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Fernando, Gayanath
Ph.D., Professor of Physics
Condensed Matter Physics University of Connecticut
2152 Hillside Road, U-3046
Storrs, CT 06269-3046
| Room No: | P313 |
| Phone: | (860) 486 0442 |
| Fax: | (860) 486 3346 |
Main research areas of interest include first principles and other (both formal and computational) approaches to electronic, magnetic and structural properties of condensed matter systems. Teaching interests include solid state physics, many-body theory, classical and statistical mechanics and mathematical methods in physics.
Education
- Ph.D., Physics, Cornell University, 1985
- M.S., Physics, Cornell University, 1982
- B.S., Mathematics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1978
Experience
- 1991-present: Professor, Department of Physics, University of Connecticut
- 1987-1991: Scientist, Department of Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory
- 1984-1986: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics, West Virginia University
Professional Societies
- American Physical Society
- Sigma-Pi-Sigma