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Dr. Jovanovic

Dr. Igor Jovanovic

Bashore Faculty Development Professorship
Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering


The Pennsylvania State University
233 Reber Building
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-867-4329
Fax: 814-863-6382
E-Mail: ijovanovic@psu.edu


Webpage: www.mne.psu.edu/IJ/


Expertise:
Development of experimental methods related to nuclear fusion and radiation detection; ultraintense laser science and technology.

Education:
Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2001
M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Zagreb, 1997
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Zagreb, 1997

Positions Held:
Associate Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, 2010-Present
Assistant Professor, Purdue University, 2007-2010
Staff Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2002-2007

Honors/Awards:
Nuclear Forensics Junior Faculty Award, 2010
Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship, 2010
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award, 2008
Purdue University Young Scholar Award, 2008

Affiliations:
American Nuclear Society
American Physical Society
Optical Society of America