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.