Almamun Ashrafi

ড. আলমামুন আশরাফী

Education:
* PhD in Materials Engineering, University of Hokkaido, Japan
* MSc in Physics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Research:
* Research Associate
Brookhaven National Lab, Materials Engineering, Mar 2010 - Present
* Research Fellow
The Australian National University, Materials Engineering, Mar 2007 - Mar 2010
* Special Postdoctoral Researcher
Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Materials Engineering, Apr 2003 - Oct 2006

Research Interest:
• Nanofabrication, growth, self-assembly and characterization of advanced materials, biocompatible biomaterials and complex perovskites,
• Synchrotron x-ray scattering for materials mapping at nanoscale, and
• Technology development for optoelectronic, nanoelectronic and biomedicines

Experimental experience:
Biomaterials » TiO2, Al2O3 and ZrO2 Nanostructures for Application in Biomedicine
Advanced materials » ZnO, CdO and MgO Nanostructures, Epitaxy, QWs and Their Alloys
Complex Oxides » BiFeO3, SrTiO3 epitaxy and Fe nanoparticles (Fe/F2O3 core/shell
nanoparticles)

Deposition system » MBE, CVD, VPE, PLD, Sputtering and VLS systems
Analytical tools » Synchrotron x-ray scattering, RHEED, XRD, AFM, TEM, EDX, Hall Effect, CV
& I-V profiles, PL & UV-Vis, Raman Spectroscopy, & Plasma operation
Device fabrication » Sensors, detectors, LEDs & LDs

Activities in Science & Tech:
* Editorial Board Member
◊ Journal of Nanoengineering & Nanomanufacturing, American Scientific Publishers

* Referee of Scientific Journals
◊ Advanced Materials
◊ Advanced Functional Materials
◊ Applied Physics Letters

* Membership
◊ Japan Society of Pure and Applied Physics
◊ Materials Research Society (MRS)
◊ Bangladesh Academy of Sciences

* Column Writer
◊ Scientific & Social awareness
◊ Kids Health and Social Justice