Dr. Theodosia Gougousi
Professor · Tenured
About
Theodosia Gougousi is a Professor in the Department of physics at UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County). She received her BS in Physics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 1990 and her MS and Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Pittsburgh in 1993 and 1996. Prior to joining the faculty at UMBC in 2004, she held postdoctoral appointments at the University of Maryland, College Park, and North Carolina State University.
Research interests
Prof. Gougousi's research interests include the surface chemistry, deposition mechanisms, and electronic and photonic properties of thin films, interfaces, and other low dimensional materials such as 2D materials. In our laboratory, we specialize in Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) as our main thin film formation technique. ALD is a chemistry-based approach that relies on the choice of appropriate surface chemistry and as a result, allows atomic-level control of the film formation and properties. Prof. Gougousi has authored or coauthored more than 50 journal articles and received an NSF career award in 2009.
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YRJJ6wIAAAAJ&hl=en
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Teaching interests
Solid State Physics
Surface Physics
Vibrations and Waves
Modern Physics Laboratory
Education
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Ph D, Physics
— University of Pittsburgh (1996) Electron-ion recombination measurements in a flowing afterglow plasma
- MS, Physics — University of Pittsburgh (1993)
- BS, Physics — Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1990)
Publications
- Surface Defect Engineering of MoS2 for Atomic Layer Deposition of TiO2Films 2020
- Nano-Cavity QED with Tunable Nano-Tip Interaction 2020
- Engineering of Large Third-Order Nonlinearities in Atomic Layer Deposition Grown Nitrogen-Enriched TiO2 2019
- Tip-enhanced strong coupling spectroscopy, imaging, and control of a single quantum emitter 2019
- Atomic layer deposition of Al2O3 and TiO2 on MoS2 surfaces 2018
- In situ infrared spectroscopy study of the surface reactions during the atomic layer deposition of TiO2 on GaAs (100) surfaces 2017
- Atomic layer deposition of high-k dielectrics on III-V semiconductor surfaces 2016
Presentations
- Large Third-Order Nonlinearities in Atomic Layer Deposition Grown Nitrogen-Enriched TiO2 Nanoscale Films & A Career Encompassing Optical Physics, Diversity and Mentoring 2022