Milka Nikolic
Associate Professor of Physics
I am an Associate Professor of Physics and a Department Chair at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of San Francisco. I am first and foremost a teacher. In the previous eight years, I have taught 15 distinctive lecture and laboratory courses. I enjoy being in a classroom where together with my stuents we can unravel misteries of physics. Including students in my research is my other passion. My research focuses primarely on spectrscopy methods for plasma etching and cleaning technologies. In particular, I work on combining various numerical methods with widely used optical emission spectroscopy technique to obtain fundamental plasma properties.
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
Office: HR G70
Email: mnikolic@usfca.edu (415) 422-4947About me
I am a visiting assistant professor at Department of Physics and Astronomy, JMU. Currently, I am teaching algebra based undergraduate introductory physics and general science (physics, chemistry, and the human experience) course. My research focuses primarely on spectrscopy methods for plasma and accelerator physics. I am very interested in both theoretical and experimental approach to solving misteries of physics.
Employment
- 2014 - now
- Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
James Madison University
- 2013 - 2014
- Adjunct Assistant Professor &
Postoctoral Fellow
Department of Physics
Old Dominion University
Education
- 2013
- Ph.D. Physics, Old Dominion University
- 2008
- M.S. Physics, Old Dominion University
Research Interests
- Plasma Spectroscopy
- Plasma Tomography
- Plasma Etching
- Numerical calculation
Teaching
- Physics 140: Introductory General Physics I (algebra based)
- Physics 150: Introductory General Physics II (algebra based)
- Physics 232: University Physics II (calculus based)
- Physcs 413: Advanced Labs
Recent Publications
- M. Nikolic, J. Newton, C. I. Sukenik, L. Vuskovic, and S. Popovic
J. Appl. Phys. 117, 023304 (2015) - S. Popovic, J. Upadhyay, J. Mammosser, M. Nikolic, and L. Vuskovic J. Appl. Phys. 116, 173301 (2014)
Department of Physics and AstronomyJames Madison University
901 Carrier Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Office: PSB 1162
(540) 568-6488
nikolimx@jmu.edu