Sorinel Adrian Oprisan

Sorinel Adrian OPRISANDepartment address:ttDepartment of Physics and AstronomyCollege of Charleston58 Coming St., Charleston, SC 29424Telephone: 1-843-953-0780 (Office)Fax: 1-843-953-4824 (Department)E-mail: oprisans@cofc.eduEDUCATION2005, M.S. in Computer Science from the University of New Orleans. Adviser: Dr. Bin Fu. Thesis: A Multi-dimensional width-bounded geometric separator and its applications to protein folding.1998, Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University Iasi, Romania. Adviser: Professor Ignat Margareta. Dissertation: Contribution to the nonequilibrium processes in thermodynamic systems and self-organization phenomenon.1987, B.S. Physics, Faculty of Physics, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University Iasi, Romania. Adviser: Professor Ignat Margareta. Graduation Project: Nonlinear evolution equation of nonquilibrium statistical thermodynamics with applications in life sciences.ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH POSITIONS09.2005-presentAssistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 08.2001 - 08.2005Research Specialist, Departments of Psychology, University of New Orleans, New Orlans, LA.01.2001 - 07.2001Postdoctoral Research Associate, Departments of Psychology & Physics, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA.08.1999 - 01.2001Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA.02.1999 - 08.1999Associate Professor, Department of Theoretical Physics, "Al.I.Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania.02.1997 - 02.1999 Lecturer, Department of Theoretical Physics, "Al.I.Cuza" University of Iasi , Romania.11.1990 - 02.1997Assistant Professor, Department of Theoretical Physics, "Al.I.Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania.09.1987 - 11.1990High school physics teacher Schools no. 7 & 8 Tecuci, Galati, Romania.TEACHING EXPERINECEUndergraduate:College of Charleston-Biophysical modeling of excitable cells-Classical Mechanics-Modern Physics-Introductory Physics (lecture and lab)-General Physics (lecture and lab)Department of Physics, University of New Orleans- General Physics 1031 (lecture), - General Physics 1034 (laboratory)Delgado Community College, New Orleans-General Physics (lecture)"Al.I.Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania:- Programming Languages: PASCAL (Physics major)- Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics (Applied Physics major)- Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics (Biophysics major)- Thermodynamics of Biological Systems (Biophysics major)Graduate:"Al.I.Cuza" University-Nonlinear Processes in Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics (Physics major)-Self-Organized Systems and Nonlinear Dynamics (Physics major)-Nonlinear Phenomena Theory and Its Applications (Physics major)-Control of Chaos Methods and Applications (Physics major)-Theoretical Physics (Chemistry and Physics major, Faculty of Chemistry)FELLOWSHIPSJune-July 1997, Tempus Fellowship, Department of Plasma Physics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION & AFFILIATION- Sigma XI, The Scientific Society (2005-)- The American Association of Physics Teachers (2005-)- The American Physical Society (2002-) - The Society for Neuroscience (1999-).- The New England Complex System Institute (1999-).HONORS AND AWARDS- Distinguished in the international acclaimed Marquis Who's Who in the World, 5th edition, 1999 as well as in the latest edition, New Jersey, U.S.A. - The Neuroscience Center of Excellence Travel Award, March 2003 SERVICE ACTIVITIES -International Advisory Committee for the Journal of Advanced Research in Physics (2009-)- Journal Reviewer for: Neurocomputing (2004-), FEBS Letters (2004-), Biophysical Journal (2003-)- Graduate thesis adviser for Mr. Dragos Amarie, "Al.I.Cuza" Universiy of Iasi, Romania, 1998. - American Biographycal Institute, Research Board of Advisers Member (2002) RESEARCH INTEREST- Computational Neuroscience (Neural networks, CPG design, ISI nonlinear forecasting)- Complex Systems (self-organization in mobile agents)- Computational Modeling of Complex Systems- Theoretical Physics- Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics- Nonlinear Dynamics an ChaosLANGUAGES- English- Romanian (native)SELECTED PUBLICATIONSBOOKSSingurel Gh., Oprisan S.A., Quantum optics I (in Romanian), "Al.I.Cuza" University Press, Iasi, 1997 Oprisan S.A., Ignat M., Numerical methods of theoretical physics I. Thermodynamics and statistical physics, (in Romanian), "Al.I.Cuza" University Press, Iasi, 1999.Oprisan S.A., Ignat M., I. Bena, Exercises and application on Statistical Thermodynamics (in Romanian), "Al.I.Cuza" University Press, Iasi, 2002.ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALSOprisan S.A. (2010). Existence and stability criteria for phase-locked modes in ring neural networks based on the spike time resetting curve method, Journal of Theoretical Biology, 262, 232�244. Oprisan A., Oprisan S.A., Teklu A. (2010). Experimental study of nonequilibrium fluctuations during free diffusion in nanocolloids using microscopic techniques. Applied Optics, 49(1), 86-96.Oprisan S.A. (2009). Stability of synchronous oscillations in a periodic network, International Journal of Neuroscience, 119(4).Oprisan S.A. (2009). Reducing the complexity of computational models of neurons using bifurcation diagrams, Revue Roumaine de Chimie, 54(6), 465�475.Klein B.M., Andrews J.B., Bannan B.A., Nazario-Toole A.E., Jenkins T.C., Christensen K.D., Oprisan S.A. and Meyer-Bernstein E.L. (2008). Phospholipase C beta 4 in mouse hepatocytes: Rhythmic expression and cellular distribution�, Comparative Hepatology, 7(8).Oprisan S.A. (2008). Rebalancing Na and K ionic fluxes in dopaminergic neurons, Romanian Journal of Chemistry, 59(11), 1222-1224.Oprisan S.A. and Boutan C.* (2008). Prediction of Entrainment and 1:1 Phase-Locked Modes in Two-Neuron Networks Based on the Phase Resetting Curve Method. International Journal of Neuroscience, 118, 867-890.Oprisan A., Oprisan S.A., Hegseth J.J., Garrabos Y., Lecoutre-Chabot C., Beysens D. (2008). Universality in early stage growth of phase separating domains near the critical point. Phys. Rev. E 77, 051118.Canavier C.C., S.A. Oprisan, J.C. Callaway, H. Ji, and P.D. Shepard (2007). Computational Model Predicts a Role for ERG Current in Repolarizing Plateau Potentials in Dopamine Neurons: Implications for Modulation of Neuronal Activity. Journal of Neurophysiology, 98, 3006-3022.Oprisan S.A. and Canavier C.C. (2006). Technique for eliminating nonessential components in the refinement of a model of dopamine neurons, Neurocomputing, 69, 1030-1034. �A computational model of oncogenesis using systemic approach�, S.A. Oprisan and Ana Oprisan (2006), Axiomathes (Complex Systems Biology and Life's Logic in memory of Robert Rosen. Guest Editor(s): Ion Baianu),16 (1-2):155-163. Oprisan S.A. , and C.C. Canavier, Stability criterion for a two-neuron reciprocally coupled network based on the phase and burst resetting curves Neurocomputing, 65:733-739, 2005. Oprisan S.A. , A.A. Prinz, and C.C. Canavier, Phase resetting and phase locking in hybrid circuits of one model and one biological neuron, Biophysical Journal 87(4):2283-2298, 2004. Oprisan S.A., Task Oriented Functional Self-Organization of Mobile Agents Team: Memory Optimization Based on Correlation Feature, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer 317, pp. 398-405, 2004. Oprisan S.A. , and C.C. Canavier, Stability analysis of entrainment by two periodic inputs with a fixed delay, Neurocomputing 52-54:59-63, 2003. Oprisan S.A. , V. Thirumalai, and C.C. Canavier, Dynamics from a time series: Can we extract the phase resetting curve from a time series?, Biophysical Journal 84(5):2919-2928, 2003. Oprisan S.A. , and P.T. Frangopol, Self-organization of mobile agents team. The memory registers optimization using correlation feature, Romanian Journal of Physics 48:247-255, 2003. Oprisan S.A., and P.T.Frangopol, Optimization of memory task allocation in stochastic functional self-organized sorting performed by cooperative autonomous mobile agents, Romanian Reports in Physics 55(4):657, 2003. Oprisan S.A., An application of the least-squares method to system parameters extraction from experimental data , Chaos 12(1):27-32, 2002. Oprisan S.A., and C.C. Canavier, The influence of limit cycle topology on the phase resetting curve , Neural Computation 14(5):1027-1057, 2002. Oprisan S.A., Optimization of the Memory Weighting Function in Stochastic Functional Self-Organized Sorting Performed by a Team of Autonomous Mobile Agents , Complex Systems 13(3):205-225, 2002. Oprisan S.A., Theoretical approach on microscopic bases of stochastic functional self-organization. Quantitative measures of the organizational degree of the environment , Journal of Physics A: Mathematical & General 34(47): 10013 - 10028, 2001 Oprisan S.A., and C.C. Canavier, Stability Analysis of Rings of Pulse-Coupled Oscillators: The Effect of Phase Resetting in the Second Cycle After the Pulse Is Important at Synchrony and For Long Pulses , Journal of Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems 9(3-4):243�258, 2001. Oprisan S.A., P.T. Frangopol, Pattern formation in an electrochemical oscillatory system: an analytic and numerical survey , Revue Roumaine de Chemie, 46(11):1213-1217 , 2001. Oprisan S.A., and C.C. Canavier, The Structure of Instantaneous Phase Resetting in a Neural Oscillator, InterJournal Complex Systems, manuscript 386 , 2001. Giuraniuc C.V., and Oprisan S.A., Short range and long range coupling in stochastic functional self organization, Physics Letters A 259(5): 334-338, 1999. Amarie D., Oprisan S.A., and Margareta Ignat, Random walk systems behavior based on record function , Physics Letters A 254(1-2), 112-118, 1999. Oprisan S.A., and Frangopol P.T., A new model for metal-passivation process. The electrochemical interface of the Ni/H2SO4 system investigated by nonlinear dynamics methods, Revue Roumain de Chemie 44(4):313-318, 1999. Oprisan S.A., and Ana Oprisan, The convergence optimization technique applied to the functional self-organization algorithm , Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom , s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 1999. Oprisan S.A., and Ana Oprisan, The saddle-node bifurcation and limit cycle transitions in the aquas environment metall pasivation reaction , Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom , s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 1999. Oprisan Ana, and Oprisan S.A., Margareta Ignat, The substrate interaction potential dependent thin film growth processes , Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom , s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 1999. Oprisan S.A., Convergence properties of the functional self-organization stochastic algorithm , Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General 31(42): 8451-8463, 1998. Oprisan S.A., Tarus B., and Frangopol P.T., The mesoscopic approach to chemical mechanism of tumor growth (III), Roumanian Journal of Physics, Vol. 43(1-2):595-601, 1998. Oprisan Ana, and Oprisan S.A., Monte Carlo simulation of the random and deterministic fractal growth processes, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXVIII , 1998. Oprisan S.A., The analytic periodic solutions for domain-wall motion, Physical Review B 56(1):79-83, 1997. Oprisan S.A., The classical gases in the Tsallis statistics using the generalized Riemann zeta functions , Journal de Physique I France 7(7): 853-862, 1997. Oprisan S.A., Margareta Ignat, and C.St. Badescu, The Krylov Analytic Method Applied to Bloch Domain-Wall Periodic Motion, Balkan Physics Letters, vol. 5 Suppl.: 1586, 1997. Oprisan S.A., The Markov Random Fields Formalism Applied to Lattice Dynamical Systems with Memory, Balkan Physics Letters, vol. 5 Suppl.: 1590, 1997. Badescu C.St., Ignat M., and Oprisan S.A., Some aspects of the nonlinear dynamics of magnetic domain wall, Sensor and Actuators A-Physical 59(1-3): 352-356, 1997. Badescu C.St., Ignat M., and Oprisan S.A., On the Chaotic Oscillations of Bloch Walls and Their Control, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, vol. 8(1): 33-43, 1997. Oprisan S.A., A pattern generation and recognition algorithm using random Markov fields, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXVI, 49-56, 1997 Oprisan S.A., The theoretical analysis of convergence properties of the functional self-organization stochastic algorithm, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXVI, 57-67, 1997. Oprisan S.A., The features method applied to clustering dynamics of stochastic functional self-organization model, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXVI, 68-83, 1997. Oprisan S.A.,Dynamic reconstruction of lattice structure using random walk with memory, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXVI, 57-67, 1997. Oprisan S.A., V. Holban, and B. Moldoveanu, Functional self-organization performing wide-sense stochastic processes, Physics Letters A 216(6): 303-306, 1996. Oprisan S.A., and M. Ignat, The control of chaos by periodic perturbations. A theoretical approach, Journal of Technical Physics (former Acta Physica Polanica B), vol. 37(3-4): 399-403, 1996. Oprisan S.A., About the Kullback entropy applied to the geometrization of the equilibrium thermodynamics, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXV, 16-25, 1996. Oprisan S.A., The Metric Tensor for the Spin Systems in Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXV, 26-32, 1996. Oprisan S.A., Transition from type 1 to type 0 phase resetting curve in perturbed limit cycle behavior, Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom XLI-XLII, s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 141-146, 1995-1996. Oprisan S.A., About the conservation equation in stochastic canonical theory, Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom XLI-XLII, s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 131-140, 1995-1996. Oprisan S.A., Solutions of the Fisher equation in electric field, Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom XLI-XLII, s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 147-152, 1995-1996. Oprisan S.A., The complete interaction mechanism for the heat conduction equation in canonical stochastic theory, Roumanian Journal of Physics 39, no. 2: 123-132, 1994. Oprisan S.A., Deterministic description of the stochastic motion, Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom XL, s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 89-92, 1994. Oprisan S.A., The Kramers-Moyal expansion for the Fokker Planck equation, Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom XL, s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 85-88, 1994.

College of Charleston, Charleston, .

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Nascut(a) in: 2000

Interese: fizica teoretica, sisteme complexe, dinamica neliniara

Detalii:
SORINEL ADRIAN OPRISAN

Afilierea academica
Department of Physics and Astronomy
College of Charleston
58 Coming St., Charleston, SC 29424

Telefon: 1-843-953-0780 (Oficiu)
Fax: 1-843-953-4824 (Departament)

Pregatire profesionala

2005, Master od Science in Computer Science, University of New Orleans. Coordonator: Dr. Bin Fu. Teza: A Multi-dimensional width-bounded geometric separator and its applications to protein folding.

1998, Doctorat in ramura de stiinte fizica teoretica. Teza de doctorat cu titlul Contributii la teoria proceselor de neechilibru a sistemelor termodinamice si a fenomenelor de autoorganizare, conducator stiintific prof. univ. dr. Ignat Margareta, Universitatea "Al.I.Cuza" Iasi, referenti: prof. univ. dr. Zoltan Gabos, Universitatea "Babes-Bolyai" Cluj" , cercet. pr. I Dan Grecu, Institutul National de Fizica Atomica si Nucleara, Bucuresti , prof. univ. dr. habit. Anatol Rotaru, Universitatea de Stat Chisinau, Republica Moldova

1983-1987 Universitatea "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" Iasi, Facultatea de Fizica

1978-1982 Liceul "Alexandru Ioan Cuza", Birlad

Pozitii didactice si de cercetare

2005-present:
- Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC.

2001-2005:
- Research Specialist la Departamentul de Psihologie, Universitatea New Orleans, New Orleans, US.
- Adjunct Faculty, la Departamentul de Fizica, Universitatea New Orleans, New Orleans, US.


2000-2001:
- Postdoctoral Research Associate la Departamentele de Psihologie si Fizica, Universitatea New Orleans, New Orleans, US.
- Conferential universitar la Catedra de Fizica Teoretica a Facultatii de Fizica, Universitatea "Al.I.Cuza" Iasi, Romania.

1999-2000:
- Postdoctoral researcher Departamentul de Psihologie, Universitatea New Orleans, New Orleans, US.
- Conferential universitar la Catedra de Fizica Teoretica a Facultatii de Fizica, Universitatea "Al.I.Cuza" Iasi, Romania.

1997-1999:
- Lector universitar la Catedra de Fizica Teoretica a Facultatii de Fizica, Universitatea "Al.I.Cuza" Iasi

1990-1997:
- Asistent universitar la Catedra de Fizica Teoretica a Facultatii de Fizica, Universitatea "Al.I.Cuza" Iasi

1987-1990:
- Profesor de Fizica in invatamantul preuniveristar, Tecuci, Galati, Romania.


Domenii de preocupare stiintifica

- Computational neuroscience (modelarea matematica a retelelor neuronale de tipul CPG, predictie neliniara folosing ISI);

- Termodinamica si Fizica Statistica (termodinamica proceselor de neechilibru si
termodinamica extinsa a proceselor de neechilibru; procese stochastice;
structuri disipative);

- Dinamica Neliniara (metode analitice si numerice de integrare a ecuatiilor de evolutie neliniare; metode de analiza a seriilor de date experimentale; controlul si sincronizarea dinamicilor haotice);

- Fizica Computationala (teoria si programarea automatelor celulare; modelarea dinamicii sistemelor complexe, recunoasterea si analiza patternurilor);

- Sisteme Dinamice Complexe (sisteme dinamice autoorganizate; inteligenta artificiala si sisteme multi-agent).

- Modelarea dinamicii retelelor neuronale(modele computationale pentru retele neuronale; proiectarea VLSI pentru controlul centrilor locomotori)

Memebru in organizatii stiintifice si profesionale

- Sigma XI, The Scientific Society (2005-)
- The American Association of Physics Teachers (2005-)
- The American Physical Society (2002-)
- The Society for Neuroscience (1999-).
- The New England Complex System Institute (1999-).

Cursuri si prelegeri

- Haos si metode de control a haosului(2c+3l), curs obligatoriu anul I Studii Aprofundate, Facultatea de Fizica

- Teoria fenomenelor neliniare (2c+2s), curs obligatoriu toate sectiile anul I Studii Aprofundate, Facultatea de Fizica

- Autoorganizare si dinamica neliniara (2c+2s/l), curs optional anul III Fizica, III Fizica Tehnologica, III Biofizica si III Fizica Medicala, Facultatea de Fizica

- Termodinamica sistemelor biologice (2c+2s/l), curs optional anul IV sectia Biofizica si IV Fizica Medicala, Facultatea de Fizica

- Termodinamica proceselor de neechilibru si fizica staistica (2c+3s), curs obligatoriu anul II sectia Biofizica, Facultatea de Fizica

- Termodinamica proceselor de neechiliru si fizica statistica - domeniul neliniar (2c+2s), curs obligatoriu Master, Facultatea de Fizica

- Fizica statistica (2c+2s), curs obligatoriu Fizica Tehnologica, Facultatea de Fizica

- Fizica teoretica(2c+2s), curs obligatoriu anul IV sectia Chimie-Fizica, Facultatea de Chimie

- Limbaje de programare (2c+2l), curs obligatoriu anul I, Facultatea de Fizica

Burse si stagii de specializare

Tempus Fellow, Iunie-Iulie 1997, Universitatea Innsbruck,Laboratorul de Fizica Plasmei, Innsbruck, Austria

Premii si distinctii

Who's Who in Science and Engineering, The 5th Edition, Marquis Who's Who in America, 1999

International Man of the Year for 1998/99, International Biographical Center Cambridge


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

Singurel Gh., Oprisan S.A., Quantum optics I (in Romanian), "Al.I.Cuza" University Press, Iasi, 1997

Oprisan S.A., Ignat M., Numerical methods of theoretical physics I. Thermodynamics and statistical physics, (in Romanian), "Al.I.Cuza" University Press, Iasi, 1999.

Oprisan S.A., Ignat M., I. Bena, Exercises and application on Statistical Thermodynamics (in Romanian), "Al.I.Cuza" University Press, Iasi, 2002.

ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

Oprisan S.A. (2010). Existence and stability criteria for phase-locked modes in ring neural networks based on the spike time resetting curve method, Journal of Theoretical Biology, 262, 232�244.

Oprisan A., Oprisan S.A., Teklu A. (2010). Experimental study of nonequilibrium fluctuations during free diffusion in nanocolloids using microscopic techniques. Applied Optics, 49(1), 86-96.

Oprisan S.A. (2009). Stability of synchronous oscillations in a periodic network, International Journal of Neuroscience, 119(4).

Oprisan S.A. (2009). Reducing the complexity of computational models of neurons using bifurcation diagrams, Revue Roumaine de Chimie, 54(6), 465�475.

Klein B.M., Andrews J.B., Bannan B.A., Nazario-Toole A.E., Jenkins T.C., Christensen K.D., Oprisan S.A. and Meyer-Bernstein E.L. (2008). Phospholipase C beta 4 in mouse hepatocytes: Rhythmic expression and cellular distribution�, Comparative Hepatology, 7(8).

Oprisan S.A. (2008). Rebalancing Na and K ionic fluxes in dopaminergic neurons, Romanian Journal of Chemistry, 59(11), 1222-1224.

Oprisan S.A. and Boutan C.* (2008). Prediction of Entrainment and 1:1 Phase-Locked Modes in Two-Neuron Networks Based on the Phase Resetting Curve Method. International Journal of Neuroscience, 118, 867-890.

Oprisan A., Oprisan S.A., Hegseth J.J., Garrabos Y., Lecoutre-Chabot C., Beysens D. (2008). Universality in early stage growth of phase separating domains near the critical point. Phys. Rev. E 77, 051118.

Canavier C.C., S.A. Oprisan, J.C. Callaway, H. Ji, and P.D. Shepard (2007). Computational Model Predicts a Role for ERG Current in Repolarizing Plateau Potentials in Dopamine Neurons: Implications for Modulation of Neuronal Activity. Journal of Neurophysiology, 98, 3006-3022.

Oprisan S.A. and Canavier C.C. (2006). Technique for eliminating nonessential components in the refinement of a model of dopamine neurons, Neurocomputing, 69, 1030-1034.

�A computational model of oncogenesis using systemic approach�, S.A. Oprisan and Ana Oprisan (2006), Axiomathes (Complex Systems Biology and Life's Logic in memory of Robert Rosen. Guest Editor(s): Ion Baianu),16 (1-2):155-163.

Oprisan S.A. , and C.C. Canavier, Stability criterion for a two-neuron reciprocally coupled network based on the phase and burst resetting curves Neurocomputing, 65:733-739, 2005.

Oprisan S.A. , A.A. Prinz, and C.C. Canavier, Phase resetting and phase locking in hybrid circuits of one model and one biological neuron, Biophysical Journal 87(4):2283-2298, 2004.

Oprisan S.A., Task Oriented Functional Self-Organization of Mobile Agents Team: Memory Optimization Based on Correlation Feature, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer 317, pp. 398-405, 2004.

Oprisan S.A. , and C.C. Canavier, Stability analysis of entrainment by two periodic inputs with a fixed delay, Neurocomputing 52-54:59-63, 2003.

Oprisan S.A. , V. Thirumalai, and C.C. Canavier, Dynamics from a time series: Can we extract the phase resetting curve from a time series?, Biophysical Journal 84(5):2919-2928, 2003.

Oprisan S.A. , and P.T. Frangopol, Self-organization of mobile agents team. The memory registers optimization using correlation feature, Romanian Journal of Physics 48:247-255, 2003.

Oprisan S.A., and P.T.Frangopol, Optimization of memory task allocation in stochastic functional self-organized sorting performed by cooperative autonomous mobile agents, Romanian Reports in Physics 55(4):657, 2003.

Oprisan S.A., An application of the least-squares method to system parameters extraction from experimental data , Chaos 12(1):27-32, 2002.

Oprisan S.A., and C.C. Canavier, The influence of limit cycle topology on the phase resetting curve , Neural Computation 14(5):1027-1057, 2002.

Oprisan S.A., Optimization of the Memory Weighting Function in Stochastic Functional Self-Organized Sorting Performed by a Team of Autonomous Mobile Agents , Complex Systems 13(3):205-225, 2002.

Oprisan S.A., Theoretical approach on microscopic bases of stochastic functional self-organization. Quantitative measures of the organizational degree of the environment , Journal of Physics A: Mathematical & General 34(47): 10013 - 10028, 2001

Oprisan S.A., and C.C. Canavier, Stability Analysis of Rings of Pulse-Coupled Oscillators: The Effect of Phase Resetting in the Second Cycle After the Pulse Is Important at Synchrony and For Long Pulses , Journal of Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems 9(3-4):243�258, 2001.

Oprisan S.A., P.T. Frangopol, Pattern formation in an electrochemical oscillatory system: an analytic and numerical survey , Revue Roumaine de Chemie, 46(11):1213-1217 , 2001.

Oprisan S.A., and C.C. Canavier, The Structure of Instantaneous Phase Resetting in a Neural Oscillator, InterJournal Complex Systems, manuscript 386 , 2001.

Giuraniuc C.V., and Oprisan S.A., Short range and long range coupling in stochastic functional self organization, Physics Letters A 259(5): 334-338, 1999.

Amarie D., Oprisan S.A., and Margareta Ignat, Random walk systems behavior based on record function , Physics Letters A 254(1-2), 112-118, 1999.

Oprisan S.A., and Frangopol P.T., A new model for metal-passivation process. The electrochemical interface of the Ni/H2SO4 system investigated by nonlinear dynamics methods, Revue Roumain de Chemie 44(4):313-318, 1999.

Oprisan S.A., and Ana Oprisan, The convergence optimization technique applied to the functional self-organization algorithm , Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom , s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 1999.

Oprisan S.A., and Ana Oprisan, The saddle-node bifurcation and limit cycle transitions in the aquas environment metall pasivation reaction , Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom , s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 1999.

Oprisan Ana, and Oprisan S.A., Margareta Ignat, The substrate interaction potential dependent thin film growth processes , Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom , s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 1999.

Oprisan S.A., Convergence properties of the functional self-organization stochastic algorithm , Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General 31(42): 8451-8463, 1998.

Oprisan S.A., Tarus B., and Frangopol P.T., The mesoscopic approach to chemical mechanism of tumor growth (III), Roumanian Journal of Physics, Vol. 43(1-2):595-601, 1998.

Oprisan Ana, and Oprisan S.A., Monte Carlo simulation of the random and deterministic fractal growth processes, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXVIII , 1998.

Oprisan S.A., The analytic periodic solutions for domain-wall motion, Physical Review B 56(1):79-83, 1997.

Oprisan S.A., The classical gases in the Tsallis statistics using the generalized Riemann zeta functions , Journal de Physique I France 7(7): 853-862, 1997.

Oprisan S.A., Margareta Ignat, and C.St. Badescu, The Krylov Analytic Method Applied to Bloch Domain-Wall Periodic Motion, Balkan Physics Letters, vol. 5 Suppl.: 1586, 1997.

Oprisan S.A., The Markov Random Fields Formalism Applied to Lattice Dynamical Systems with Memory, Balkan Physics Letters, vol. 5 Suppl.: 1590, 1997.

Badescu C.St., Ignat M., and Oprisan S.A., Some aspects of the nonlinear dynamics of magnetic domain wall, Sensor and Actuators A-Physical 59(1-3): 352-356, 1997.

Badescu C.St., Ignat M., and Oprisan S.A., On the Chaotic Oscillations of Bloch Walls and Their Control, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, vol. 8(1): 33-43, 1997.

Oprisan S.A., A pattern generation and recognition algorithm using random Markov fields, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXVI, 49-56, 1997

Oprisan S.A., The theoretical analysis of convergence properties of the functional self-organization stochastic algorithm, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXVI, 57-67, 1997.

Oprisan S.A., The features method applied to clustering dynamics of stochastic functional self-organization model, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXVI, 68-83, 1997.

Oprisan S.A.,Dynamic reconstruction of lattice structure using random walk with memory, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXVI, 57-67, 1997.

Oprisan S.A., V. Holban, and B. Moldoveanu, Functional self-organization performing wide-sense stochastic processes, Physics Letters A 216(6): 303-306, 1996.

Oprisan S.A., and M. Ignat, The control of chaos by periodic perturbations. A theoretical approach, Journal of Technical Physics (former Acta Physica Polanica B), vol. 37(3-4): 399-403, 1996.

Oprisan S.A., About the Kullback entropy applied to the geometrization of the equilibrium thermodynamics, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXV, 16-25, 1996.

Oprisan S.A., The Metric Tensor for the Spin Systems in Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXV, 26-32, 1996.

Oprisan S.A., Transition from type 1 to type 0 phase resetting curve in perturbed limit cycle behavior, Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom XLI-XLII, s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 141-146, 1995-1996.

Oprisan S.A., About the conservation equation in stochastic canonical theory, Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom XLI-XLII, s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 131-140, 1995-1996.

Oprisan S.A., Solutions of the Fisher equation in electric field, Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom XLI-XLII, s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 147-152, 1995-1996.

Oprisan S.A., The complete interaction mechanism for the heat conduction equation in canonical stochastic theory, Roumanian Journal of Physics 39, no. 2: 123-132, 1994.

Oprisan S.A., Deterministic description of the stochastic motion, Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom XL, s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 89-92, 1994.

Oprisan S.A., The Kramers-Moyal expansion for the Fokker Planck equation, Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom XL, s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 85-88, 1994.

Details:
Sorinel Adrian OPRISAN

Department address:

Department of Physics and Astronomy
College of Charleston
58 Coming St., Charleston, SC 29424

Telephone: 1-843-953-0780 (Office)
Fax: 1-843-953-4824 (Department)
E-mail: oprisans@cofc.edu

EDUCATION

2005, M.S. in Computer Science from the University of New Orleans. Adviser: Dr. Bin Fu. Thesis: A Multi-dimensional width-bounded geometric separator and its applications to protein folding.

1998, Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University Iasi, Romania. Adviser: Professor Ignat Margareta. Dissertation: Contribution to the nonequilibrium processes in thermodynamic systems and self-organization phenomenon.

1987, B.S. Physics, Faculty of Physics, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University Iasi, Romania. Adviser: Professor Ignat Margareta. Graduation Project: Nonlinear evolution equation of nonquilibrium statistical thermodynamics with applications in life sciences.

ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH POSITIONS

09.2005-present
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

08.2001 - 08.2005
Research Specialist, Departments of Psychology, University of New Orleans, New Orlans, LA.

01.2001 - 07.2001
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Departments of Psychology & Physics, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA.

08.1999 - 01.2001
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA.

02.1999 - 08.1999
Associate Professor, Department of Theoretical Physics, "Al.I.Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania.

02.1997 - 02.1999
Lecturer, Department of Theoretical Physics, "Al.I.Cuza" University of Iasi , Romania.

11.1990 - 02.1997
Assistant Professor, Department of Theoretical Physics, "Al.I.Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania.

09.1987 - 11.1990
High school physics teacher Schools no. 7 & 8 Tecuci, Galati, Romania.

TEACHING EXPERINECE

Undergraduate:
College of Charleston
-Biophysical modeling of excitable cells
-Classical Mechanics
-Modern Physics
-Introductory Physics (lecture and lab)
-General Physics (lecture and lab)
Department of Physics, University of New Orleans
- General Physics 1031 (lecture),
- General Physics 1034 (laboratory)
Delgado Community College, New Orleans
-General Physics (lecture)
"Al.I.Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania:
- Programming Languages: PASCAL (Physics major)
- Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics (Applied Physics major)
- Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics (Biophysics major)
- Thermodynamics of Biological Systems (Biophysics major)

Graduate:
"Al.I.Cuza" University
-Nonlinear Processes in Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics (Physics major)
-Self-Organized Systems and Nonlinear Dynamics (Physics major)
-Nonlinear Phenomena Theory and Its Applications (Physics major)
-Control of Chaos Methods and Applications (Physics major)
-Theoretical Physics (Chemistry and Physics major, Faculty of Chemistry)

FELLOWSHIPS

June-July 1997, Tempus Fellowship, Department of Plasma Physics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION & AFFILIATION
- Sigma XI, The Scientific Society (2005-)
- The American Association of Physics Teachers (2005-)
- The American Physical Society (2002-)
- The Society for Neuroscience (1999-).
- The New England Complex System Institute (1999-).

HONORS AND AWARDS

- Distinguished in the international acclaimed Marquis Who's Who in the World, 5th edition, 1999 as well as in the latest edition, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- The Neuroscience Center of Excellence Travel Award, March 2003


SERVICE ACTIVITIES
-International Advisory Committee for the Journal of Advanced Research in Physics (2009-)
- Journal Reviewer for: Neurocomputing (2004-), FEBS Letters (2004-), Biophysical Journal (2003-)
- Graduate thesis adviser for Mr. Dragos Amarie, "Al.I.Cuza" Universiy of Iasi, Romania, 1998.
- American Biographycal Institute, Research Board of Advisers Member (2002)

RESEARCH INTEREST

- Computational Neuroscience (Neural networks, CPG design, ISI nonlinear forecasting)
- Complex Systems (self-organization in mobile agents)
- Computational Modeling of Complex Systems
- Theoretical Physics
- Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
- Nonlinear Dynamics an Chaos

LANGUAGES
- English
- Romanian (native)


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

Singurel Gh., Oprisan S.A., Quantum optics I (in Romanian), "Al.I.Cuza" University Press, Iasi, 1997

Oprisan S.A., Ignat M., Numerical methods of theoretical physics I. Thermodynamics and statistical physics, (in Romanian), "Al.I.Cuza" University Press, Iasi, 1999.

Oprisan S.A., Ignat M., I. Bena, Exercises and application on Statistical Thermodynamics (in Romanian), "Al.I.Cuza" University Press, Iasi, 2002.

ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

Oprisan S.A. (2010). Existence and stability criteria for phase-locked modes in ring neural networks based on the spike time resetting curve method, Journal of Theoretical Biology, 262, 232�244.

Oprisan A., Oprisan S.A., Teklu A. (2010). Experimental study of nonequilibrium fluctuations during free diffusion in nanocolloids using microscopic techniques. Applied Optics, 49(1), 86-96.

Oprisan S.A. (2009). Stability of synchronous oscillations in a periodic network, International Journal of Neuroscience, 119(4).

Oprisan S.A. (2009). Reducing the complexity of computational models of neurons using bifurcation diagrams, Revue Roumaine de Chimie, 54(6), 465�475.

Klein B.M., Andrews J.B., Bannan B.A., Nazario-Toole A.E., Jenkins T.C., Christensen K.D., Oprisan S.A. and Meyer-Bernstein E.L. (2008). Phospholipase C beta 4 in mouse hepatocytes: Rhythmic expression and cellular distribution�, Comparative Hepatology, 7(8).

Oprisan S.A. (2008). Rebalancing Na and K ionic fluxes in dopaminergic neurons, Romanian Journal of Chemistry, 59(11), 1222-1224.

Oprisan S.A. and Boutan C.* (2008). Prediction of Entrainment and 1:1 Phase-Locked Modes in Two-Neuron Networks Based on the Phase Resetting Curve Method. International Journal of Neuroscience, 118, 867-890.

Oprisan A., Oprisan S.A., Hegseth J.J., Garrabos Y., Lecoutre-Chabot C., Beysens D. (2008). Universality in early stage growth of phase separating domains near the critical point. Phys. Rev. E 77, 051118.

Canavier C.C., S.A. Oprisan, J.C. Callaway, H. Ji, and P.D. Shepard (2007). Computational Model Predicts a Role for ERG Current in Repolarizing Plateau Potentials in Dopamine Neurons: Implications for Modulation of Neuronal Activity. Journal of Neurophysiology, 98, 3006-3022.

Oprisan S.A. and Canavier C.C. (2006). Technique for eliminating nonessential components in the refinement of a model of dopamine neurons, Neurocomputing, 69, 1030-1034.

�A computational model of oncogenesis using systemic approach�, S.A. Oprisan and Ana Oprisan (2006), Axiomathes (Complex Systems Biology and Life's Logic in memory of Robert Rosen. Guest Editor(s): Ion Baianu),16 (1-2):155-163.

Oprisan S.A. , and C.C. Canavier, Stability criterion for a two-neuron reciprocally coupled network based on the phase and burst resetting curves Neurocomputing, 65:733-739, 2005.

Oprisan S.A. , A.A. Prinz, and C.C. Canavier, Phase resetting and phase locking in hybrid circuits of one model and one biological neuron, Biophysical Journal 87(4):2283-2298, 2004.

Oprisan S.A., Task Oriented Functional Self-Organization of Mobile Agents Team: Memory Optimization Based on Correlation Feature, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer 317, pp. 398-405, 2004.

Oprisan S.A. , and C.C. Canavier, Stability analysis of entrainment by two periodic inputs with a fixed delay, Neurocomputing 52-54:59-63, 2003.

Oprisan S.A. , V. Thirumalai, and C.C. Canavier, Dynamics from a time series: Can we extract the phase resetting curve from a time series?, Biophysical Journal 84(5):2919-2928, 2003.

Oprisan S.A. , and P.T. Frangopol, Self-organization of mobile agents team. The memory registers optimization using correlation feature, Romanian Journal of Physics 48:247-255, 2003.

Oprisan S.A., and P.T.Frangopol, Optimization of memory task allocation in stochastic functional self-organized sorting performed by cooperative autonomous mobile agents, Romanian Reports in Physics 55(4):657, 2003.

Oprisan S.A., An application of the least-squares method to system parameters extraction from experimental data , Chaos 12(1):27-32, 2002.

Oprisan S.A., and C.C. Canavier, The influence of limit cycle topology on the phase resetting curve , Neural Computation 14(5):1027-1057, 2002.

Oprisan S.A., Optimization of the Memory Weighting Function in Stochastic Functional Self-Organized Sorting Performed by a Team of Autonomous Mobile Agents , Complex Systems 13(3):205-225, 2002.

Oprisan S.A., Theoretical approach on microscopic bases of stochastic functional self-organization. Quantitative measures of the organizational degree of the environment , Journal of Physics A: Mathematical & General 34(47): 10013 - 10028, 2001

Oprisan S.A., and C.C. Canavier, Stability Analysis of Rings of Pulse-Coupled Oscillators: The Effect of Phase Resetting in the Second Cycle After the Pulse Is Important at Synchrony and For Long Pulses , Journal of Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems 9(3-4):243�258, 2001.

Oprisan S.A., P.T. Frangopol, Pattern formation in an electrochemical oscillatory system: an analytic and numerical survey , Revue Roumaine de Chemie, 46(11):1213-1217 , 2001.

Oprisan S.A., and C.C. Canavier, The Structure of Instantaneous Phase Resetting in a Neural Oscillator, InterJournal Complex Systems, manuscript 386 , 2001.

Giuraniuc C.V., and Oprisan S.A., Short range and long range coupling in stochastic functional self organization, Physics Letters A 259(5): 334-338, 1999.

Amarie D., Oprisan S.A., and Margareta Ignat, Random walk systems behavior based on record function , Physics Letters A 254(1-2), 112-118, 1999.

Oprisan S.A., and Frangopol P.T., A new model for metal-passivation process. The electrochemical interface of the Ni/H2SO4 system investigated by nonlinear dynamics methods, Revue Roumain de Chemie 44(4):313-318, 1999.

Oprisan S.A., and Ana Oprisan, The convergence optimization technique applied to the functional self-organization algorithm , Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom , s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 1999.

Oprisan S.A., and Ana Oprisan, The saddle-node bifurcation and limit cycle transitions in the aquas environment metall pasivation reaction , Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom , s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 1999.

Oprisan Ana, and Oprisan S.A., Margareta Ignat, The substrate interaction potential dependent thin film growth processes , Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom , s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 1999.

Oprisan S.A., Convergence properties of the functional self-organization stochastic algorithm , Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General 31(42): 8451-8463, 1998.

Oprisan S.A., Tarus B., and Frangopol P.T., The mesoscopic approach to chemical mechanism of tumor growth (III), Roumanian Journal of Physics, Vol. 43(1-2):595-601, 1998.

Oprisan Ana, and Oprisan S.A., Monte Carlo simulation of the random and deterministic fractal growth processes, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXVIII , 1998.

Oprisan S.A., The analytic periodic solutions for domain-wall motion, Physical Review B 56(1):79-83, 1997.

Oprisan S.A., The classical gases in the Tsallis statistics using the generalized Riemann zeta functions , Journal de Physique I France 7(7): 853-862, 1997.

Oprisan S.A., Margareta Ignat, and C.St. Badescu, The Krylov Analytic Method Applied to Bloch Domain-Wall Periodic Motion, Balkan Physics Letters, vol. 5 Suppl.: 1586, 1997.

Oprisan S.A., The Markov Random Fields Formalism Applied to Lattice Dynamical Systems with Memory, Balkan Physics Letters, vol. 5 Suppl.: 1590, 1997.

Badescu C.St., Ignat M., and Oprisan S.A., Some aspects of the nonlinear dynamics of magnetic domain wall, Sensor and Actuators A-Physical 59(1-3): 352-356, 1997.

Badescu C.St., Ignat M., and Oprisan S.A., On the Chaotic Oscillations of Bloch Walls and Their Control, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, vol. 8(1): 33-43, 1997.

Oprisan S.A., A pattern generation and recognition algorithm using random Markov fields, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXVI, 49-56, 1997

Oprisan S.A., The theoretical analysis of convergence properties of the functional self-organization stochastic algorithm, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXVI, 57-67, 1997.

Oprisan S.A., The features method applied to clustering dynamics of stochastic functional self-organization model, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXVI, 68-83, 1997.

Oprisan S.A.,Dynamic reconstruction of lattice structure using random walk with memory, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXVI, 57-67, 1997.

Oprisan S.A., V. Holban, and B. Moldoveanu, Functional self-organization performing wide-sense stochastic processes, Physics Letters A 216(6): 303-306, 1996.

Oprisan S.A., and M. Ignat, The control of chaos by periodic perturbations. A theoretical approach, Journal of Technical Physics (former Acta Physica Polanica B), vol. 37(3-4): 399-403, 1996.

Oprisan S.A., About the Kullback entropy applied to the geometrization of the equilibrium thermodynamics, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXV, 16-25, 1996.

Oprisan S.A., The Metric Tensor for the Spin Systems in Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Annals of the West University Timisoara, vol. XXXV, 26-32, 1996.

Oprisan S.A., Transition from type 1 to type 0 phase resetting curve in perturbed limit cycle behavior, Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom XLI-XLII, s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 141-146, 1995-1996.

Oprisan S.A., About the conservation equation in stochastic canonical theory, Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom XLI-XLII, s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 131-140, 1995-1996.

Oprisan S.A., Solutions of the Fisher equation in electric field, Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom XLI-XLII, s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 147-152, 1995-1996.

Oprisan S.A., The complete interaction mechanism for the heat conduction equation in canonical stochastic theory, Roumanian Journal of Physics 39, no. 2: 123-132, 1994.

Oprisan S.A., Deterministic description of the stochastic motion, Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom XL, s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 89-92, 1994.

Oprisan S.A., The Kramers-Moyal expansion for the Fokker Planck equation, Annals of "Al.I.Cuza" University Iasi, Tom XL, s.I.b. fasc 2 Solid State and Theoretical Physics, 85-88, 1994.

Publicații selectate:

* Sorinel A. Oprisan and Carmen C. Canavier, Stability criterion for a two-neuron reciprocally, Neurocomputing, 65-66, 2005.