Faculty Profiles

2024

• Miyahara, Yoichi (Principal), Satchell, Nathan David (Co-Principal), Holtz, Mark W (Co-Principal), Kim, Namwon (Co-Principal), Martin, Benjamin (Co-Principal), Chen, Yihong (Supporting), Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Supporting), Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Supporting), Piner, Edwin L (Supporting), Haque, Ariful (Supporting), Droopad, Ravindranath (Supporting), Mahato, Dip Narayan (Supporting), Smith, Casey Eben (Supporting). MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of state-of-the-art lithography system for micro/nanometer scale device fabrication in research and education, National Science Foundation, Federal, $569780. (Submitted: November 14, 2023, Funded: September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2027). Grant.

2023

• Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta. Epitaxial Oxides on Si for Fundamental Electronic Transport Studies, Quantum Effects and Device Integration, Department of Defense, Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command, Federal, $800000. (Submitted: August 25, 2022, Funded: June 1, 2023 - May 30, 2027). Grant.
• Lewis, Karen A, Whitten, Steven T (Co-Principal), Hough, Loren (Co-Principal), Hodby, Eleanor (Co-Principal), Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Supporting), Close, Eleanor W (Supporting), Rangelov, Blagoy (Supporting), Islam, Tanzima Z (Supporting), Betancourt, Tania (Supporting), Berry, Joe (Supporting), Finklestein, Noah (Supporting), MacGregor, Meredith (Supporting), Brown, Jed (Supporting), Eaves, Joel (Supporting). Creating Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduate Education, Sloan Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $249299. (Submitted: September 2, 2022, Funded: January 2023 - Present). Grant.

2022

• Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Principal). Cryo-cooler for electrical characterization probe station of semiconducting and solar cell materials and devices, MARC, Texas State University, $6400. (Submitted: September 12, 2022, Funded: October 2022 - November 2022). Grant.
• Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta. Ampoule annealing of CdZnTe and CdSeTe growth by MBE on samples provided by First Solar, First Solar, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $88545. (Submitted: March 2022, Funded: April 1, 2022 - March 1, 2023). Grant.

2021

• Betancourt, Tania (Principal), Brittain, William J (Co-Principal), Irvin, Jennifer A (Co-Principal), Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Co-Principal), Martin, Benjamin (Co-Principal), Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Co-Principal), Wistey, Mark A (Co-Principal), Miyahara, Yoichi (Co-Principal), Kerwin, Sean Michael (Co-Principal). TxState-UT PREM Center for Intelligent Materials Assembly (CIMA), National Science Foundation, Federal, $3822000. (Funded: July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2027). Grant.
• Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Principal), Percent Contribution: %40, Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Myers, Thomas H (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Zakhidov, Alexander (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Tate, Jitendra S (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Miyahara, Yoichi (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10. Enhanced Optical, Electrical, and Magnetic Measurement capabilities for Materials and Device Studies in Research and Education, Department of Defense, Federal, $278778. (Submitted: August 28, 2020, Funded: May 10, 2021 - May 9, 2023). Grant.

2020

• Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta. Superconductor to strong-Insulator Transition (SIT) in SrTiO3-d on p-Si(001), Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $8000. (Submitted: October 9, 2019, Funded: January 2020 - December 2021). Grant.

2019

• Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Schemmel, John (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Ameri, Farhad (Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Lee, Young Ju (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Ojeda-Ruiz, Ivan (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20. Technology Enhanced Analysis of Materials, CoSearch 2019 - Materials with Intelligence, Texas State University, $10000. (Submitted: March 3, 2019, Funded: September 2019 - September 2020). Grant.
• Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Schemmel, John (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Ameri, Farhad (Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Lee, Young Ju (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20, Ojeda-Ruiz, Ivan (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %20. Technology Enhanced Analysis of Materials, CoSearch 2019 - Materials with Intelligence, Texas State University, $2000. (Submitted: March 3, 2019, Funded: September 2019). Grant.

2017

• Holtz, Mark W (Principal), Percent Contribution: %15, Chen, Yihong (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %11, Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %15, Droopad, Ravindranath (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %8, Li, Jian (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %5, Myers, Thomas H (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %8, Piner, Edwin L (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %8, Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %15, Zakhidov, Alexander (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %15. System of Integrated Characterization of Electronic Devices and Materials, U.S. AFOSR, Federal, $332086. (Funded: August 15, 2017 - August 14, 2018). Grant.
• Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta. One-Time-Only Funding Fall 2017 Request - Equity and Access Committee, Texas State University, $5000. (Funded: September 2017 - September 2018). Grant.
• Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Principal), Percent Contribution: %40, Chen, Yihong (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Droopad, Ravindranath (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Spencer, Gregory F (Other), Percent Contribution: %5, Tate, Jitendra S (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10, Smith, Casey Eben (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5. MRI: Acquisition of Vibrating Sample Magnetometer for Materials Research and Education, NSF-MRI, Federal, $225330. (Funded: September 1, 2017 - August 30, 2021). Grant.
• Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Principal). Diversity and Inclusion workshop series for Physics graduate students and faculty, American Physical Society through NSF, Federal, $5200. (Submitted: December 1, 2016, Funded: May 1, 2017 - August 31, 2018). Grant.

2016

• Zakhidov, Alexander (Principal), Percent Contribution: %40, Holtz, Mark W (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %15, Piner, Edwin L (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5, Myers, Thomas H (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5, Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5, Beall, Gary W (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5, Yu, Qingkai (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5, Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5, Geerts, Wilhelmus J (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5, Betancourt, Tania (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5, Li, Jian (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %5. Scanning Probe Microscope for Materials Research and Education, U. S. Army, Federal, $358558. (Funded: July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017). Grant.
• Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Co-Principal), Zakhidov, Alexander (Principal). Scanning Probe Microscope for Materials Research and Education, Federal, $358588. (Funded: June 1, 2016 - Present). Grant.

2013

• Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Principal). Spin-Dependent Transport at Oxide Interfaces Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Other, $500000. (Submitted: February 1, 2013, Funded: February 1, 2013 - February 1, 2019). Grant.

2011

• Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Co-Principal), Song, In-Hyouk (Principal). Acquisition of ICP-RIE Capability at Texas State University-San Marcos, Other, $486599. (Submitted: September 1, 2011, Funded: September 1, 2011 - September 1, 2014). Grant.

2009

• Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Principal). Acquisition of a Scanning Electron Microscope with e-beam lithographic capabilities, Other, $489707. (Submitted: September 1, 2009, Funded: September 1, 2009 - September 10, 2012). Grant.

• Theodoropoulou, Nikoleta (Principal). The effect of the Oersted Field on the magnetization dynamics of magnetic nanopillars, REP-Texas State University (Research Enhancement Program), Institutional (Higher Ed), $8000. (Submitted: December 1, 2008). Grant.