Faculty Profiles

Colleges and Departments

Dr. Luisa M Scolfaro

  • Senior Lecturer at Physics, College of Science & Engineering

Grants

2025

  • Piner, Edwin L (Principal), Haque, Ariful (Co-Principal), Valles Molina, Damian (Co-Principal), Miyahara, Yoichi (Co-Principal), Droopad, Ravindranath (Supporting), Holtz, Mark W (Supporting), Scolfaro, Luisa M (Supporting), Miller, David R von (Supporting), Ahmed, Mohammad Iqbal (Supporting). Center for Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductor Device Materials, National Science Foundation, Federal, $7500000. (Submitted: December 6, 2024, Funded: September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2029). Grant.
  • Droopad, Ravindranath (Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Haque, Ariful (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %35, Scolfaro, Luisa M (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Valles Molina, Damian (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25. Integration of Diamond with Ultrawide Bandgap Oxides: Growth, Characterization, and Modeling with Artificial Intelligence, Army Research Office, Federal, $1000000. (Submitted: November 2023, Funded: April 2025 - March 2029). Grant.

2024

  • Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Principal), Scolfaro, Luisa M (Co-Principal). Study of Migration and Diffusion in Hybrid Halide Perovskites Solar Cell Devices: effect on Stability and Efficiency., Research Enhancement, Texas State University, $15995. (Funded: January 1, 2024 - May 30, 2025). Grant.

2020

  • Droopad, Ravindranath (Principal), Percent Contribution: %34, Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33, Scolfaro, Luisa M (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %33. Ultrawide Bandgap Heterostructures: Growth, Characterization and Modeling, Federal, $656949. (Submitted: July 2019, Funded: July 31, 2020 - July 30, 2023). Grant.
  • Piner, Edwin L (Principal), Scolfaro, Luisa M (Co-Principal). Improving Thermal Management in GaN HEMTs via Simulation of TDTR Characterization, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: January 2020 - May 2021). Grant.

2019

  • Geerts, Wilhelmus J, Scolfaro, Luisa M. URAP/HSAP -2019 request in support of Optical and Electrical Characterization of NiFe-oxide thin films Research, Office of the Army, Federal, $7500. (Submitted: November 2018, Funded: May 2019 - August 2019). Grant.

2018

  • Geerts, Wilhelmus J, Scolfaro, Luisa M. URAP/HSAP-2018 request in support of Optical and Electrical Characterization of NiFe-oside thin films research, Army Research Office, Federal, $7500. (Submitted: November 2017, Funded: June 2018 - August 2018). Grant.

2015

  • Geerts, Dr. W. (Principal), Scolfaro, Dr. Luisa (Co-Principal). Optical and Electrical Properties of NiFe-oxide Thin Films, Department of Defense (DoD) Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority - Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI), Federal, $387691. (Funded: 2015 - 2019). Grant.
  • Geerts, Wilhelm (Principal), Scolfaro, Luisa M (Co-Principal). HSAP and URAP extension for DOD to fund a high-school student and an undergraduate Electric and Optical Properties NiFe-oxide thin films, $6000. (Funded: 2015 - 2018). Grant.
  • Gerts, Wim (Co-Principal), Scolfaro, Luisa M (Principal). Optical and electronic properties of permalloy thin films, Research Enhancement Program (REP), Private / Foundation / Corporate. (Funded: January 2015 - January 2016). Grant.

2006

  • Scolfaro, Luisa M (Principal). Nanostructures based on nitrides and semiconductor oxides doped with transition metals for spintronics applications, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Private / Foundation / Corporate, $20000. (Funded: 2006 - 2008). Grant.
  • Scolfaro, Luisa (Principal). Semiconductor Nanostructures based on nitrides and semiconductor oxides doped with transition metals for spintronics applications, Research Grant from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brazil, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $20000. (Submitted: 2006, Funded: January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2008). Grant.

2004

  • Scolfaro, Dr. Luisa (Principal). Ferromagnetic GaN layers for Spintronic Applications, Capes/DAAD – Collaboration program between Brazil and Germany Universities, Institutional (Higher Ed), $30000. (Funded: 2004 - 2006). Grant.
  • Scolfaro, Luisa (Principal). Ferromagnetic GaN layers for Spintronic Applications, Capes/DAAD Collaboration program between Brazil and Germany Universities, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $30000. (Submitted: 2004, Funded: January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2006). Grant.

2003

  • Scolfaro, Dr. Luisa (Co-Principal). Naval International Cooperative Opportunity in Science and Technology Program”, between Naval Research Laboratory (NRL, USA), University of São Paulo (Brazil), and the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (Japan), Capes/DAAD – Collaboration program between Brazil and Germany Universities, Institutional (Higher Ed), $300000. (Funded: 2003 - 2006). Grant.
  • Scolfaro, Luisa (Principal). Fabrication and Properties of Undoped and Mn-Doped Nitride Semiconductor Films Deposited by Ion Assisted Technique, Naval International Cooperative Opportunity in Science and Technology Program”, between Naval Research Laboratory (NRL, USA), University of São Paulo (Brazil), and the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (Japan), Private / Foundation / Corporate, $300000. (Submitted: 2003, Funded: January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2006). Grant.

2000

  • Scolfaro, Dr. Luisa (Co-Principal). Experimental and theoretical study of epitaxial semiconductor nanostructures derived from III-V compounds, Program to Support the Excellency Nucleus (PRONEX) of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)• The State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Brazil, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $530000. (Funded: 2000 - 2004). Grant.
  • Scolfaro, Luisa (Principal). Growth, optical, transport, and structural properties of semiconductor nanostructures based on III-V compounds, Program to Support the Excellency Nucleus (PRONEX) of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brazil, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $200000. (Submitted: 2000, Funded: January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2005). Grant.
  • Scolfaro, Luisa (Principal). Experimental and theoretical study of epitaxial semiconductor nanostructures derived from III-V compounds, The State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Brazil, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $530000. (Submitted: 2000, Funded: January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2004). Grant.

1997

  • Scolfaro, Dr. Luisa (Co-Principal). Experimental and theoretical study of the growth by MBE and of the physical properties of wide band gap semiconductors for optoelectronic applications, Capes/DAAD – Collaboration program between Brazil and Germany Universities, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $15000. (Funded: 1997 - 2000). Grant.
  • Scolfaro, Luisa (Principal). Experimental and theoretical study of the growth by MBE and of the physical properties of wide band gap semiconductors for optoelectronic applications, Capes/DAAD Collaboration program between Brazil and Germany Universities, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $15000. (Submitted: 1997, Funded: January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2000). Grant.