Invited Talks

  1. Optical Properties of Semiconductors
    Electro-optics seminar, University of Dayton (February 25, 2005).
  2. Quantum Dots in Solid State Physics
    Physics colloquium, Auburn University (August 30, 2002).

  3. Discontinuities in Effective-Mass Equations
    Physics colloquium, University of Connecticutt (April 19, 2002).

  4. Optical Anisotropies of (001)-Grown Semiconductor Heterostructures
    Seminar, NREL (February 19, 2002).

  5. Discontinuities in Effective-Mass Equations
    Seminar in Condensed Matter Physics, Stanford University (February 14, 2002).

  6. James Tyler's visit, WPI (October 11, 2001).

  7. Topics in the Electronic and Optical Properties of Semiconductor Microstructures
    Physics colloquium, HKUST (June 21, 2001).

  8. Semiconductor Theory Research at WPI
    Physics colloquium, University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras (March 28, 2001).

  9. Many-Body Theory of Quantum-Well Laser Gain
    Seminar, AMPEL, University of British Columbia (March 8, 2001).

  10. New Teaching Techniques: Our Experiences
    With Steve Pierson. Physics colloquium, WPI (December 4, 2000).

  11. Modeling Electron States in Semiconductor Nanostructures
    Jon Kennedy and L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    UMRI Award Poster Presentation, MRS Spring meeting, San Francisco (April 27, 2000).

  12. Teaching Physics Effectively: Enhancing the Six Introductory Physics Courses
    EDC Food for Thought Presentation (December 3, 1999).

  13. Semiconductor Theory Research at WPI
    Physics colloquium, Clark University (October 14, 1999).

  14. Can Normal-Incidence Absorption be Achieved With n-Doped [001]-Grown Direct-Gap Quantum Wells?
    ECE colloquium, University of Florida, Gainesville (September 8, 1999).

  15. Linear Birefringence of Artificial Crystals
    Physics colloquium, WPI (February 17, 1997).

  16. Cubic is Not Isotropic! Optics of Zincblende Crystals
    Invited talk, Department of Physics, University of Sheffield (October 15, 1996).

  17. Linear Birefringence of Trilayer Superlattices
    Invited talk, Semiconductor group, University of Sheffield (October 14, 1996).

  18. Optics in a New Light
    Invited talk, Society of Physics Students, WPI (October 2, 1996).

  19. How Reliable are Ab-Initio Calculations of the Electronic Properties of Semiconductors: A Case Study of the Near-Zone-Center Band Structure of Wurtzite Semiconductors
    Physics colloquium, WPI (October 2, 1995).

  20. Influence of Reduced Symmetry on the Electronic and Optical Properties of Semiconductors
    Invited talk, International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste (April 7, 1995).
    Physics colloquium, WPI (March 17, 1995).

Contributed Talks

  1. Consistency of envelope-function theories
    Contributed paper at the March Meeting of the American Physical Society (Seattle, 2001). Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. , 116 (2001).

  2. Studies of quantum-well laser gain at high temperatures
    L. C. Lew Yan Voon, R. E. Sheriff, and J. P. Loehr
    Contributed paper at the March Meeting of the American Physical Society (Atlanta, 1999).

  3. Study of the Si/ZnS Multilayer System for Optoelectronic Applications
    L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Contributed paper to Materials Research Society Fall Meeting (Boston, Dec 1997).

  4. Optical Properties of Materials Using the Empirical Tight-Binding Method
    L. C. Lew Yan Voon
    Contributed paper to Materials Research Society Fall Meeting (Boston, Dec 1997).

  5. Prospects for Silicon-Based Intersubband Lasers
    R. A. Soref, L. Friedman, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, L. R. Ram-Mohan, and G. Sun
    Contributed paper to Silicon Heterostructures Conference (Barga, Italy, Sept 1997).

  6. Investigation of Inversion-Asymmetry Effects in Sn1Gen Strained-Layer Superlattices
    L. C. Lew Yan Voon, M. Willatzen, P. V. Santos, M. Cardona, D. Munzar, and N. E. Christensen
    Contributed paper at the 7th International Conference on Modulated Semiconductor Structures (Madrid, 1995).

  7. Can Normal-Incidence Absorption be Realized With n-Doped (001)-Grown Direct-Gap Quantum Wells?
    L. R. Ram-Mohan, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, and M. Willatzen
    Contributed paper at the March Meeting of the American Physical Society (San Jose, 1995). Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 40, 576 (1995).

  8. Intersubband Chi2 in Symmetric and Asymmetric n- and p-doped GaAs and HgTe Quantum Wells
    L. C. Lew Yan Voon and L. R. Ram-Mohan
    Contributed paper at the March Meeting of the American Physical Society (San Jose, 1995). Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 40, 637 (1995).

  9. Intersubband Chi2 in Symmetric and Asymmetric n- and p-doped GaAs and HgTe Quantum Wells
    L. C. Lew Yan Voon and L. R. Ram-Mohan
    Contributed paper at the IEEE-LEOS Meeting (Boston, 1994).
    Proc. 7th Annual IEEE-LEOS Meeting, p. 30 (1994).

  10. Reflectance Measurement of the E1 Transition in HgTe/CdTe Superlattices
    M. A. Mattson, T. H. Myers, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, and L. R. Ram-Mohan
    Contributed paper at the March Meeting of the American Physical Society (Pittsburg, 1994).
    Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 39, 270 (1994).

  11. Reflectance and Photoreflectance for in-situ Monitoring of the Molecular Beam Epitaxial Growth of Hg-Based Materials
    T. H. Myers, Z. Yu, K. A. Harris, R. W. Yanka, L. M. Mohnkern, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, and L. R. Ram-Mohan
    Paper presented at the 1993 U.S. Workshop on the Physics and Chemistry of Mercury Cadmium Telluride and Other IR Materials (Seattle, 1993).

  12. Calculating the Band Structure of Semiconductors: The Empirical Tight Binding Model
    Physics Colloquium, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1993).

  13. Explicit Determination of the Optical Matrix Elements from Empirical k-Space Hamiltonians
    L. C. Lew Yan Voon and L. R. Ram-Mohan
    Contributed paper at the March Meeting of the American Physical Society (Seattle, 1993).
    Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 38, 585 (1993).

  14. Tight Binding Calculation of Deformation Potentials and Scattering Rates for Intervalley Scattering
    L. C. Lew Yan Voon and L. R. Ram-Mohan
    Contributed paper at the March Meeting of the American Physical Society (Cincinnati, 1991).
    Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 36, 709 (1991).

  15. Above-Barrier Quasi-Bound Electronic States in Asymmetric Quantum Wells
    D. Dossa, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, L. R. Ram-Mohan, and A. K. Ramdas
    Contributed paper at the March Meeting of the American Physical Society (Cincinnati, 1991).
    Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 36, 650 (1991).

  16. A Single Lagrangian for Bosonic, Fermionic and Spinor Degrees of Freedom
    Contributed paper at the Spring Meeting of the American Physical Society, New England Section, 1990. Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 35, 1550 (1990).

Participant

  1. NSF SBIR Phase II Review Panel
    Crystal City, VA (Sep 28-29, 2000).
  2. NSF SBIR Phase I Review Panel
    Crystal City, VA (Sep 27-28, 1999).
  3. NSF CCLI Review Panel
    Crystal City, VA (July 26-29, 1999).
  4. NSF Case Studies in Science Workshop
    SUNY Buffalo, NY (June 7-11, 1999).
  5. New Faculty Workshop
    AAPT, College Park, MD (Nov 12-15, 1998).
  6. Workshop on Growth and Device Applications of Si-Ge-C Alloys
    University of Texas, Austin (April 24-25, 1997).

Workshops at WPI

  1. Teaching Portfolio Workshop (Oct 1999).
  2. Advising Workshop (03.09.99)
  3. Bridging Courses to Improve Learning (CED Event, 01.21.99)
  4. Teaching Portfolio Workshop (05.98)
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