Marcelo A. Kuroda
Assistant Professor
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

Office: Allison Lab # 227

Address:
206 Allison Laboratory
Auburn, AL 36849-5319

Phone: (334) 844-4617
Email: mkuroda@auburn.edu

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Education

Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 2009
Licenciado Degree, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina 2002


Professional Employment

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Auburn University January 2014-present
Post-doctoral Research Associate, IBM Research - TJ Watson Research Center 2011-2013
Post-doctoral Research Associate, IBM Research - TJ Watson Research Center 2009-2011
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign 2003-2009
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Universidad de Buenos, Argentina 1999-2003


Research and Teaching Interests

Condensed Matter Physics: Solid state physics. Materials Physics. Electronic and Thermal Transport: Classical and quantum transport descriptions. Device Physics: Post CMOS devices. Optoelectronics. Spintronics. Energy conversion. Nanoscience and Mesoscopic Systems: Physics emerging at the nanoscale. Computational Physics



Selected Publications

  1. M.A. Kuroda, J. Tersoff, D.M. Newns, G.J. Martyna, “Conductance through Multilayer Graphene Films”, Nano Lett. 11, 3629 (2011). 
  2. M.A. Kuroda, J. Tersoff, G.J. Martyna, “Nonlinear Screening in Multilayer Graphene Systems”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 116804 (2011). 
  3. M.A. Kuroda, J.P. Leburton, “Restricted Wiedemann-Franz Law and Vanishing Thermoelectric Power in One-Dimensional Conductors”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 256805 (2008). 
  4. M.A. Kuroda, A. Cangellaris, J.P. Leburton, “Nonlinear transport and heat dissipation in metallic carbon nanotubes”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 266803 (2005).

Complete List of Publications: Google Scholar 



Last updated: 05/07/2015