Nanomaterials
Nanomaterials
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Magnetic, electronic, optical and structural properties of nanomaterialsNanoscience and nanotechnology have become commonplace in many emerging technologies, including magnetics, electronics, photonics, biomaterials, medicine, ultrafiltration, as well as energy collection and storage. The field provides huge potential to benefit diverse areas, such as drug development, water filtration and decontamination, information and communication technologies, and the production of new materials with superior optical, electrical, magnetic, and mechanical properties. Over the past 4 decades, techniques to achieve structures at the nanoscale have become increasingly more advanced and effective. However, the hope for further reduction in feature sizes, as well as the ease of fabrication beyond those provided by conventional fabrication techniques, has prompted the exploration of novel techniques and strategies. |
 PI: Andrew Baruth, Ph.D. Andrew Baruth, PhD | Creighton University (Featured Scholar) Associate Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences office: 402.280.2644 TeachingSpring 2022 PHY 202: General Physics II PHY 491/791: Physics Seminar ERG 582: Energy Innovation Project 2 Fall 2021 PHY 201: General Physics I PHY 621: Graduate Electricity and Magnetism ERG 581: Energy Innovation Project 1 Fall 2020 - Spring 2021 Sabbatical Spring 2019 ERG 361: Energy Internship ERG/PHY 591: Seminar in Engineering ERG 582: Energy Innovation Project 2 Fall 2018 ERG 213: 3-Dimensional Design ERG 251/595: Introduction to Material Science ERG 581: Energy Innovation Project 1 Spring 2018 PHY 201: General Physics for the Life Sciences ERG 520: Introduction to Solar Energy PHY 571: Condensed Matter Physics Fall 2017 PHY 202: General Physics for the Life Sciences II ERG 131: Installation and Maintenance of Photovoltaic Systems PHY 621: Graduate Electricity and Magnetism Spring 2017 PHY 202: General Physics for the Life Sciences II ERG 251: History and Material Science of the Modern World ERG 521: Introduction to Photovoltaic Materials Fall 2016 PHY 201: General Physics for the Life Sciences ERG 131: Installation and Maintenance of Photovoltaic Systems ERG 520: Introduction to Solar Energy Spring 2016
ERG 521: Introduction to Photovoltaic Materials Fall 2015 PHY 201: General Physics for the Life Sciences ERG 131: Installation and Maintenance of Photovoltaic Systems ERG 520: Introduction to Solar Energy RSP 101: Introduction to the Culture of Collegiate Life Spring 2014 PHY 491: Physics Seminar PHY 595: Introduction to Material Science ERG 521: Introduction to Photovoltaic Materials Fall 2014 PHY 201: General Physics for Life Sciences ERG 131: Installation and Maintenance of Photovoltaic Systems ERG 520: Introduction to Solar Energy Spring 2014 PHY 491: Physics Seminar ERG 251: History and Material Science of the Modern World ERG 521: Introduction to Photovoltaic Materials Fall 2013 PHY 591: Seminar in Engineering ERG 131: Installation and Maintenance of Photovoltaic Systems ERG 321: Introduction to Solar Energy RSP 101: An Introduction to the Culture of Collegiate Life Summer 2013 Convection and Passive Solar Energy Systems Spring 2013 PHY 211: General Physics I ERG 251: History and Material Science of the Modern World Fall 2012 PHY 212: General Physics II PHY 212 LM: General Physics: Honor's Lab PHY 591: Seminar in Engineering |
 5/8/22: Congratulations to longtime group member Max Markuson DiPrince for winning the Dr. Michael Cherney Award for Undergraduate Research and Congratulations on your graduation!!
 4/25/22: In a herculean effort, the Energy Innovation course (taught and led by Dr B) - including Max Markuson DiPrince, Alex Webert, Emma Goldsmith and Ashley Nelson - beat out 63 collegiate teams for FIRST PLACE Pitch Presentation and FIRST PLACE District Use Case in the DOE Solar District Cup Challenge!! https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/solar-district-cup
  4/22: Max Markuson DiPrince and Natalie Schwartzenberger present at the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting in Lincoln, NE. They gave their final presentations to describe their NASA Space Grant Awards. "Virtual Reality for Physics Education" and "Observing the Hydrothermal Degradation Synthesis of D-Glucose Derived Carbon Nanodots and their Fluorescent Properties"
2/22: Dr B presents "Putting a New Spin on Magnetic Topology," detailing his sabbatical work on magnetic skyrmions.
12/21: Dr B and former student (finally) publish their work on CAD/CAM polymer infiltrated ceramic network restoration, which prominently features AFM from the Baruth lab!
8/21: Grace Dirks presents on "Creating, Detecting, and Analyzing Magnetic Skyrmions" for the Nebraska Materials Research Science and Engineering Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Most impressive!!
3/21: Max Markuson DiPrince presents at the (virtual) APS March Meeting and is invited to speak at the Nebraska Academy of Sciences! Glucose-Derived Carbon Nanodots in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells to Increase External Quantum Efficiency
11/18/20: Dr. Baruth publishes in AJCU Connections on the Heartland Jesuit Physics Retreat
 6/20 - 6/21: Dr. Baruth gives several invited talks as part of his sabbatical, including a Virtual Solar Farm Tour for Conservation Nebraska, Putting a New Spin on Magnetic Topology, and Directed Self Assembly: A New Frontier for Nanolithography.
6/20 - 6/21: Dr. Baruth gives a variety of demo shows around the Omaha Metro, as Covid allows
 6/20 - 6/21: Dr. Baruth received the Dr. and Mrs. Haddix Research Incubator Sabbatical Fellowship and will be taking a sabbatical from Creighton to work at the University of Nebraska with Prof. Shireen Adenwalla on detecting and controlling spin textures with high frequency strain.
5/12/20: New manuscript with the dental materials collaboration in the European Journal of Oral Sciences. Influence of 38% silver diamine fluoride application on bond stability to enamel and dentin using universal adhesives in self‐etch mode. https://doi.org/10.1111/eos.12701
5/6/20: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many scheduled talks were canceled. This includes: Max Marcussen DiPrince, A. Baruth. Implementing Glucose-Derived Carbon Nanodots in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells to Improve Efficiency. Nebraska Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Lincoln, NE (2020). Invited. Max Marcussen DiPrince, A. Baruth. Implementing Glucose-Derived Carbon Nanodots in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells to Improve Efficiency. CURAS “3 Minutes to Win It” Competition (2020). https://youtu.be/vHv-t4xz7oU?list=PLUorRzvCSXPhqKRb5ZCA24U6CKTGsS1ie. Max Marcussen DiPrince, Harsh Uppala, Grace Dirks, Logan Smith, John Vosicky, A. Baruth. Glucose-Derived Carbon Nanodots in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells to Increase Efficiency. March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Denver, CO. (2020).
4/19/20: Energy Technology seniors take home 3rd place in the DOE District Solar Cup. Ball State University: District Use Case. Congratulations to Isaac Lamppa, Bridget Slavin, Nathan Adams, Logan Smith, Nick Dinaro, and Jimmy Connors. Advised by Andrew Baruth and Colin Thomas. https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/solar-district-cup
4/1/20: Dr. Baruth contributes a book chapter on Solvent Vapor Annealing in the text Self-Assembly of Polymers, edited by Volodkin and Vikulina. MDPI Micromachines.
12/8/19: New manuscript in the journal of Jesuit Higher Education.
Ignatian Pedagogy for Sustainability to Support Community-based Projects: Client-focused Sustainable Energy Solutions. https://epublications.regis.edu/jhe/vol8/iss2/10/ 12/3/19: Central High students Emily Engel, Noor Himdan and Keren Lopez present their work with Dr. Baruth on Copper Sulfide.
10/28/19: Colin Thomas '19 and Dr. Baruth present at the annual Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education meeting in Spokane, WA.
10/27/19: Dr. Baruth is interviewed for the Creightonian ("Energy competition saves metric tons") about the results of the residence hall energy reduction campaign.
10/4/19: Dr. Baruth receives the Spirit of St. Francis Award, which recognizes excellence in campus sustainability.
9/26/19: Dr. Baruth is interviewed for the Creightonian ("Residence halls compete to save energy") about the residence hall energy reduction campaign.
5/17/19: New manuscript with collaborations from former students Nick Fischer and Jon Dang between the Creighton College of Arts and Sciences, Creighton Dental, and Nihon University was published in the Journal of Microscopy Research and Techniques.
The role of spatial frequency analysis in correlating atomic force microscopy and optical profilometry with self-etch adhesive enamel bond fatigue durability. Nicholas G. Fischer, Jonathan Dang, Toshiki Takamizawa, Akimasa Tsujimoto, Wayne W. Barkmeier, Andrew G. Baruth. 5/8/19: New manuscript with collaborations from former students Jeffrey Wong, Nick Fischer, Shrestha Samuel and Emily Johnson between the Creighton College of Arts and Sciences, Creighton Dental, and Nihon University was published in the Journal of Operative Dentistry. 4/29/19: The Energy Innovation class is featured on Fox42 News for their assistance with OPPD's Community Solar Program!
2/11/19: New manuscript with collaborations from former student Nick Fischer, Creighton College of Arts and Sciences, Creighton Dental, and Nihon University is now available in the Journal of Operative Dentistry. 1/10/19: Dr. B teaches AP Chem at Omaha Central High about block polymers and the physics behind self-assembly. Go Eagles! 10/26/18: Manuscript is accepted for Journal of Operative Dentistry Enamel etching for universal adhesives: Examination of enamel etching protocols for optimization of bonding effectiveness. Jeffrey Wong, Akimasa Tsujimoto, Nicholas Fischer, Andrew Baruth, Wayne Barkmeier, Emily Johnson, Shrestha Samuel, Toshiki Takamizawa, Mark Latta, Masashi Miyazaki. 5/29/18: Manuscript is accepted for a Special Issue on Directed Assembly of Polymers in Micromachines. Development of a High-Precision Solvent Vapor Annealing Chamber for Polymer Thin Films. G. Nelson, C. Drapes, R. Gnabasik, M. Grant, J. Wong, A. Baruth. Summer 2018: John Sunderland receives an REU at the University of Minnesota's MRSEC! Son Nguyen is the recipient of a Ferlic Summer Research Scholarship to investigate optical techniques for determining the order-to-disorder transition in block polymers. 5/12/18: Congratulations to graduating seniors from the nanomaterials group: Jeffrey Wong, Gunnar Nelson and Jon Dang. Jeffrey will be pursuing a masters degree in Medical Physics from Creighton, Gunnar Nelson will be pursuing a PhD in Materials Science from the University of Minnesota, and Jon Dang will be attending the Creighton University Dental School for his DDS. 4/25/18: The ERG 520 course presents their solar feasibility studies to their clients: No More Empty Pots, St. Paul's Methodist Church and Creighton University's Office of Sustainability. Well done! 3/21/18: Dr. B, along with students Nicholas Fischer and Jeffrey Wong, present at the American Association of Dental Research National Conference in sunny Ft. Lauderdale. Nick presented his work on gingival fibroblast adhesion on CAD/CAM Zirconia surfaces and Jeff presented on the effect of enamel pre-etchants on surface morphology and bond strength.
2/5/18: Dr. B receives the 2018 "IGGY" Award. Affectionately named after Jesuit founder St. Ignatius, the IGGY Award is sponsored by the Creighton University Office of Retention and is awarded to outstanding freshman mentors, counselors, advocates and role models. 1/5/18: Manuscript is accepted for Journal of Operative Dentistry. Effect of Reduced Application Time of Universal Adhesives on Enamel Bond Fatigue Durability and Surface Morphology. Tsujimoto, Akimasa / Nagura, Yuko/ Fischer, Nicholas / Baruth, Andrew / Barkmeier, Wayne / Takamizawa, Toshiki / Latta, Mark / Miyazaki, Masashi. 7/4/17: Manuscript is accepted for Journal of Operative Dentistry. Effects of polishing bur application force and re-use on sintered zirconia surface topography. Nicholas Fischer, Akimasa Tsujimoto, Andrew Baruth. Journal of Operative Dentistry. 12/13/17: Son Nguyen '19 and Dr. B are featured in the "Wait... What?" section of the latest Creighton Magazine edition. 11/27/17: Manuscript featuring Nicholas Fischer '17 and Jeffrey Wong '18 is accepted for the special edition: Dental Implant Materials in the journal Materials. http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/10/12/1358
11/17/17: Dr. Baruth presents "Directed Self Assembly: A New Frontier for Nanolithography" for the University of Nebraska - Kearney's Chemistry Department Seminar Series.
11/5/17: The ERG 131 course finishes the second EnergiPlant! Now located near the Harper Center! Here's some press:
10/28/17: The Creighton University Energy Club presented “Solar Energy 101” at the Smart Energy Talks - http://www.omaha.com/events/smart-energy-talks/ 8/17/17: Dr. B hosts the annual Energy Technology Retreat. A yearly favorite, solar panel cleaning! 7/4/17: Manuscript is accepted for Journal of Operative Dentistry. Effects of polishing bur application force and re-use on sintered zirconia surface topography. Nicholas Fischer, Akimasa Tsujimoto, Andrew Baruth. Journal of Operative Dentistry. 6/30/17: Figure selected for Cover Art in this month's Journal of Adhesive Dentistry! June 2017: Dr. B visits the University of Sydney! 5/13/17: Nick Fischer receives "Spirit of Creighton" Award. The highest honor Creighton bestows upon any of its graduates. Well deserved Nick!! 5/13/17: Congratulations to present and past group members Meagan Grant, Nicholas Fischer, Rachel Pham and Jack Widmer as they receive their degrees! Best of luck! 5/11/17: Manuscript is accepted for Journal of Adhesive Dentistry.
4/23/17: Annual group dinner at Dr. Baruth's house and a fond farewell to seniors Meagan Grant, Nick Fischer and Jack Widmer. 4/21/17: Nick Fischer, Ben Marcussen, Gunnar Nelson, Meagan Grant and John Sunderland present at the 2017 Nebraska Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting. Good showing! 4/19/17: Nick Fischer and Jack Widmer present their research at Creighton University Honor's Day. Nick is presented with the Honor's Award for Research!! 4/2/17: Dr. Baruth presents at the invited symposium "Frontiers in Nanoscience" at the ACS Spring Meeting in San Francisco.  3/30/17: Nick Fischer (oral), Son Nguyen, John Sunderland, Isaac Lammpa, Jack Widmer, Meagan Grant and Gunnar Nelson present posters on their research at Creighton University Research Day. 3/22/17: Nick Fischer presents at the International Association of Dental Research meeting in San Francisco in the distinguished, invite-only Frechette Award Session in prosthedonics. Nick was runner-up. 3/15/17: Meagan Grant and Gunnar Nelson present their research at the APS March Meeting in New Orleans. 12/21/16: Hannah Okelberry represents the ERG 131 class in her description of creating the new EnergiPlant! https://ccas.creighton.edu/news/solar-structure-home-quad 12/21/16: Baruth lab alumna Erin Cheese '15 featured in the Creighton Magazine for her work at DoE's SunShot! 12/20/16: Students from ERG 131 are featured in OPPD's "The Wire" http://oppdthewire.com/creighton-oppd-students-solar-plant/
12/12/16: Nick Fischer's abstract was selected to give an oral presentation at this year's International Association of Dental Research annual meeting in San Francisco! 11/6/16: Students from ERG 131 complete the EnergiPlant, an integrated wind and solar-powered USB charging station that looks much like a sunflower. The plant resides on Creighton's campus between the Eppley and Hitchcock buildings. 11/1/16: Nick Fischer has been selected as a finalist for the International Association of Dental Research Frechette Award Competition. The two Frechette award winners will be decided on the scientific merit from their manuscript and their oral presentation of the research at the upcoming San Francisco meeting in March. Good luck Nick! 10/24/16: Dr. Baruth gives a seminar for the physics department at St. Benedictine in Atchison, KS on directed self-assembly of block polymers and their use in nanolithography. 10/12/16: We were thrilled to have alum Erin Cheese, Sun Shot Fellow with the Department of Energy in Washington DC, back in Omaha to present "DOE's National Community Solar Partnership." The presentation was sponsored by the Creighton Energy Club, Nebraskans for Solar and Green Bellevue. Welcome home Erin! 9/30/16: Dr. Baruth hosts Stephanie Huettner and Julie Anderson, Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, as part of a panel discussion, including Creighton faculty and students, to present on sustainability iniatives at the Zoo. 9/21/16: Dr. Baruth hosts Dr. Kneifel, Applied Economist from NIST Gaithersburg, to present a guest lecture "Measuring Sustainability in Buildings" as part of Creighton's annual Spirit of St. Francis celebration. 9/20/16: Dr. Baruth is named Teacher of the Week by the Theta Eta Chapter of the Delta Zeta Sorority. Thanks Ladies! 9/16/16: Dr. Baruth is invited to give a talk at the ACS Spring Meeting in San Fransisco for the session "Frontiers in Nanoscience" 9/1/16: Dr. Baruth is named President of the American Association of Physics Teachers - Nebraska Chapter. 8/15/16 - 8/19/16: Dr. Baruth heads up the annual Energy Technology Retreat at the Creighton Retreat Center in Griwsold, IA. 8/11/16: Summer research students participate in the Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium, hosted by Dr. Baruth and CURAS. 8/1/16: Dr. Baruth is featured in the The Green Scene section of The Reader for their August Issue. The article can be found on page 49. Summer 2016: Teresa Kooima and Meagan Grant were invited to write sustainable energy curriculum for K-6 students for after school programming at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo! Their 3rd grade curriculum will be piloted in Spring 2017. Summer 2016: OPPD-funded Summer research internships for incoming students are announced. Welcome Isaac Lammpa, Joseph Gray and Talia Adamowicz! Summer 2016: Gunnar Nelson is invited to participate in a summer REU at the University of Minnesota's Materials Research Science and Engineering Center. Go get 'em! 6/6/16: Dr. Baruth presents a demo show for the grant "Building Bridges: Health Science Education in Native American Communities." This is part of the Science Education Partnership Award of the NIH. 6/2/16: Nick Fischer is the recipient of the Dr. John F. Sheehan Scholarship, awarded for his "excellence in research." 5/23/16: OPPD-funded Summer Interns in the Creighton Energy Technology program are announced: Meagan Grant, John Sunderland, Teresa Kooima, Will Jakubowski, Colin Thomas and Sierra Brown. 5/14/16: Congratulations to Graduating Seniors Ala'a Rayyan and Anton Yanchilin! Ala'a is considering Architectural Engineering programs and Anton will be moving to Boston. Best of luck! 5/12/16: Dr. Baruth received a CURAS faculty research grant to support Nick's work, Influence of Clinically Relevant CAD/CAM Zirconia Abutment Modification on Gingival Fibroblast Viability, Adhesion, and Normal Proliferation. 4/24/16: Annual Group Party, "A Vacation for the 'Buds'!"
4/24/16: Nick Fischer was awarded BEST ORAL PRESENTATION in the Clinical Sciences Category at Creighton University Research Day. This was based on his talk "Comparing Self-Etch Adhesives with Atomic Force Microscopy and Optical Profilometry." NICE!! 4/22/16: Nick Fischer was awarded the "Outstanding Undergraduate Research in Biomedical Sciences Award" from the Nebraska Medical Center, based on his presentation and abstract for the Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting. Incredible!! 4/22/16: Chloe Drapes, Nick Fischer, Meagan Grant and Gunnar Nelson presented at this year's annual meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences. 4/12/16: Nick Fischer (oral and poster), Chloe Drapes, Meagan Grant and Gunnar Nelson present posters on their research at Creighton University Research Day. 3/19/16: Nick Fischer presented the poster "Comparing Self-Etch Adhesives with Atomic Force Microscopy and Optical Profilometry" at the American Association of Dental Research Annual Meeting in Los Angeles! https://aadr2016.zerista.com/poster/member/55712 3/18/16: Anton Yanchilin presented his poster "The Energy of Climate Change Activism" at Loyola University Chicago’s third annual Climate Change Conference 3/16/16: Dr. Baruth presented on "Effects of ultra-fast solvent evaporation in solvent vapor annealed cylinder-forming block polymer thin films" at the APS March Meeting in Baltimore 3/16/16: Chloe Drapes and Gunnar Nelson presented their posters "The role of ultra-fast solvent evaporation on the directed self-assembly of block polymer thin films" and "Towards ultra-fast solvent evaporation, the development of a computer controlled solvent vapor annealing chamber" at the APS March Meeting in Baltimore! 3/12/16: Nick Fischer receives the 2016 Honors Program Summer Research Scholarship based on his research proposal entitled "Influence of Clinically Relevant CAD/CAM Zirconia Abutment Modification on Gingival Fibroblast Viability, Adhesion, and Normal Proliferation." WOW! 2/22/16: The project "lmpact 1.7 Million: Zoo Produces Solar Electricity for the Public to Experience" was selected for funding by the Nebraska Environment Trust. The project includes the installation of 40kW of solar electricity at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. Creighton Energy Technology students will aid in developing solar electricity curriculum and public information guides to accompany the new installation. 1/13/16: The nanomaterials group welcomes new group members Christopher Landis (Quantum Efficiency), John Sunderland (Sulfide Thin Films) and Ben Marcussen (Sulfide Thin Films). Welcome! 12/18/15: First-year students Sierra Brown, Mafer Correa and Teresa Kooima, under the guidance of Dr. Baruth and senior Energy Technology Students, designed a solar powered mobile hospital unit for Afua, Nigeria in consulation with Dr. Ekpenyong. The plans are scheduled for implementation on site over the holiday break. 12/15/15: Dr. Baruth won the Sarpy County Board’s support for an effort to study the costs and obstacles associated with building a utility scale solar farm on an old Sarpy County Landfill along Cedar Island Road in Bellevue. The project was recently featured in the Bellevue Leader. 12/9/15: Students from ERG 520: Introduction to Solar Energy present their final feasibility studies for a solar array to the new director and campus coordinator of the MICAH house. 11/19/15: Dr. Baruth gives a crash course in solar energy to Omaha Central's Engineering Group. The short course ended with a hands on look at Creighton's 85 kW solar array. 11/4/15: Dr. Baruth and solar students featured in Omaha World Herald. 10/14/15: OPPD agrees to renew sponsorship of the Energy Technology Program and undergraduate research in the nanomaterials lab at Creighton. 10/9/15: Dr. Baruth visits Doane College in Crete, NE to discuss careers in physics and academia. 9/22/15: Gunnar Nelson presents his poster "Time Dependence of Self-Assembly in Block Polymer Thin Films" for the 2015 Dr. Randolph M. and Teresa Kolars Ferlic Research Scholar Symposium. 9/21/15: Anton Yanchilin accepts a Marketing Internship with *sparkCleanEnergy 9/14/15: Dr. Baruth is selected to be a featured alumni for the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience: 8/18/15: Dr. Baruth publishes in Journal of Applied Physics on "Isothermal tuning of magnetic coercivity in NiFe/NiO/[Co/Pt] heterostructures with orthogonal easy axes" 8/17/15 - 8/21/15: Dr. Baruth heads up the annual Energy Technology Retreat at Carol Joy Holling Center. 7/22/15: Congratulations to Gunnar Nelson for receiving a NASA Space Grant Fellowship! 7/13/15: Dr. Baruth, along with Michael Watras, Colin Thomas, Sierra Brown, Keelan Okazaki and Meagan Grant, hosted a Boy Scouts of America merit badge clinic for the Energy and Engineering merit badges. 25 youth attended. 7/6/15: The Nanomaterials Group welcomes incoming first year students Michael Watras, Colin Thomas and Sierra Brown. Welcome! 5/16/15: Congratulations to Graduating Seniors Erin Cheese and Ryan Gnabasik! You will be missed! Ryan is pursuing a Ph.D. in Material Science at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities and Erin was just accepted as a Junior Fellow with the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Fellowship Program in Washington, D.C.
5/15/15: Recipient of the Dean's Award for Outstanding Senior... Erin Cheese! 5/14/15: Dr. Baruth presents on the "States of Matter: How Solid is a Solid?" to the Jesuit Academy.
Summer '15: Ala'a Rayyan will be working at Iowa State University in the Microscale Sensing Actuation and Imaging Center (MoSAIC) in the College of Engineering. Summer '15: Anton Yanchilin will be working at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in the NASA/APL Internship Program.
4/27/15: The nanomaterials group welcomes Meagan Grant, Jeffrey Wong and Keelan Okasaki to the group. Meagan and Jeffery will be working on block polymer thin films, starting this summer. Keelan will be studying surface structures of dental materials, also starting this summer. Welcome! 4/25/15: Ryan Gnabasik is awarded the Sam Cipolla award for excellence in physics research. Well deserved! 4/25/15: Erin Cheese is awarded for her service and scholarship in the Energy Technology program. Yay! 4/17/15: Ryan Gnabasik, Erin Cheese, Anton Yanchilin and Gunnar Nelson present at the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting in Lincoln, NE. 4/15/15: Nick Fischer and Anton Yanchilin present their research at Creighton University Honors Day! 4/14/15: Ala'a Rayyan, Karen Sass and Anton Yanchilin receive the award for Best Poster in the Basic Sciences category at Creighton University Research Day. Way to go! 4/14/15: Ala'a Rayyan, Karen Sass, Nick Fischer, Anton Yanchilin, Chloe Drapes, Gunnar Nelson, and Ryan Gnabasik present posters at Creighton University Research Day. 4/10/15: Group members Erin Cheese, Ryan Gnabasik and Gunnar Nelson discuss research in the nanomaterials lab with the Creighton University Energy Technology Program Industry Advisory Council. 3/23/15: Group members Erin Cheese, Ryan Gnabasik and Anton Yanchilin participate in a panel discussion on the Creighton University Energy Technology Program. 3/6/15: Gunnar Nelson is a 2015 recipient of the Ferlic Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarship. Way to go Gunnar! 3/4/15: Dr. Baruth presents on "Isothermal tuning of magnetic coercivity in NiFe/NiO/[Co/Pt] heterostructures with orthogonal easy axes" at the APS March Meeting in San Antonio http://meeting.aps.org/Meeting/MAR15/Session/Q30.8 3/3/15: Ryan Gnabasik is a finalist for "Best Poster Award" at the APS March Meeting in San Antonio 3/3/15: Ryan Gnabasik, Gunnar Nelson and Chloe Drapes present their poster "Investigation of solvent annealing time dependence on morphology formation in polystyrene-block-polylactide thin films" at the APS March Meeting in San Antonio 1/20/15: Dr. Baruth publishes in ACS Nano on "Size-Tuned ZnO Nanocrucible Arrays for Magnetic Nanodot Synthesis via Atomic Layer Deposition-Assisted Block Polymer Lithography." http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nn505731n 1/14/15: Ala'a Rayyan, Karen Sass and Chloe Drapes join the Nanomaterials Research Group. Welcome! 12/19/14: Dr. Baruth is the 2014 recipient of the Nebraska EPSCoR FIRST Award for "Directed Self-Assembly of Block Polymer Thin Films Via Solvent Vapor Annealing." 12/4/14: Dr. Baruth is recognized by the Theta Eta Chapter of the Delta Zeta Sorority as this week's outstanding teacher. 11/16/14: Erin Cheese presented a poster on “Thin Film Photovoltaics Response to Heat on Various Substrates” and received 3rd place in the student section of the sustainability division at the 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChe) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA. Under the guidance of her REU supervisor, Dr. Ruth Douglas Miller of Kansas State University, she installed 14 Copper-Indium-Gallium-Sulfide (CIGS) thin film solar panels on a flat white roof and compared their performance for hot and cool days with traditional silicon panels. She also worked to set-up a remote monitoring system using Arduino. The system automatically reports data to sustain.ece.ksu.edu. Incredible! 11/13/14: Dr. Baruth attended the AAPT New Physics Faculty Workshop. 9/12/14: Dr. Baruth presents "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Nanotechnology and Superparamagnetism: Potential Relevance in Neuroscience Research" to the Creighton University Neuroscience Journal Club. 8/28/14: Ryan Gnabasik and Anton Yanchilin received a NASA Nebraska EPSCoR Space Grant Fellowship. Congrats gentlemen! 8/12/14: Dr. Baruth, along with the Energy Technology Program, received ongoing grant funding from the Omaha Public Power District to advance research in photovoltaic materials. This substantial investment will ensure state-of-the-art research and teaching in the sustainable energy space will never have pause over the next DECADE at Creighton!! Summer 14: Erin Cheese accepts an REU with Kansas State, working in Electrical Engineering on flexible CIGS solar panels. Nice work Erin! Summer 14: Ryan Gnabasik accepts an REU with UC-Davis, working in Physics on superfluid Helium. Way to go Ryan! Summer 14: Anton Yanchilin participated in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) HS-STEM Summer Internship program and spent 18 days of his 10-week internship sailing the Arctic Ocean on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, Healy! 7/16/14: Dr. Baruth publishes in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces on "Optimization of Long-Range Order in Solvent Vapor Annealed Poly(styrene)-block-poly(lactide) Thin Films for Nanolithography." http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/am503199d 7/14/14: Gunnar Nelson joins the Nanomaterials lab, working on block polymer thin films. Welcome Gunnar! 6/20/14: Caroline Ladley joins the Nanomaterials lab for the summer as she visits from Cornell. Welcome Caroline! 5/10/14: Katherine Osterman, Jason Rogers and Briana Baca graduate! Katherine is off to work with Kiewitt in their sustainability office, Jason is off to officers training in the Air Force, and Briana is working with Bluestem Energy Solutions. Best of luck! 4/22/14: Nick Fischer and Rachel Pham join the nanomaterials research team to work on dental materials 4/11/14: Erin Cheese, Ryan Gnabasik and Dr. Baruth presented at the 2014 annual meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences. 3/26/14: Ryan Gnabasik is a 2014 recipient of the Ferlic Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarship. Way to go Ryan! 3/6/14: Dr. Baruth presented at the APS March Meeting in Denver, CO on "Optimization of long-range order in solvent-annealed polystyrene-b-polylactide block polymer thin films for nanolithography." 3/6/14: Ryan Gnabasik gave an oral presentation at the APS March Meeting in Denver, CO on "Design, construction, and testing a purpose-built climate-controlled solvent vapor annealing chamber for guided self-assembly of block polymer thin films." http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR14/Session/S19.3 3/1/14: Erin Cheese was elected to the Board of Directors for Nebraskans for Solar, a non-profit solar energy advocacy group. 2/19/14: Dr. Baruth receives the 2014 Haddix Presidential Award for "The Material Science of Dental Restoration Materials." 1/31/14: Dr. Baruth receives a Public Information and Outreach Award from the Nebraska Environmental Trust and the Nebraska Academy of Sciences to run a high school summer camp on passive solar energy. 7/1/13: Dr. Baruth receives a grant from the Creighton University Graduate School for "Solvent-induced ordering of self-assembled block copolymer thin films" 5/6/13: Dr. Baruth and his Material Science course are featured on the cover of the Omaha World Herald! 2/25/13: Dr. Baruth publishes in ACS Nano on "Crossover From Nanoscopic Intergranular Hopping to Conventional Charge Transport in Pyrite Thin Films" 7/3/12: Dr. Baruth publishes in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces on "Nanoscale Rings from Silicon-Containing Triblock Terpolymers" http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/am300603x 7/1/12: Dr. Baruth joins the physics faculty at Creighton University. 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Funding
Funding| Research | Publications | Funding | Group Members |
Block Polymer Thin Film Self Assembly
NASA Nebraska Space Grant
Nebraska EPSCOR
Ferlic Summer Scholarship
EPSCoR FIRST Award Recipient
Creighton University Summer Faculty Fellowship
Photovoltaic Thin Films
Omaha Public Power District: 2014 to present
NASA Nebraska Space Grant
Dental Materials
Dr. George F. Haddix President's Faculty Research Fund
Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship
Creighton University Summer Faculty Fellowship
Magnetic Materials
National Science Foundation
Faculty Research Incubator Award (Haddix Family)
Grants
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Expansion of Creighton University Energy Technology Program’s Commitment to Renewable Energies (Omaha Public Power District, $300,000 direct, 09/01/14 – 09/01/23, P.I. A.G. Baruth). This funding is for 1) investment in new photovoltaic research and analysis equipment for A. Baruth, 2) repair and replacement/upgrading of current Windspire installations on Creighton’s campus, 3) renewable energy and energy conservation related public outreach, and 4) research stipends for Energy Technology Program students.
--Completed (funded)
Student Fellowships 2021/2022 Markuson DiPrince (NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR, $5000 direct, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides annual stipend for one student.
Student Fellowships 2021/2022 Grace Dirks (NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR, $4000 direct, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides annual stipend for one student.
Student Fellowships 2021/2022 Natalie Schwartzenberger (NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR, $5000 direct, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides annual stipend for one student.
MRSEC College Science Faculty and Students Research Opportunity (NSF MRSEC, UNL, $15,000 direct, 05/01/2021 – 08/01/2021. This is funding for a faculty-student pair for summer research at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. The award also provides a summer stipend for 1-2 students, Grace Dirks will be joining me.
Ferlic Undergraduate Research Scholarship (Creighton, $5000 direct, 06/01/20 – 9/1/20, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides a summer stipend for one student, Grace Dirks, and advisor. Declined.
MRSEC College Science Faculty and Students Research Opportunity (NSF MRSEC, UNL, $15,000 direct, 05/01/2020 – 08/01/2020. This is funding for a faculty-student pair for summer research at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. The award also provides a summer stipend for 1-2 students, Grace Dirks will be joining me. This was canceled due to Covid-19.
Acquisition of a Scanning Electron Microscope for Use in Undergraduate Research (Nebraska EPSCoR Major Research Instrumentation, $111,925 direct, 03/14/19 – 12/15/19, co-P.I. A.G. Baruth). This award provides for the acquisition of a scanning electron microscope.
Student Fellowships 2019/2020 Marcussen DiPrince (NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR, $4000 direct, 09/01/19 – 3/31/20, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides annual stipend for one student, Max Marcussen DiPrince.
Ferlic Undergraduate Research Scholarship (Creighton, $5000 direct, 06/01/18 – 9/1/19, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides a summer stipend for one student, Son Nyugen, and advisor.
Studies of Carbon Nanodots with Atypical Morphologies (Dr. George F. Haddix President's Faculty Research Fund, Creighton University, $5,000 direct, 02/15/18-2/15/19, co-P.I. A.G. Baruth)
Ferlic Undergraduate Research Scholarship (Creighton, $5000 direct, 06/01/17 – 9/1/17, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides a summer stipend for one student, John Sunderland, and advisor.
Dean’s Undergraduate Research Scholarship (Creighton, $5000 direct, 06/01/17 – 9/1/17, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides a summer stipend for one student, Son Nguyen, and advisor.
Influence of Clinically Relevant CAD/CAM Zirconia Abutment Modification on Gingival Fibroblast Viability, Adhesion, and Normal Proliferation (Creighton University: Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, $3,196 direct, 06/01/17 – 6/1/18, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides materials to study Zirconia surfaces following proprietary polishing protocols.
Student Fellowships 2017/2018 Sunderland (NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR, $4000 direct, 09/01/17 – 3/31/18, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides annual stipend for one student, John Sunderland.
Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund: Impact 1.7 Million: Zoo Produces Solar Electricity for the Public to Experience (Nebraska Environmental Trust, $140,614 direct, 4/1/2016 – 6/1/2017, P.I. Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, A.G. Baruth, Partner). Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium proposes to install a solar photovoltaic (PV) system to demonstrate renewable electricity production for its 1.7 million visitors per year. The Zoo’s envisioned solar PV system will be unique because it will provide a hands-on interactive kiosk for the 1.7 million visitors to better understand its extensive environmental, health and financial benefits. We provided information and planning for kiosks, solar energy curriculum for summer camps and after school programming, as well as volunteered in educational capacities.
Influence of Clinically Relevant CAD/CAM Zirconia Abutment Modification on Gingival Fibroblast Viability, Adhesion, and Normal Proliferation (Creighton University: Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, $1000 direct, 06/01/16 – 6/1/17, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides materials to study Zirconia surfaces following proprietary polishing protocols.
Student Fellowships 2016/2017 Nelson (NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR, $6000 direct, 09/01/16 – 3/31/17, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides annual stipend for one student, Gunnar Nelson.
Honors Program Undergraduate Research Scholarship (Creighton, $5250 direct, 06/01/16 – 9/1/16, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides a summer stipend for one student, Nicholas Fischer, and advisor.
Student Fellowships 2015/2016 Nelson (NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR, $3000 direct, 09/01/15 – 3/31/16, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides annual stipend for one student, Gunnar Nelson.
The Material Science of Dental Restoration Materials: Forming Collaborations between the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Dentistry (Dr. George F. Haddix President's Faculty Research Fund, Creighton University, $15,000 direct, 02/15/14-2/15/16, P.I. A.G. Baruth). The study will focus on dental restorative materials, a class of fabricated materials specifically designed for restoring tooth form and function. Several key issues exist, primarily in the areas of biocompatibility and physical wear, which must be fully addressed to evaluate their efficacy in a clinical setting. We propose that the establishment of new collaborations between the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Dentistry, which will enhance the study of dental materials and provide a meaningful experience for undergraduate students interested in pre-professional programming.
Ferlic Undergraduate Research Scholarship (Creighton, $5000 direct, 06/01/15 – 9/1/15, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides a summer stipend for one student, Gunnar Nelson, and advisor.
Directed Self-Assembly of Block Polymer Thin Films Via Solvent Vapor Annealing (Nebraska EPSCoR, $20,000 direct, $20,847 indirect, 01/01/15 – 09/01/15, P.I. A.G. Baruth). This proposal focuses on the systematic investigation of the solvent-assisted self-assembly process in block polymer thin films. We plan a series of experimental investigations in order to elucidate and control the parameters most critical to the directed self-assembly of block polymer thin films.
Student Fellowships 2014/2015 Yanchilin & Gnabasik (NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR, $4000 direct, 09/01/14 – 3/31/15, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides annual stipends for two students, Ryan Gnabasik and Anton Yanchilin.
Omaha Youth’s Path to Passive Solar (Nebraska Academy of Sciences and the Nebraska Environmental Trust, $3,000 direct, 06/01/14 – 07/01/14 , P.I. A.G. Baruth). This is to help fund a three-week camp that will meet for three hours a day and focus on the design, installation and maintenance of convection and passive solar heating systems. The camp is open to all Nebraska youth and funding will help subsidize camp costs. Students are able to receive college credit though Creighton Summer Sessions under course number ERG 132 at an additional cost.
Ferlic Undergraduate Research Scholarship (Creighton, $5000 direct, 06/01/14 – 9/1/14, P.I. A.G Baruth). The award provides a summer stipend for one student, Ryan Gnabasik, and advisor.
Collaborative Research: Understanding and Supporting Student Intrinsic Motivation in STEM Courses (NSF TUES Type 2 Grant, 10/13-10/15, P.I. Jonathon Stolk, Role: Faculty Partner). Prior and emerging educational research suggests that understanding students’ motivational relationship to their learning experience could be a crucial insight necessary for a systemic shift toward high-level outcomes. This study will facilitate a deeper understanding of student motivation through analysis of motivation research data from undergraduate classroom contexts, and by coupling context-specific research data with course design tools that enable targeted instructor action to enhance intrinsic drive.
Solvent-induced ordering of self-assembled block copolymer thin films (Creighton University Graduate School, $4800 direct, 07/01/13-9/1/13, P.I. A.G. Baruth). The study will focus on the construction and testing of an advanced solvent vapor reaction chamber for block copolymer thin films. Such materials naturally self-assemble into a wide-range of morphologies (i.e., shapes); however, without direction, this order has little periodicity at large lateral length scales. The solvent-induced, directed ordering of self-assembled block copolymer thin films will allow access to these novel periodic nanostructures with unprecedented control and precision.
--Not Funded
Fundamental Interactions Between Oscillating Strain Fields and Magnetic Textures (National Science Foundation, $545,687 direct, 9/1/2022 – 9/1/2025, P.I., A.G. Baruth). Proposal focuses on the interaction between very high frequency sound waves, well above the limits of human hearing, and unique magnetic configurations – specifically ferromagnetic textures. The NSF panel summary stated that our proposal was "exciting and promising for a number of applications." Reviewer 1 stated that this project is "very exciting. This will definitely advance the knowledge within its own field and across different fields which includes acoustic physics, materials science, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering" and "If the PIs are successful, then this will be a breakthrough result.". Reviewers also recognized our expertise.
Quantum Electron Technology, Imaging, and 3D-Visualization (Nebraska NSF EPSCoR RII, $11,643,125 direct, 8/1/21 – 12/31/22, Outreach partner). This pre-proposal is a pre-cursor to a $25 million RII award to fund a 26-member collaboration across Nebraska using Quantum electron technology to enhance imaging at the nanoscale and investigating into utilizing 3D-visualization tools.
Studies of Carbon Nanodots with Atypical Morphologies (NSF, $387,594 direct, co-PI AG Baruth). The grant provides funding for a collaboration with Dr. Sidebottom (Creighton Physics) on the synthesis of carbon nanodots with atypical morphologies that have relevance in biological tagging and solar cell research.
REU Site: Undergraduate Research & Training in Chemical & Physical Biosciences at Creighton University (NSF, $351,699, co-PI AG Baruth). The grant provides funding to make Creighton on REU site.
Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. ($60,000, 9/17 – 9/22). 5-year award to recognize teacher-scholars in Chemistry.
Creighton Global Initiative. Solar Electricity for the Sienna/Francis House of Omaha, NE ($80,400, 2016)
Creighton Global Initiative. Creighton-Sponsored Solar Power for Mobile Clinics/Research Hospitals in Nigeria ($9,500, 2016). Joint submission with Andrew Ekpenyong
NSF MRI: Acquisition of a Multi-Purpose X-ray Diffractometer for Structural Characterization (National Science Foundation, $426,000 direct, 09/01/16 – 09/01/18, P.I. A. G. Baruth). Proposal to acquire a versatile, novice-friendly X-ray Diffraction (XRD) facility to provide critical information about the structural properties of materials at the atomic, molecular, and nanometer scale for a variety of disciplines, including physics and chemistry, as well as material, energy, biomedical, and pharmacy sciences. Specific measurement capabilities of the XRD system will include small and wide-angle XRD, reflectometry, microdiffraction and powder diffraction, all with the added capability of temperature control. These included XRD capabilities will be especially valuable to our emerging research programs pertaining to (i) earth-abundant photovoltaic materials, (ii) self-assembled block polymer thin films, (iii) drug-polymer complexes for drug delivery, (iv) clustering of simple sugars in solution, and (v) structural characterization of synthetic structures.
NSF MRI: Acquisition of a Multi-Purpose X-ray Diffractometer for Structural Characterization (National Science Foundation, $426,000 direct, 09/01/15 – 09/01/18, P.I. A. G. Baruth). Proposal to acquire a versatile, novice-friendly X-ray Diffraction (XRD) facility to provide critical information about the structural properties of materials at the atomic, molecular, and nanometer scale for a variety of disciplines, including physics and chemistry, as well as material, energy, biomedical, and pharmacy sciences. Specific measurement capabilities of the XRD system will include small and wide-angle XRD, reflectometry, microdiffraction and powder diffraction, all with the added capability of temperature control. These included XRD capabilities will be especially valuable to our emerging research programs pertaining to (i) earth-abundant photovoltaic materials, (ii) self-assembled block polymer thin films, (iii) drug-polymer complexes for drug delivery, (iv) clustering of simple sugars in solution, and (v) structural characterization of synthetic structures.
NSF CAREER: Directed Self-Assembly of Block Polymer Thin Films via Solvent Vapor Annealing (National Science Foundation, $326,311 direct, $137,097 indirect, 01/01/16 – 01/01/20, P.I. A. G. Baruth). The proposed research addresses a broad, long-term strategy to elucidate the key mechanisms involved in the solvent-assisted self-assembly of block polymer thin films and relating them to well-known properties of thermal annealing of single-component solids. In addition, the generality of this analogy to multiple block polymer systems with various polymer-polymer interaction parameters, surface energies and architectures is of supreme interest. Ultimately, identifying whether these analogs can be applied to highly immiscible blocks (providing the smallest potential feature size) is critical for the creation of any standardized nanolithography production scheme, which remains absent in this field.
Group Members
Group Members| Research | Publications | Funding | Group Members |
Dr. Baruth's Nanomaterials Research Group
Group Alumni
Name |
Major |
Years |
Project |
Current Location |
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Hannah Mullally |
BIO |
2012 |
Cryostat Mount |
University of Tennessee |
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Molly Berringer |
H.S. |
2012 |
Cryostat Mount |
MIT, Mechanical Engineering |
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Daniel Dean |
ERG/BIO |
2012 |
Cryostat Mount and X-ray Fluorescence |
Montana Conservation Corps |
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Erin Cheese |
ERG/ PHY |
2013-15 |
Ex-situ Sulfidation |
Special Assistant to Gina McCarthy (Climate Advisor to President Biden), White House, OMB, White House, Program Examiner, Energy M.P.A.: Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton REU: K-State |
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Brianna Baca |
ERG |
2013-14 |
Ex-situ Sulfidation |
Asst. Developer, Tradewind Energy |
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Ryan Gnabasik, PhD |
ERG/ PHY |
2013-15 |
Solvent Annealing/ Dental Materials |
Post-Doc: University of California, Santa Barbara Ph.D., University of Minnesota – Material Science REU: UC-Davis, Olin |
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Sam Rosol |
ERG/ PHY |
2013 |
Polymer Characterization |
Project Manager, SITE Construction Engineer 1, Kiewit |
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Katherine Ostermann |
PHY |
2014 |
Dental Materials |
LEED and WELL Certification Reviewer, Catalyst Partners Analyst, BranchPattern Kiewit Building Group Services – Sustainability Engineer |
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Anton Yanchillin |
ERG |
2014-16 |
Ex-situ Sulfidation |
Launch Operations Strategy, SpaceX Lockheed Martin Data Analyst |
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Jason Rogers |
PHY |
2014 |
Hall Effect Instrument |
United States Space Force, Officer |
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Gunnar Nelson |
PHY |
2014-18 |
Solvent Annealing |
PhD, University of Minnesota – Material Science |
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Caroline Ladley |
CHEM. E |
2014 |
Ex-situ Sulfidation |
Scientist, Uniliver Cornell University |
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Nick Fischer, PhD |
BIO/ EVS |
2014-17 |
Dental Materials |
DDS-PhD Fellow – University of Minnesota |
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Rachel Pham |
CHM |
2014 |
Dental Materials |
CU Medical School |
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Koy Matthews |
ERG |
2014 |
Hall Effect Instrument |
Follet |
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Jake Yager |
ERG |
2014 |
External Quantum Efficiency Apparatus |
Inspector at Alfred Benesch & Company AMI Environmental Systems, Project Manager |
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Ala’a Rayyan |
ERG |
2015-16 |
Ex-situ Sulfidation |
Electrical Engineer at CMTA, Inc. PhD Program in Architectural Engineering |
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Karen (Sass) Hardy |
PHY |
2015-16 |
Ex-situ Sulfidation |
User Experience Analyst, University of Nebraska Foundation Associate Project Manager, Siemens Intern: Kiewit, Berkshire Hathaway, Omtimized Systems |
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Keelan Okazaki |
ERG |
2015-16 |
Dental Materials and Outreach |
Project Manager at PhotonWorks Engineering LLP |
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Meagan Grant |
ERG |
2015-17 |
Solvent Annealing and Outreach |
MSE, Polymer Science and Engineering. University of Akron Coatings and Materials Approval Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center |
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Jeffery Wong |
PHY |
2015-18 |
Solvent Annealing |
CU Medical Physics MS |
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Sierra Brown |
ERG |
2015 |
Outreach and LED efficiency |
Designer, Gensler U. Virginia Architecture |
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Colin Thomas |
ERG |
2015 |
Outreach and LED efficiency |
Optimized Systems Creighton University Verdis Group |
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Michael Watras |
ERG |
2015 |
Dental Materials, Solar Array, Outreach and LED efficiency |
Kiewit Building Analyst Data Presentation Engineer, Spreetail |
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John Sunderland |
PHY |
2016-18 |
Ex-Situ Sulfidation |
U. Wisconsin Material Science PhD |
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Christopher Landis |
PHY |
2016 |
LabView Control for Quantum Efficiency Testing |
Sales Consultant, Mauer Chevrolet |
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Teresa Kooima |
ERG |
2016-17 |
Ex-Situ Sulfidation |
Development Strategist Bluestem Energy Solutions Project Manager Branch Pattern |
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Will Jakubowski |
ERG |
2016-17 |
Solvent Annealing |
Retail Trader Junior Financial Analyst, Garrett Consulting |
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Isaac Lamppa |
ERG |
2016-18 |
Ex-Situ Sulfidation |
Senior Analyst, Renewable Project Development at Invenergy LLC |
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Joseph Gray |
ERG |
2016 |
Quantum Efficiency Testing |
Left Creighton |
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Son Nguyen |
PHY |
2016-18 |
Solvent Annealing |
Deported |
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Jack Arkfeld |
ERG |
2016-17 |
Designing a four-terminal probe station |
Habitat for Humanity Solar Energy Consultant at LGCY Power |
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Jimmy Connors |
ERG |
2016-17 |
Solvent Annealing |
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Hannah Okelberry |
BIO/EVS |
2016 |
Solvent Annealing |
Research Study Coordinator, Institute for Human Neuroscience at Boys Town National Research Hospital |
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Jon Dang |
BIO |
2016-17 |
Dental Materials |
Creighton Dental School |
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Mitchel Pham |
BIO |
2016-18 |
Dental Materials |
Creighton Medical School |
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Yidedia Bekele |
ERG |
2017 |
Solvent Annealing |
Risk and Financial Advisory Analyst at Deloitte |
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Shrestha Samuel |
CHM |
2017-18 |
Dental Materials |
Creighton Medical School |
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Emily Johnson |
CHM |
2017-18 |
Dental Materials |
Creighton Dental School |
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Sam Ruiz |
PHY |
2017-18 |
Ex-Situ Sulfidation |
U. Nebraska – Lincoln Materials Engineering, PhD |
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Jack Widmer |
PHY |
2017 |
Ex-Situ Sulfidation |
National Energy Technology Laboratory Oregon Graduate Research Assistant at University of Colorado Boulder |
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Max Marcussen DiPrince |
ERG/ PHY |
2019-2021 |
Dye-sensitized Solar Cells |
MS Creighton University |
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Grace Dirks |
PHY |
2019-2021 |
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Magnetic Skyrmions and Virtual Reality |
BS Creighton University |
|
Vikram Venkataraman |
H.S. |
2019 |
Dental Materials |
BS U. of Miami, FL |
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Logan Smith |
ERG |
2019 - 20 |
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells |
Energy Analyst at Taitem Engineering |
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John Vosicky |
PHY |
2019 |
Glucose-Derived Carbon Dots |
Runner at Locher Pavelka Dostal Braddy & Hammes, LLC |
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Emily Engel |
H.S. |
2019 |
Copper Sulfide |
|
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Noor Himdan |
H.S. |
2019 |
Copper Sulfide |
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Keren Lopez |
H.S. |
2019 |
Copper Sulfide |
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Natalie Schwartzenberger |
CS |
2021 |
Virtual Reality |
Software Engineer Telcoin |
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Aaron Musson |
H.S. Teacher |
2022 |
Dye-sensitized Solar Cells |
Chem teacher – Omaha North |
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Davis Reed |
PHY |
2022 |
Dye-sensitized Solar Cells |
Active |
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Name |
Major |
Years |
Project |
Last Known Institution |
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Rustin Haase |
PHY |
2012-2014 |
Solvent Annealing |
1Staff Training and Development, Network Manager |
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Mark Akubo, S.J. |
PHY |
2013-2015 |
Solvent Annealing |
PhD Candidate, Learning Systems Institute, Florida State University Post-doc: Cornell |
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Chloe Drapes |
PHY |
2015-17 |
Solvent Annealing |
|
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Ben Marcussen |
PHY |
2016-18 |
Ex-Situ Sulfidation |
Midwest Labs |
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Ikenna Odeluzigbo |
PHY |
2021- |
Magnetic Skyrmions |
Active |
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Max Markuson DiPrince |
PHY |
2021 - |
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells |
Active |
Research
Research| Research | Publications | Funding | Group Members |
Block Polymer Lithography
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Block polymer overview
Directed self-assembly of a PS-PLA thin film |
The use of block polymers in nanolithography has emerged as a powerful technique for patterning large-area nanostructure arrays in a wide range of functional materials with a huge potential for expansion. Block polymers are comprised of two or more homopolymer subunits linked by a covalent bond. Their mutual immiscibility results in microphase separation leading to the formation of self-assembled periodic nanostructures in a variety of morphologies (holes, dots, lines and rings) with controllable size and density. Through the controlled introduction of organic solvent (a vapor that will solubilize the polymer blocks, increasing their mobility and decreasing their immiscibility), one can control the thermodynamics and kinetics of ordering as the solvent evaporates. Of critical importance, it is possible to direct the ordering of the phases during self-assembly, orient resultant features, and, speficially, produce hexagonally packed cylinders (critical to nanolithography) via this method. Upon successful solvent-induced ordering, the next logical step is transferring the well-organized pattern/template to a material of interest (e.g., magnetic, filtration, optoelectronic, biocompatible, etc.). This can be achieved by a variety of schemes, several of which we are working to develop in our lab. Specifically, we are looking at methods developed for magnetic materials. We have demonstrated unprecedented success in this regard, providing compatibility with many material classes. |
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State-of-the-art Solvent Vapor Annealing Chamber... a labor of love with unprecedented control of all aspects of the solvent vapor annealing process, including swelling rate, concentration control, and solvent evaporation rate. For a 3-D Walkthough. Click Here |
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Atomic Force Microscopy
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To study materials at the nanoscale, one must often be able to see at the nanoscale. We employ an Agilent 5420 Atomic Force Microscpe to view objects down to a resolution approaching 5 nm. We typically operate in both contact and tapping mode, dependent on material and feature size. This tool has been used to investigate the ordering properties of block polymer thin films, grain structure in sulfide-based opto-electronic thin films, as well as surface morphologies and cellular attachment of dental implant materials before and after cellular plating in verious states of wear. Presently, we are investigating methods for imaging in a liquid medium to allow for imaging of live cells and polymer films in various swollen states. |
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Cellular features plated on substrates with varying roughness |
AFM Schmatic |
Agilent 5420 |
Magnetic Imaging
| Recently installed and commissioned MOKE Microscope and Magnetic Force Microscope |  |
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Electronic Properties
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With the use of a 7K closed-cycle cryostat and a 1.6 T electromagnetic, we can perform:
This gives us the ability to reliably ascertain the electronc behavior, including charge carrier density and drift velocity.
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Materials Deposition
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Thin film pre-cursor films are deposited via thermal evaporation in a Kurt J. Lesker NANO 36
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Solvent Vapor Annealing Chamber
Solvent Vapor Annealing ChamberWalk-through of the recently developed Solvent Vapor Annealing Chamber.
Publications
Publications| Research | Publications | Funding | Group Members |
Publication List
- A. Baruth. Isothermal tuning of magnetic coercivity in NiFe/NiO/[Co/Pt] heterostructures with orthogonal easy axes. J. Appl. Phys. 118, 093901 (2015). http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/jap/118/9/10.1063/1.4929760
- Chun-Hao Lin, Srinivas Polisetty, Liam O'Brien, Andrew G. Baruth, Marc A. Hillmyer, Chris Leighton, Wayne L. Gladfelter. Size-tuned ZnO Nanocrucible Arrays for Magnetic Nanodot Synthesis via ALD-assisted Block Polymer Lithography. ACS Nano 9, 1379 (2015). http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nn505731n
- A. Baruth, Myungeun Seo, Chun Hao Lin, Kern Walster, Arjun Shankar, Marc A. Hillmyer, and C. Leighton, Optimization of long-range order in solvent vapor annealed poly(styrene)-block-poly(lactide) thin films for nanolithography. ACS Appl. Mat. & Int. 6, 13770 (2014). http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/am503199d
- X. Zhang, M. Manno, A. Baruth, M. Johnson, E. Aidyl and C. Leighton. Crossover from Nanoscopic Intergranular Hopping to Conventional Charge Transport in Pyrite Thin Films. ACS Nano 7, 2781 (2013). http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nn4003264
- A. Baruth, Marc D. Rodwogin, C. Leighton and Marc A. Hillmyer. Nanoscale rings from silicon-containing triblock terpolymers. ACS Appl. Mat. & Int. 4, 3550 (2012). http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/am300603x
- A. Baruth, M. Manno, A. Shankar, D. Narasimhan and C. Leighton. Reactive sputtering of transition metal disulfide thin films: Structure, magnetism and transport. J. Appl. Phys. 112, 054328 (2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4751358
- A. Baruth, Marc D. Rodwogin, A. Shankar, M.J. Erickson, Marc A. Hillmyer and C. Leighton. Non-lift-off Block Copolymer Lithography of 25 nm Magnetic Nanodot Arrays. ACS Appl. Mat. & Int. 3, 3472 (2011). http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/am200693x
- A. Baruth and S. Adenwalla. Domain size and structure in exchange coupled [Co/Pt]/NiO/[Co/Pt] multilayers. J. Phys. Cond. Mat. 23, 376002 (2011). http://iopscience.iop.org/0953-8984/23/37/376002/
- S. Davis, A. Baruth, S. Adenwalla. Magnetization dynamics triggered by surface acoustic waves. Appl. Phys. Lett 97, 232507 (2010). http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/apl/97/23/10.1063/1.3521289
- A. Mardana, Mengjun Bai, A. Baruth, Stephen Ducharme, S. Adenwalla. Magneto-Electric Effects in Ferromagnetic Cobalt / Ferroelectric Copolymer Multilayer Films. Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 112904 (2010). http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/apl/97/11/10.1063/1.3488814
- A. Baruth and S. Adenwalla. Temperature and set field dependence of exchange bias training effects in Co/NiO/[Co/Pt] heterostructures with orthogonal easy axes. J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 322, 2051 (2010). doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2010.01.033
- A. Baruth and S. Adenwalla. Enhanced blocking temperature and isothermal control of hysteresis loop shifts in Co/NiO/[Co/Pt] heterostructures with orthogonal easy axes. Phys. Rev. B 78, 174407 (2008). http://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.78.174407
- A. Baruth, L. Yuan, J. D. Burton, K. Janicka, E.Y. Tsymbal, S.H. Liou and S. Adenwalla. Domain overlap in antiferromagnetically coupled [Co/Pt]/NiO[Co/Pt] multilayers. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 202505 (2006). http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/apl/89/20/10.1063/1.2388892
- A. Baruth, D.J. Keavney, J. D. Burton, K. Janicka, E.Y. Tsymbal, L. Yuan, S.H. Liou and S. Adenwalla. Origin of the interlayer exchange coupling in [Co/Pt]/NiO[Co/Pt] multilayers studied with XAS, XMCD, and micromagnetic modeling. Phys. Rev. B 74, 054419 (2006). http://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.74.054419
Conference Proceedings
- A. Baruth and C.D. Wentworth. Creating Interactive Physics Media with Flash and Video. 127th Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers (2003).
- A. Baruth and C.D. Wentworth. Developing a Web-based Tutorial System for Physics Education. 35th Annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium (2002).
Selected Presentations
Wayne L. Gladfelter, Chun-Hao Lin, Srinivas Polisetty, Andrew G. Baruth, Marc A. Hillmyer, Christopher Leighton. Using Zinc Oxide ALD to Control Pore Diameter on Poly(styrene) Templates.
Contributed, The AVS Topical Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition 2014 (ALD 2014). Kyoto, Japan.
A. Baruth, M.Seo, C.H. Lin, K. Walster, A. Shankar, M.A. Hillmyer and C. Leighton. Optimization of long-range order in solvent-annealed polystyrene-b-polylactide block polymer thin films for nanolithography.
Contributed, March Meeting of the American Physical Society (2014)
Ryan Gnabasik, Rustin Haase, and A. Baruth. Design, construction, and testing a purpose-built climate-controlled solvent vapor annealing chamber for guided self-assembly of block polymer thin films.
Contributed, March Meeting of the American Physical Society (2014)
A. Baruth, Directed self-assembly: A new frontier for nanolithography.
Invited, University of Nebraska, Physics Department (2013). Omaha, NE
A. Baruth, The Creighton Energy Technology Program: Case Study on Solar Energy Education and Urban Installation.
Invited, Sixth Annual Nebraska Wind Conference (2013). Lincoln, NE
Andrew Baruth, Xin Zhang, Michael Manno, B. Selin Tosun, Rebekah Feist, Melissa Johnson, Chris Leighton, Uwe Kortshagen, Steve Campbell, Andre Mkhoyan, and Eray S. Aydil, Plasma Synthesis of Photovoltaic Materials.
Invited, presented by my colleague Eray S. Aydil, I was the first author. Symposium UU: Plasma and Low-Energy Ion-Beam-assisted Processing and Synthesis of Energy-related Materials. 2013 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit. April 1-5, 2013. San Francisco, CA
A. Baruth, M. Manno, A. Shankar, D. Narasimhan and C. Leighton. Reactive sputtering of transition metal disulfide thin films: Structure, magnetism and electronic transport.
Contributed, March Meeting of the American Physical Society (2012)
A. Baruth, Marc D. Rodwogin, A. Shankar, M.J. Erickson, Marc A. Hillmyer and C. Leighton. Non-lift-off Block Copolymer Lithography of 25 nm Magnetic Nanodot Arrays.
Contributed, March Meeting of the American Physical Society (2012)
A. Baruth, M.D. Rodwogin, A. Shankar, M.A. Torija, M.J. Erickson, M.A. Hillmyer and C. Leighton. Non-liftoff block copolymer nanolithography of magnetic nanodot arrays.
Contributed, March Meeting of the American Physical Society (2011)
A. Baruth. Application of block copolymer patterning to magnetic materials. (2010-12)
Invited, IEEE Magnetics Society
Invited, Seagate Technology
Invited, Otterbein University, Physics Dept. Colloquia
Invited, Augustana College, Physics Dept. Colloquia
Invited, Creighton University, Physics Dept. Colloquia
Invited, 7th Annual Minnesota Nanotechnology Workshop
Invited, University of Minnesota, ECE Dept. Magnetics Seminar
Invited, Augsburg College, Physics Dept. Colloquia
Invited, North Dakota State University–Fargo, Physics Dept. Colloquia
Invited, Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience Seminar Series
Invited, Fifth Upper Midwest MRSEC Symposium
Invited, Success Strategies for Emerging Faculty, University of Delaware
Invited, Minnesota State University–Mankato, Physics Dept. Colloquia
A. Baruth, M.D. Rodwogin, A. Shankar, M.J. Erickson, M.A. Hillmyer and C. Leighton. A novel non-liftoff approach to block copolymer patterning of magnetic materials.
Contributed, 55th Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (2010)
A. Baruth, S.K. Davis and S. Adenwalla. Excitation and Study of Magnetization Dynamics in Patterned Thin Films Using Surface Acoustic Waves.
Contributed, March Meeting of the American Physical Society (2009)
A. Baruth. Exchange Coupling at Co/NiO Interfaces: The Origin of Interlayer Exchange Coupling.
Invited, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, MRSEC Seminar (2009)
A. Baruth, L. Yuan, J. D. Burton, K. Janicka, E.Y. Tsymbal, S.H. Liou, and S. Adenwalla. Domain overlap in antiferromagnetically coupled [Co/Pt]/NiO/[Co/Pt] multilayers.
Contributed, 52nd Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (2007)
Contributed, March Meeting of the American Physical Society (2007)
A. Baruth and S. Adenwalla. Magnetic coupling and training effects in Co/NiO/[Co/Pt] structures with orthogonal easy axes.
Contributed, March Meeting of the American Physical Society (2007)
A. Baruth, S.H. Liou, D.J. Keavney, and S. Adenwalla. Effects of coupling on domain structure of [Pt(6Å)/Co(4Å)]3/NiO(tNiO)/[Co(4Å)/Pt(6 Å)]3 multilayers with oscillatory coupling.
Contributed, March Meeting of the American Physical Society (2006)
A. Baruth, D.J. Keavney, and S. Adenwalla. Oscillatory Coupled Multilayers with a NiO interlayer.
Invited Guest, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory (2005)
A. Baruth, S. Adenwalla, and D.J. Keavney. XMCD studies of antiferromagnetically coupled Co/Pt Multilayers.
Contributed, March Meeting of the American Physical Society (2005)
Contributed, 49th Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (2004)
C. Wentworth and A. Baruth. Creating Interactive Physics Media with Flash and Video.
Contributed, 127th American Association of Physics Teachers Meeting (2004)
C. Wentworth, M.W. Plano Clark, A. Baruth, and B. Fulton. Using Ultrasound Imaging to Motivate Physics Learning as Part of the Humanized Physics Project.
Contributed, 126th American Association of Physics Teachers Meeting (2003)
A. Baruth. Flash-VidDat: A Macromedia Flash Application for Physics Video Analysis on the Web.
Contributed, 126th American Association of Physics Teachers Meeting (2003)
A. Baruth and C. Wentworth. Developing a Web-based Tutorial System for Physics Education.
Contributed, 35th Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium (2002)
Media Contributions
- CU, UNO offer right climate for sustainability. Leslie Reed, Omaha World Herald (May 6, 2013).
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Creighton's solar energy efforts recognized. Madison Pottebaum, The Creightonian (Nov 8, 2014).