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Department of Electrical Engineering - University of South Florida

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Click here for some pics from our recent group outing on the USF sail boat Wanderer.

Post Doctoral Fellows:

Dr. Martin Beerbom

Email : mbeerbom@eng.usf.edu
Phone: +1 (813) 974-4788
Location: ENB 351
Department : Electrical Engineering

Research Interests
• Patterning of macro-molecular materials
• Electrospray deposition of macromolecules/polymers
• Ion optics
• Electronic structures of organic and bio materials
• Organic light emitting devices (OLEDs)
• Organic semiconductor devices
• Surface Science

Graduate Students

	Mr. Sebastian Gutmann Email : sgutmann@mail.usf.edu Location: ENB 344B Department : Chemical Engineering Project: Preparation and characterization of layered materials back contacts for CdTe solar cells.
	Mr. James Lyon Email : aendolin@gmail.com Location: ENB 344B Department : Electrical Engineering Project : Measurement of the electronic structure of polymer interfaces relevant to organic photovoltaic devices and molecular electronics.
	Mr. Mihir Rayan Email : rayan@mail.usf.edu Location: ENB 344B Department : Electrical Engineering Project: Spray deposition of organic and bio-molecules. Measurement of the electronic structure of interfaces relevant to molecular electronics.
	Mr. Josh Schumacher Email : schumach@eng.usf.edu Location: ENB 344B Department : Electrical Engineering Project: Directed growth of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) for applications in metrology and mass spectrometry. Investigation of the MALDI-MS (matrix assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry) process.
	Mr. Andreas Stark Email : andreas.stark@uni-ulm.de Location: ENB 344B Department : Electrical Engineering Project: Development of an electrospray based patterning system for macro-molecular materials in vacuum. The purpose of this system involves the production of thin films and patterned structures of nano-materials, conductive/luminescent polymers or biological materials.
	Mr. Matthäus Wolak Email : mwolak@mail.usf.edu Location: ENB 344B Department : Electrical Engineering Project: Preparation and characterization of layered materials back contacts for CdTe solar cells.

Undergraduate Research Associates

Mr. Matthew Holland

Email : mchollan@mail.usf.edu
Location: ENB 351
Department : Electrical Engineering

Project: Capacitive modelling of an ion funnel. Assisting with the construction of the electrospray patterning system.

Mr. Matthew Spaulding

Email : mattymattmofo@yahoo.com
Location: ENB 351
Department : Electrical Engineering

Project: Electrospray deposition of macro-molecules. Biosensor fabrication using electrospray.

Mr. Eric Tridas

Email : eric_tridas@hotmail.com
Location: ENB 351
Department : Mechanical Engineering

Project: Electrospray deposition of macro-molecules. Investigation of layer charging phenomena. Biosensor fabrication using electrospray. Eric also excels in plexiglass construction and other intricate contraptions useful around the lab.

Visiting Students

Mr. Florian Kaiser

On leave from University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten, Germany.

Email : florian.kaiser@hs-weingarten.de
Location: ENB 351
Department : Electrical Engineering

Project: Design and construction of an electrospray thin film deposition set-up to be used for photoelectron spectroscopy.

Mr. Andreas Rank

On leave from University of Applied Sciences Südwestfalen in Iserlohn, Germany

Email : andy_rank@gmx.de
Location: ENB 351
Department : Electrical Engineering

Project: Electrospray deposition of polyelectrolytes.