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Curriculum Vitae

Andrew D. Gavrin, Ph.D.

Interests
Magnetic Materials: Fundamental physics and applications. Phase transitions, recording media properties, soft magnetic properties. Magnetometry, magnetic imaging, transport properties.
Physics Teaching: Electronic communications and hypermedia, collaborative learning methods, assessment.

Education
B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983
M.S. The Johns Hopkins University, 1986
Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University, 1992. Thesis: "Metal-Insulator Nanostructures: Fabrication, Characterization, and Investigation." Advisor: Dr. C.-L. Chien

Positions
Associate Professor of Physics: Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (2001-present).
Assistant Professor of Physics: Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (1995-2001).
Research Associate: Electron Physics Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gatihersburg, MD. (1993-1995).
Research Associate: Department of Physics, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (1992).
Research Assistant: Department of Physics, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (1986-1992).
Instructor: Department of Physics, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (1983-1986).

Honors:
IUPUI Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2001
IU Trustee's Teaching Award, 2001
Elected to Indiana University Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching, 2000.
IUPUI Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, 2000.
IUPUI School of Science Teaching Award, 1998.
IUPUI Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, 1997.
Purdue Research Foundation Summer Faculty Grant, 1997.
National Research Council Research Associateship at NIST, 1993-95.

Current Projects:
Development and application of high resolution Bitter methods for magnetic domain microscopy. This effort is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (DMR-9984181)

Magnetic domain imaging as a microstructural probe in Nd-Fe-B magnetic materials. This effort is funded under a contract with Magnequench International, Inc., and by a grant from the National Science Foundation (DMR-9984181)

Development and assessment of Just-In-Time Teaching methodology in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics. This effort is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (EHR-9981111)

Production of electronic media for physics instruction. This effort is funded under a contract with Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Magnetic domain wall dynamics in METGLASª TCA transformer core materials. This effort is in collaboration with the Electron Physics Group of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Magnetic domain structures and giant magnetoresistance in granular Co-Ag nanocomposites.

Magnetic phase transitions in granular Ni-Alumina nanocomposites.

Publications:

1.     C. L. Chien, Gang Xiao, F. H. Streitz, A, Gavrin, and M. Z. Cieplak, "Effect of Noble Metal Buffer Layers on Superconducting YBa2Cu2O2 Thin Films" Appl. Phys. Lett. 51, 2155 (1987).

2.     Gang Xiao, F. H. Streitz, A. Gavrin, Y. W. Du, and C. L. Chien, "Effect of Transition-Metal Elements on the Superconductivity of Y-Ba-Cu-O" Phys. Rev. B 35 (Rapid Commun-ications), 8782 (1987).

3.     Gang Xiao, F. H. Streitz, A. Gavrin, and C. L. Chien, "Magnetic Characteristics of Superconducting RBa2Cu2O6+y (R=Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, and Yb)" Solid State Commun. 63, 817 (1987).

4.     Gang Xiao, F. H. Streitz, A. Gavrin, M. Z. Cieplak, J. Childress, Ming Lu, A. Zwicker, and C. L. Chien, "Flux Pinning and Critical Current Density in YBa2CU2O6+y and EuBa2CU2O6+y Superconductors" Phys. Rev. B 36 (Rapid Communications), 2382 (1987).

5.     C. L. Chien, Gang Xiao, F. H. Streitz, and A. Gavrin, "Magnetic Study and Critical Current Density of High Tc Y- and Rare-Earth-Ba-Cu-O Superconductors" in Rev. Solid State Science 1, 329 (1987) and also in Progress in High Temperature Superconductivity, Vol. 3, eds. S. M. Bose and S. D. Tyagi, p. 183 (World Scientific, Singapore 1988).

6.     Gang Xiao, M. Z. Cieplak, A. Gavrin, F. H. Streitz, A. Bakhshai, and C. L. Chien, "Superconductivity and Structure of YBa2(Cu0.9A0.1)2O 2 (A=Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn)" in Rev. Solid State Science 1, 323 (1987) and also in Progress in High Temperature Superconductivity, Vol. 3, eds, S. M. Bose and S. D. Tyagi, p. 177 (World Scientific, Singapore 1988).

7 .     Gang Xiao, F. H. Streitz, A. Gavrin, C. L. Chien, and A. Bakhshai, "Superconductivity and Magnetism in Transition Element Substituted YBa2Cu2O2 Compounds" J. Appl. Phys. 63, 4196 (1988).

8.     Gang Xiao, F. H. Streitz, M. Z. Cieplak, A. Bakhshai, A. Gavrin and C. L. Chien, "Electrical Transport and Superconductivity in a Au-YBa2Cu2O2 Percolation System" Phys. Rev. B 38, 776 (1988).

9.     C. L. Chien, Gang Xiao, M. Z. Cieplak, A. Bakhshai, A. Gavrin, F. H. Streitz, and J. Childress, "Fabrication of High Tc Superconducting Films with Diffusion Barrier" in High Tc Superconductors, eds. M. B. Brodsky, R. C. Dynes, H. L. Tuller and K. Kitazawa, p. 311 (1988).

10.     Gang Xiao, M. Z. Cieplak, A. Bakhshai, F. H. Streitz, Ming Lu, A. Zwicker, A. Gavrin, and C. L. Chien, "Superconducting Properties of Orthorhombic YBa2(Cu-Zn)2O2 and Tetragonal YBA2(Cu-Ga)O2" in High Tc Superconductors, eds. M. B. Brodsky, R. C. Dynes, H. L. Tuller and K. Kitazawa, p. 399 (1988).

11.     Gang Xiao, M. Z. Cieplak, A. Gavrin, F. H. Streitz, A. Bakhshai, and C. L. Chien, "High-Temperature Superconductivity in Tetragonal Perovskite Structures: Is Oxygen-Vacancy Order Important?" Phys. Rev. Lett. 60, 1446 (1988).

12.      F. H. Streitz, M. Z. Cieplak, Gang Xiao, A. Gavrin, A. Bakhshai, and C. L. Chien, "Superconducting Au-YBa2Cu2O2 Composites" Appl. Phys. Lett. 52, 927 (1988).

13.     Gang Xiao, M. Z. Cieplak, D. Musser, A. Gavrin, F. H. Streitz, C. L. Chien, J. J. Rhyne, and J. A. Gotaas, "Significance of Plane Versus Chain Sites in High-Temperature Superconductors" Nature 332 238 (1988).

14.     A. Gavrin and C. L. Chien, "Fabrication and Properties of Granular Fe-Ni Alloys" in Multicomponent Ultrafine Microstructures, eds. L. E. McCandlish, D. E. Polk, R. W. Siegel, and B. H. Kear, p. 143 (1989).

15.     A. Gavrin and C. L. Chien, "Fabrication and Magnetic Properties of Granular Alloys" J. Appl. Phys. 67, 938 (1990).

16.     A. Gavrin, J. R. Childress, C. L. Chien, B. Martinez, and M. B. Salamon, "Evidence of Dimensional Crossover of the Spin-Glass Transition in Thin CuMn Multilayers" Phys. Rev. Lett. 64, 2438 (1990).

17.     J. Q. Xiao, A. Gavrin, J. R. Childress, W. A. Bryden, C. L. Chien, and A. S. Edelstein, "Structural and Magnetic Properties of Fe/Ag Superlattices" J. Appl. Phys. 67, 5388 (1990).

18.     T. Schlesinger, R. C. Cammarata, A. Gavrin, C. L. Chien, M. F. Ferber, and C. Hayzelden, "Enhanced Hardness, Compliance, and Magnetic Properties of Granular Metal Films" J. Appl. Phys. 70, 3275 (1991).

19.     J. H. Hsu, B. G. Alten, J. R. Childress, A. Gavrin, and C. L. Chien, "Structural and Magnetic Studies of Metastable Gd-Cr Alloys Over the Entire Composition Range" J. Appl. Phys. 70, 6308 (1991).

20.     A. Gavrin, J. H. Hsu, B. G. Alten, J. R. Childress, and C. L. Chien, "Competing Magnetic Interactions in Metastable Gd-Cr Alloys" J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 104, 1351 (1992).

21.     T. Ambrose, A. Gavrin, and C. L. Chien, "Magnetic Properties of Nanocomposite Fe-Al2O2 Using High Energy Ball-milling" J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 116, L311 (1992).

22.     A. Gavrin and C. L. Chien "Magnetic Ordering in Granular Ni-Al2O2" J. Appl. Phys. 73, 6949 (1992).

23.     T. Ambrose, A. Gavrin, and C. L. Chien, "Magnetic Properties of Metastable fcc Fe-Cu Alloys Prepared by High Energy Ball-milling" J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 124, 15 (1993).

24.     R. E. Scholten, J. J. McClelland, E. C. Palm, A. Gavrin, and R. J. Celotta, "Nanostructure Fabrication Via Direct Writing with Atoms Focused in Laser Fields: J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B. 12, 1847 (1994).

25.     A. Gavrin, M. H. Kelley, J. Q. Xiao, and C. L. Chien, "Domain Structures in Magnetoresistive Granular Metals" Appl. Phys. Lett. 66, 1683 (1995).

26.     J. Unguris, M. R. Scheinfein, M. H. Kelley, A. Gavrin, R. J. Celotta, and D. T. Pierce, "Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis (SEMPA)" in Handbook of Microscopy vol 2. Eds. S. Amelinckx, D. Van Landuyt, and G. Van Tendeloo; VCH Verlagsgesellschaft, (1996).

27.     A. Gavrin, M. H. Kelley, J. Q. Xiao, and C. L. Chien, "Magnetic Domain Percolation in Granular Co-Ag, J. Appl. Phys. 79, 5306 (1996).

28.     J. Q. Xiao, C. L. Chien, and A. Gavrin, "Observation of Perpendicular Anisotropy in Granular Magnetic Solids" J. Appl. Phys. 79, 5309 (1996).

30.     A. Gavrin and G. Novak, "Web Enhanced Physics with Just-in-Time Instruction" in Case Studies in Information Technology, (National Reseach Council, Washington, D.C., 1997).

31.     G. Novak and A. Gavrin, "Application Essays and Essay Questions for the World Wide Web: Mechanics and Sound", Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

     See http://www.prenhall.com/giancoli. Chapters 1-12 (1997).

32.     A. Gavrin and G. Novak, "Application Essays and Essay Questions for the World Wide Web: Thermodynamics", Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

     See http://www.prenhall.com/giancoli. Chapters 13-15 (1997).

33.      A. Gavrin and G. Novak, "Application Essays and Essay Questions for the World Wide Web: Electricity and Magnetism", Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

     See http://www.prenhall.com/giancoli. Chapters Chapters 16-25 (1998).

34.     G. Novak and A. Gavrin, "Application Essays and Essay Questions for the World Wide Web: Modern Physics", Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

     See http://www.prenhall.com/giancoli. Chapters 26-33 (1998).

35.     G.M. Novak, E.T. Patterson, A. Gavrin, R.C. Enger, "Just-in-Time Teaching: Active Learner Pedagogy with WWW", in Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education (CATE '98), Cancun, Mexico. Eds. J.Gil-Mendieta, M.H. Hamza

36.     A. Gavrin and G. M. Novak, " ÔWhat is Physics Good For?Õ Motivating Students with Online Materials" accepted for publication in Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education (CATE '99), Philadelphia, PA. Ed. M. H. Hamza, p. 180 (1999).

37.     Gregor M. Novak, Evelyn T. Patterson, Andrew D. Gavrin, and Wolfgang Christian Just-In-Time Teaching: Blending Active Learning with Web Technology, (Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1999).

38.     A. Gavrin, C. H. Sellers, and S.-H. Liou, "Magnetic Domain Observation on Melt-Spun Nd-Fe-B Ribbons Using Magnetic Force Microscopy" accepted, MRS Symposium Proceedings vol 577, eds. L. H. Lewis, et al., 1999.

39.     A. Gavrin and J. Unguris, "SEMPA Imaging of Domain Dynamics in Amorphous Metals", J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 213, 95 (2000).

40.     A. Gavrin, "Induction vs. Hysteresis: No Longer a Burning Issue", The Phyics Teacher 39, 41 (2001).

41.     K. Whatley, J. Beck, G. Novak and A. Gavrin Instructor's Resource Manual with JITT Notes, by J. Walker, (Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2001).

42.     Kathleen A. Marrs, Robert E. Blake, and A. Gavrin, "Use of Internet-based Warm Up Exercises to Determine StudentsÕ Prior Knowledge and Misconceptions in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics", J. Coll. Science Teaching, Sept. 2003.

43.     A. Gavrin, Jeffrey X. Watt, Kathleen Marrs, Robert E. Blake, Jr. "Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT): Using the Web to Enhance Classroom Learning", Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition (2003).
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