RESEARCH INTERESTS:

My recent work investigates the interaction between high intensity, ultrashort pulses and optical materials such as thin-film filters. These interactions are of particular interest when the intensity of light begins to degrade the performance of the filter (either by an introduction of nonlinear effects in the filter or by exceeding the damage threshold of the material itself). I use a finite difference time-domain (FDTD) algorithm to model and better understand the underlying principles of this interaction.

TALKS:

• Vibrational Spectroscopy of Biomolecules via Scanning-Thermal Conductance Microscopy. NanoSEC Conference, University of Georgia, May 2005.
• Vibrational Spectroscopy of Biomolecules via Scanning-Thermal Conductance Microscopy. American Physical Society Meeting, Los Angeles Convention Center, March 2005.
• Scanning Thermal Conductance Microscopy for Biomolecules. 5th Georgia Tech Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Georgia Institute of Technology, November 2004.

POSTERS:

• High Intensity Ultrashort Pulse Interactions with Dielectric Filters. NanoSEC Conference, University of Georgia, May 2006
• High Intensity Ultrashort Pulse Interactions with Dielectric Filters. American Physical Society Meeting, Baltimore Convention Center, March 2006

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