Curriculum Vitae

Matthew Enjalran

Department of Physics		Tel: (203) 392-5444
Southern Connecticut State University		Fax: (203) 392-6466
501 Crescent Street		E-mail: enjalranm1[at]southernct[dot]edu
New Haven, CT 06515		Web: http://home.southernct.edu/~enjalranm1/

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 magnetism, frustrated magnetism, correlated Fermi systems, and numerical techniques for many body systems.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY - ACADEMIC

Associate Professor, August 2008 - present, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut
Assistant Professor, August 2003 - August 2008, 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

Associate Professor, August 2008 - present, Southern Connecticut State University
Assistant Professor, August 2003 - August 2008, 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

Southern Connecticut State University Creativity Award (PI), June 2013 - May 2014, $2,500.
Southern Connecticut State University Creativity Award (PI), June 2011 - May 2012, $2,500.
Connecticut State University (CSU) Research Grant (PI), June 2011 - June 2012, $4,750.
Department of Energy (DOE) Grant, CSUS Graduate Certificate in Nanotechnology Program (coPI), awarded Fall 2010, $750,000.
Cottrell College Science Award, Research Corporation (PI), June 2006 - June 2008, $26,684.00. Extended to June 2010.
Connecticut State University (CSU) Research Grant (PI), June 2005 - June 2006, $4,100.
Sabbatical leave, Spring 2010.
CSUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Curriculum Development Support Program,
Reassigned Time (3 units), Fall 2009.
College of Arts & Sciences Research Reassigned Time (3 units), SCSU, Spring 2009.
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, extended to 2011
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)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Referee for Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, and Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Reviewer for National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research

MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS

Programming experience in FORTRAN, C/C++, MatLab, Mathematica.
System administration experience with Linux (Ubuntu,Debian,Red Hat), working knowledge of UNIX operating systems.
Written and oral communication skills in French.

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