Curriculum Vitae
Matthew Enjalran
| Department of Physics |
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Tel: (203) 392-5444 |
| Southern Connecticut State University | |
Fax: (203) 392-6466 |
| 501 Crescent Street | |
E-mail: enjalranm1@southernct.edu |
| New Haven, CT 06515 | |
Web: http://home.southernct.edu/~enjalranm1/ |
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EDUCATION
- Ph.D. Physics, University of California,
Davis, September 2000.
- Graduate Study, Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1993-94.
- M.S. Physics, San Francisco
State University, San Francisco, California, August 1993.
- Peace Corps Training , Teacher's College of Bukavu, Bukavu, Zaire, Summer 1985.
- B.S. , Chemistry, University of California,
Davis, March 1985.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Theoretical condensed matter physics with interests in
- frustrated magnetism, classical and quantum systems,
- correlated Fermi systems, i.e., Hubbard like models,
- numerical techniques to study many body systems, e.g., Monte Carlo methods.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY - ACADEMIC
- Assistant Professor, (September 2003 - present), Southern Connecticut
State University, New Haven, Connecticut.
- Post-Doctoral Researcher, (October 2000 - August 2003), University of Waterloo,
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
- Student Employee Graduate Research Fellowship, (April 1999 - September 2000),
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY - TEACHING
- Assistant Professor, (September 2003 - present),
Southern Connecticut State University.
- Chancellor's Teaching Fellow, (Fall 1998), UC Davis.
Co-Instructor for a freshman honors physics class.
- Co-Instructor, (Summer 1998), Minority Undergraduate Participation
in the Physical Science Program (MURPPS), UC Davis.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, (six terms from September 1995 to June 1997),
Department of Physics, UC Davis.
- Co-Instructor, (Summer 1996), Office of Naval Research High School Apprenticeship
Program, UC Davis.
- Secondary School Instructor, (Spring 1995), Loretto High School,
Sacramento, California; (Summers 1993 and 1994), Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep, San
Francisco, California.
- Tutor, (January 1995 - June 1995), Sylvan Learning Center, Fair Oaks, California.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, (September 1993 - June 1994),
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, (September 1989 - July 1992),
Department of Physics and Astronomy, San Francisco State University.
- Secondary School Instructor, (July 1985 - July 1987),
Zairian Ministry of Education, United States Peace Corps, Zaire.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY - INDUSTRY
- Chemist, (February 1988 - March 1993),
Kennedy/Jenks Inc., San Francisco, California, 2 1/2 years
experience, full-time/part-time.
GRANT AND RELEASE TIME AWARDS
- Cottrell College Science Award, Research Corporation, June 2006 - 2008, $26,684.00.
- Connecticut State University (CSU) Research Grant, June 2005 - 2006, $4,100.00.
- College of Arts & Sciences Research Reassigned Time (3 units), SCSU, Spring 2007.
- College of Arts & Sciences Research Reassigned Time (3 units), SCSU, Fall 2004.
ACADEMIC HONORS
- Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) Scholar, 2008 - 2010.
- Student Employee Graduate Research Fellowship (SEGRF),
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: April 1999 - September 2000.
- Chancellor's Teaching Fellowship, UC Davis: Fall 1998.
- UC Davis Graduate Fellowship: 1995-96.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- American Physical Society (APS)
- American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
- Society of Physics Students (SPS)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Referee for Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, and Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter.
MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS
- Programming experience in FORTRAN, C/C++, MatLab, Mathematica.
- System administration experience with Linux (Debian,Red Hat),
working knowledge of UNIX operating systems.
- Written and oral communication skills in French.
Additional information on publications,
presentations, and
courses - present and past