About Me

I am a doctoral student in the department of Physics and Astronomy (PandA) at the University of New Mexico (UNM) working with and under the guidance of Dr. V. M. Kenkre with the topic of my dissertation being on the Vibrational Relaxation Theory for Systems Embedded in Microscopically Specified Reservoirs.

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Research Interests

My research interests include, but not limited to, the following topics:

1. Quantum Statistical Mechanics
2. Vibrational Relaxation Theory
3. Rheology/Granular Materials
4. Transport Theory
5. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
6. Population Extinction Dynamics
7. Density Functional Theory
8. Theoretical Physics
9. Interdisciplinary Sciences

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Education

1. BS, Physics and Applied Mathematics, University of New Mexico, 2006-2011
2. MS, Physics, University of New Mexico, 2011-2014
3. PhD, Physics, University of New Mexico, 2011-2018

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Experience

1. University of New Mexico (UNM), Doctoral Student, Albuquerque, NM, USA (2011 - 2018)
2. University of New Mexico (UNM), SI Leader and Lecturer for the Physics and Astronomy (PandA) Department, Albuqueruq, NM, USA (Spring 2016)
3. University of New Mexico (UNM), Teaching Associate for the Physics and Astronomy (PandA) Department, Albuquerque, NM, USA (Fall 2015)
4. University of New Mexico (UNM), Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Physics and Astronomy (PandA) Department, Albuquerque, NM, USA (Spring 2015)
5. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Directed Energy Scholar, Kirtland, NM, USA (Summer 2014)
6. University of New Mexico (UNM), Graduate Teaching Assistant for the graduate level Statistical Mechanics course in the Physics and Astronomy (PandA) Department, Albuquerque, NM, USA (Spring 2014)
7. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Space Scholar, Kirtland, NM, USA (Summer 2013)
8. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Space Scholar, Kirtland, NM, USA (Summer 2012)
9. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Graduate Research Assistant, Kirtland, NM, USA (Fall 2011 - Spring 2012)
10. Transparent Sky, LLC., Software and Mechanical Engineering Assistant, Edgewood, NM, USA (Spring 2011)
11. Configurable Space Microsystems Innovations and Applications Center (COSMIAC), Undergraduate Research Assistant, Albuquerque, NM, USA (Spring 2010 - Summer 2011)

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Honors & Awards

1. APS Braslau Student Travel Award, 2017
2. UNM Star Scholar Award, 2005
3. Society of Women Engineers Certificate of Merit, 2005

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Journal Papers and One-Time Conference Proceedings

1. Reservoir effects on the temperature dependence of the relaxation to equilibrium of three simple quantum systems  Paper
   A.A. Ierides, V.M. Kenkre
   Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2018
   
2. Lightning spectrometer for ionospheric disturbances  Paper
   R. Burns, Z. Chacon, W. DeRaad, A.A. Ierides, M. McCullough, M. Ortega, S. Suddarth
   IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2011
   
3. Satellite-Based Monitoring System for Ionospheric Disturbances  Paper
   A.A. Ierides, S. Suddarth, C. Kief, R.R. Burns, M. Ortega
   13th Annual International Ionospheric Effects Symposium (IES), 2011
   

Posters and Presentations

1. Vibrational Relaxation Description In the Coherent Domain and Inverted Temperature Dependence of Relaxation Rates  Presentation Abstract
   A.A. Ierides, V.M.Kenkre
   American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, 2017.
   
2. Simple Theory of S-Shaped Profile of Free Surface Flow of Granular Material in a Rotating Cylinder  Poster
   A.A. Ierides, M. Endicott, V.M. Kenkre
   Southern Workshop on Granular Materials (SWGM2015), November-December 2015.
   
3. LEISA: Low-Earth Orbit Spectrum Analyzer  Poster
   M. Ortega, A.A. Ierides, M. Thomas, S. Suddarth
   Annual Meeting of the Four Corners Section of the American Physical Society (APS), October 2011.