Curriculum vitae

Ioan Sturzu

3740 N Tillotson #362

Muncie, IN 47304

Email: isturzu@gmail.com

Summary

Over fourteen years of experience in teaching and research for Academia. Taught General Physics for undergraduate engineering students and several Theoretical Physics courses for graduate students in Science. Prepared more than 12 experimental setups and documentation related to 25 laboratory works for engineering students. High expertise in Fundamentals of and numerical methods for Quantum Mechanics. Proficient in Matlab and Mathematica. Self-motivated, versatile problem solver with excellent analytical, written and oral communication skills.  Multilingual: Romanian, English and French.

Education

Ph.D.               2002    University of Bucharest, Romania                      Theoretical Physics  

M.Sc.               1991    University of Bucharest, Romania                      Theoretical Physics  

B.Sc.                1989    University of Bucharest, Romania                      Technological Physics  

Professional Experience

2006                      Adjunct Professor of Physics           Ball State University, Muncie IN

2003 – 2005          Postdoctoral Research Associate     Center for Computational Nanoscience (CCN), Ball State University, Muncie IN

2002 – 2003          Visiting Scholar                                Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign,  Urbana IL

1999 – 2002          Assistant Professor                          Transilvania University, Brasov, Romania

1992 – 1999          Teaching Assistant                           Transilvania University, Brasov, Romania

Present Research Interests

Quantum-dot cellular automata; Quantum methods in Carbon nanotube theory; Quantum measurements, Quantum computing and Wave propagation in non-homogeneous media

Teaching experience

Electrodynamics and Theory of Relativity (Science)

Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics (Science)

Quantum Optics and Lasers (Science)

General Physics (Engineering)

Solid State Physics (Engineering)

Professional Certifications/ Affiliations

Member – Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers

Member – American Physical Society

Technical skills

Windows XP Professional / Linux / MPI

Microsoft Office / Latex

Fortran / Matlab / Mathematica

SLATEC / NAG

Mathematical Modeling / Software Design & Development
Finite Differences / Integral Equations