Gunter Luepke

Associate Professor
Department of Applied Science
College of William and Mary
PO Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
(757) 221-1894
gxluep@wm.edu

Education: Ph.D. in Physics, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany 1990

Teaching:

  • Applied Science 201 – Introduction to Materials Science (Spring 2008)
  • Applied Science 637 – Introduction to Optoelectronics (Fall 2007)
  • Applied Science 327 – Laser Biomedicine (Spring 2007)
  • Applied Science 627 – Lasers in Medicine, Science and Technology (Fall 2006)

 

Research Areas: Optics and Laser

Research Interests: My research interests are concerned with novel electronic and magnetic materials and devices, including diluted magnetic semiconductors, high-TC superconductors, and colossal magnetoresistance materials. The focus of our research is on understanding dynamical processes (electronic and vibrational) localized at surfaces and interfaces, and in the bulk at defects and impurities. Knowledge of the rates and pathways of vibrational energy flow is critical for understanding thermal and laser-induced processes in condensed phases. Most of our research involves nonlinear optical techniques based on ultrafast high-power lasers which provide femtosecond time resolution and allow characterization of buried interfaces which are not easily accessible by conventional surface probes. Please have a look at our new optics laboratory in Small Hall. For more information on our research please browse through our most recent publications.  

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