PERSONNEL

Dr. Nicholas A. Booth


Research Associate CMMR, UAH

Center for Microgravity and Materials Research
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL 35899

Office: VBRH D-19
Phone: (256) 824 6019
Fax: (256) 824 6944
Email: boothn@email.uah.edu

Educational Background

B.S. in Physics, University of Newcastle, UK (1993).
M.S. in Physics, Loughborough University, UK (1994).
Ph.D. in Physics, University of Warwick, UK (1998).

Research Interests

Crystal Growth Processes
Propagation and Bunching of Elementary Steps on Crystals
Effect of Microgravity on Crystal Growth
Surface Adsorption Structures and Geometries

Technical Expertise

PhD (Photoelectron Diffraction)
LEED (Low Energy Electron Diffraction)
XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy)
NEXAFS (Near Edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy)
UHV system use and maintenance
Phase-shift Interferometry

Teaching Expertise

Supervised M.S. Student
Demonstrated Laboratory experiments

Publications


12.Dec.00