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RESEARCH<br />
(a) Research Activities<br />
(b)<br />
The current research intere<strong>st</strong>s and activities in <<strong>st</strong>rong>the</<strong>st</strong>rong> Department are in <<strong>st</strong>rong>the</<strong>st</strong>rong><br />
field <<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong>:<br />
The Physics and Technology <<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong> Materials; quantum physics; fuel cells;<br />
Ceramics; Medical Physics; Solar Energy; A<strong>st</strong>ronomy;<br />
Optoelectronics; Environmental Physics. Digital Signal Processing,<br />
Data Communication, VLSI Semicu<strong>st</strong>om Design, Electronics.<br />
Research Possibilities<br />
The proximity <<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong> <<strong>st</strong>rong>the</<strong>st</strong>rong> Faculty <<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong> Engineering, as well as <<strong>st</strong>rong>the</<strong>st</strong>rong> Seismic<br />
Research Unit, which are situated on <<strong>st</strong>rong>the</<strong>st</strong>rong> St. Augu<strong>st</strong>ine Campus,<br />
provide excellent opportunities for rewarding research in areas <<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong><br />
Physics. Collaboration with <<strong>st</strong>rong>the</<strong>st</strong>rong> si<strong>st</strong>er campuses at Cave Hill<br />
(Barbados) and Mona (Jamaica) are encouraged.<br />
ESTABLISHMENT<br />
(a) Academic<br />
1 Pr<<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong>essor<br />
3 Senior Lecturers<br />
7 Lecturers<br />
(b)<br />
1 Development Engineer<br />
10 Demon<strong>st</strong>rators<br />
(Part-time <strong>st</strong>aff (Budgetary provision available)<br />
LIST OF CURRENT MEMBERS OF ACADEMIC STAFF<br />
R. Saunders B.Sc. (UWI); Dip. Of Imp. Coll. (London)<br />
Pr<<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong>essor Ph.D. (Imp. Coll. Sci. & Tech.) /<br />
Head <<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong> Department<br />
J.C. Knight<br />
Senior Lecturer<br />
B.Sc. (UWI, Ph.D. (Cambridge)<br />
R. Andrews B.Sc. Ph.D. (Lond.)<br />
Lecturer<br />
R. Clarke B.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.D. (UWI)<br />
Lecturer<br />
K. DeSouza B.Sc. (UWI) Ph.D. (Southhampton)<br />
Lecturer<br />
I. Haraksingh B.Sc., Dip.Ed, Phd (UWI)<br />
Lecturer<br />
H. Missan B.Sc., MSc, PhD (Dev)<br />
Lecturer<br />
S. Haque B.Sc. M.Phil., Ph.D. (UWI)<br />
Senior Lecturer<br />
D. Sharma B.Sc., MSc, PhD (Dev)<br />
Lecturer<br />
S. Williams B.Sc. (UWI); M.Phil (UWI); MSc<br />
Lecturer<br />
(Loughloorough)<br />
SUPERVISORS TECHNICAL STAFF<br />
Mr. S. Ali Shah B.Sc. (UWI) Chief Engineering Technician<br />
(Laboratory)<br />
Mr. R. Gowrie<br />
Chief Technician<br />
(Mechanical Workshop)<br />
Mr. D. Hinds B.Sc (W.I.T, USA) Development Engineer<br />
(Electron Microscope)<br />
EXISTING RESEARCH FACILITIES<br />
Mode<strong>st</strong> research facilities exi<strong>st</strong> in all areas mentioned above.<br />
LIBRARY FACILITIES<br />
Below are ju<strong>st</strong> some <<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong> <<strong>st</strong>rong>the</<strong>st</strong>rong> journals <<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong> particular intere<strong>st</strong> to <<strong>st</strong>rong>the</<strong>st</strong>rong> Department that are<br />
available in <<strong>st</strong>rong>the</<strong>st</strong>rong> Library:<br />
American J. Physics<br />
11. Nuov. Cim.<br />
Annals <<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong> Physics<br />
Phil. Mag.<br />
Au<strong>st</strong>ral. J. <<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong> Physics<br />
Phys. Rev.<br />
Brit. J. <<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong> Applied Physics<br />
Phys. Rev. Letts.<br />
Canadian J. <<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong> Physics<br />
Phys. Today<br />
J. <<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong> Appl. Physics Pric. Phys. Soc.<br />
J. Chem. Physics Recptsl. Of Progr. In Phys.<br />
M. Mathl. Physics Rev. Mod. Physics<br />
J. <<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong> Physics (A, B & D)<br />
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE POST:<br />
EXPERIENCE<br />
Good research record in peer reviewed international journals.<br />
Teaching experience in Physics at <<strong>st</strong>rong>the</<strong>st</strong>rong> tertiary level.<br />
SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES<br />
To assi<strong>st</strong> in <<strong>st</strong>rong>the</<strong>st</strong>rong> graduate/undergraduate programmes <<strong>st</strong>rong>of</<strong>st</strong>rong> <<strong>st</strong>rong>the</<strong>st</strong>rong> Physics Department.<br />
The person will be expected to both liaise with relevant departments/organizations<br />
and research units as well as to collaborate with related national and regional<br />
agencies in order to enhance <<strong>st</strong>rong>the</<strong>st</strong>rong> research capabilities in <<strong>st</strong>rong>the</<strong>st</strong>rong> department.