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Steering Committee Member

File:Borunda-Color.jpg Dr. Mario F. Borunda
Assistant Professor of Physics, Oklahoma State University Group website
OKPVRI Outreach Coordinator Email: mario.borunda@okstate.edu

Dr. Mario F. Borunda is an Assistant Professor in the Physics Department at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Borunda has developed and instructed courses at the Bachelor and Doctoral degree levels. His research has focused on solving problems in the quest for quantum information devices, the quantum-to-classical boundary in chaotic systems, and using theoretical methods to predict novel materials for energy production and electronic applications. Dr. Borunda is enthusiastic about working with undergraduate students and has worked towards producing a positive impact as undergraduate research coordinator for the OSU physics program, with minority students through the OK-LSAMP students, as faculty advisor of OSU’s SACNAS chapter, and as technical officer with the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. He is also the current webmaster and Outrearch Coordinator of the OKPVRI.

Selected Publications

  • “Theory of Graphene Raman Scattering,“ E. J. Heller, Y. Yang, L. Kocia, W. Chen, S. Fang, M. F. Borunda, and E. Kaxiras, ACS Nano 10, pp 2803-18 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b07676.
  • “Effects of Structural Variations on the Optical and Electronic Properties of Eumelanin-Inspired Small Molecules,“ S. Selvaraju, S. Adhikari, R. A. Hopson, S. Dai, A. L. Rheingold, M. F. Borunda, and T. L. Nelson, In Press, J. Mater. Chem. C, DOI: 10.1039/C5TC03982G.
  • "Initial state dependence of a quantum-resonance ratchet," Jiating Ni, Wa Kun Lam, Siamak Dadras, Mario F. Borunda, Sandro Wimberger, and Gil S. Summy, Phys. Rev. A 94, 043620 (2016). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.94.043620
  • “Intrinsic defects, fluctuations of the local shape, and the photo-oxidation of black phosphorus,“ K.L. Utt, P. Rivero, M. Mehboudi, E.O. Harriss, M.F. Borunda, A.A. Pacheco SanJuan, and S. Barraza-Lopez, ACS Cent. Sci. 1 (6), pp 320–327 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.5b00244
  • “Semiclassical deconstruction of quantum states in graphene,“ D. J. Mason, M. F. Borunda, and E. J. Heller, Phys. Rev. B 88, 165421 (2013). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.88.165421
  • “Imaging universal conductance fluctuations in graphene,“ M. F. Borunda, J. Berezovsky, R. M. Westervelt, and E. J. Heller, ACS Nano, 2011, 5 (5), pp 3622-3627. DOI: 10.1021/nn103450d.
  • “Effect of Induced Spin-Orbit Coupling for Atoms via Laser Fields.“ Xiong-Jun Liu, M. F. Borunda, Xin Liu, and Jairo Sinova, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 046402 (2009). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.046402.

Recent Presentations

  • “Raman Scattering in Graphene,“ M. F. Borunda, Condensed Matter Seminar Series, Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Oklahoma, September (2016) (Invited Talk).
  • “Oxidation of black phosphorus from the side,“ M. F. Borunda and S. Barraza-Lopez, APS March Meeting, (2016) (Contributed Talk).
  • “Searching for the needles in a molecular haystack: computational assessment of organic photovoltaic candidate compounds,“ XI International Symposium On Radiation Physics, Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, (2015) (Invited Talk).
  • “Conical structures of black and blue two-dimensional phosphorus,“ K. Utt, M. F. Borunda, and S. Barraza-Lopez, APS March Meeting, (2015) (Contributed Talk).
  • “Quantum Control at the Nanoscale: Manipulating electrons for quantum information,“ 3rd International Symposium of Nanoscience and Nanomaterials, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, (2014) (Invited Talk).

Student Information

Current Graduate Students: 4 (all in Physics) Kyle Stoltz, Shuo Dai, Paul Smith, and Brian Leininger.

Current Undergraduate Students: 4 (all in Physics) Charith DeSilva, Kazsa Fahrenthold, Mary L. Catlett, and Logan Thompson.