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Troy C. Messina
Associate Professor of Physics (at Berea since 2014)
University of Texas at Austin, B.S.,1996; M.A., 1999, Ph.D., 2002
Curriculum Vitae
tel: 859.985.3326
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University of Texas at Austin, B.S.,1996; M.A., 1999, Ph.D., 2002
Curriculum Vitae
Contact Information
messinat@berea.edutel: 859.985.3326
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Academic Portfolio
Materials submitted September 5, 2017 for tenure review
Research Project Flavors
Berea students: Contact me in person or by email if you want to work in my lab!- Development of a low-cost atomic force microscope
- Proteins - experimental fluorescence techniques and computational molecular dynamics
- Materials Physics - high entropy magnetic alloys
Professional Experience
- Associate Professor of Physics, Berea College, 2014-present
- Associate Professor of Physics and Biophysics, Centenary College of Louisiana, 2007-2014
- NIH NRSA Ruth L. Kirschstein Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, 2003-2007
- Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Physics, Princeton University, 2003
- Graduate Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Physics, 1995-2002
- Semiconductor Research Intern, International 300 mm Initiative/International Sematech, Austin, TX, 1997-2000
- Contract Scientist, Xidex Corporation, Austin, TX, 1999-2000