Buddhi M. Rai_______________________________________________________________________________
511 Sprague Ave. 101 ♦ Kalamazoo, MI 49006 ♦ (269) 353-6484 (H) ♦ (269) 598-6538 (C)
e-mail: buddhi.m.rai@wmich.edu ♦ homepage: http://homepages.wmich.edu/~b5rai/
Education______________________________________________________________________________________
Western Michigan University, Michigan, USA.
Ph.D. in Physics (final defense scheduled for May 15, 2012)
Dissertation: Modeling Transmission of Photonic Crystal Waveguide Modes enhanced by Kerr Nonlinearity
Advisor: Dr. Arthur R. McGurn, GPA: 4.0
Central Michigan University, Michigan, USA.
M.S. in Physics, August 2005
Thesis: Quantum Confinement of Nanostructured Systems
Tribhuvan University, Nepal
M.Sc. in Physics, December 1993 B.Sc. in PCM, December 1990
Award & Honor_______________________________________________________________________________
Graduate Teaching Effectiveness Award [2012, WMU]
Haym Kruglak Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award [2011, WMU]
Phi Kappa Phi [since 2009]
David Carley Memorial Graduate Fellowship Award [2006, WMU]
Best Teaching Award [2000, I. E. School, Nepal]
Research Interests___________________________________________________________________________
Nanoscale and electromagnetic materials; designing photonic crystal devices; optical ntegrated
circuits;
quantum confinement of low-dimensional systems; computer simulation and
modeling.
Teaching and Research Experience__________________________________________________________
Western Michigan University, Department of Physics
Doctoral Associate [9/2006 - present]
Teaching Assistant Mentor [7/2009 - present]
Teaching Assistant [8/2005 - 8/2006]
Western Michigan University, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Parkview
Physics Instructor to LSAMP program [Summer 2010 ] sponsored by NSF
Central Michigan University, Department of Physics
Research Assistant [6/2003 - 7/2005]
Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Activity______________________________________________________________________________________
[2/2012, APS March Meeting 2012, Boston], Contributed paper presentation
[10/2011, 2nd Annual Multidiciplinary Science Forum, JSPS], Contributed poster presentation
[10/2011, 10/2010, 10/2009, Graduate & Professional School Fair, WMU], Represented the Physics Department
[1/2011, Step it Up Program, Kalamazoo public school visits], Volunteered for presentation about Nepal
[9/2008, Western Michigan University, Department of Physics], Presented a colloquium
[6/2008, IU, Biocomplexity Institute, CompuCell3D 2nd Annual Workshop], Summer school
[5/2008, UIUC, 8th Complex System Symposium], paper presentation
[9/2003 CMU & 8/2005 WMU], International Teaching Assistant Trainings
[4/2003, CMU, Student Research & Creative Endeavors Exhibition], poster presentation
Membership___________________________________________________________________________________
American Physical Society, Member [since 2004]
Ohio Section American Physical Society, Member of Condensed Matter Physics [since 2004]
Nepal Physical Society, Lifetime Member [since 1995]
Publication_____________________________________________________________________________________
To be updated
Computer______________________________________________________________________________________
Operating system: Linux/Unix and Windows
Program & software: Fortran 77/90, Linux tools (OpenOffice/Latex/gnuplot/xfig etc.),
OriginLab, Mathematica,
Matlab, Maple, Microsoft office, HTML, postscript,
basic course in C++ and Python
Reference_______________________________________________________________________________________
Dr. Arthur McGurn ♦ Professor ♦ Western Michigan University ♦ Department of Physics
♦ Kalamazoo, MI 49008 ♦ EVRT 1139 ♦ (269) 387-4950 (office) ♦ arthur.mcgurn@wmich.edu