Sean M. O'Malley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Rutgers University - Camden
                                 
CONTACT INFORMATION:

OFFICE
Camden Nursing and Science Building (CNS) Room # 216F
Tel. (856) 225-6159
Fax (856) 225-6624
omallese@camden.rutgers.edu

RESEARCH LAB
CNS Room # 102
Tel. (856) 225-6094

MAILING ADDRESS
Department of Physics
Rutgers University-Camden
227 Penn Street
Camden, NJ 08102



RESEARCH INTERESTS:

My research interests include the synthesis of nanoparticles via the Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquids (PLAL) method, thin-film deposition using Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (MAPLE), photovoltaic and piezoelectic activity in novel matrial systems, and the interaction between plasmonically excited metal nanoparticles with their surroundings.

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES:

Past outreach activites have included traveling the greater Camden, NJ area giving demonstrations  on lasers and laser technology.

In these presentations, I discussed the unique aspects of laser light and how it is difference from light produced by conventional light sources e.g. incandescent light bulbs. Additionally, I discussed how DVD players work and how Blu-Ray technology got its name. I also presented several laser applications including: removal of a tattoo from a pig's foot, the formation of holograms, the replacement of metal lancets by lasers in diabetes testing, and the demonstration of pulsed laser deposition (PLD); which is an important laser-based tool utilize by researchers to produce thin films.

Please see the following article to gain a better idea of my outreach activities:
http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/news-releases/2010/12/beam-me-up-professor-20101215

This work is supported by LASERFEST