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B.S., University of Bucharest (1985)
M.S., University of Bucharest (1986)
Ph.D, Institute of Atomic Physics Bucharest (1992)
Research associate, Oklahoma State University (1992-1995)
My research interests are focused on understanding the fundamental properties of advanced magnetic materials and ferroelectric crystals for nonlinear optical applications, the study of amorphization, crystallization, nucleation-growth and ordering phenomena, processing and characterization of materials by laser and particle-beam induced surface modifications, and investigations of structure-property relationships relevant for rational construction of new materials. My research methods typically involve the combined application of transmission and conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy, hysteresis loops and ac susceptibility measurements, pulsed laser deposition and processing, complemented by x-ray techniques and electron microscopy.
The present research goal is to understand and correlate the mechanisms and controlling factors of microstructure, magnetic texture and selective phase transformations in amorphous and nanocrystalline magnetic systems during laser processing, in order to design materials with tailored functional properties and superior device performance. Other research directions currently undertaken refer to the study of the mechanochemical activation of iron-oxide nanoparticles, laser-designed magnetic nanostructures, and complex investigations of rare earth-transition metal intermetallic compounds for permanent magnet applications.
The work of my research group is supported by grants received from the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Research Corporation and Petroleum Research Fund.
Please view my Personal Page for additional information. Relevant publications:
1) M. Sorescu , “A New Method for Direct Determination of the Recoilless Fraction Using a Single Room-Temperature Mössbauer Measurement of a Two-Foil Absorber”, Materials Letters , 54 (2002) 256-259.
2) M. Sorescu , “Direct Comparison of the Recoilless Fractions in Iron (II) and Iron (III) Chlorides Using the Two-Lattice Method”, Journal of Materials Science Letters 21 (2002) 283-284.
3) M. Sorescu , “Determination of the Recoilless Fraction in Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Using the Two-Lattice Method”, Journal of Nanoparticle Research 4 (2002) 221-224.
4) M. Sorescu , “Evolution of the M ö ssbauer Recoilless Fraction During Mechanochemical Activation of Iron Oxides”, Journal of Materials Science Letters 21 (2002) 1759-1761.
5) M. Sorescu, L. Diamandescu and D. Tarabasanu-Mihaila, “Recoilless Fraction of Tin-Doped Hematite Nanoparticles Obtained by Hydrothermal Synthesis”, Materials Letters 59 (2005) 22-25. Phone: (412)396-4166
Mailto: sorescu@duq.edu
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