| PERSONAL
Married (to Abeba) with three Sons (Ephraim S. Bililign, Yishak S. Bililign, Beka S. Bililign) and a Daughter (Aster S. Bililign) Mailing Address: 511 Shelby Dr. Greensboro, NC 27409 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 1991
Ph.D. University
of Iowa, Atomic Molecular and Laser Physics. AREA OF SPECIALIZATION Experimental and Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics /and Chemical Physics TEACHING
AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2004
Fellow: National Institute of
Aeronautics (NIA) 2003
Professor 2003
Visiting
professor, Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry 2000-2001
JILA visiting fellow 2006-Present Director, NOAA-ISET Center 1998- 2002 Associate Professor, Department of Physics, North Carolina A&T State University. 1993-1998 Assistant Professor: Department of Physics, North Carolina A&T State University. 1997 spring Acting Chairman: Department of Physics, North Carolina A&T State University. 1996 (summer) and NRC/HBCU Faculty Fellow: Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1997 (summer) Chemical and Biological Physics Section 1995(summer) Visiting Assistant Professor: University of Connecticut, Department of Physics, Storrs. 1995(summer) AWU-DOE Faculty Fellow: Los Alamos National Lab. 1994(summer) Visiting Assistant Professor University of Utah, Department of Chemistry, 1991-1993 Post Doctoral Fellow: University of Utah, Chemistry Department, Salt Lake City, Utah 1988-1991 Research Assistant: University of Iowa, Department of Physics, and Iowa City, Iowa. 1985-1987 Lecturer: Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 1983-1985 Research Assistant: Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS Experimental:
Chemical Reaction
Dynamics, Electronic energy transfer, Multiphoton Processes, Laser
spectroscopy
of molecules and clusters, laser-induced chemistry in clusters,
nanotechnology. Honors and awards AWU/DOE Faculty
research
Fellowship award 1995. RESEARCH Previous Research Spectroscopy of Transition State Dynamics ( 1988-1991) The laser excitation of a reaction complex formed by colliding reactants (e.g. Na + H2) provides unique insight into the potential energy surfaces for chemical reaction in the region of the transition state between the reactant and product valleys. The probe laser is used for state selective detection of reactants. The theory of spectral line shapes is used to interpret the results. The Nd:YAG laser and pulsed dye lasers are used in this research. State-to- State Photochemistry (1988-1991) Nascent rotational and vibrational quantum state distribution of laser induced reactive collisions is determined using laser pump-probe technique. Laser Spectroscopy and Photodynamics (1991-1993) Excitation of atomic or molecular fluorescence using one or more tunable lasers is of particular interest in studies of atomic interactions and potential energy curves, obtained from spectroscopic data including accurate dissociation energies, long range interactions, spin changing energy transfer collisions (predissociation phenomena) in metal rare gas systems. Semi-classical theory is used to determine the predissociation life times. The experiment used Lumonics excimer laser and dye lasers, and a supersonic source. Electronic Structure Calculations (1991-1993) The main interest is to perform high level ab initio calculations of ground, excited valence and Rydberg states of metal-rare-gas potential energy curves to compare with a wealth of spectroscopic information already available and being accumulated. There is also an interest in ab initio calculations of metal -hydrogen potential energy surfaces to understand the experiments in part 1,2 and 3. There is also an on going research to develop simple analytical model potential functions to describe the metal-rare-gas van der Waals bonding in different electronic states of Al;, Mg, Zn, Cd and Hg. Photodetachment of H- (summer 1995) With vacuum UV laser to study state-to-state detachment of negative H- with high photon flux VUV laser beam (100-200nm), and resolve the detached electron energies and determine the final states of the neutralized H atom and match spectral features. Participated in running the lasers (Nd:YAG and Lambda Physik excimer lasers) and model experimental results. (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Photochemistry
of H in solid H2.( University of Connecticut).
Summer 1995 & 1996 Study
of
the Photochemistry of Metal CVD (Photochemical Laser Deposition)
precursors
in cluster environment: Oak
Ridge National Laboratory, (Summer 1996, 1997) Ultra-fast
studies of wave packet dynamics: JILA
(with Steve Leone) CURRENT RESEARCH: (1998-present) The research includes the
study of laser induced chemical
reactions within molecules, and laser induced energy transfer
collisions
between atoms and molecules. Current studies include laser induced
chemical
reaction dynamics of LiH2, LiCH4 ZnH2
and ZnCH4
complexes in gas phase, and kinetic and dynamic studies of the
quenching of
excited states of Li by several alkane and alkene hydrocarbons, rare
gases and
nitrogen. Nanoclusters and
nanoalloys(2004-)
The current proposed
research activities, which make use of
the new RTOF-MS and a picosecond laser are the study of the synthesis
structure
and properties of metal-containing nanoclusters, study of metal-ion
chemistry
within clusters; and fabrication of nanoscale metallic clusters in
different
concentration ranges Funded
Proposals "Ab
Initio Studies of Metal-Rare Gas and Metal-Hydrogen Interaction
Potentials" Current Support: [ 1998 - Present ] Project/Proposal
Title: Note: A supplemental to Award # CHE-9733744 for an amount of $14,800 from NSF Project/Proposal
Title: Project/Proposal
Title: Project/proposal
Title Project/proposal
(Co-PI) Project/proposal
(PI) “INTERNATIONAL
COLLABORATION IN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION WITH ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY
(ETHIOPIA).” Source
of Support
“AfricaArray: Imaging the
African Superplume, building
African partnerships and enhancing diversity in the geosciences.”
“The Sloan A&T
Physics Scholars
Program:
Preparing undergraduates for a Ph.D. in the sciences.”
University of
Alaska Southeast (UAS) California
State University-Fresno (CSU-Fresno) City
University of New York (CUNY) Fisk
University (FU) University of
North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) North Carolina
State University (NCSU) University of
Minnesota (UM) NSF proposal OTHER SUBMITTED and DECLINED PROPOSALS Study of the
Photochemistry
of Metal CVD (Photochemical Laser Deposition) Precursors in Cluster
Environment" A Proposal
to Establish
a Laser Facility for Materials Research at A&T A pre-Proposal entitled CENTER FOR ULTRA COLD PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY was submitted with the following participants, 1998. University of
Connecticut
(Lead PI Institution) The proposal is entitled “ SIZE DEPENDENT CHEMISTRY WITH NANOCLUTERS” was submitted , 1998
Participating
institutions are: Also a Co-PI in the Proposal submitted in collaboration with Morgan State and University of Wisconsin, Madison under the program “Collaborative to Integrate Research and Education, (CIRE)” Title of the proposal is “ Morgan State, North Carolina A&T, and University of Wisconsin-Madison Collaborations for Free-Electron Laser Studies of Colossal Magnetoressistance Materials.” Nanochemistry:
Study of
Chemical Reactions and Size Dependent Catalysis within Clusters.
Enhancing The
Capabilities
of the Physics Laser Laboratory at North Carolina A&T State
University.
DoD Membership(s) in professional organizations American Physical
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