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Dereje Seifu

Biography
Dereje Seifu is a professor of physics at Morgan State University  in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his B.Sc. in 1982 and M.Sc. in 1985 from Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. He was a distinction student during his undergraduate and one of two students retained by the university as a graduate assistant and for further physics training. He received a fellowship from the International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy, in 1986 and completed a spring course offered by researchers in the area of chaos in condensed matter physics. He then received a scholarship from the University of Cincinnati to pursue a Ph.D. degree in Physics in 1987. He completed his M.Sc. in 1989 and Ph.D. in 1994 in physics at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The title of his doctoral dissertation was "Total Energy of CucAu1-c alloys". He has been working at Morgan State University since 1994 as a lecturer, then in 1998 as a tenure track assistant professor. He was promoted to the tenured associate professor level in 2003 and a full professor level in 2013. He has served as acting department head for two years, from 2007 to 2009, and interim chair from 2013 to 2015. He has worked at NASA AMES Laboratory in California with the nanotechnology research group during the summer of 2004 and afterward with the nanotechnology research group at the Army Research laboratory in Aberdeen, Maryland as a guest researcher since 1995. He has worked as a summer faculty researcher in the faculty and student team (FAST) program of the Department of Energy (DOE) in collaboration with the National Science Foundation (NSF) at Brookhaven National Laboratory during the summers of 2009, 2010, and 2012. He has authored several articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has presented at several national and international conferences. He is a member of the honorary society Sigma Pi Sigma and winner of the Dean's award in teaching in 2002. His research interest is in nanoscience and nanotechnology, in particular, in nanomagnetic. He has received research grants from the National Science Foundation and the Army Research Laboratory. Since 2003 he has served as a contributor of questions to the physics GRE, and since 2018 he is a committee member as one of the six physics faculty members from US universities. He is also serving the Ethiopian Physics Society in North America as a member since its establishment in 2008. From 2018 to 2020, he was the vice president, and from March 2020 to the present, he is the president of the Ethiopian Physics Society.

Education

 * Addis Ababa University (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Physics B.Sc. 1982
 * Addis Ababa University (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Physics (Solid State Physics) M.Sc. 1985
 * International Center for Physics, Trieste, Italy, Physics (Chaos and Order) Certificate 1986
 * University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) Physics M.Sc. 1989
 * University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) Physics (Condensed Matter Physics) Ph.D. 1994

Appointments

 * Morgan State University (Maryland USA) Professor, Physics 2015 – Present


 * Army Research Laboratory (APG, VTD) ORAU Senior Faculty Fellow Summer 2019


 * Army Research Laboratory (APG, VTD) TMCF Senior Faculty Fellow Summer 2018


 * Morgan State University Professor & interim chair 2013 - 2015


 * Morgan State University Associate Professor 2009 - 2013


 * Brookhaven National Laboratory VFP Researcher Summer 2009


 * Brookhaven National Laboratory FaST Researcher Summer 2008


 * Morgan State University Associate Professor & Acting chair 2007 - 2009


 * Army Research Laboratory (APG, WMRD) Guest Researcher Summer 2005


 * Ames NASA Research Laboratory, CA NAFEO Summer Faculty Researcher: Summer 2004


 * Morgan State University Associate Professor 2003 - 2007


 * Morgan State University Assistant Professor 1998 - 2003


 * Morgan State University Lecturer 1994 - 1998


 * University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant 1987 - 1994


 * Addis Ababa University (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Lecturer 1982 - 1987

Research activities
My research interest is in the area of nanotechnology and nanoscience. I have received several research grant awards from the National Science Foundation and the US Army Research Laboratory. At present, I mentor one postdoctoral associate, two doctoral, one M.Sc., and two undergraduate students. In the past, I have mentored two postdocs, one doctoral, and five students with masters of Science, and several undergraduate students.

Awards

 * Dean's Award Teaching from of Science at Morgan State University, 2002


 * National Technical Association, 2012

Synergy

 * Acting Chair of the Department of Physics at Morgan State University (2013 to 2015)


 * Interim Chair of the Department of Physics at Morgan State University (2007 to 2009)


 * Graduate Coordinator, Department of Physics at Morgan State University (2000 to 2015)


 * Panelist at National Science Foundation MRI, NRT, and DOD-MURI


 * GRE physics questions contributor, and reviewer (2003-2018)


 * GRE physics committee member (2018-2020)


 * Vice President of Ethiopian Physics Society in North America (2018 to 2020)


 * President of Ethiopian Physics Society in North America (2020 to Present)

(2019 to Present)
 * Diaspora Advisory Council of Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Ethiopia

Book
1) Quantum Mechanics in Amharic, (BB 2020), (D. Seifu)

Book Chapters
1) Carbon Nanotubes: Select Army Research Laboratory Studies, Percy Szalkowski (ed), Chapter 4, (NOVA 2013). Nanomagnetic magnetic Nanoparticles Filled Carbon Nanotubes (D. Seifu, G. Mallick, S.P. Karna)

2) Nanowires-Synthesis, Properties, and Applications (IntechOpen, 2019). Nanowires of Fe/MgO/Fe Encapsulated in Carbon Nanotubes (D. Seifu)

Published works
1) "Magnetostrictive particulates of Tb0.3Dy0.7Fe2 integrated into carbon fiber reinforced polymer for structural damage monitoring," D. Seifu*, A.J. Hall, D. Elbert, P. McGuiggan, O.J. Myers, R.C. Budhani, AIP Advances, 10, 075204, 2020.

2) "Cobalt ferrite nanoparticle intercalated carbon nanotubes for a nanomagnetic ultrasensitive sensor of Cr-VI in water," T. Mekuria, S. Khalid, K. Krycka, M. Bleuel, H. Verma, H. Hong, S.P. Karna, D. Seifu*, AIP Advances, 10,[1] 065134, 2020.

3) "Proximity effect tuned magnetic properties in composites of carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles of CoFe2O4," H. Verma, T. Mekuria, P. Seck, H. Hong, S. Karna, D. Seifu*, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2020.

4) "Magnetic Properties of Fe/Topological Insulator/Fe Multilayer Films and Nano-columns," F. Alottebi, P. Seck, S.P. Karna, D. Seifu*, IEEE, 2018.

5) "Shape anisotropy and hybridization enhanced magnetization in nanowires of Fe/MgO/Fe encapsulated in carbon nanotubes," D. Aryee, D. Seifu*, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 429, 2017.

6) "Enhanced magnetic properties of carbon nanotubes and multilayer graphene decorated with Co3O4," D. Seifu*, L. Giri, H. Hong, G. Mallick, S.P. Karna, M.S. Seehra, 2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), IEEE, 2016, pp. 587-590.

7) "Multilayered graphene acquires ferromagnetism in proximity with magnetite particles," D. Seifu*, S. Neupane, L. Giri, S. P. Karna, H. Hong, and M. S. Seehra, Appl. Phys. Lett., 106, 212401, 2015.

8) "Nano Wires of Fe/MWCNTs and Nanometric Thin Films of Fe/MgO," A. Newman, S. Khatiwada, S. Neupane, D. Seifu*, J. of Appl. Phys., 117, 144302, 2015.

9) "Enhanced magnetic properties of graphene-coated with Fe2O3 nanoparticles," S. Neupane, H. Hong, L. Giri, S.P. Karna, D. Seifu*, Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 15 (2015) 6690-6694.

10) "Enhanced magnetic properties of graphene-coated with Fe2O3 nanoparticles," S. Neupane*, H. Hong, L. Giri, S.P. Karna, D. Seifu*, Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 2015.

//* Corresponding Author.

Abstracts
1. D. Seifu, Tunneling Magneto Resistor Nano-columns, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 65 (2020).

2. D. Seifu, A. Hall, Magneto Restrictive Sensor, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 65 (2020).

3. D. Seifu, S. Karna, Carbonaceous magnetic nanocomposites, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 65 (2020).

4. T. Mekuria, H. Verma, D. Seifu, H. Hong, S.P. Karna, Carbon Nanotubes and CoFe2O4 Nanoparticles Composite for Nanomagnetic Sensors, 2018 IEEE 18th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), IEEE, 2018, pp. 1-2.

5. H. Verma, D. Seifu, S. Karna, H. Hong, Effect of annealing temperature on the structural and magnetic properties of nanocomposites of Cobalt Ferrite and Multi-layer Graphene, APS, 2018 (2018) P19. 002

6. Seck, P., Seifu, D., "Shape anisotropy and hybridization enhanced magnetization in nanowires”, NANOENERGY 2017 (4th International Conference on Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials & Thin Films for Energy Applications), 2017, Finland

7. Seifu, D., et al, "Proximity Induced magnetism in Graphene for Energy Storage Application”, NANOENERGY 2017 (4th International Conference on Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials & Thin Films for Energy Applications), 2017, Finland

8. Aryee, D. and Seifu, D., Tunnel Magneto Resistance of Fe/Insulator/Fe, In APS March Meeting Abstracts, 2016.

9. Kayondo, M., and Seifu, D., "Magnetic Nanoparticles in Non-magnetic CNTs and Graphene." In APS March Meeting Abstracts, 2016.

10. Jackson, K.H., Williams, C., Seifu, D., and Negresse, E.. Development of Novel Magnetic Metal Oxide Thin Films and Carbon Nanotube Materials for Potential Device Applications. Morgan State University Baltimore United States, 2016.

11. Jackson, K.H., Williams, C., Seifu, D., and Negresse, E.. Development of Novel Magnetic Metal Oxide Films and Carbon Nanotube Materials for Magnetic Device Applications. MORGAN STATE UNIV BALTIMORE MD, 2015.

12. K. Mauge-Lewis, E. Toth, D. Seifu, K. Aslan, Crystallization of proteins on iron nanocolumns using metalassisted and microwave-accelerated evaporative crystallization for Iiproved size distribution, ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, AMER CHEMICAL SOC 1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA, 2015.

13. Newman, A. and Seifu, D., March. Fe/MgO/Fe Tunnel Magneto Resistance Structure. In APS March Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 1, p. 1241), 2014.

14. Salomon, Vallery, and Seifu, Dereje. "Fe/Bi2Te3/Fe Tunneling Magneto-Resistance with topological insulator barrier." In APS March Meeting Abstracts, vol. 1, p. 1242. 2014.

15. Knock, D., Pough, K., Kebede, A. and Seifu, D., March. Magnetic Properties of Iron Chalcogenide Superconducting Materials for Energy Storage Applications. In APS March Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 1, p. 1151), 2013.

16. Gamble, R., Lewis, D., Seifu, D., Camacho, J., Strongin, M., and Zhang, L., March. Microstructure and Transport Studies of Functionalized Graphene. In APS March Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 1, p. 1030), 2011.

17. Seifu, D. and Karna, S., March. Magnetic Carbon Nanotubes: Materials Development and Property Characterization. In APS Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 1, p. 36013). 2009.

18. Khatiwada, S. and Seifu, D., March. Low-Temperature Study of Mechanically Alloyed EuFeO3. In APS March Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 1, p. 1104), 2008.

19. Seifu, D. and Karana, S., “Hig- yield Magnetic Nanoparticles Filling of CNTs with PLD”, Army Science Conf., Orlando, FL, 2008.

20. Seifu, D.and Karana, S., “Hig- yield Nanoparticles Filling of CNTs with PLD”, IEEE Nano, Austin, TX, 2008.

21. Seifu, D., “Pictures in Quantum Mechanics.”, American Association of Physics Teachers, 2008.

22. Seifu, D., “Low-Temperature 151Eu & 57Fe Mossbauer study of mechanically alloyed EuFeO3.”, International Conference of Mossbauer Effect, 2007.

23. Seifu, D., “Filling nanotubes with magnetic material.”, 3rd Seeheim Conference on Magnetism, 2007.

24. Seifu, D., and Shashi K., Nanomagnetics. MORGAN STATE UNIV BALTIMORE MD, 2006.

25. Seifu, D., and Karana, S., “Nanomagnetics.”, Army Research Laboratory Technical Report, 2005.

26. Seifu, D., and Laszlo T., "^ 151Eu and^ 57Fe Mössbauer study of EuFeO_3." In APS March Meeting Abstracts. 2004.

27. Getaneh, M., Seifu D., Kebede, A., and Guebre Tessema. "Properties of Fe-Zr-O films." In APS March Meeting Abstracts, vol. 1, p. 1207. 2004.

28. Oliver, F., Hoffman, E., Seifu, D. and Banks, J., March. Transmission Mössbauer Spectroscopy on Pulsed Laser Deposited Mn-Zn Ferrite Thick Magnetic Films. In APS Meeting Abstracts, 2004.

29. Kebede, A., Tessema, G.X., Seifu, D. and Getaneh, M., March. Effects of Chemical Substitution on Properties of Bi-based High-temperature Superconductors. In APS March Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 1, p. 1154), 2004.

30. Seifu, D., et al, “Mechanically alloyed EuFeO3.", International Conference on Magnetism, 2003. 31. Seifu, D., Holloway, B., Oliver, F., Hoffman, E., and May, L., March. Moessbauer study of mechanically alloyed EuFeO_3. In APS Meeting Abstracts, 2002.

32. Seifu, D., "Mechanical Alloying.", International Conference on the Applications of the Mössbauer Effect, Sept. 2001. 23. Seifu, D., et al, "Mössbauer Study of Nano-Crystalline Thin Films of FeZr-O.", First Seeheim Conference on Magnetism, Sept. 2001.

33. Seifu, D., Kebede, A., Oliver, F.W., Hoffman, E., Hammond, E., Wynter, C., Anning, A., Takacs, L., Siu, I.L., Walker, J.C. and Tessema, G., March. Ferrimagnetic Ordering in FeMnO3 Produced by Mechanical Alloying. In APS Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 1, p. 36041), 2000.

34. Seifu, D., et al, “Mossbauer study of nano-crystalline thin films of Fe-Zr-O.", Bull. of the American Physical Society, March 2000.

35. Oliver, F. W, Seifu, D., et al, “Magnetization and Mössbauer Measurements on EuMn2O5.”, Bull. of the American Physical Society, March 2000.

36. Seifu, D., et al, “Magnetic properties of FeMnO3.", Bull. of the American Physical Society, March 1999.

37. Oliver, F. W, Seifu, D., et al, “Mossbauer and magnetic studies of Eu2/3Ca1/3MnO3.”, Bull. of the American Physical Society, March 1999.

38. Oliver, F. W, Seifu, D., et al, “Mossbauer and magnetic studies of Eu2/3Ca1/3MnO3.”, Bull. of the American Physical Society, March 1999.

39. Kebede, A., Foster, D., Seifu, D. and Oliver, F.W., November. Magnetic Properties of Eu_1- xCa_xMnO_3. In APS Southeastern Section Meeting Abstracts, 1999.

40. Oliver, F. W, Seifu, D., et al, “Mossbauer and magnetic studies of Eu2/3Ca1/3MnO3.”, Bull. of the American Physical Society, March 1999.

41. Hoffman, E., Seifu, D., and Oliver, F.W., 1998. Axtell and Allende: Mössbauer Spectroscopic Comparison. 1999. Lunar and Planetary Science Conf. 30.

42. Seifu, D., et al, "Magnetic properties of nanoscale Sm0.25Zr0.75Fe3 produced by mechanical alloying.", Bull. of the American Physical Society, March 1998.

43. Kebede, A., Oliver, F.W., Seifu, D., et al, "Investigation on bulk EuxCa1-xMnO3 .", Bull. of the American Physical Society, March 1998.

44. Oliver, F.W., Seifu, D., et al, "Transmission Mössbauer spectroscopy on pulsed laser deposited thick magnetic films.", March 1998.

45. Hoffman, E., Seifu, D., et al, "Mössbauer spectroscopic analysis of two similar meteorites, Allende an Axtell.", Bull. of the American Physical Society, March 1998.

46. Allen, M., and Seifu, D., "Giant Magneto Resistance.", National Technical Association, 1998.

47. Conner, D., and Seifu, D., "Nanoscale magnetic particles.", National Technical Association, 1998.

48. Seifu, D., "Mechanical Alloying.", National Technical Association, Winter 1998.

49. Seifu, D., et al, "Nanoscale Sm-Zr-Fe produced by mechanical alloying.", Bull. of the American Physical Society, Vol. 42, No. 6, 1997.

50. Seifu, D., et al, "Mössbauer Study of Sm-Zr-Fe.", Bull. of the American Physical Society, Vol. 42, No. 1, 172, 1997.

51. Seifu, D., et al, "Mössbauer Study of SmFe3.", Bull. of the American Physical Society, Vol. 41, No. 1, 256, 1996.

52. Oliver, F.W., Hoffman, E., Seifu, D., et al, "A Mössbauer Study of the Effects of Neutron Irradiation on a High-Temperature Superconductor.", Bull. of the American Physical Society, Vol. 41, No. 1, 340, 1996.

53. Seifu, D., et al, "Study of Mechanically Alloyed SmFe3", Proceedings of the 41st annual conference on Magnetism & Magn etic Materials.", 248, 1996.

54. Seifu, D. et al, "Mössbauer & SEM Study of the Axtel Meteorite", Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Industrial Application of the Mössbauer Effect.", ISIAME, 1996.

55. Seifu, D., et al, "Total Energy of Ordered and Disordered CuAu.", Bull. of the American Physical Society, Vol. 39, No. 1, 746, 1994.

56. Seifu, D., et al, "Total Energy of Ordered and Disordered CucAu1-c Alloys.", Bull. of the American Physical Society, Vol. 38, No. 1, 251, 1993.

57. Seifu, D., et al, "Energy Band Structure of Chromium.", International Center For Theoretical Physics Internal Report, IC/86/66, Trieste, Italy, April 1986.