Catalin Chiritescu

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Urbana, .

E-mail: trimite un mesaj.

Pagina web a instituţiei: http://www.uiuc.edu

Nascut(a) in: 1975

Interese: materials science, thin films, thermal properties

Details:
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Pulsed Laser Deposition
Laser setup procedure and vacuum system handling. Performed studies on deposition conditions for thin films of oxides, nitrides, bio-materials and superstructures. Acquired knowledge of laser-plasma-surface interactions and characterization techniques (XRD, TEM, SEM, AFM).

Single-crystal fibers
Acquired knowledge of advanced ceramic materials manufacturing. Performed studies of fiber sintering and crystallization conditions on unique laser-assisted image furnace facility.

Inertial Confinement Fusion
Performed charged-particle spectroscopy studies of inertial confinement fusion products using CR-39 track detectors. Acquired knowledge of specific fusion reactions. Familiarized with specific work security procedures.

EXPERIENCE

Research assistant 2002 - Present
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Materials Science Department, Ceramics Division

Low-Cost Fabrication of Single-Crystal YAG Fibers - US Air Force contract

Research assistant 2000-2002
Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, NY
OMEGA National Facility, Experimental Division

Charged-Particle Spectroscopy studies of inertial confinement fusion products

Research scientist 1997-2000
Institute for Atomic Physics, Bucharest, Romania
Laser, Plasma and Radiation Division

Thin films synthesis of a wide range of materials by Pulsed Laser Deposition.
Scientific presentations and interactions with scientists from USA, France, Italy, Germany, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Austria

Visiting Research Scientist February - August 1999
Institute for Physics and Chemistry of Materials - CNRS, Strasbourg, France

Thin films characterization techniques.
Acting liaison between the Institute for Atomic Physics, Lasers Division and Institute for Materials Physics and Chemistry (IPCMS)

PUBLICATIONS

"Low Temperature Growth of Smooth Indium Tin Oxide Films by UV Assisted Pulsed Laser Deposition." Journal of Optoelectronic and Advanced Materials, 4 [1], 2002

"Absolute Measurements of Neutron Yields from DD and DT Implosions at the OMEGA Laser Facility Using CR-39 Track Detectors." Review of Scientific Instruments, 73 [7]. pp. 2597-2605, 2002

“First results from cryogenic target implosions on OMEGA” Physics of Plasmas, 9 [5], pp. 2195-2201, 2002

"Experimental Inferences of rho*R Evolution and the Spatial Extent of Mix from the D3He, 14.7-MeV Proton Line Structure." Bulletin of American Physical Society, 46 [11]. 2001

"Strontium-Ferrite Thin Films Grown on Sapphire by Reactive Pulsed Laser Deposition." Applied Surface Science, 168. pp. 108-113, 2000

"Pulsed Laser Deposition of Hydroxyapatite Thin Solid Films on Ti-5Al-2.5Fe Substrates." Applied Surface Science 168. pp. 127-131, 2000

EDUCATION

Ph.D, Materials Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Urbana, IL
Degree in progress

M.S., Mechanical Engineering and Physics, Minor: High Energy-Density Program - (December 2001)
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

M.S., Physics, Minor: Plasma and Lasers - (July 1999)
University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Optics, Spectroscopy, Plasma and Lasers Department

B.S., Physics, Minor: Optics, Spectroscopy, Plasma and Lasers - (July 1997)
University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

- Horton Fellowship, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (September 2000 to December 2001)
- Boursier du Gouvernement Français, École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries, Strasbourg, France (February 1999 to August 1999)
- Merit Fellowship, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania (October 1993 to July 1997)

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English - fluent
French - fluent
Romanian - home language
Italian, Spanish - conversational

COMPUTER SKILLS

Operating Systems: UNIX (Solaris, IRIX), SuSe Linux, Microsoft Windows, Novell

Software: Adobe and Corel Suite, LabView, MDI Jade, Microsoft Office Suite, Matlab, Mathematica, Origin

Programming: FORTRAN, HTML and basic knowledge of C++, Java

Publicații selectate:

* Catalin Chiritescu, David G. Cahill, Ngoc Nguyen, David Johnson, Arun Bodapati, Pawel Keblinski, Paul Zschack, Ultralow Thermal Conductivity in Disordered, Layered WSe2 Crystals, Science, 315, 2007.

* V. Nelea, C. Ristoscu, C. Chiritescu, C. Ghica, I.N. Mihailescu, H. Pelletier, P. Mille, A. Cornet, Pulsed laser deposition of hydroxyapatite thin films on Ti5Al2.5Fe Substrates, Applied Surface Science, 168, 2000.

* M.E. Koleva, S. Zotova, P.A. Atanasova, R.I. Tomova, C. Ristoscu, V. Nelea, C. Chiritescu, E. Gyorgy, C. Ghica, I.N. Mihailescu, Sr-ferrite thin films grown on sapphire by pulsed laser deposition, Applied Surface Science, 168, 2000.

* R.D. Petrasso, C.K. Li, F.H. Seguin, J.A. Frenje, S. Kurebayashi (MIT), P.B. Radha, D.D. Meyerhofer, J.M. Soures, J.A. Delettrez, C. Stoeckl, S. Roberts, V.Yu. Glebov, W. Seka, C. Chiritescu (LLE/UR), T.C. Sangster (LLNL), Experimental Inferences of rhoR Evolution and the Spatial Extent of Mix from the D^3He, 14.7-MeV Proton Line Structure, Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Long Beach, California, October 29 - November 2, 2001.

* Stoeckl C, Chiritescu C, Delettrez JA, Epstein R, Glebov VY, Harding DR, Keck RL, Loucks SJ, Lund LD, McCrory RL, McKenty PW, Marshall FJ, Meyerhofer DD, Morse SFB, Regan SP, Radha PB, Roberts S, Sangster TC, Seka W, Skupsky S, Smalyuk VA, Sorce C, Soures, First results from cryogenic target implosions on OMEGA, PHYSICS OF PLASMAS, 9 (5), 2002.

* Frenje JA, Li CK, Seguin FH, Hicks DG, Kurebayashi S, Petrasso RD, Roberts S, Glebov VY, Meyerhofer DD, Sangster TC, Soures JM, Stoeckl C, Chiritescu C, Schmid GJ, Lerche RA, Absolute measurements of neutron yields from DD and DT implosions at the OMEGA laser facility using CR-39 track detectors, REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 73 (7), 2002.

* V. Craciun, C. Chiritescu, F. Kelly, R.K. Singh, Low Temperature Growth of Smooth Indium Tin Oxide Films by UV Assisted Pulsed Laser Deposition, Journal of Optoelectronic and Advanced Materials, 4 (1), 2002.