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Invited Presentations

  1. R. P. Camata, “Laser Physics and Chemistry in the Synthesis of Novel Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics” Invited Presentation to the Department of Chemistry Faculty of the University of Alabama in Huntsville, March 9, 2007, Huntsville, Alabama.

  2. R. P. Camata, M. Matsumura, M. Bulut, and J. E. Williams,“Zinc Oxide Thin Films and Nanostructures: Physical Vapor Synthesis and Integration into Flexible Electronics Platforms,” 2007 Annual Meeting of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), February 25 – March 1, 2007, Orlando, Florida.

  3. R. P. Camata, “Design and Properties of Novel Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics” Invited Presentation to the Department of Physics at the University of South Alabama, January 25, 2007, Mobile, Alabama.

  4. R. P. Camata and M. Bulut, “Amorphous Carbon/Metal Nanocomposites with Modulated Properties for Biomedical Applications” ICCE-14: Fourteen Annual International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, July 2-8, 2006, Boulder, Colorado.

  5. R. P. Camata, “Thin Film Materials Synthesis using Laser and Nanoparticle Beams” Invited Presentation to the Materials Science Faculty of the University of Alabama in Huntsville, October 29, 2004, Huntsville, Alabama.

  6. R. P. Camata, “Laser and Aerosol Processes in the Synthesis of Nanostructured Thin Film Materials” Invited Presentation to the Materials Engineering Faculty of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, September 14, 2004, Birmingham, Alabama.

  7. R. P. Camata, “Laser and Nanoparticle Beams in the Synthesis of Nanostructured Thin Film Materials” ICCE-11: Eleventh Annual Inernational Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, August 8-14, 2004, Hilton-Head Island, South Carolina.

  8. R. P. Camata, “The Physics of Laser and Aerosol Processes in the Fabrication of New Materials,” Invited Presentation to the Physics Faculty of the University of South Florida, April 24, 2004, Tampa, Florida.

Contributed Presentations

  1. M. Matsumura, M. Bulut, and R. P. Camata, “Process Control and Gas Phase Dynamics During Laser Synthesis of ZnO Nanocrystals,” 2007 Annual Meeting of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), February 25 – March 1, 2007, Orlando, Florida.

  2. M. Bulut and R. P. Camata, “NBPLD: A Novel Nanofabrication Approach Applied to the Synthesis of Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Films with Embedded Customized Nanoparticles,” 2007 Annual Meeting of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), February 25 – March 1, 2007, Orlando, Florida.

  3. J. E. Williams and R. P. Camata,“Pulsed Laser Deposition of Chromium-Doped Zinc Selenide Thin Films and Nanostructures for Mid-Infrared Laser Applications,” 2007 Annual Meeting of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), February 25 – March 1, 2007, Orlando, Florida.

  4. H. Kim, R. P. Camata, S. Lee, G. S. Rohrer, A. D. Rollett, K. M. Hennessy, S. L. Bellis, and Y. K. Vohra,” The Effect of Crystallographic Texture on Cell-Attachment Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Hydroxyapatite Coatings,” 2007 Annual Meeting of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), February 25 – March 1, 2007, Orlando, Florida.

  5. B. R. Eaton*, R. P. Camata, H. Kim,, R. Kapoor, S. Ponnazhagan, “ Gas Phase Synthesis of Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles with Controlled Crystallographic Phase for Gene Transfection,” 2007 Annual Meeting of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), February 25 – March 1, 2007, Orlando, Florida.

  6. S. Drukteinis, R. P. Camata, H. Kim, “Surface Structure Modification and Recrystallization of Pulsed Laser Deposited Amorphous Calcium Phosphate Films,” 2007 Annual Meeting of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), February 25 – March 1, 2007, Orlando, Florida.

  7. H. Kim, R. P. Camata, K. M. Hennessy, S. L. Bellis, S. Lee, G. S. Rohrer, A. D. Rollett and Y. K. Vohra, “Enhanced Cell Activity and Mechanical Property of Calcium Phosphate Coatings with Preferred Orientation,” 2006 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, November 27-December 1, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts.

  8. M. Matsumura, M. Bulut, R. P. Camata, “Coagulation Behavior of Zinc Oxide Aerosols Generated by Laser Ablation,” 7th International Aerosol Conference, September 10 – 16, 2006, St. Paul, Minnesota.

  9. R. P. Camata, H. Kim, R. Kapoor, S. Ponnazhagan, “Aerosol Synthesis and Gene Delivery Properties of Calcium Phosphate Bioceramic Nanoparticles,” 7th International Aerosol Conference, September 10 – 16, 2006, St. Paul, Minnesota.

  10. M. Jackson*, M. Bulut, R. P. Camata, “Electrostatic Charge Effects in the Aggregation Behavior of Laser Ablation Aerosols,” 7th International Aerosol Conference, September 10 – 16, 2006, St. Paul, Minnesota.

  11. H. Kim, R. P. Camata, R. Kapoor, S. Ponnazhagan, “Development of Nanoengineered Calcium Phosphate -Based Particulates For Gene Delivery,” Particles 2006 Conference:  Medical/Biochemical Diagnostic, Pharmaceutical, and Drug Delivery Applications of Particle Technology, May 13 – 16, 2006, Orlando, Florida.

  12. H. Kim, R. P. Camata, R. Kapoor, S. Ponnazhagan, “Optically Tagged Calcium Phosphate-based Nanoparticles for Probing Gene Delivery Processes,” 2006 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 17 – 21, San Francisco, California.

  13. H. Kim, R. P. Camata, G. S. Rohrer, Y. K. Vohra, “Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics with Tailored Crystallographic Texture for Controlling Cell Activity,” 2006 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 17 – 21, San Francisco, California.

  14. M. Matsumura, R. P. Camata, “Bimodal Size Distributions in Zinc Oxide Aerosols Produced by Laser Evaporation,” 2006 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 17 – 21, San Francisco, California.

  15. M. Bulut, R. P. Camata, “A Novel Approach for Integrating Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Films with Nanoengineered Surfaces and Nanoparticles,” 2005 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, March 28-April 1, 2005, San Francisco, California.

  16. M. Bulut, R. P. Camata, “Nanomaterials Synthesis by Nanoparticle Beam Pulsed Laser Deposition,” 2005 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, March 28-April 1, 2005, San Francisco, California.

  17. M. Matsumura, Z. Z. Bandic, R. P. Camata, “Integration of Zinc Oxide Thin Films and Nanostructured in Polymer-based Devices,” 2005 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, March 28-April 1, 2005, San Francisco, California.

  18. H. Kim, S. Ponnazhagan, R. P. Camata, “Nanoengineered Calcium Phosphate Materials for Controlling Cell Activity and Gene Transfer,” 2005 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, March 28-April 1, 2005, San Francisco, California.

  19. H. Kim, Y. K. Vohra, P. J. Louis, W. R. Lacefield, J. E. Lemons, and R. P. Camata, “Biphasic Hydroxyapatite/Tetracalcium Phosphate Thin Film Coatings with Controlled Phase Composition” Bioceramics 17: 17th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine; Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine, December 8–12, 2004, New Orleans, Louisiana.

  20. L. Smith*, M. Matsumura, R. P. Camata, “Gas-Phase Nanoparticle Dynamics During Laser Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanostructures,” 2004 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, November 29-December 3, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts.

  21. S. Brown*, H. Kim, R. P. Camata, “A Hybrid Laser/Aerosol Method for the Synthesis of Porous Nanostructured Calcium Phosphate Materials for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications,” 2004 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, November 29-December 3, 2004, Boston, Massachusetts.

  22. M. Matsumura, R. P. Camata, “Nanostructured Zinc Oxide Thin Films by a Hybrid Laser-Aerosol Method,” 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, October 4 – 8, 2004, Atlanta, Georgia.

  23. M. Bulut, R. P. Camata, “In-situ Control of Aerosol Size Distributions During Laser Ablation of Zinc Oxide,” 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, October 4 – 8, 2004, Atlanta, Georgia.

  24. M. Bulut, R. P. Camata, “An Aerosol Method for Incorporating Metal Nanoparticles in Amorphous Carbon Films for Property Modulation,” 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, October 4 – 8, 2004, Atlanta, Georgia.

  25. S. Wang, S. B. Mirov,V. V. Fedorov, and R. P. Camata,“Synthesis and Spectroscopic Properties of Cr Doped ZnS Crystalline Thin Films,” The 2003 U.S. Workshop on the Physics and Chemistry of II-VI Materials, September 17 – 19, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana.

  26. W. Lacefield, A. Vasanthan, H. Kim , R. P. Camata , Y. Vohra , and S. Cox, “Bond Strength and Durability of Thin Calcium Phosphate Coatings on Implants,” 81st General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, June 25-28, 2003, Göteborg, Sweden.

  27. M. M. Abbas, P. D. Craven, J. F. Spann, D. Tankosic, A. LeClair, W.  K. Witherow, R. P. Camata, and P. Gerakines, “Laboratory Measurements of Optical Properties of Micron Size Individual Dust Grains,” International Symposium on Astrophysics of Dust, May 26-30, 2003, Estes Park, Colorado.

  28. S. Wang, R. P. Camata, A. Kudryavtsev, and S. B. Mirov, “Evidence of Cr-Doping in Pulsed-Laser Deposited ZnS Nanocrystalline Films for Mid-Infrared Applications,” 2003 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.

  29. H. Kim, S. A. Catledge, Y. K. Vohra, R. P. Camata, W. R. Lacefield, “Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured and Preferentially Oriented Hydroxyapatite Coatings Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition,” 2003 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.

  30. R. P. Camata, M. Bulut, R. Sweitzer, C. Scholz, and D. B. Shire, “Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Films for Encapsulation of Flexible Neural Stimulant Microelectronic Implants,” 2003 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.

  31. N. C. Cunningham, M. Bulut, T. M. Nordlund, and R. P. Camata, “Nanoparticle Beam Pulsed Laser Deposition of Nanostructured Thin Films for Biomolecule Sensing Applications,” 2003 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.

  32. M. Matsumura, J. M. Harrison, and R. P. Camata, “Nanostructured ZnO Thin Films by Nanoparticle Beam Pulsed Laser Deposition,” 2003 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.

  33. M. Matsumura and R. P. Camata, “Pulsed Laser Deposition of ZnO Thin Films and Nanostructures on Flexible Substrates for UV Applications,” 2003 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.

  34. R. P. Camata, “In-Situ Control of Nanoscale Texture Formation During Deposition of ZnO Layers for Light Trapping in Thin Film Solar Cells,” 2003 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.

  35. J. M. Kirchhoff* and R. P. Camata, “Mechanical Properties of YSZ/Al2O3 Nanocomposite Thin Films,” 2003 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 21-25, 2003, San Francisco, California.

  36. M. Matsumura, J. M. Harrison, R. P. Camata, “Nanostructured ZnO thin films by nanoparticle beam pulsed laser deposition,” 2003 March Meeting of The American Physical Society, March 3 – 7, 2003, Austin, Texas (Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc. 48, 512 (2003)).

  37. N. C. Cunningham, M. Bulut, T. M. Nordlund R. P. Camata, “Nanoparticle Beam Pulsed Laser Deposition of Nanostructured Thin Films for Biosensing Applications,” 2003 March Meeting of The American Physical Society, March 3 – 7, 2003, Austin, Texas (Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc. 48, 127 (2003)).

  38. R. P. Camata, H. Kim, S. A. Catledge, Y. K. Vohra, and W. R. Lacefield, “Nanostructuring and texturing of pulsed laser deposited hydroxyapatite thin films,” 2003 March Meeting of The American Physical Society, March 3 – 7, 2003, Austin, Texas (Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc. 48, 572 (2003)).

  39. S. Cox*, W. Lacefield, H. Kim, R. P. Camata, Y. K. Vohra, A. Vasanthan, and C. Machado, “Thin Hydroxyapatite Coatings for Improving the Performance of TMJ Implants,” 31st Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), March 12 – 15, 2003, San Antonio, Texas.

  40. H. Kim, S. A. Catledge, Y. K. Vohra, R. P. Camata, W. R. Lacefield, “Mechanical properties of pulsed laser deposited hydroxyapatite thin films for applications in biomedical implants,” 2002 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, December 2 – 6, 2002, Boston, Massachusetts.

  41. M. Bulut, S. A. Catledge, Y. K. Vohra, R. P. Camata, “Thermal stability of nanocrystalline diamond films grown by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition,” 2002 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, December 2 – 6, 2002, Boston, Massachusetts.

  42. S. Wang, R. P. Camata, S. Mirov, “Synthesis of Cr-doped nanocrystalline ZnS films by laser ablation,” 2002 Meeting of the American Physical Society (Southeastern Section), October 31 – November 2, Auburn, Alabama.

  43. R. P. Camata, N. C. Cunningham, K. S. Seol, Y. Okada, K. Takeuchi, “A new process for the deposition of nanostructured thin films from size-classified nanoparticles,” 5th Conference on Aerospace Materials, Processes, and Environmental Technology (AMPET), September 16 – 18, 2002 Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Alabama.

  44. R. P. Camata and N. C. Cunningham, “A novel method for creating nanostructured thin films from size-selected nanoparticles,” 2002 March Meeting of The American Physical Society, March 18 – 22, 2002, Indianapolis, Indiana.

  45. H. Kim, S. A. Catledge, R. P. Camata, W. R. Lacefield, Y. K. Vohra; “Mechanical properties of hydroxyapatite thin films for applications in medical implants,” 2002 March Meeting of The American Physical Society, March 18 – 22, 2002, Indianapolis, Indiana.

  46. N. Cunningham and R. P. Camata; “Nanostructured thin films materials from size-selected nanoparticles,” 16th National Conference on Undergraduate Research, April 25-27, 2002, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

  47. R. P. Camata, K. S. Seol, Y. Okada, and K. Takeuchi; “A differential mobility analyzer for high-throughput, high-resolution processing of nanoparticles,” 19th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, November 6 – 10, 2000, St. Louis, Missouri.

  48. K. S. Seol, R. P. Camata, Y. Okada, K. Takeuchi; “In-situ observation of nanoparticle formation and growth during laser ablation,” 2000 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 24-28, 2000, San Francisco, California.

  49. K. S. Seol, R. P. Camata, and K. Takeuchi, “Study on the formation of silicon nanoparticles during laser ablation using a low-pressure differential mobility analyzer,” European Aerosol Conference 1999, September 6 - 10, 1999, Prague, Czech Republic.

  50. K. S. Seol, R. P. Camata, and K. Takeuchi, “In-situ observation of silicon nanoparticle formation by laser ablation,” 1999 Conference on Cluster Science and Technology, May 12-15, 1999, Tokyo, Japan.

  51. R. P. Camata, M. Hirasawa, K. Okuyama, and K. Takeuchi; “Gas-phase dynamics of nanoparticles formed by laser ablation of materials,” 2nd RIKEN Symposium on Coherent Science, February 2, 1999, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako, Saitama, Japan.

  52. R. P. Camata, M. Hirasawa, K. Okuyama, K. Takeuchi; “Low pressure DMA studies of laser ablation aerosols,” 5th International Aerosol Conference, September 12 – 18, 1998, Edinburgh, Scotland.

  53. R. P. Camata, M. Hirasawa, K. Okuyama, K. Takeuchi; “Aerosol nanoparticles by laser ablation: synthesis and characterization,” 1998 Conference on Cluster Science and Technology, April 22-24, Osaka, Japan.

  54. R. P. Camata, M. Hirasawa, K. Okuyama, K. Takeuchi; “Aerosol formation and evolution during laser ablation,” 1998 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 13-17, 1998, San Francisco, California.

  55. R. P. Camata, R. C. Flagan, H. A. Atwater; “Limits to differential mobility analysis,” 15th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, October 14 - 18, 1996, Orlando, Florida.

  56. R. P. Camata, H. A. Atwater, K. J. Vahala, R. C. Flagan; “Synthesis of size classified silicon nanocrystals,” 1995 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, November 27 – December 1, 1995, Boston, Massachusetts.

  57. R. P. Camata, H. A. Atwater, K. J. Vahala, R. C. Flagan; “Studies of size effects in visible luminescent silicon nanocrystals,” 14th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, October 9 – 13, 1995, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

  58. K. S. Min, K. V. Shcheglov, R. P. Camata, H. A. Atwater; “On the origin of visible luminescence from SiO2 films containing Ge nanocrystals,” 1995 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, November 27 – December 1, 1995, Boston, Massachusetts.

  59. R. P. Camata, H. A. Atwater, K. J. Vahala, R. C. Flagan; “Fabrication of visible luminescent silicon nanocrystals via aerosol synthesis of ultrafine particles,” 4th International Aerosol Conference, University of California at Los Angeles, August 28 – September 2, 1994, Los Angeles, California.

  60. R. P. Camata, H. A. Atwater, K. J. Vahala, R. C. Flagan; “Evidence of surface passivation effects in luminescent Si clusters by spark ablation,” 1994 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, April 4-8, 1994, San Francisco, California.

  61. R. P. Camata, L. M. R. Scolfaro, J. M. V. Martins, J. R. Leite; “On the influence of electric fields in the Si delta-doped GaAs self-consistent potential profile,” 6th International Conference on Superlattices, Microstructures and Microdevices, Xi'na, China, 1992.

  62. R. P. Camata, L. M. R. Scolfaro, J. R. Leite, J. M. V. Martins; “Surface effects in the calculation of the electric potential profile in deltadoping GaAs,” 15th National Meeting on Condensed Matter Physics, Caxambu, Brazil, May 5-9, 1992.

  63. R. P. Camata, L. M. R. Scolfaro, J. M. V. Martins, J. R. Leite, C. A. C. Mendonça, E. A. Meneses, I. F. L. Dias, J. C. Bezerra;  “Temperature dependence of the built-in electric field in deltadoping GaAs,”  5th Brazilian School on Semiconductor Physics, S. Paulo, Brazil, January 28 – February 8, 1991.

 

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