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Abdel Isakovic
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
PhD, 2003, University of Minnesota
BSc, 1996, University of Sarajevo
Course | Semester |
---|---|
PHYS-131 Intro to Modern Physics | Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2022 |
PHYS-233 Electromagnetism | Fall 2019 |
PHYS-232 Mechanics | Spring 2021, 2022 |
PHYS-205 Mathematical Methods of Physics | Spring 2023 |
PHYS-410 Adv. Topics and Experiments (Senior Thesis) | Fall 2019 (x3), Fall 2020 (x1), Fall 2022 (x3) |
PHYS-453 Solid State Physics | Spring 2022 |
PHYS-451 Computational Physics | Fall 2022 |
CORE-122 Life in Universe (General Science course) | Spring 2021, Spring 2023 |
MATH-482 Spec. Topics and Research (Senior Thesis) | Fall 2021 |
PHYS-111 Fundamentals of Physics I (Mechanics, Fluids, Thermal Physics) for pre-med, nursing, biology majors | Fall 2021 |
PYS-112 Fundamentals of Physics II (E&M, Optics and Modern Physics) for pre-med, nursing, biology majors | Spring 2020 |
PHYS-291,-391,-491 (Ind. studies, 10 diff. topics) | Spring 2020 - Fall 2022 |
Condensed Matter Physics, Statistical Physics, Biophysics, Applied Computer Science, and Education Methods Research
My research relies on a combination of experimental and computational methods.
Spintronics, charge and spin density waves, X-ray optics, graphene oxide, cells on a chip, molecules on a chip (for sensors), network science, evolutionary computing, nanoscience, nanofabrication, complexity science, research-based instruction strategies, innovation and entrepreneurship for students, data analysis, multivariate statistics, machine learning.
Jul 2019 - present - visiting faculty, Colgate University
Sep 2018 - Jun 2019 - visiting scientist, Cornell University
Jan 2010 - Aug 2018 - Assoc. Prof. of Physics, KUST, Abu Dhabi (promoted 2014)
Jan 2017 - Aug 2018 - Assoc. Dean for Research (Interim), College of Sciences and Arts, KUST, Abu Dhabi
Oct 2011 - Jun 2017 - Faculty Coordinator for Core Nanocharacterization Facilities, KUST, Abu Dhabi
Dec 2006 - Nov 2009 - Postdoctoral Research Scientist, NSLS and CFN, Brookhaven National Lab, NY
Jun 2007 - May 2009 - Secretary of User Executive Committee, NSLS and CFN, BNL, NY
Sep 2003 - Dec 2006 - Postdoctoral Research Assoc., LASSP, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Jan 2006 - Dec 2006 - Lecturer, Physics Department, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Some recent publications (Colgate undergraduate students highlighted)
59. K. Eledlebi, D. Ruta, H. Hildmann, F. Saffre, Y. Al-Hammadi, A. F. Isakovic, “Coverage and Energy Analysis of Mobile Sensor Nodes in Obstructed Noisy Indoor Environment: A Voronoi Approach”, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing 21, 2745 (2022), DOI: 10.1109/TMC.2020.3046184
58. N. S. DiBrita, K. Eledlebi, H. Hildmann, L. Culley, A. F. Isakovic, “Temporal Graphs and Temporal Network Characteristics for Bio-Inspired Networks During Optimization”, Applied Sciences 12(3), 1315 (2022) https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031315
57. N. G. Hallfors, J. C. M. Teo, P. M. Bertone, C. P. Joshi, A. Orozaliev, M. N. Martin, A. F. Isakovic,
“Electrodeformation of White Blood Cells Enriched with Gold Nanoparticles”, Processes 10(1), 134 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10010134
56. A. Belkadi, E. Zeng, A. F. Isakovic, “Ni3Si2 Nanowires for Efficient Electron Field Emission and Limitations of Fowler-Nordheim Model”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 40, 013202 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0001248
55. A. R. Devarajan, Y.-C. Kim, A. F. Isakovic, D. L. Gater, “Effect of Cholecalciferol of Unsaturated Model
Membranes”, Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 235, 105058 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2021.105058
54. T. Alkhidir, M. Abi Jaoude, D. L. Gater, C. Alpha, A. F. Isakovic, “Detection of Some Amino Acids with
Modulation-Doped and Surface-Nanoengineered GaAs Schottky P-I-N Diodes”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 38, 054002 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0000186
Below is a summary of my funding prior to joining Colgate University
(about US$1.2M, US$650k as the PI, and US$550k as a co-PI)
I have won close to 3 months of access to User Facilities at National Laboratories, such as BNL-NSLS/NSLS-II, BNL-CFN, ANL-APS.