Robert Szoszkiewicz Associate Professor of Physics, 307 Cardwell Hall Physics Dept., Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-2601 Phone: (785) 532-0855, Email: [email protected] Education and Training Undergraduate Institutions Jagiellonian University, Poland Boston College, MA Graduate Institutions Jagiellonian University Swiss Federal Inst. of Technology Post-doctoral Institutions Georgia Inst. of Technology, GA Columbia University, NY Major Physics and Chemistry Physics & Biological Chemistry Major Physics Physics Area Nanoscale & Biological Physics Biological Sciences Years 1994 - 1999 1998 Degree & Year M.Sc. 1999 Ph.D. 2003 Inclusive Dates (years) 2004 – 2006 2007 – 2008 Research and Professional Experience Associate Professor of Physics (tenured), Kansas State University Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Physics, Kansas State University Postdoctoral Research Associate, Biological Sciences, Columbia University Postdoctoral Research Associate, Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology Graduate Research Assistant, Swiss Federal Inst. of Technology in Lausanne 2014 2008 – 2014 2007 – 2008 2004 – 2006 1999 – 2003 Recent Publications See the group web-page for a list of papers, book chapters and patents. Synergic Activities OUTREACH: Designed and executed a 2 h hands-on AFM session within a KSU wide Excite workshop designed to explore STEM fields by 8th and 11th grade young women (7/2012, about 25 students attended). Conducted and organized half a day physics laboratory activities for preschool kids designed to further develop children's natural wonder and build a strong foundation for early science exploration (10/2010, about 15 kids attended); Chaired and co-organized 1st MathPhysChem one day hands-on symposium for middle school students in Kansas to increase their future interests in Sciences, Manhattan, KS (10/2010, about 40 kids attended); co-chaired and co-organized one day 5th, 4th, and 3rd Annual Symposia at KSU on Biological Chemistry and Biological Physics for current high school and community college students in Kansas as well as interested teachers and sponsors to extend education and to encourage students to pursue careers in natural sciences, Manhattan, KS (4/2011, 4/2010, 4/2009, each time about 90 high school students attended). Referee: Nature, Nanoscale, Nanotechnology, Langmuir, Biophysical Journal and several others. Attended James R. Coffmann Leadership Institute (8/2010) – three-day in-residence leadership development experience for KSU faculty and professional staff. Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors and Advisees Graduate Advisor: Postdoctoral Sponsors: Thesis Advisor sponsor to: Postgraduate-Scholar sponsor to: Gérard Gremaud, Physics, Swiss Federal Inst. of Technology Julio Fernandez, Biology, Columbia University, NY Elisa Riedo, Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, GA Nicoleta Ploscariu (in progress towards PhD), Reggie Rice (MSc in 2012, KSU), Katarzyna Malek (MSc in 2012, Jagellonian University, Poland), Ashim Dey (MSc in 2010, KSU). Neelam Khan, PhD (KSU), Hui Li, PhD (partial sponsorship, KSU).
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