Oksana's group (jpg: 1187x816 px, 2 MB)
Left to right:   Garrett, Jessica, Whitney, Oksana, Andy, and Mark

Oksana Ostroverkhova (PI)

Office: Weniger 413
(541) 737 1679
Address: Department of Physics
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-6507
Fax: (541) 737 1683
Lab: Weniger 101, 103, 100a
(541) 737 1691, 737 1677

Andrew Platt

(graduate student)
Weniger 101, 103
(541) 737 1691 / 1677
plattan@onid.orst.edu
Andrew is studying photophysical properties of organic semiconductors. Currently, he is designing time-resolved photoluminescence experiments on the macroscopic and microscopic level.

Supported by NSF CAREER (DMR-0748671).

Mark Kendrick

(graduate student)
Weniger 101, 103
(541) 737 1691 / 1677
kendricm@onid.orst.edu
Mark works with optical tweezer trapping of resonant particles. Currently, he is also desiging an experimental capability for simultaneous optical tweezer trapping and fluorescence spectroscopy for nanosensor applications.

Supported by ONAMI/ONR.

Whitney Shepherd

(graduate student)
Weniger 101, 103
(541) 737 1691 / 1677
buchanaw@onid.orst.edu
Whitney is working on single-molecule fluorescence imaging of novel organic semiconductors.

Supported by NSF CAREER (DMR-0748671).

Garrett Banton

(undergraduate)
Weniger 101, 103
(541) 737 1691 / 1677
bantonga@onid.orst.edu
Garrett is developing software for image analysis.

Supported by ONAMI/ONR and NSF CAREER.

Jessica Gifford

(undergraduate)
Weniger 101, 103
(541) 737 1691 / 1677
giffordj@onid.orst.edu
Jessica is working on single-molecule imaging and is developing nanosensors for pH measurements in microfluidic channels.

Supported by ONAMI/ONR and NSF CAREER.

Thomas Gilray

(undergraduate)
Weniger 101, 103
(541) 737 1691 / 1677
thomas.gilray@gmail.com
Tom is developing environment for web-based tutorials.

Supported by NSF CAREER.

Vince Rossi

(graduate student)
Co-advised with Prof. S. Jacques, OHSU.
Weniger 209
(541) 737 2604
rossiv@onid.orst.edu
Vince is working on photodynamic therapy for anti-microbial and anti-tumor treatment of bone tissue.

Alumni


Dustin Quandt

(undergraduate)
Dustin worked in the group during summer '08, on:
optical tweezer trapping of microscopic particles

Supported by ONR via ONAMI Nanometrology and Nanoelectronics initiative

Guy Cutting

(undergraduate)
Guy worked in the group during 2008, on:
development on imaging software for fluorescence imaging

Supported by NSF CAREER (DMR-0748671).

Thomas Gilray

(undergraduate)
Tom worked in the group during summer '08:
web-based tutorial on photorefractive materials and devices

Supported by NSF CAREER (DMR-0748671).

Jonathan Day

(graduate student)
Jonathan graduated with Ph.D. (2008)
“On the photoresponse of several novel functionalized oligoacene and anthradithiophene derivatives.”

Supported by ONR via ONAMI Nanometrology and Nanoelectronics initiative, and PRF.

Sam Peterson

(undergraduate)
Sam worked in the group during 2006-2007, on:
a home-built autocorrelator and FROG for measurements of ultrashort pulse shape and for testing and calibration of a home-built pulse compressor.

Mark Mazurier

(undergraduate)
Mark graduated with thesis:
(B.Sc. in 2007)
“Photophysics of organic semiconductors.”

Joseph Peterson

(undergraduate)
Joe graduated with thesis:
(B.Sc. in 2006)
“Autocorrelator for femtosecond pulse characterization.”

Currently, Joe is a graduate student in physics at New Mexico State U.

Zack Peterson

(undergraduate)
Zack graduated with thesis:
(B.Sc. in 2006)
“Optical and electronic properties of conductive polymers doped with nanoparticles.”

Zack is currently a graduate student in economics at Oregon State U.