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Staff Directory
Maija
M.
Kukla
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| Email:
mkukla@nsf.gov
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| Phone:
(703) 292-4940
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| Fax:
(703) 292-9047
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| Room:
1122 S
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| Organization:
OIA
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| Title:
Program Director
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Program Responsibilities:
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-1
Biography:
Maija M. Kukla Education Doctor of Science in Chemical Physics and Mathematics University of Latvia , Riga , Latvia (1996) M.Sc. in Solid State Chemistry , University of Latvia , Riga , Latvia (1993) M.Sc. in Theoretical Physics and Condensed Matter Physics (1988) M.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics Education (1988) Department of Physics and Mathematics. University of Latvia , Riga , Latvia , and Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Moscow , USSR . Academic and Professional Experience Program Director (2002- to date) National Science Foundation, Arlington , VA " Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) (DMR program): www.mrsec.org " Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers (NSEC) (NSF-wide program): www.nsf.gov " Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) (DMR program ) : w ww.mrsec.org/prem Professor (Adjunct) (2007-to date) Department of Materials Science and Nuclear Engineering, University of Maryland , College Park , MD Professor (Adjunct) (2005-to date) Physics Department, University of Nevada , Las Vegas , NV Visiting Scientist (2001-to date) Naval Surface Warfare Center , Indian Head, MD Lead Scientist (1998-2002) Institute of Chemical Physics, University of Latvia , Riga , Latvia Research Faculty (1999-2001), Office of Naval Research Fellow (1997-1999) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton , MI , USA Senior Research Associate (1996-1998), Research Associate (1991-1996) Institute of Chemical Physics, University of Latvia , Riga , Latvia Invited Scientist (1994) UNESCO . International Center of Theoretical Physics, Trieste , Italy Visiting Researcher (1988-1989) Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry , Moscow , USSR Over 70 peer-reviewed publications, over 110 presentations, including 67 invited talks. Scientific interests include modeling of materials, defects, non-equilibrium and ultra-fast processes, extreme conditions, development of theoretical and computational methods, ab initio and multi-scale simulations.
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