Rifat Fatema, PhD

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D. in Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, Spring 2009, Dissertation: Helium Atom Scattering Study of the Surface Structure and Dynamics of KCl(001) and Potassium Tantalate (KTaO3) Doped with Lithium and Niobium.
• M.S. in Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, Fall 2004
• M.S. in Physics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1998, Thesis: Study and Analysis of Lung Function of Garment Workers of Bangladesh Using Spirometer.
• B.S., Physics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1997

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Florida State University-Panama City Campus, Panama City, Florida
August 2013-present
Courses teaching

• PHY-2048C: General PhysicsI
• PHY-2049C: General PhysicsII
• PHY 3101: Intermediate Modern Physics

Gulf Coast State College, Panama City, Florida
August 2009-present
Courses teaching/taught

• PHY-1023: Survey of General PhysicsI
• PHY-2053: College PhysicsI
• PHY-2053L: College Physics I Lab
• PHY-2054: College PhysicsII
• PHY-2054L: College Physics II Lab
• PHY-2048: University PhysicsI
• PHY-2048L: University Physics I Lab

FSU-Panama City Summer STEM Camp Physics Curriculum Developer
June 2017
Responsibilities include developing Physics curriculum for High School and Middle Schoolstudents.
Training High School and Middle School teachers for STEM camp.
Fastpacks Course Facilitator

January 2010-April 2010
Responsibilities include teaching online Fastpacks Physics 6-12 and Mathematics 6-12 courses for
middle and high school teachers who intend to pass the Florida Teacher Certification Examination
(FTCE).
Fastpacks Curriculum Developer

August 2009-August 2010
Responsibilities include developing 2nd phase of the Fastpacks Physics 6-12 course for middle
and high school teachers who intend to pass the Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE).
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

August 2008- April 2009
Teaching Assistant:
Courses taught:

• PHY-2054L: College Physics II Lab
• PHY-2048L: University Physics I Lab

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
August 2007-December 2007
Teaching Assistant:
Edited the \Fundamental Physics (PHY-1020) Laboratory Manual".

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
August 2001- April 2002
Teaching Assistant:
Courses taught:

• PHY-2048L: University Physics I Lab
• PHY-2049L: University Physics II Lab

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Florida State University
May 2002- May 2009
Research Assistant: Conduct research using helium atom scattering experiment in order to study
the lattice dynamics and surface structure of alkali halides and potassium tantalate with various
lithium and niobiumconcentrations.

University of Dhaka
1997-1998
Research Assistant: Conduct research on garment workers who were exposed to fabric dust, an
investigation of their lung function level, assessment of the effect of long and short term
exposure, and comparison between male and female exposed groups were made.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Polar Catastrophe and the Structure of KTa1-xNbxO3 Surfaces: Results from Elastic and Inelastic Helium Atom Scattering: F.A. Flaherty, T.W. Trelenberg, J.A. Li, Rifat Fatema, J. G. Skofronick, D. H. Van Winkle, S.A. Safron and L. A. Boatner, Phys. Rev. B 92, 035414(2015).
2. Surface Structure of Lithium Doped Potassium Tantalate (KTaO3: Li) using Helium Atom Scattering: Rifat Fatema, S.A. Safron, J. G. Skofronick, D. H. Van Winkle, F.A. Flaherty and L. A. Boatner, Phys. Rev. B 87, 085419 (2013).
3. Helium atom scattering from KTa0.7Nb0.3O3 (001): Anomalous surface reflectivity with varying surface temperature and helium wavevector: Rifat Fatema, T.W. Trelenberg, J. G. Skofronick, D. H. Van Winkle, S.A. Safron, F.A. Flaherty and L. A. Boatner, Phys. Rev. B 84, 144114 (2011).
4. Surface structure of niobium-doped potassium tantalate KTa1-XNbXO3 obtained from helium atom scattering studies: T.W. Trelenberg, Rifat Fatema, E.A. Akhadov, J.A. Li, S.A. Safron, J. G. Skofronick, D. H. Van Winkle, F.A. Flaherty and L. A. Boatner, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 22, 304009-304017 (2010).
5. Surface Lattice Dynamics of KCl(001): A High-Resolution Helium Atom Scattering Study: Rifat Fatema, David H. Van Winkle, J.G. Skofronick, Sanford A. Safron, and F.A. Flaherty, Phys. Rev. B 77, 024305 (2008).
6. Surface Lattice Dynamics of Rutile TiO2(110) Using Helium Atom Surface Scattering: E.A. Akhadov, S.A. Safron, J.G. Skofronick, D.H. Van Winkle, F.A. Flaherty and Rifat Fatema, Phys. Rev. B 68, 035409 (2003).
7. Anthropometric and Lung Function Values of Bangladeshi Garment Workers: Shamima Chowdhury and Rifat Fatema, Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh Sci. 24(2), 267-271(1998).