Assistant Supervisor
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D ina Zhabinskaya
**** ****** **** *****: 267-***-****
Davis, CA 95618 e-mail: abnlac@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Graduate Studies (2003-2009 )
Ph.D. in Physics: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Thesis in Hard Condensed Matter Physics: “Casimir Interactio ns Between Scatterers in Carbon
Nanotubes”.
Graduate Studies (2001-2003 )
Master o f Science in Physics: McGill University, Montreal, Canada
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Thesis in Soft Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics: “Non-Equilibrium Phenomenon
Implemented at a Mesoscopic Time Scale”.
Undergraduate Studies (1998-2001)
Bachelor of Science in Physics: McGill University, Montreal, Canada
GPA: 3.7/4.0
Graduated with Great Distinction
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2003 -present: Research Assistant
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Supervisor: Dr. Eugene Mele
Conducted research in theoretical condensed matter physics: physical properties of carbon
nanotubes, excitonic effects, and Casimir interactions.
2001 -2003: Research Assistant
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Supervisor: Dr. Martin Grant
Conducted research on non-equilibrium and statistical phenomenon in soft condensed matter
systems using computational tools of molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations.
Summer 2000: Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) student
National Superconducting Cyclo tron Laboratory: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Supervisor: Dr. Betty Tsang
Performed data analysis in experimental study of nuclear collisions.
FELLOWSHIPS
Summer School (July 2005)
Boulder School for Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Courses: Undergraduate Laboratory, Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics,
Undergraduate Electromagnetism, Graduate Advanced Statistical Mechanics, and Graduate
Quantum Mechanics.
Teaching responsibilities: recitations, tutorials, lab instruction and supervision, grading
assignments, exams, and lab reports, and private tutoring.
PUBLICATIONS
Dina Zhabinskaya and E. J. Mele, “Casimir Interactions Between Local Scatterers in Metallic
Carbon Nanotubes”, Phys. Rev. B 80, 155405 (2009). Selected for Editors’ Suggestion.
Dina Zhabinskaya, Jesse M. Kinder, and E. J. Mele, “Casimir Force for Massless Fermions in One
Dimension: A Force Operator Approach”, Phys. Rev. A 78, 060103(R) (2008). Featured in Virtual
Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.
M.B. Tsang, C.K. Gelbke, X.D. Liu, W. G. Lynch, W.P. Tan, G. Verde, H.S. Xu, W.A. Friedman,
R. Donangelo, S.R. Souza, C.B. Das, S. Das Gupta, and Dina Zhabinsky: “Isoscaling in Statistical
models”, Phys. Rev. C 64, 054615 (2001).
ABSTRACTS
2009 APS March Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA: (talk)
Dina Zhabinskaya, Jesse M. Kinder, Eugene J. Mele: “Casimir Force for Massless Fermions in One
Dimension: A Force Operator Approach”.
2007 APS March Meeting, Denver, CO: (talk)
Jesse M. Kinder, Dina Zhabinskaya, Eugene J. Mele: “Activating Dark Excitons on Carbon
Nanotubes with Electric Field”.
Conference Experience for Undergraduates (CEU) 2000, Williamsburg, VA: (poster)
Dina Zhabinskaya: “Heavy Ion Collisions at Intermediate Incident Energies”.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Programming languages: C/C++, Fortran, and Matlab.
Tools: Maple, Mathematica, LaTEX, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Microsoft Office.
Operating Systems: Linux, Unix, Windows/DOS.
LANGUAGES
English: fluent
Russian: native tongue
Spanish: b asic knowledge
Modern Greek: working knowledge
REFERENCES
Professor Eugene J. Mele (thesis adviser)
Phone: +1-215-***-****
Email: abnlac@r.postjobfree.com
Professor Ravi K. Sheth (graduate chair)
Phone: +1-215-***-****
Email: abnlac@r.postjobfree.com
Professor Randall D. Kamien
Phone: +1-215-***-****
Email: abnlac@r.postjobfree.com
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