Nirajan Mandal, Purdue University

Nirajan Mandal

Office: PHYS 104

Lab: PHYS G61

Curriculum Vitae
Education
• Purdue Univerity, IN Department of Physics, PHD program	2010-Present
• Kenyon College, OH Physics and Mathematics with concentration in Scientific Computing	2006-2010
• Budhanilkantha School, Nepal	1995-2004
Publications/Presentations
• S. Wong, O. Kiowski, M. Kappes, J. K. N. Lindner, N. Mandal, F. C. Peiris, G. A. Ozin, M. Thiel, M. Braun, M. Wegener, and G. Freymann, “Spatially localized photoluminescence at 1.5 micrometers wavelength in direct laser written optical nanostructures,” Adv. Material, 20, 4097-4102 (2008)
• N. Mandal, F. C. Peiris, O. Maksimov and M.C. Tamargo, “Far-infrared dielectric functions and phonon spectra of BexZn1-xTe alloys determined by spectroscopic ellipsometry,” Solid State Communications, 149, 1698-1701 (2009)
• N. Mandal, F. C. Peiris, O. Maksimov and M. Tamargo, “IR-Dielectric functions of ZnBeTe alloys determined by spectroscopic ellipsometry,” S1.00155 (Poster) - APS - March Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA (2009) (pdf)
Research Experiences
• Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) at Ohio State University, OH: Electron Nuclear Double Resonance (ENDOR) on P1 Centers in Diamond. (pdf)	Summer 2009
• Summer Research at Kenyon College: Measuring IR-Dielectric functions of ZnBeTe.	Summer 2008
• Summer Research at Kenyon College: Effects on the Optical Properties due to Erbium (Er) Doping in Arsenic Trisulfide (As2S3) thin films.	Summer 2007
Awards/Honors
• Physics ingenuity prize (Kenyon College). Given by the department for creating a system that monitors (online) pressure in the lab.	2009
• John H. Dunlap IV Scholarship (Kenyon College). Awarded to two students by mathematics department for demonstrating excellence in programming and/or use of computer applications.	2008
• Pi Mu Epsilon, National Mathematics Honor Society.	2008
Work experiences
Purdue University
• Teaching Assistant, PHYS 220 Recitation	Summer 2011
• Teaching Assistant, PHYS 220 Lab	Fall 2006 - Present
Kenyon College
• Lead tutor, PHYS 135: General Physics II	Spring 2010
• Lead tutor, lab assistant and grader for PHYS 110:Biophysics	Fall 2009
• Web master for http://peregrinations.kenyon.edu (Online journal of medieval art and architecture for the international society to Study of Pilgrimage Art)	2008-2010

• Tutor for MATH 118, Intro. to programming, C++	2008-2009
• LBIS Helpline Consultant. Helped Kenyon community with computer (software) problems.	2007-2009

• LBIS Information Systems Assistant. Worked with Tech. Consultant and Network Security Analyst	2007-2008
Budhanilkantha School, Kathmandu, Nepal

• School Leaver Teacher. Taught mathematic to grade 4-9 and mechanics to A-Levels	2004 - 2006
Other Skills/Interests
Software : C++ (serial and parallel programming), LAbView, Origin, IGOR, gnuplot and LATEX, Matlab, Mathematica, MAPLE, Minitab, Photoshop, html, image analysis software, MS office, Final Cut Pro, Audio Pro, comfortable working with Windows, Macintosh or Linux systems. Training: Machine shop Languages: English, Nepali and Maithali (Native), Hindi (fluent)

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Curriculum Vitae