Address
| Department of Physics and Astronomy |
office phone fax www |
Room 319, BellSouth (AT&T) building (843) 953-7582 (843) 953-4824 oprisana@cofc.edu http://www.cofc.edu/~oprisana/ |
| College of Charleston | ||
| 58 Coming Street, Charleston, SC 29424 |
Education
| 2006 |
Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Sciences (Physics) from the University of New Orleans.
Advisor: Dr. John J. Hegseth. Dissertation: A Multi-dimensional width-bounded geometric separator and its applications to protein folding. |
| 2003 |
M.S. in Physics from the University of New Orleans.
Advisor: Dr. John J. Hegseth. Thesis: Dynamics of the wetting film near the liquid-gas critical point. |
| 1987 |
B.S. in Physics from "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania.
Advisor: Dana Dorohoi. Thesis: The study of polar dielectrics. |
Appointments
| 09.2007 - present | Asisstant Professor of Physics - College of Charleston, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Charleston, S.C. |
| 01.2006 - 05.2007 | Adjunct Faculty - College of Charleston, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Charleston, S.C. |
| 08.2004 - 05.2006 | Teaching Assistant - University of New Orleans, Department of Physics, New Orleans, LA |
| 08.2002 - 08.2004 | Research Assistant - University of New Orleans, Department of Physics, New Orleans, LA |
| 01.2001 - 08.2002 | Teaching Assistant - University of New Orleans, Department of Physics, New Orleans, LA |
| 09.1993 - 09.1999 | Physics Teacher - "Victoria" High School, Iasi, Romania |
| 09.1987 - 09.1993 | Physics Teacher - Middle & High School no. 3 & 10, Tecuci, Romania |
Research interest
| Critical Phenomena and Boiling | Analytical and numerical study of critical phenomena. Analytical and numerical study of boiling. Study of critical fluctuations. |
| Image Processing | Develop Matlab code for critical fluctuations. Image enhancement and noise reduction. FFT and wavelets. |
| Theoretical Condensed Matter | Theoretical and experimental study of diffusion limited aggregation. Fractal growth. |
Teaching experience
| 2007 |
taught at the College of Charleston, Charleston SC
Introductory Physics I (PHYS 101 lecture and lab). Introductory Physics II (PHYS 102 lecture and lab). Applications of Physics for Teachers (SMFT 555 lecture and lab). Introduction to Matlab (PHYS 397) |
| 2006 |
taught at the College of Charleston, Charleston SC
Introductory Physics I (PHYS 101 lecture and lab). Introductory Physics II (PHYS 102 lecture and lab). General Physics I (PHYS 201 lab). General Physics II (PHYS 202 lab). |
| 2005 | Introductory Physics (PHYS 102 lecture and lab). |
| 2001-2005 |
taught at the University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
General Physics (PHYS 1031 course and lab). |
Professional memberships
- Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society (since 2006)
- The Society for Neuroscience (since 2005)
- The American Physical Society (since 2002)
- American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) (since 2002)
Merits and Awards
- Adjunct Teaching Award, College of Charleston (2007).
- Outstanding Teaching Award, The American Association of Physics Teachers (2004).
- Bill Good Award, The Physics Faculty of the University of New Orleans (2004).