Oluwagbemiga (Paul) Ojo
Personal Info
- present
Materials Physicist
Summary
Physicist with proven success in materials synthesis and characterization for technologically significant applications. Hard-working, creative, and friendly individual possessing very strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with an unwavering commitment to research excellence and innovations. Competent in conceptualizing, designing, and executing quantitative and qualitative research projects.
Work History
Graduate Research Assistant
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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Phone
Address
2301 Hull CT
Tampa, FL 33612
Skills
Crystal growth and
polycrystalline
inorganic materials
synthesis
Crystal structure
Very Good
Synthesize and characterize new materials (single-crystals and polycrystalline bulk inorganic materials), and their structure-transport property relationships are fundamentally investigated in developing a comprehensive understanding of their physical properties for characterization
Very Good
MS Word, Excel,
PowerPoint
Very Good
Python, MATLAB,
2018-08
- present
applications including thermoelectrics, thermal control and management.
Conduct first-principles calculations of materials properties to further elucidate the effect of compositional and structural variations on the properties of materials.
Maintain and calibrate equipment for precision and accuracy, updating and revising standardized operating procedures and reordering raw materials and supplies to sustain experiments and workflow. Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of South Florida, Tampa
Supervise general physics 1 college-level laboratory classes, grade lab reports, and provide feedback.
Maintain an atmosphere of academic learning and advancement to facilitate learning and development of critical thinking skills. Mentor new teaching assistants according to university standards. Mathematica,
Mathcad for
advanced data fitting
and computing
Low temperature
electronic and thermal
transport properties
measurements
DFT calculations
using Quantum
Espresso
Good
Good
Good
Education
2018-08
- present
Applied Physics, Ph.D.
University of South Florida, Tampa
2018-08
- 2021-10
Physics, Master of Science
University of South Florida, Tampa
3.8/4.0 GPA
Thesis: "Texturing in Bi2Te3 Alloy Thermoelectric Materials: an Applied Physics Investigation". Advisor: Dist. Prof. George S. Nolas 2011-09
- 2015-12
Education Physics, Bachelor of Science
University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
4.59/5.00 CGPA (First Class)
Academic Excellence Award, University of Lagos Scholar 2012-2015 OP
Publications
O. P. Ojo, et al., "Structural and Thermal Properties of Ultralow Thermal Conductivity Ba3Cu2Sn3Se10”. Dalton Transactions (2022). Submitted.
W. D. C. B. Gunatilleke, O. P. Ojo, et al., "Synthesis and characterization of phase-pure clathrate-II Rb12.9Si136”. Journal of Solid State Chemistry (2022). Submitted. O. P. Ojo, et al., "Synthesis, structure, electronic and thermal properties of sphalerite CuZn2InS4". Dalton Transactions 50 (2021): 17611.
W.D.C.B. Gunatilleke, R. Juneja, O. P. Ojo, et al., "Intrinsic anharmonicity and thermal properties of ultralow thermal conductivity Ba6Sn6Se13." Physical Review Materials 5.8 (2021): 085002. O. P. Ojo, et. al, "Grain orientation and transport properties of textured Bi2Te3 alloys. "Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 133 (2021): 105979.
Accomplishments
Research
Applied a new technique for the crystallographic texture characterization of textured Bi2Te3 alloy thermoelectric materials in use in devices using a standard powder X-ray diffractometer. (In collaboration with II-VI Inc.) Conferences and invited talks
O. P. Ojo, et al., ‘Transport properties of a new thermoelectric material system: quaternary chalcogenide sphalerites', Oral presentation, European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Conference, 2021. O. P. Ojo, et al., ‘Textured Bi2Te3 alloys: Grain orientation–transport property relationships', Oral presentation, Virtual, International Conference on Thermoelectrics, 2021. O. P. Ojo and G. S. Nolas, Thermoelectrics: an example of applied physics, NSF Sponsored Summer Program for High School Students, 2021.
Selected leadership roles
Mentor TA, USF STEM teaching assistants, 2019.
Special Marshall, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Nigeria, 2016/17. Assistant Publicity Secretary, Nigeria Christian Corpers Fellowship, 2016/17.