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Contact Information:
Emporia State University
Campus Box 4030
Emporia, KS 66801
620-341-5929
cpettit@emporia.edu
Education
5/99-12/05 PhD in Physics December 2005
General research area: Experimental condensed matter physics, interfaces,
electronic materials characterization
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
1/97-5/99 MS in Physics conferred May 1999
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
9/92-5/96 BS in Physics with Chemistry Minor, conferred May 1996
SUNY-Oneonta, Oneonta, NY
Research Experience
PhD
Thesis title: Electrochemical Impedance and Surface Plasmon Resonance
Studies of Reactions at Solid-liquid Interfaces
Advisor: Dr. Dipankar Roy,
Dept. of Physics and Center for Advanced Materials Processing, Clarkson
University
Thesis work includes selected topics of:
- Characterization of chemically assembled nanomaterials
- Utilization of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for time-resolved
studies of interfacial reactions
- Electrochemical Mechanical Planarization and Chemical Mechanical Planarization
of electronic materials
- Electrochemical Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors
BS
Compilation of experimental results from various sources for NASA database.
Digitized data into computer and prepared a summary of research techniques
and researcher information.
Project Director: Dr. Kamala Mahanta, SUNY-Oneonta
Teaching Experience
- 8/06 - Present
- Assistant Professor of physics Emporia State University, Emporia,
KS
- 1/06 -5/06
- Visiting Assistant Professor for undergraduate class physics for
life sciences Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY.
- Managed graduate TA for the course
- In charge of lectures and course management
- 9/04-12/05
- Instructor for undergraduate class physics for life sciences Clarkson
University, Potsdam, NY.
- Managed undergraduate TA's for the course
- In charge of lectures and course management
- 9/98-5/04
- Teaching assistant for undergraduate physics labs and recitations
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY.
- 9/01-8/06
Teamwork and Management Experience
- Teamwork experience from working with other graduate and undergraduate
students to generate experimental results and analyze data as well as
building new experimental setups
- Maintained and organized inventory and purchase records for all laboratory
supplies and equipment for research lab (7/01 - present)
Technical Skills
- Instrumentation and data acquisition methods for a variety of materials/interfaces
characterization techniques, including voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy,
optical second harmonic generation and surface plasmon resonance
- Designed and built electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical cells
and cell mounting apparatus for various applications
Computer Skills
- Maintained computer hardware and software for physics department teaching
laboratories
- Proficient in Labview, Axum, Corel Draw, Windows XP and 98, Excel,
Word and PowerPoint
- Familiar with C, C++ and Matlab
Awards and Affiliations
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