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Academic Review of the Department of Physics Academic Review of the Department of Physics A Self-Study Document CVs of Participating Faculty October 16, 2013 CURRICULA VITAE OF THE CORE FACULTY Bose, S.K. Crandles, D. Harroun, T. Mitrovic, B. Razavi, F. S. Reedyk, M. Samokhin, K. Sternin, E. CURRICULA VITAE OF OTHER PARTICIPATING FACULTY Anco, S. (associated faculty from Mathematics) Bruce, D. (cross-appointed Biology and Physics) Fukś, H. (associated faculty from Mathematics) Odesski, A. (associated faculty from Mathematics) Rothstein, S.M. (cross-appointed Chemistry and Physics) van der Est, A. J. (cross-appointed Chemistry and Physics) Vrbik, J. (associated faculty from Mathematics) Wolf, T. (associated faculty from Mathematics) BOSE, S.K. BOSE, Shyamal Kumar Professor CURRICULUM VITAE August 29, 2013 A) Formal Education 1. B.Sc. (Physics Hons.) and M.Sc. (Theoretical Physics) Patna University, India. 2. M.Sc. (Theoretical Physics, Many Body problem) 1977, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. 3. Ph.D (Condensed Matter Theory) 1983, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC. B) Academic Distinctions and Awards 1. a) Dip Narayan Singh Gold Medal, b) Rabindra Nath Mukherjee Gold Medal and c) Sachchidanand Sinha Gold Medal, awarded by Patna University, India, on the basis of the results of B.Sc. examination. 2. Patna University Gold Medal and Prize, based on the results of the M.Sc. examination. 3. Dalhousie Graduate Fellowship, ‘76-‘77. 4. Simon Fraser Open Graduate Fellowship, ‘78-‘79, ‘80-‘81. 5. Sydney Hogg Memorial Scholarship, Simon Fraser University (1981). 6. President’s Stipend, Simon Fraser University (summer 1981) C) Academic Positions Held 1. Jan/75-May/75: Lecturer in Physics, Bihar College of Engineering, Patna, Bihar, India 2. May/83-Aug/83: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Physics, Simon Fraser University 3. Oct/83-Sept/86: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Physics, University of Guelph 4. Jan/84-Sept/86: Sessional Instructor, Dept. of Physics, University of Guelph 5. Oct/86-Sept/87: Visiting Scientist, Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany 6. Oct/87-June/88: Research Associate, Dept. of Physics, University of Guelph 7. July 1988-June 1992: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics, Brock University 8. May/89-July/89, May/91 - Aug/91: Visiting Scientist, Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany 9. Aug/94 - July/95: Visiting Scientist, Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany 10. July 1992 - June 1999: Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics, Brock University 11. July 1999 - present: Professor, Department of Physics, Brock University 12. July 2001 – June 2002: Visiting Scientist, Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany 13. October 15- Novemeber 2-Novemeber 12-December30, 2008: Visiting Scientist, Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany 14. November 3-11, 2008: Visiting Scientist, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic. 1 D) Scholarly and Professional Activities I. Publications a) Chapters in Books (1) S.K. Bose and J. Kortus, "Electron-phonon coupling in metallic solids from density functional theory", in “Vibronic and electron-phonon interactions and their role in modern chemistry and physics “, pp. 1-62 (2009), ISBN: 978-81-7895-6, Transworld Research Network, Kerala, India, edited by Takashi Kato, Institute for Innovative Science and Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, Japan. b) Research articles in refereed journals 2) Y.Liu, S.K. Bose, and J. Kudrnovský, "Half-metallicity and magnetism of GeTe doped with transition metals V, Cr, and Mn: A theoretical study from the viewpoint of application in spintronics", Journal of Applied Physics 112, 053902 (10 pages) (2012) 3) Yong Liu, Yue Xing, S.K. Bose, and Yong-Hong Zhao, "Half-metallicity and ferromagnetism of TcX (X=C, Si and Ge) in zinc blende structure", Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Vol. 327, Pages 177–184 (2013) 4) L H Obied, D A Crandles, V N Antonov, S K Bose and O Jepsen, "Infrared spectroscopy and the ferromagnetic transition in Gd" (IOP Select article) , Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 25, 036002, 8 pages (2013). 5) S.K. Bose and J. Kudrnovsky, "Magnetism and electronic transport in (Cu,Ni)2MnSn Heusler alloys under ambient and elevated pressures”, World Journal of Engineering, 9(1) 13-22 (2012). 6) Y. Liu, S.K. Bose, and J. Kudrnovsky, "Magnetism and half-metallicity of some Cr-based alloys and their potential for application in spintronic devices”, World Journal of Engineering, 9(2)125-132 (2012). and also Vol. 8, Suppelement 1, p.725 (2011). (Proceedings of ICCE-19, The Nineteenth Annual International Conference on Composites and Nano Engineering, Shanghai, China, July 24-30, 2011). 7) Shyamal K. Bose, J. Kudrnovský, and V. Drchal, "Magnetism of Quarternary Heusler alloys: (Cu,Ni)2MnSn as a case study", World Journal of Engineering, Vol. 8, Suppelement 1, p139 (2011)(Proceedings of ICCE- 19, The Nineteenth Annual International Conference on Composites and Nano Engineering, Shanghai, China, July 24-30, 2011). 8) S.K. Bose, J. Kudrnovsky, V. Drchal and I. Turek, "Pressure-dependence of Curie temperature and resistivity in complex Heusler alloys", Phys. Rev. B.84,174422 (2011), also at Cond­mat cond­mat:1010.3025v2 9) S. K. Bose, J. Kudrnovsky, V. Drchal, and I. Turek, "Magnetism of mixed quaternary Heusler alloys: (Ni,T)2MnSn (T=Cu,Pd) as a case study" 2 Physical Review B 82, 174402 (2010); also at Cond-mat cond- mat:1008.4060. (Selected for the November 8, 2010 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.) 10) Y. Liu, S.K. Bose, J. Kudrnovsky," First-principles theoretical studies of half-metallic ferromagnetism in CrTe" Physical Review B 82, 094435(2010). (This is a revised version of cond-mat:1005.2554v1) 11) B. Mitrovic and S. K. Bose, Monte Carlo study of the XY-model on Sierpinski gasket,Phase Transitions, 83, pp. 572--580, 2010 (cond- mat/1006.2138) 12) S.K. Bose, and J. Kudrnovsky,"Exchange interactions and Curie temperatures in Cr-based alloys in Zinc Blende structure: volume- and composition-dependence from first-principles calculations", Physical Review B 81, 054446 (2010), also at cond-mat:0912.1760v2. 13) S.K. Bose,"Electron-phonon coupling and spin-fluctuations in 3- and 4-$d$ transition metals: implications for superconductivity and its pressure- dependence", Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 21 , 025602 (2009). 14) S.K. Bose, "Linear response results for phonons and electron-phonon coupling in hexagonal close packed Sc- spin fluctuations, and implications for superconductivity", Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter , 20 , 045209 (2008). 15) Qiuping Bian, S.K. Bose, and R.C. Shukla, "Vibrational and Thermodynamic Properties of Metals from a model Embedded-Atom Potential", Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids , Vol. 69 , 168-181 (2008). 16) J. Dolinsek, P.J. McGuiness, M. Klanjsek, I. Smiljanic, A. Smontara, E.S. Zijlstra, S.K. Bose, I.R. Fisher, M.J. Kramer, and P.C. Canfield, " Reply to 'Comment on `Extrinsic origin of the insulating behavior of polygrain icosahedral Al-Pd-Re quasicrystals' " Physical Review B 76, 216202 (2007). 17) J. Dolinsek, P.J. McGuiness, M. Klanjsek, I. Smiljanic, A. Smontara, E.S. Zijlstra, S.K. Bose, I.R. Fisher, M.J. Kramer, and P.C. Canfield, "Extrinsic origin of the insulating behavior of polygrain icosahedral Al-Pd-Re quasicrystals", Physical Review B 74, 134201 (2006). 18) T. Keller, P. Aynajian, K. Habicht, L. Boeri, S.K. Bose, and B. Keimer, "Momentum-resolved electron-phonon interaction in lead determined by neutron resonance spin-echo spectroscopy", Physical Review Letters 96, 225501 (2006). 19) E.S. Zijlstra and S.K. Bose, " Negative valence of Mn in i-Al-Pd-Mn quasicrystals", Philosophical Magazine 86 (6-8) Feb-Mar: 717-723 (2006). 20) S.K. Bose, and E.S. Zijlstra, "Electronic structure, electron-phonon coupling and superconductivity of isotypic noncentrosymmetric crystals Li2Pd3B and Li2Pt3B", Physica C: Superconductivity, Volume 432, Issues 3-4, 173-181 (2005). 3 21) S.K. Bose, T. Kato, and O. Jepsen, "Superconductivity in boron under pressure: A full-potential linear muffin-tin orbitals study" Phys. Rev. B 72, 184509 (2005). 22) E. S. Zijlstra, S.K. Bose, and J. Dolinsek, "Structural model and electronic structure of icosahedral Al-Ga-Pd-Mn quasicrystal", Phys. Rev. B 72, 092203 (2005). 23) E. S. Zijlstra, S.K. Bose, M. Klanjsek, P. Jeglic, and J. Dolinsek, "Ab initio study of icosahedral Al-Pd-Mn quasicrystals: Structural model, electric field gradients, and negative valence of Mn", Phys. Rev. B 72, 174206 (2005). 24) E. S. Ziljlstra, S. K. Bose and R. Tamura, “Electronic states in 1/1 Cd6Yb and 1/1 Cd6Ca: Relativistic, correlation and structural effects”, Phys. Rev. B 70, 184205 (2004). (see also Cond-mat/0407214). 25) K. V. Samokhin, E. S. Zijlstra, and S. K. Bose, “CePt3Si: an unconventional uperconductor without inversion center”, Phys. Rev. B 69, 094514 (2004). 26) E. S. Zijlstra, J. Kortus, M. Krajci, Z. M. Stadnik, and S.K. Bose, “Structure, electronic density of states and electric field gradients of icosahedral AlCuFe: An ab initio study of the Cockayne model and its modified versions”, Phys. Rev. B 69, 094206 (2004). 27) B. Mitrović, S.K. Bose, and K. Samokhin, “Anisotropy in the helicity modulus of a quantum 3D XY model: application to YBCO.” J. Phys.: Cond. Matter, 15, 7563, (2003). 28) B. Mitrović, S.K. Bose, and K. Samokhin, “Anisotropy in the helicity modulus of a 3D XY model: application to YBCO.” J. Phys.: Cond. Matter, 15, 2207, (2003). 29) E.S. Zijlstra and S.K. Bose, “Detailed ab initio electronic structure study of two approximants to Al-Mn based icosahedral quasicrystals.” Phys. Rev. B 67, 224204 (2003). 30) S.K. Bose, O.V. Dolgov, J. Kortus, O. Jepsen, and O.K. Andersen, “Pressure-dependence of electron-phonon coupling and the superconducting phase in hcp Fe – a linear response study,” Rev.
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