. Andreiy I. Kondrat’yev Thesis: Finite Element Modeling, Computer Simulation &

Practical Application of Optimal Diamond Anvil Cell Compression

6. Mr. Shengyuan Wang Thesis: Synthesis and Optical Properties of Cr-doped II-VI Chalcogenide Nanocrystals (2000-2002)

(Candidate transferred to University of Alabama campus).


• Has served as member of Graduate Committee for two candidates to the Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering in the tri-campus program involving the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and the University of Alabama:

1. Mr. Marc Fries Thesis: Nanostructured Carbon Coatings of Co-Cr-Mo

Alloys by Plasma Deposition Methods (Ph.D. degree conferred 2002)

2. Ms. Ashwini Kadam Research area: Microfabrication, characterization and

application of a polymer microcantilever.

• Has served as member of Graduate Committee for seven Ph.D. students in Chemistry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham:

1. Mr. Yanxi Zhang Research area: Synthesis and Properties of Liquid

Crystalline Epoxy Polymers for Optical Applications. (Active 2002-2004).

2. Mr. Brandon Farmer Research area: Anionic synthesis of polyethylene and star

polyisoprene molecules (2000-2002; Candidate transferred to University of Houston).

3. Mr. Suxiang Deng Research area: Conducting polymers for electronic and

optoelectronic applications (2000-2002; Candidate transferred to University of Houston).

4. Mi-kyoung Park Research area: Organic and polymer ultrathin films:

synthesis and characterization (2000-2002; Candidate transferred to University of Houston).

5. Mr. Derek Patton Research area: Physical and optical characterization of

inner core and outer perimeter azobenzene functionalized dendrimers in ultrathin films (2000-2002; Candidate transferred to University of Houston).

6. Mr. Jason Locklin Research area: Design and synthesis of amphiphilic

oligothiophene derivatives and the study of their properties for organic filed effect transistors (2000-2002; Candidate transferred to University of Houston). .

7. Mr. Prasad Tarakekar Research area: Precursor polymer approach for the patterning of electroactive polymers (2000-2002; Candidate transferred to University of Houston).


• Has mentored one high school teacher in how to better communicate scientific principles to high school students.

1. Ms. Debbie Anderson Project: Production of a video presentation

(UAB, 2003) introducing materials research to high school students.

• Has mentored five high school students in introduction to scientific research: 1. Mr. John Harrison Research project: Pulsed laser deposition of zinc oxide

(UAB, 2002, 2003) (ZnO) thin films. 2. Ms. Marilia Paiva Research project: Aerosol synthesis of size-selected silver

(UAB, 2002) nanoparticles for studies of nanoparticle-protein interaction. Volunteer student

3. Mr. Joshua Pessu Research project: Synthesis of nanoparticles. (UAB, 2002)

4. Mr. Mike Cornelison Research project: Theoretical aspects of electrostatic (UAB, 2001) precipitation of aerosol nanoparticles.

5. Mr. Matt Thomas Research project: Development of a spark-ablation source

(UAB, 2000) of metal nanoparticles. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

1. MRS – Materials Research Society (Member since 1994) 2. AAAR – American Association for Aerosol Research (Member since 1999) 3. APS – American Physical Society (Member since 2001)

SERVICE COMMITTEES

Member of the Diversity of Committee in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES • Development of a Center for training of scientists and research in novel biomaterials

(UAB multi-departmental effort). Recent effort: 1. Center for Nanostructured Porous Biomaterials (A Materials Research Science and

Engineering Center). Pre-proposal under consideration in the Division of Materials Research at the National Science Foundation (Vohra-PI; Camata-Collaborator; $12,118,838; submitted 09/08/2004). Dr. Camata is an important member of one of


the Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs) in this center pre-proposal which is presently under review at NSF. He also has responsibility for the recruitment and retention component of this planned center.

• Development of new laser materials for the mid-infrared range in collaboration with

Prof. Sergey Mirov (UAB). Recent effort: 2. En Route to Broadly Tunable Middle-infrared Optically and Electrically Pumpable

Cr2+ and Fe2+ Doped II-VI Semiconductor Lasers. Research proposal under consideration at the National Science Foundation (ECS-0424310; Camata, Co-PI; Mirov, PI; $445,050; 01/01/05-12/31/07). Dr. Camata plays an essential role in this program, which targets the synthesis of new laser materials capable of delivering low-cost tunable lasers in the mid-infrared range.

• Creation of a Center of Excellence on the use of optical and materials technologies for

advanced sensor and spectroscopy techniques (Research Infrastructure Improvement – National Science Foundation – Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research EPSCoR) Recent effort: 3. Center for Optical Sensors and Spectroscopies (COSS). Proposal under consideration

at the National Science Foundation (Mirov-PI; Camata-Collaborator; $2,024,000; 09/01/04-08/31/07).

SPECIAL SKILLS

1. Extensive experience in vapor phase synthesis of nanoparticles of semiconductor, metallic and insulating materials (laser ablation, spark ablation, gas condensation, etc.)

2. Extensive experience in the design, research and modeling of aerosol processes

and instrumentation (mobility analyzers, particle chargers, counters, precipitators, impactors, etc.).

3. Expertise in the characterization of nanoparticles and bulk materials by

Transmission Electron Microscopy (High Resolution TEM, Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction, Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy, Energy-dispersive X-rays, STEM).

4. Experience with optical characterization experiments in the study of nanoparticles

and bulk materials (Visible and infrared photoluminescence, low temperature measurements, absorption, Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, reflectance).

5. Experience with Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry analysis of thin films

and powder samples. Ion channeling.


6. Experience with surface analysis techniques applied to thin films and

nanoparticles (XPS, SIMS, SEM).

7. Experience with self-consistent numerical calculations of electronic structure of low-dimensional semiconductor systems and a variety of materials, transport, aerosol and nanoparticle related simulations.

8. Experience in laboratory automation and data acquisition.

9. Experience in the setting up and operation of ultra high vacuum systems.

10. Familiarity with general laboratory equipment (vacuum systems, annealing and

oxidation furnaces, vacuum evaporators, sputtering systems, quadrupole mass spectrometers, ion accelerators and implanters, etc.).

11. Familiarity with general laboratory procedures (RCA cleaning, TEM sample

preparation, etc.).

12. Experience in planning and managing research budgets.

13. Experience with supervision of graduate and undergraduate students in a laboratory research environment.

14. Experience in communicating effectively to large audiences, from classroom

environment to conference plenary talks. Teaching skills. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY Classical guitarist PERSONAL REFERENCES Dr. Kerry J. Vahala (Ph.D. co-advisor) Associate Professor of Applied Physics California Institute of Technology Thomas J. Watson Laboratory of Applied Physics, Mail Code 128-95 Pasadena, CA 91125 Tel: (626) 395-2144 Fax: (626) 795-7258 E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Harry A. Atwater (Ph.D. co-advisor) Howard Hughes Professor


Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science California Institute of Technology Thomas J. Watson Laboratory of Applied Physics, Mail Code 128-95 Pasadena, CA 91125 Tel: (626) 395-2197 Fax: (626) 795-7258 E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Richard C. Flagan (Ph.D. co-advisor) Professor of Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Mail Code 210-41 Pasadena, CA 91125 Tel: (626) 395-4383 Fax: (626) 568-8743 E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Kazuo Takeuchi (post-doc supervisor) Chief Scientist Head of the Applied Laser Chemistry Laboratory The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan Tel: +81-48-462-1111 ext. 3131, 3133 Fax: +81-48-462-4655 E-mail: [email protected] Dr. José Roberto Leite (M.S. advisor, post-doc supervisor) Professor University of São Paulo Instituto de Física C.P. 66318, São Paulo, SP 05389-970, Brazil Tel: +55-11-818-6878 Fax: +55-11-818-6984 E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Kikuo Okuyama (colleague) Professor Hiroshima University Department of Chemical Engineering 4-1 Kagamiyama 1 chome, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan Tel: +81-824-24-7850 Fax: +81-824-24-7850 Email: [email protected] Dr. Knut Deppert (colleague) Associate Professor


Lund University Department of Physics Box 118, S-221 00 Lund, Sweden Tel: +46-46-222-9586 Fax: +46-46-222-3637 Email: [email protected] Dr. Rigoberto Advincula (colleague) Associate Professor University of Houston Department of Chemistry, SR 103 4800 Calhoun Road Houston, TX 77204 Tel: (713) 743-1760 Fax: (713) 743-2709 Email: [email protected] Dr. Sergey B. Mirov (colleague) Professor University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Physics, CH310 1530 3RD AVE S Birmingham, AL 35294 Tel: (205) 934-8088 Fax :(205) 934-8042 Email: [email protected]

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