Bernhard O. Seraphin

Professor Emeritus of Optical Sciences

Photo: Professor Emeritus Bernhard SeraphinContact Information

  • Telephone:
    520-621-6997
  • Email:
    seraphin75@yahoo.com
  • Mailing Address:
    Dr. Bernhard O. Seraphin
    University of Arizona
    Optical Sciences
    Meinel Building
    1630 East University Boulevard
    Tucson, Arizona  85721  USA

 

Education

  • PhD, Humboldt University, 1951

  • MS, Friedrich-Schiller University, 1949

Employment

  • The University of Arizona: Optical Sciences, Professor Emeritus, 1996-date; Research Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 1996-date; Optical Sciences, Professor, 1970-1996.

  • Michelson Laboratory, Semiconductor Branch, Head, 1959-1970.

  • Head, Semiconductor Physics Laboratory, Brown-Boveri Co., Baden/Switzerland, 1956-1959

  • Siemens-Schuckertwerke, Research Laboratory, Physicist, 1952-1956.

Professional Affiliations

  • American Physical Society, Fellow

Research

  • Modulation spectroscopy of electro-optical effects in solids; modulated emittance spectroscopy of refractory metals; electro-reflectance of silicon-on-insulator structures; thermo-reflectance of high-temperature superconductors; chemical vapor deposition of diamond-like films.