Graduate student Behnaz Ostovar defends thesis
Link Group, Rice University
Congratulations to Dr. Behnaz Ostovar for successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis entitled, “Plasmon-Mediated Carrier Dynamics in Metal Nanoparticles and Hybrid Nanostructures” in Spring 2022!
In this thesis, I studied the optical properties and ultrafast dynamics of novel nanomaterials, including emerging aluminum nanostructures, gold nanorods, and novel gold nanorod-semiconductor core-shell heterostructures. I utilized single-particle microscopy and transient ultrafast spectroscopy techniques that allow for detailed investigation of transient dynamics and optical properties of individual nanoobjects.
Dr. Ostovar is currently an Optical Waveguide Grating Engineer and a Waferfab Manufacturing Process Development Engineer at Lumentum.