John A. Jaszczak

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Michigan Technological University
College of Sciences & Arts
Physics
Professor
Michigan Technological University
Administrative
Vice President for Administration
Adjunct CuratorAppointed: 1992

Mailing Address

1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295
United States

Contact Information

Qualifications

Ph.D., Ohio State University, Physics, 1989.

Expertise and Research Interests

Atomistic computer simulation of materials interfaces, surfaces, and surface dynamics. Mineralogy of natural graphite.

Other Expertise

Undergraduate nanotechnology education

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Curatorship, Mineralogy, Museums, Nanotechnology, Physical Sciences, Physics, Science Education.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)

Memberships

American Carbon Society
Mineralogical Society of America

Honors and Awards

2007, Faculty Distinguished Service Award, Michigan Technological University

Funding Received

  • National Science Foundation (NSF): NUE: Undergraduate exploration on nano-science, applications and societal implications at Michigan Tech, $99,718, Jul 1, 2003 to Jun 30, 2004.

Publications

  • J. A. Jaszczak, B. E. Seely (2008) Developing Nano Education at a Technological University: Science, Technology and Societal Implications of Nano, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education: Issues, Trends and Future Directions, American Scientific Publishers, In Press (bookchapter)
  • J. A. Jaszczak, S. Dimovski, S. A. Hackney, G. W. Robinson, P. Bosio (2007) Micro- and nano-scale graphite cones and tubes from Hackman Valley, Kola Peninsula, Russia, Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 379-389
  • Da Gao, Adam Kaczynski, John A. Jaszczak, Mechanism for Spatial Organization in Quantum Dot Self-assembly, Applied Physics Letters, 86, 133102, 28 Mar 2005
  • D. Gao, J.A. Jaszczak, Monte Carlo simulations of surface phase transitions in a modulated layered structure, Physical Review B, 67, 155420-1-7, 15 May 2003
  • J.A. Jaszczak, G.W. Robinson, S. Dimovski, Y. Gogotsi, Naturally occurring graphite cones, Carbon, 41(11), 2085-2092, 2003
  • J. Rakovan and J. A. Jaszczak, Multiple length scale growth spirals on metamorphic graphite {001} surfaces studied by atomic force microscopy, American Mineralogist, 87, 17-24, 2002
  • V. N. Kvasnitsa, V. G. Yatsenko, J.A. Jaszczak, Disclinations in unusual graphite crystals from anorthosites of Ukraine, Canadian Mineralogist, 37(4), 951-960, 1999
  • D. L. Woodraska and J. A. Jaszczak, Roughening and Preroughening of Diamond-Cubic {111} Surfaces, Physical Review Letters, 78, 258-261, 1997
  • D. L. Woodraska and J.A. Jaszczak, A Monte Carlo Simulation Method for {111} Surfaces of Silicon and Other Diamond-Cubic Materials, Surface Science, 374, 319-332, 1997

Profile Details

Last Updated: 3/11/2008

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