Dr. Cristian Kusko
National Institute for R & D in Microtechnologtes, POBox 38-160 Bucharest 023573, Romania
e-mail: cristian[dot]kusko[at]imt[dot]ro

EDUCATION:

1986-1991 – University of Bucuresti, Faculty of Physics, B. Sc. Diploma in Theoretical Physics
1995-2002 - Northeastern University, Department of Physics, Boston, Massachusetts, SUA
June 2003 - Ph. D., Major Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, SUA

PROFESIONAL ACTIVITY:

May 1992 – November 1992, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Rusia.
1993, Institute of Microtehnologies, Bucharest, research assistant
1993 - 1995, Institute of Atomic Physics, Bucharest, research assistent.
1995 – 2002, Northeastern University, Department of Physics, Ph. D student.
2003, Northeastern University, Department of Physics, postdoctoral research associate.
2004 Institute of Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania, physicist.
2004 – present, IMT, Bucharest, Romania,senior scientist III
July-September 2005, Northeastern University, Department of Physics, Visiting researcher

Major areas of expertize:

Theoretical condensed matter physics, many body theory, numerical methods in condensed matter physics, parallel programing in FORTRAN, electromagnetic simulations of photonic and optoelectronic devices, scanning near field optical microscopy.

Publications

Hirsch index 7
Number of citations: 200

Articles and publications from ISI Web of knowledge
1) M. Kusko, C. Kusko, D. Cristea J. of the Opt. Soc. of Amer A 27 2015 (2010)
2) R. Rebigan, A. Dinescu, C.Kusko; et al,Proceedings of SPIE-The Inte Soc. for Opt Eng ,7821, 78211H ( 2010)
3) Kusko C, et al. IEEE CAS: 2009 International Semiconductor Conference, Proceedings : 197-200 (2009)
4) Rebigan R.; Dinescu A.; Kusko C et al. IEEE CAS: 2009 International Semiconductor Conference Pages: 193-196 (2009)
5) Kusko, M.; Kapsalis, A.; Kusko, C.; Alexandropoulos, D.; Cristea, D.; Syvridis, D. J. Of Optics A-Pure And Applied Optics; 10, 064012 (2008)
6) Cimpulungeanu C.; Kusko M.; Kusko C; et al.,IEEE CAS: 2008 International Semiconductor Conference, Proc. 437 (2008)
7) Kusko C. IEEE: CAS: 2008 International Semiconductor Conference, Proc. 137 (2008)
8) Kusko C, Kusko M. IEEE CAS International Semiconductor Conference, Proc. 181 (2007).
9) C. Kusko, M.Kusko, IEEE CAS International Semiconductor Conference, Proc. 133 (2006).
10) Kusko Mihai; Kusko Cristian; Cristea Dana, “IEEE CAS 2007 International Semiconductor Conference, Proc Pages: 153-156 (2005)
11) Bansil, A; Markiewicz, RS; Kusko, C; Lindroos, M; Sahrakorpi, S, J. of Phys and Chem. Of Solids; 65, 1417-1421 (2004)
12) Sridhar S; Kusko C; Zhai Z Intrinsic Multiscale Structure And Dynamics In Complex Electronic Oxides, Proceedings Pages: 69-83 ( 2003)
13) Kusko, C; Markiewicz, RS; Physical Review B 65, 041102 (2002)
14) Markiewicz, RS; Kusko, C; Physical Review B 65, 064520 (2002)
15) Kusko, C, et al, Physical Review B 65, 132501, (2002)
16) Kusko, C et al, Physical Review B 66 140513, (2002)
17) Hakim, N; Kusko, C; Sridhar, S; Soukiassian, A; Zeng, XH; Xi, XX ; Applied Physics Letters; 81 3603 (2002)
18) Kusko, C; Zhai, Z; Markiewicz, RS; Sridhar, S;" Journal Of Superconductivity 14 Pages: 81
(2001)
19) Hakim, N; Parimi, PV; Kusko, C; Sridhar, S; Canfield, PC; Bud'ko, SL; Finnemore, DK; Applied Physics Letters; 78 4160 (2001)
20) Kusko, C; Markiewicz, RS; Physical Review Letters, 84, 963, (2000)
21) Markiewicz, RS; Kusko, C; Comment on "Predominantly superconducting origin of large energy gaps in underdoped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+delta from tunneling spectroscopy" Physical Review Letters,84 5674 (2000)
22) Zhai, Z; Kusko, C; Hakim, N; Sridhar, S; Revcolevschi, A; Vietkine, A; Review Of Scientific Instruments;: 71 Pages: 3151 (2000)
23) Markiewicz, RS; Kusko, C; International Journal Of Modern Physics B, 14, 3561 (2000)
24) Markiewicz, RS; Kusko, C; Kidambi, V; Physical Review B; 60 627 (1999)

Oral and Poster presentations at international conferences

1) C. Kusko and M. Kusko, „FDTD simulations of far-infrared effective magnetic activity in microstructured TiO2” Talk at NUSOD 8th International Conference, Nottingham, UK September2008
2) C. Kusko and M. Kusko, ”Left-handed electromagnetism in a composite dielectric system” Talk at SPP3 - Surface Plasmon Photonics Conference Dijon June 17th - 22d, 2007
3) C. Kusko and M. Kusko, ”Left-handed propagation in a metallodielectric system” Talk at EPS Nanometa Conference, Seefeld, Austria 8-11 January 2007
7) C. Kusko “Electronic structure of electron doped cuprates”, invited talk at National Conference of Theoretical Physics, Constanta, August 2004
8) C. Kusko “Colective modes in electron doped cuprates”, poster at Spectroscopies of Novel Superconductors, Sitges-Barcelona, Spain July 2004
9) C. Kusko “Collapse of the Hubbard-Mott in electron doped cuprates”, talk at Aspen Winter Conference, Aspen CO, February 2003.
10) C.Kusko “Doping dependence of the Fermi Surface in the electron doped superconductor Nd2CeCuO4”, poster at International Conference on the Low Energy Electrodynamics in Solids LEES '02, Montawk, NY, October, 2002.
11) C. Kusko and S. Shridar “Microwave absorption in cuprates: A non-quasiparticle scenario.”,invited talk at the 7th Symposium on High Temperature Superconductors in High Frequency Fields, Woods Hole, MA, June, 2002.
12)”Quantum Critical Point in Nd2CeCuO4.”, talk at March Meeting of the APS, Indianapolis, IN, March, 2002. ”Mean field studies of the stripe phase in the Hubbard Model.”, talk at March Meeting of the APS, Seattle, WA, March, 2001.
13)”Signature of the pseudogap state in microwave transport in cuprate superconductors”, talk at March Meeting of the APS, Seattle, WA, March, 2001.”
14)Unrestricted Hartree-Fock calculations of magnetic polarons and stripes”, talk at March Meeting of the APS, Minneapolis, MN, March, 2000.
15)”Unrestricted Hartree-Fock calculations of the t-t'-U Hubbard Model”, poster at the 6th International Conference on Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity and High-Temperature Superconductors, Houston, TX, February, 2000.
16) ”Tunneling and photoemission studies of stripes and pseudogaps in cuprates”, talk at March Meeting of APS, Atlanta, GA, March, 1999.
17)“SO(8): The Spectrum-generating Algebra of the Van Hove Scenario”, talk at March Meeting of
the APS, Los Angeles, CA, March, 1998.

Other Conferences

1) M. Kusko, A. Kapsalis, C. Kusko, D. Alexandropoulus, D. Cristea, D. Syvridis; Design of singlemode vertically coupled microring resonators, 2nd European Optical Society Topical Meeting:"
OPTICAL MICROSYSTEMS ", 30 Sept. – 3 Oct. 2007, Capri (Napoli), Italy.
2) H. Heidrich, M. Hamacher, U. Troppenz, D. Syvridis, D. Alexandropoulos, S. Mikroulis, C.W. Tee, K. A Williams, V. Dragoi, M. Alexe, D. Cristea, C. Kusko, M. Kusko; Vertically Coupled GaInAsP/InP Microriong Lasers Fabricated by Using Full Wafer Bonding Europ. Conf. on Optical
Commun.,ECOC 2007 16-20 Sept. 2007, Berlin, Germany.
3) M. Kusko, D. Alexandropoulos, C.W. Tee, A. Kapsalis, D. Cristea, D. Syvridis, C. Kusko,
Numerical analysis of microring resonator obtained by wafer-bonding technology Published in Proc. SPIE 5956 Integrated optics: Theory and Applications (2005)
4) “Polarization Dynamics in La_5/3Sr_1/3NiO_4”, N. Hakim, Z. Zhai, C. Kusko, P.V.Parimi, S-W. Cheong, and S. Sridhar, Magnetoresistive Oxides and Related Materials, Proc. Of the MRS, Materials Research Society, Warrendale, PA, 602, 35-40 (2001)
5) “SO(6)-generalized pseudogap model of the cuprates”, R. S. Markiewicz, C. Kusko, and M. T.
Vaughn, AIP Conf. Proc. 483(1) 69 (01 Sep 1999)