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  BUDDHI M. RAI
  Department of Physics
  Western Michigan University
  1903 West Michigan Avenue
  Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5252
  Tel: (269)387-4943, Fax: (269)387-4939              
  E-mail: buddhi.m.rai@wmich.edu
  Website: http://homepages.wmich.edu/~b5rai


Education

  • Ph.D. candidate in Physics, Western Michigan University, final defense scheduled for May 15, 2012
  • M.S. in Physics, Central Michigan University, 2005
  • M.Sc. in Physics, Tribhuvan University, 1994
  • B.Sc. in Physics, Tribhuvan University, 1991

Research
Interests

  • Condensed Matter Physics and Computational Electromagnetics
  • Simulation/Modeling of Kerr nonlinear modes in 2D Photonic crystal waveguides and resonators using Difference Equation Theory, Finite-Difference Time-Domain and Plane Wave Expansion methods
  • Quantum confinement of nanostructured systems

Professional Experience

  • Teaching Assistant Mentor, Department of Physics, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 7/2009 - present
  • Doctoral Associate, Department of Physics, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 9/2006 - present
  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 8/2005 - 8/2006
  • Research Assistant, Department of Physics, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 6/2003 - 7/2005
  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 8/2002 - 5/2003
  • Assistant Lecturer, Department of Physics, Amrit Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 1994 - 2002
  • Assistant Lecturer, Department of Science, Padma Kanya Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 1995 - 1997
  • Physics and Math Teacher, IES and LA, Kathmandu, Nepal

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