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Parameswar Hari Ph.D. Ph.D.(1995, University of Utah ) Associate Professor, associate director, nanotechnology institute Dr. Hari is a member of the materials research group and the nanotechnology institute at the University of Tulsa Materials Research Group Faculty Department of Physics and Engineering Physics Keplinger Hall, L-165, 800 Tucker Drive, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 74104-3189 Phone: 918-631-3128 (voice mail) Fax: 918-631-2995 Phone: 918-631-3029 (Secretary) Research Lab1(Semiconductors characterization lab): (918)-631-3309 Research Lab2(Nano materials lab): (918)-631-3162 E-mail: hari at utulsa.edu Post-doctoral Experience: 1995 -1997 University of Utah and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory 1997 -1998 Texas A&M University 1998 - 1999 Vanderbilt University My Courses: Methods of Mathematical Physics (Physics 3053; Fall 2006) Physics 1013 : Introductory Physics I (Fall 2006) Classical Mechanics (Spring 2008) Physics 2063: General Physics II (2008 Spring) Physics 1003 : Conceptual Physics (2007 Fall) Physics 4033: Quantum Mechanics I (2004 Fall) Physics 4043 Quantum Mechanics II (Spring 2005) ES 3063 : physics of semiconductor devices (2009 Fall) Advanced Classical mechanics : Physics 7003 (2009 Spring) A course on NMR theory and experiments QM Course Objectives and Survey 1 and 2

SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN PHYSICS (SURPP)

Student awards from materials research group:

	Adam Leeper, NSF graduate fellowship (2008)
	Thomas Loyd, NSF graduate fellowship (2008)
	John Elgin, NSF-REU summer fellowship at Bucknell University (2007)
	Daryl Spencer, NSF-Nano Japan Summer fellowship (2008)
	Matt Behlmann, NSF-Nano Japan Summer fellowship (2008)
	Adam Leeper won the first prize for the best overall paper at the 2007 ISA conference
	Adam Leeper was invited to present a paper at the ISA-Aerospace division meeting in Houston, Oct. 2007.
	Sam Kucera won the first prize for best undergraduate student paper presented at the 2008 ISA conference
	Sam Kucera was invited to present a paper at the ISA-Aerospace division meeting in Houston, Oct. 2008.
	Sam Kucera won the ISA - Undergraduate Scholarship (2008)
	Anne Gambrel Won a Goldwater scholarship (2009)
	Daryl Spencer was awarded the NSF-NINN fellowship at UCSB in June 2009
	Daryl Spencer won NSF Graduate Fellowship (2011)
	Anne Gambrel won NSF Graduate Fellowship (2011)
	Jordan Occena won the third place for the best paper at the AAAS-SWARM conference (2012)
	Physics students, Martin Green and Reid Johnston, part of the team that won the First place in the Governor's cup Technology Competition (2013)

convocation slide

TU Physics students from Dr. Hari's group part of the Project that won the

Governor's cup (First Place) in 2013 Hari Kay Bingjie Reid Martin

OCAST award

Dr. Hari was awarded the Oklahoma Nano Application Grant in 2009 (shown here with Mr. Mark Thompson, OCAST associate director)

Members of the materials research group: Cody sewell, Jordan Occena, Reid Johnson, , Ph.D. students in Chemistry: Kevin Farmer

Research Interests:

	In-organic Solar Cell Materials (Copper Indium di selenide and sulfide)
	Organic and Plastic Photovoltaics
	Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance (NQR)
	Conductivity and Mobility of thin film Semiconductors
	Amorphous and Glassy Semiconductors
	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
	Nano materials (ZnO nanorods , nano iron and fluid transport in CNT )
	Photodarkening and Photo-structural changes in Chalcogenide Glassy materials
	Carbon nanotube composites

Publications

Papers/abstracts submitted/accepted:(since 2004)

Presentation from TU since 2003) (* presented by Dr. Hari)

1) High Field NMR studies of chacogenide glasses, Invited workshop presentation, NHMFL user’s conference, Tallahassee March 12-13, 2004. ( Invited oral) *

2) Laser Abataion of As₂Se₃, AIOM optical materials Conference, Tucson, Arizona, Oct 12-15, 2005. ( Contributed oral)*

3) Instrumentation of a gravity-independent inertial-based resistance exercise device. Caruso J.F., Hari P., and Magruder T. The University of Tulsa’s 9^th Annual Student Research Colloquium and SWARM/AAAS Proceedings. pp 46. (2006).

4) Bandgap Enginnering of InS₂ by tin mixing, MRS meeting 2006, San Francisco April 17-21, 2006. (Contributed poster)*

5) Removing chromium and arsenic from drinking water using nano rust, ONI Oklahoma nanotechnology Initiative ,OK city March ,28-29, 2007. (Invited oral)*

6) Morphology of ZnO nanorods grown by chemical bath deposition, MRS meeting April 9-13, San Francisco, 2007 (Contributed poster)*

7) Removing Chromium from water using nano iron and iron oxide particles, Instrumentation, system and Automation (ISA) Annual meeting, Tulsa, 30 April -3 May 2007. (Contributed oral)*

8) Instrumentation of a high-speed inertial exercise device with load cell transducers.P. Hari , Leeper A., Coday M.A., and Caruso J.F. 53^rd International Instrumentation Symposium Proceedings. Adam Leeper won the first prize for the best paper by an undergraduate and graduate student.(2007)

9) "Kinetics of the Remediation of Chromium(VI)-Contaminated Groundwater Using Nanoscale Iron Particles" presented by A. R. Isley*, P. Hari, and G. H. Purser, 233rd National American Chemical Society Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 26,2007. 14)

10) Deposition of ZnO nanorods by chemical bath method, Breckenridge, Colorado, Aug 19-24, ICAMS (International Conference on Amorphous and Microcrystalline Semiconductors), 2007. (Contributed poster)*

11) Kinetics of Arsenic and Chromium reduction/adsorption in water treated with micro/nano iron and iron oxide particles, Fall MRS Proceeding, Boston, Nov 27-29, 2007. ( Contributed poster) *

12) Instrumentation of a high-speed inertial exercise device with load cell transducers.Hari P., Leeper A., Coday M.A., and Caruso J.F. ,The University of Tulsa’s 10^th Annual Student Research Colloquium Proceedings.(2007)

13) Low temperature deposition of ZnO nanorods, CIMTEC International Conference in Aricele, Italy, June 9-15, 2008. (Contributed poster)*

14) A low Temperature Deposition method for growing ZnO nanorods , M. Baumer, P. Hari, and D. Spencer,: recent results, American Physical Society, New Orleans, March 10-14, 2008 (oral presentation)

15) Instrumentation of a single axis inertial exercise device, S. Kucera, J. Caruso and P. Hari, , 54th ISA symposium Proceedings, Pensacola, Florida, May 2, 2008 (oral presentation); Sam Kucera won the first prize for the best paper by an undergraduate student.

16) Surface morphology of ZnO nanorods prepared by chemical bath deposition, International Conference on Optical, Optoelectronic and Photonic Materials Conference in Edmonton, Canada, July 20-26, 2008.( Contributed oral)*

17) Performance evaluation of a high-speed inertial exercise device, McLagan J., Monda J., Hari P., Leeper A., Caruso J., Coday M., Ramey E. and Hastings L.. The University of Tulsa’s 11^th Annual Student Research Colloquium Proceedings. .(Contributed oral) (2008)

18) Instrumentation of an Inertial Kinetic Exercise Device with a Single Axis Accelerometer. S. Kucera, Caruso J.F., Golden M., McLagan J., and P. Hari , The University of Tulsa’s 11^th Annual Student Research Colloquium Proceedings. (2008).

19) Developing problem solving and critical thinking skills in physics and engineering physics courses ,The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 2008 Midwest Section Annual Conference. Tulsa, OK September 18, 2008. (Contributed oral)*

20) Efficiency of Magnetic Filtration of Nanoscale Magnetic Particles Used for Remediation of
Arsenic Contaminated Groundwater" presented by G. R. Medders*, A. R. Isley, P. Hari, and G. H. Purser, 235th National American Chemical Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 7,2008.

21) PEO-ZnO composite electrolyte system based on oriented ZnO nanorods. D. Teeters, P. Hari and P. Utekar, IMPE conference in Portugal, August 30-Sept 4, 2008. (Contributed poster)

22) "Kinetics of the Remediation of Arsenic Contaminated Groundwater using Nanoscale Magnetite Particles" presented by A. R. Isley*, G. R. Medders, P. Hari, and G. H. Purser, 235th National American Chemical Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 7,2008.

23) Data reproducibility from inertia-based exercise, Olson N.M., S. Kucera, J.R. McLagan, C.M. Shepherd, M.R. Marshall, P. Hari, and Caruso J.F. (2009).The University of Tulsa’s 12^th Annual Student Research Colloquium Proceedings. 84: 34.(oral presentation)

24) Sensors and Detectors based on ZnO nanorods, Innovation to enterprise, Tulsa Technology Center, July 15, 2009 (invited talk)*

25) Non-invasive and Rapid Characterization of Interaction of Water with Carbon Nanotubes using Low-field TD-NMR: X. Tombokan, S. Ghosh, P. Hari; Oral Presentation at the 2009 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, May 3-7, 2009, Houston, Texas, U.S.A

26) Investigations on the Electrical Properties of ZnO Nanorods and Composites for Photovoltaic and Electrochemical Applications, International Advanced Nanotechnology conference, IIT-Gawuhati, India, 2009 Dec 9-11(poster Presentation)*

27) Investigation of zinc oxide nanorods growth on ITO coated glass substrates. M. Byrczek, P. Hari, J. Donaldson and H. Teterycz. Oral presentation by M. Byrczeck at materials conference in Poland, May 21, 2009

28) Droplet distribution in heavy crude oil by TD-NMR: Bruker symposium, June 24, Woodlands, Texas, (2009).(Invited oral Presentation)*

29) Non-invasive and Rapid Characterization of Interaction of Water with Carbon Nanotubes using Low-field TD-NMR, Supriyo Ghosh; Xenia Tombokan; Parameswar Hari, ECE Conference, 2010 (oral presentation)

30) Instrumentation of an Inertial Kinetic Exercise device with a dual axis accelerometer, J.L Ford, T. Jackson, P. Hari, N.M. Olson, S.T. Taylor, B.M. Lutz, M.L. Mason, and J.F. Caruso, IIS sysmposium, (oral Presentation) (2010)

31) SeedLayer Dependence of ZnO nanorod growth, D. Spencer, A. Hor, H. Liang and P. Hari, APS March meeting, Portland, March 15-20, 2010 (oral Presentation)

32) Instrumentation of an Inertial Kinetic Exercise device with a dual axis accelerometer Ford J.L., Jackson T., Hari P., Olson N.M., Taylor S.T., Lutz B.M., Mason M.L., and Caruso J.F. The University of Tulsa’s 13^th Annual Student Research Colloquium Proceedings. (2010).

33) ZnO based sensors, OCAST-nanotech conference, April 1-2, Midwest City, OK (invited presentation) (2010)*

34) Doped ZnO for enhanced optical sensitivity, ICCOPMA, Budapest, Hungary (Aug 15-20, 2010)*

35) Attachment of gold nano particles and quantum dots on ZnO nanorods, J. Seay, H. Liang and P. Hari, APS Dallas Meeting, 2011 March 21-25, 2011

36) Water droplet distributions in pure and functionalized single walled carbon nanotubes, Callen Johnson, Supriyo Ghosh, Xenia Tombokan, Parameswar Hari, APS Dallas Meeting, 2011 March 21-25, 2011.

37) Zinc Oxide Nanorods and Attachment of Gold Nanoparticles and CdSe Quantum Dots, Siemens Bangalore Research Center, Invited Presentation, July 8, 2011.

38) Mini-JIEDDO Technology Outreach Confernce at Oklahoma City, August 30 , 2011 (Invited to participate).

39) Growth of ZnO nanorods on Celluslosic Substrates, T.J. Athauda, P. Hari and R. R. Ozer, Oklahoma Research symposium, Cameron University, Lawton Oklahoma, 2011, Oct.

40) ZnO nanorod growth on Cotton, T.J. Athauda, P. Hari and R. R. Ozer, MRS Symposium, San Francisco, 2011 Nov.

41) Cobalt Doped ZnO Nanorods Fabricated by Chemical Bath Deposition Technique: CIMTEC Conference, Italy, June 10-14, 2012.
P. Hari(1), J. Seay(1), K. Farmer(2) and K.P. Roberts(2) (1) Department of Physics, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, 74104 USA (2) Department of Chemistry , University of Tulsa, Tulsa OK 74104 USA. http://www.cimtec-congress.org/2012/

42- 46) SPECIAL TOPIC SYMPOSIUM: GROWTH OF METAL OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS ; SWARM conference, TU April 1, 2012.

42) MODIFICATION OF THE ABSORPTION PROFILE OF ZNO NANORODS BY COBALT DOPING : Farmer, Kevin (University of Tulsa), Parameswar Hari (University of Tulsa),

43) NVESTIGATIONS OF SURFACE PROPERTIES AND DEPTH CHANGES IN ZNO NANORODS BY CHEMICAL ETCHING Jared Seay (University of Tulsa), and Ken Roberts (University of Tulsa) Seay, Jared (University of Tulsa) and Parameswar Hari (University of Tulsa)

44) INVESTIGATION OF SURFACE MORPHOLOGY OF ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES GROWTH ON COTTON SUBSTRACT ACCORDING TO SEED: GROWTH RATION CONCENTRATIONAthauda, Thushara (University of Tulsa), Parameswar Hari (University of Tulsa), and Ruya Ozer (University of Tulsa)

45) COTTON SUBSTRACT ACCORDING TO SEED: GROWTH RATION CONCENTRATION Gosavi, Pallavi (University of Tulsa), Hari Paramaswar (University of Tulsa), and Ruya Ozer (University of Tulsa)

46) FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ZINC OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURED SOLAR CELLS, Occena, Jordan (University of Tulsa), Jared Seay (University of Tulsa), and Parameswar Hari (University of Tulsa)

47) Growth of ZnO Nanostructures on Cellulosic Substrates Thushara J. Athauda, Umaiz Butt, Parameswar Hari, and Ruya R. Ozer, 10.1557/opl.2012.844R, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 1439 © 2012 Materials Research Society

48) On the growth of ZnO nanorods on electrospun TiO2 fibers, Journal of the American Ceramic Society - Manuscript ID JACERS-31615 (submitted)

49) Tulsa Research Partners - , Martin Green, Reid Johnson, Tim McDonald, and Parameswar Hari, Poster session: Sound Energy Harvesing From ZnO Nano-Wires. Citywide Research Day Nov. 6, (2012)

50) Wettability studies on Functionalized ZnO nanorods Grown on Cotton Substrates , T. Athauda, K. Farmer, K. Roberts, R. Ozer and P. Hari (presenting Authpr), The 7th World Congress on Biomimetics, Artificial Muscles and Nano-Bio (BAMN2013), Aug. 26-30, 2013.

51) Effect of Seed to Growth Solution Concentration Ratio on the Physical Properties of ZnO Nanostructure Functionalized Cotton Surfaces, Thushara J. Athauda, Parameswar Hari, and Ruya R. Ozer (submitted to ACS journal)

52) pH studies on ZnO nanorods Grown on Indium Tin Oxide Coated Substrates , K. Farmer, P. Hari, and K. Roberts, ICAMS-25, K. farmer, P. Hari and K. Roberts, Aug. 18-22, 2013, Toronto.

Selected Recent Publications: (before 2004) (11 out of 28)

J. Whitaker, E. Ahn, P. Hari, G. A. Williams, P. C. Taylor, and J. C. Facelli, “ Indirect J coupling of inequivalent ⁷⁵As nuclei in crystalline and glassy As₂Se₃ and As₂S₃”, J. Chem. Physics, 119, 16, 8519 (2003)
T. Su, P. Hari, E. Ahn, P. C. Taylor, P. L. Kuhns, W. G. Moulton and N. S. Sullivan, "Asymmetries in Local Arsenic Bonding Sites in AsxS1-x and AsxSe1-x glasses", Phys. Rev. B, 67, 085203 (2003)
P. Hari, S. Guzel, P. C. Taylor, A. Kleinhammes, P. L. Kuhns, W. G. Moulton and N. S. Sullivan, “Photodarkening Effect in Arsenic Chalcogenide Glasses”, J. Non. Cryst. Solids, 326 & 327 , 199-204 (2003)
E. Ahn, P. Hari, J. Whittaker , G. A. Williams, J. Facelli and P. C. Taylor, “Evidence of indirect Spin-Spin coupling in Crystalline and Glassy As-Chalcogen Compounds”, J. Non. Cryst. Solids, 326 & 327 , 64-67 (2003)
P. C. Taylor, T. Su, P. Hari, E. Ahn, A. Klienhammes, P. L. Kuhns, W. G. Moulton, and N. S. Sullivan, "Structural and Photostructural properties of chalcogenide glasses: recent results from magnetic resonance experiments”, J. Non. Cryst. Solids, 326 & 327 , 193-198 (2003)
P. Hari, P. C. Taylor, A. P. Reyes, P. L. Kuhns, W. G. Moulton, and N. S. Sullivan, “High field NMR in partially ordered III-V semiconductors”, NHMFL Ann. Res. Report. 8, 125, (2002).
G. A. Mensing, J. M. Gilligan, P. Hari, E. Hurt, G. Lupke, S. T. Pantaelides, N. Tolk, and P. C. Taylor, "Defect Transition Energies and the Density of Defect States in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon", Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 299-302, 621 (2002)
T.Su , R. Palchy, P. C. Taylor , and P. Hari“NMR Probe of localized Band tail States in a-Si:H” , J. Non. Cryst. Solids, 299-302,589 (2002)
P. Hari , T. Su, P. C. Taylor, P. L. Kuhns, W. G. Moulton and N. S. Sullivan, "Photodarkening in Glassy As₂S₃", Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 266-269, 930 (2000)
P. Hari, C. Cheney and N. H. Tolk, J.S. Sanghera and I. D. Aggarwal, "Wavelength Selective Materials Modification in Chalcogenide Glasses by Free Electron Laser Irradiation", Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 270, 265 (2000).
P. Hari, P. C. Taylor, A. Kleinhammes, P. L. Kuhns, W. G. Moulton and N. S. Sullivan “Asymmetries in Local Bonding Sites in Amorphous Semiconductors: Very High Field NMR of ⁷⁵ As” , J. Non. Cryst. Solids, 230, 770 (1998)

1.Photoluminescence Spectroscopy (in Collaboration with Vanderbilt Materials Research Group)

2. Collaborative Research Project with the University of Utah Semiconductors Group

3. Collaborative Research with the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory NMR group (p.199)

Department of Physics and Engineering Physics

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