Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Eteri Svanidze, Class of 2009
Dr. Eteri Svanidze received her bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Fredonia, majoring in experimental physics and applied mathematics. Upon completing several summer internships, she chose to pursue her graduate degree from Rice University in Houston, Texas. Concentrating in the area of experimental condensed matter physics, her PhD dissertation was focused on design, synthesis, and characterization of itinerant magnets, composed of non-magnetic elements. Upon completion of her graduate studies, she took a brief visiting researcher position at the Brazilian Center for Research in Physics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Currently, Dr. Svanidze is a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden, Germany. Her work focuses on novel uranium-based heavy fermion systems. Eteri’s passion for synthesis of crystals has been clear from an early age, with the very first batch of copper sulfate crystals grown in the fifth grade!
Read about the amazing discovery she made while at Rice University of a material that is 4 times stronger than steel!
"Titanium + gold = new gold standard for artificial joints"
Crystal structure of beta titanium-3 gold. (Image courtesy of E. Morosan/Rice University)
Physics Alumni
Fredonia alum welcome inquiries from prospective and current students regarding the department and careers in physics.
Brian Charles
- Development Engineer, spaced-based telescope mirrors, Eastman Kodak
- E-mail: brian.charles@kodak.com
Tim Reid
- Manufacturing Engineer, Melles Griot Electro Optics, Boulder CO
- E-mail: treid (at) boulder.mellesgriot.com
Benjamin Luce
- Clarkson University, Ph.D. in Physics
- Asst. Professor, Lyndon State Coll. VT
- Former President, New Mexico Solar Energy Association
- Former Co-chair, Coalition for Clean and Affordable Energy
- E-mail: benluce (at) swcp.com
Kenneth Spafford
- University of Arizona, J.D.
- Patent Lawyer, United States District Court, Phoenix AZ
- E-mail: kspaf (at) hotmail.com
Andrew Heymsfield
- University of Chicago, Ph.D. in Meteorology
- Head of Physical Meteorology Section, Microscale and Mesoscale Meteorology Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research
- E-mail: heyms1 (at) ncar.ucar.edu
Gerald Heymsfield
- University of Oklahoma, Ph.D. in Meteorology
- Research Meteorologist, Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Branch, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
- E-mail: heymsfield (at) agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Barry Doust
- Penn State Ph.D. Program in Acoustical Physics (part time)
- Senior Electroacoustics Engineer and Program manager, materials Syatems Inc., Littleton, MA
- E-mail: bdoust (at) matsysinc.com
Steven Huels
- Penn State, MS in Astronomy
- Senior Laboratory Analyst, Dunkirk Environmental Laboratory
- E-mail: shuels (at) mailaps.org
Michael Symans
- U. Buffalo, Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
- Associate Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- E-mail: symans (at) rpi.edu
Martin Parker
- U. of Buffalo Electrical Engineering Graduate
- U. of Rochester MS in Electrical Engineering
- Director of Engineering, DVC Co., Austin TX
- E-mail: martin (at) dvcco.com
Jose Martinez
- Java/Computer programming, Department of Treasury, Bureau of the Public Dept., WV,
Formerly Lieutenant in US Navy and Physical Scientist in the Naval Oceanographic Office - E-mail: martinezjosei (at) yahoo.com
Matt Dorogi
- Purdue University Ph.D. in Experimental Solid State Physics
- Product manager, NEXX Systems, Billerica MA
- E-mail: mattdorogi (at) cs.com
Gary DeLeo, '74
- Professor and Department Chair at Lehigh University
- Earned his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut and has since had many papers published
Gary Ashton, '74
- Worked in Optics at 3M and Hewlett Packard
- Earned his Ph.D. from Colorado State University
Gary Bulgar, '67
- Exemplary career at Bell Labs/Lucen
Cooperative Engineering Alumni
(who welcome inquiries from prospective and current students regarding the department and careers in engineering)
Brian Miga
- RIT Microelectronic Engineering Graduate
- Sr. Yield Enhancement Engineer, Cypress Semiconductor, Bloomington MN
- E-mail: bjmiga (at) hotmail.com
Martin Parker
- U. of Buffalo Electrical Engineering Graduate
- U. of Rochester MS in Electrical Engineering
- Director of Engineering, DVC Co., Austin TX
- E-mail: martin (at) dvcco.com
Michael Symons
- U. of Buffalo Civil Engineering Graduate
- U. Buffalo Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
- Associate Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- E-mail: symans (at) rpi.edu
Susan Schall
- Penn State Industrial Engineering Graduate
- Penn State Masters and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering
- E-mail: soschall (at) shentel.net
Kevin Miller
- Case Western Reserve Civil Engineering Graduate
- Branch Office Manager, Project Manager, Bergman Associates Engineers, Buffalo NY
- E-mail: kevinmiller (at) wycol.com
Michael Dudek II
- Purchased Parts Market Supervisor, Delphi Energy and Chassis Systems, Rochester, NY
- E-mail: michael.p.dudek (at) delphiauto.com
Heather Humphrey
- U. of Buffalo Civil Engineering Graduate
- Environmental Engineer, R&D Engineering INC., Buffalo, NY
- E-mail: hhumphrey (at) craworld.com
Wanda Perks
- University at Buffalo Civil Engineering Graduate
- Assistant Engineer, Glynn Geotechnical Engineering, Lockport, NY
- E-mail: wperks (at) glynngroup.com
Brian Noel
- RPI Chemical and Environmental Engineering Graduate
- Inspection & Repair Services Environmental Lead, GE Power Systems
- E-mail: brian.noel (at) ps.ge.com
Andrew Hicks
- Tri-State Electrical Engineering Graduate
- Director of Operations, Health Care Systems, St. Petersburg, FL
- E-mail: ahicks719 (at) aol.com
Dave Christian
- University of Buffalo Electrical Engineering Graduate
- Director, Design Division, Weapons Simulation Department, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, MD
- E-mail: christiandc (at) ih.navy.mil
Christopher Gosselin
- Virginia Tech Industrial and Systems Engineering Graduate
- Production Program Manager, Tactical Avionics, Lockheed Martin CO., Minnesota
- E-mail: chris.s.gosselin (at) lmco.com
Earl Kipler
- Clarkson Engineering & Management Graduate
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Master's Degree in Industrial and Management Engineering
- Industrial Engineer, Northrop Grumman Corp., Baltimore, MD
- E-mail: Earl_r_Kiplerjr (at) mail.northgrum.com
Michael McCune
- Syracuse Mechanical Engineering Graduate
- RPI Masters in Mechanical Engineering
- Manager, Fan Drive Gear System Business Center, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
- E-mail: Michael.McCune (at) PW.UTC.COM
Joe Callahan
- RIT Packaging Engineering Graduate
- E-mail: callax5 (at) aol.com
Jeannie Norsworthy
- U. of Buffalo Chemical Engineering Graduate
- Business Analyst, Safety-Kleen Corp.
- E-mail: JNorsworthy (at) safety-kleen.com
Barry Doust
- U. of Buffalo Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Penn State Ph.D. Program (part time)
- Acoustics Engineer, BAE SYSTEMS - Ocean Systems, Braintree MA
- E-mail: barry.doust (at) baesystems.com
Reid Irish
- U. of Arizona Mechanical Engineering Graduate
- Product Engineer, Cummins Diesel, Jamestown NY
- E-mail: reid.irish (at) cummins.com
Jason Rothenberger
- U. of Buffalo Chemical Engineering Graduate
- Senior Process Engineer, Occidental Chemical Corp., Pottstown, PA
- E-mail: Jason_M._Rothenberger (at) oxy.com
Tadd Adams
- U. of Buffalo Industrial Engineering Graduate
- Network Engineer, Lucent technologies, NJ
- E-mail: tadd (at) lucent.com
Christopher Sichak
- U. of Buffalo Civil Engineering Graduate
- Civil Engineer (bridge design), Goodkind & O'Dea, Inc., Rochester, NY
- E-mail: csichak (at) goodkindinc.com
James Deak, '88
- Has worked for IBM and Thomas Watson Research Center
- Earned his Ph.D. in physics from Purdue University
Stewart Cane, '89
- Partner at Alden Research Labs, a premier fluid dynamics modeling company
- Coop Engineer with Tri-State in Aerospace Engineering
- Earned his Ph.D. in computational fluid dynamics
Joseph Reed, '86
- Director of Engineering and Production Testing for Architectural Testing of York, Pa.
- Has worked as a Physics Coop Engineer with Case Western
- Earned his Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University
- Owner of over 20 patents