A. Leslie Evelyn, Ph.D.

Tel: 256.372.5824    Fax: 256.372.5868

Grants & Contracts Specialist

Alabama A&M University Research Institute

P. O. Box 313, Normal, AL 35762-0313

Research Associate

Center for Irradiation of Materials

Department of Physics, Alabama A&M University

Normal, AL 35762

Education

Ph.D. in Applied Physics (Materials Science), Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL, 1998

M.S. in Applied Physics (Materials Science), Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL, 1993

B.S. in Applied Physics, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762, 1989

Professional Experience

Grants & Contracts Officer, Alabama A&M University Research Institute, 2000-Present

Research Associate Professor, Physics Department, Alabama A&M University, 2000-Present

Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Alabama A&M University, 1998-2000

Graduate Research Assistant, Howard J. Foster Center for Irradiation of Materials, Alabama A&M University. Operated and controlled the 5SDH-2 Pelletron accelerator for materials modification and analysis. Modified and analyzed polymer materials with ion beams; fabricated thin polymer films, 1989-1998

Undergraduate research assistant at Alabama A&M University, 1988-1989

Expertise

Teaching Particle accelerator operation Vacuum systems Ion implantation Ion Beam Assisted Deposition Polymer thin-film fabrication Materials Analysis Techniques Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry Nuclear Reaction Analysis Raman spectroscopy Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy I-V/C-V measurements

Networks DOS MS Windows 95/98/NT/XP UNIX Access Database Various word processors HTML web site design & development

Professional Associations:

Member of the Society of Research Administrators International

Member of the National Contract Management Association

Member of the Materials Research Society

Member of the American Physical Society

Member of the National Society of Black Physicists

Past President of Alabama A&M University Chapter of the Materials Research Society, 1991-1998

Lifetime Member of Strathmore's Who's Who

Technical Interests

Polymers and interaction of ionizing radiation with polymers

Recognitions

Outstanding Researcher for 2000-2001, Alabama A&M University

Presentations

Invited Talks

1. Application of Ion Beams for Polymeric Carbon Based Bio-Materials, presented at the16^th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Denton, TX, Nov. 2000.

2. MeV Ion Beam Interaction with Polymer Films Containing Cross Linking Agents, presented at the15^th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Denton, TX, Nov. 1998.

Publications

Book Chapter

Evelyn, A. L., and Ila, D., "Ion Beam Processing of Polymers: Basics and Applications" (Chapter 6), in Advanced Functional Molecules and Polymers Vol. 4 (4-volume edition), edited by Hari S. Nalwa (Hitachi, Japan), Gordon and Breach Science, Japan, 199-217 (2001).

Journals & Proceedings

1. Zimmerman, R. L., Ila, D., Evelyn, Poker, D. B. and Hensley, D. K., "Enhancement of Porosity and Surface Roughness of Cured Phenolic Resin by Ion Implantation", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. (2001)

2. Evelyn, A. L., “Application of Ion Beams for Polymeric Carbon Based Biomaterials”, Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry 576, edited by J. L. Duggan and I. L. Morgan, AIP Press, New York (2001) 1024-1027.

3. Zimmerman, R. L., Ila, D., Muntele, C., Muntele, I., Evelyn, A. L., Hensley, D. K., and Poker, D. B., “Formation and Application of Metal Nanoclusters in SiC”, Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry 576, edited by J. L. Duggan and I. L. Morgan, AIP Press, New York (2001) 1020-1023.

4. R. L. Zimmerman, D. Ila, E. K. Williams, B. Gasic, A. Elsamadicy, A. L. Evelyn, D. B. Poker, D. K. Hensley, and D. J. Larkin "Gold, Silver and Copper Nanocrystal Formation in SiC by MeV Implantation," Nucl. Instr. and Meth. in Phys. Res. B 166-167 (2000) 892-896. (Radiation Effects in Insulators 10, Jena, Germany, 18-21 July 1999).

5. Evelyn, A. L., "MeV Ion Beam Interaction with Polymer Films Containing Cross-Linking Agents", Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, edited by J. L. Duggan and I. L. Morgan, AIP Press, New York (1999) 753-756.

6. Evelyn, A. L., Ila, D., Zimmerman, R. L., Bhat, K., Poker, D. B., Hensley, D. K., Klatt, C., Kalbitzer, Just, N., and Drevet, C., "Ion Beam Modification of PES, PS and PVC Polymers", Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 148 (1999) 1141-1145.

7. Evelyn, A. L., Ila, D., Zimmerman, R. L., Bhat, K., Poker, D. B. and Hensley, D. K., "Effects of MeV Ions on PE and PVDC", Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 141 (1998) 164-168.

8. Evelyn, A. L., Ila, D., Zimmerman, R. L., Bhat, K., Poker, D. B. and Hensley, D. K., "A Study of the Effects of MeV Alpha Particles in PE and PVDC", Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, edited by J. L. Duggan and I. L. Morgan, AIP Press, New York (1997) 933.

9. Evelyn, A. L., Ila, D., Zimmerman, R. L., Bhat, K., Poker, D. B. and Hensley, D. K., "Effects of MeV Ion Beams on Polymers", in Materials Modification and Synthesis by Ion Beam Processing, Eds., D. E. Alexander, N. W. Cheung, B. Park and W. Skorupa, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 438 (1997) 499-504.

10. Evelyn, A. L., Ila, D., Zimmerman, R. L., Bhat, K., Poker D. B. and Hensley, D. K., "Resolving the Electronic and Nuclear Effects of MeV ions in Polymers", Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 127/128 (1997) 694.

11. Evelyn, A. L., Ila, D., Fisher, J. and Poker D. B., "Ion Beam Modification of PVDC and PE Polymers", in Ion-Solid Interactions for Materials Modification and Processing, Eds., D. B. Poker, D. Ila, Y-T. Cheng, L. R. Harriott and T. W. Sigmon, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 396 (1996) 323.

12. Evelyn, A. L., Ila, D. and Jenkins, G. M., "Electronic Changes Induced by Ion Bombardment in Thermally Sensitized Resin", 22nd Biennial Conference on Carbon, July 16-21, 1995, San Diego, California.

13. Maleki, H., Jenkins, G. M., Ila, D., Zimmerman, R. L. and Evelyn, L., "Storage of Lithium Salts in Carbon", in Advances in Porous Materials, Eds., S. Komarneni, D. M. Smith and J. S. Beck, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 371 (1995) 443.

14. Ila, D., Zimmerman, R. L., Jenkins, G. M., Evelyn, A. L., Maleki, H., Fisher, J. and Poker, D. B., "Ion Beam Enhanced Electrical Conductivity in Polymers", Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 106 (1995).

15. Ila, D., Evelyn, A. L. and Qian, Y., "Embedded Circuitry in Polymeric Films by Linear Energy Transfer (LET) of MeV Ions", in Materials Reliability in Microelectronics, Eds., P. Børgesen, J. C. Coburn, J. E. Sanchez, Jr., K. P. Rodbell and W. F. Filter, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 338 (1994) 613.

16. Evelyn, A. L., Ila, D. and Jenkins, G. M., "RBS and Raman Spectroscopy Study of Heat Treatment Effect on Phenolformaldehyde Resin", Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 85 (1994) 861.

17. Ila, D., Jenkins, G. M., Holland, L. R., Evelyn, A. L. and Jena, H., "Study of the Thermally Induced Carbonization of Phenol Formaldehyde by a Combined Ion Beam and Surface Specific Analysis Techniques", Vacuum 45, No.4 (1994) 451.

18. Ila, D., Evelyn, A. L. and Jenkins, G. M., "Ion Beam Induced Carbonization of Partially Cured Phenolic Resin", Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 91 (1994) 580.

19. Ila, D., Evelyn, A. L. and Jenkins, G. M., "Ion Beam Induced Graphitization of Phenolformaldehyde", in Crystallization and Related Phenomena in Amorphous Materials, Eds., M. Libera, T. E. Haynes, P. Cebe and J. E. Dickinson, Jr., Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 321 (1994) 441.

20. Ila, D., Jenkins, G. M., Zimmerman, R. L. and Evelyn, A. L., "High Porosity Polymeric Carbon Ware For the Controlled Release of Drugs", in Biomaterials for Drug and Cell Delivery, Eds., A. G. Mikos, R. M. Murphy, H. Bernstein and N. A. Peppas, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp Proc. 331 (1994).

21. Ila, D., Evelyn, A. L., Jena, H. and Jenkins, G. M., "Analysis of Trace Impurities and Their Gradients in Glassy Carbon Using Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry", Carbon 32, No. 7 (1993) 1211.

22. Ila, D., Evelyn, A. L. and Jenkins, G. M., "Oxygen Bombardment of Polymeric Carbon Surfaces", Proceedings of the 21st Biennial Conference on Carbon (1993) 374.

23. Ila, D., Jenkins, G. M., Holland, L. R., Thompson, J, Evelyn, A. L., Hodges, A., Zimmerman, R. L. and Dalins, I., "Measurement of Accumulated Contaminants in Glassy Carbon by RBS", Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 64 (1992) 439.