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March 12, 2014

Ryan E. Compton

Phone: 202-***-**** Cellular: 267-***-**** E Mail: ************@*****.***

Profile

Ph.D. physical chemist with expertise in usage of ultrafast lasers, spectroscopies and microscopies

Energetic, competent and hard working scientist who demonstrates proficiency and leadership in all roles

Dedicated professional offering a unique combination of technical talent and communication

Technical Skills and Expertise

Nonlinear optics fs oscillators and amplifiers fs pulse characterization (FROG) Pulse shaping

Laser dynamics Laser spectroscopy Infrared spectroscopy UV vis NIR spectroscopy

SEM, AFM Raman spectroscopy Fluorescence spectroscopy Nonlinear spectroscopy

Education

Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) 2004 2011

Ph.D., Physical Chemistry

Research advisor: Robert J. Levis

Dissertation title: “Nonlinear Optics in Non equilibrium Microplasmas”

Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)

B.S. Chemistry, Temple University 2001 2003

Professional Experience

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory 2011 present

Supervisor: Jeffrey C. Owrutsky

Research Focus: Measure femtosecond dynamics of complex molecular and solid state materials. **Funded

through National Research Council Fellowship Award

Scientific Publications and Presentations

Compton, R., et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2014, 104, 073101 01

Coherent oscillations in plasmonic Ag atomic layer deposition films, Session speaker, SPIE Photonics West, February 2014

Compton, R., et al., Chem. Phys., 2013, 422, 135

Ryan E. Compton

4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20375

Phone: 202-***-**** Cellular: 267-***-**** E Mail: ************@*****.***

Coherent Oscillations in Spoof Like Plasmonic Ag deposited by PEALD, Session speaker, American Physical Society, March

2013

Transient Absorption and Time Resolved Fluorescence Studies of Solvated Ruthenium Di Bipyridine Pseudo Halide

Complexes, Session Speaker, 67th OSU International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, June 2012

Nonlinear Optics in Non Equilibrium Microplasmas, Invited speaker, Naval Research Laboratory, June 2011