Mike Melnichuk

Dr. Melnichuk’s previous research interests were on the Quadratic (Kerr) Electro-Optic Effect (the effect an electric field has on the optical properties of crystals), a subject in which he got his Ph.D. As a postdoctoral researcher, he participated with a biophysics group at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the construction of a two-photon microscope used for in-vivo imaging of energy transfer processes in cell membranes.

Further, as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Louisville, he participated in various group projects involving digital image processing, trapping, and manipulation of microparticles with laser beams, optical imaging of nano-needles, and laser light guiding through polymer nano-fibers.

Since 2008, Dr. Melnichuk has concentrated on teaching introductory physics courses for both life-science/pre-medical and hard-science/engineering classes.

Selected Publications:

Pure Quadratic or Higher Order Optical Effects in Anisotropic Crystals Induced by External DC Fields and Probed by a Single Low-Intensity Plane Electromagnetic Wave, Mike Melnichuk and Lowell T. Wood, Phys. Rev. A 96, 013843 (2017).

Direct Kerr Electro-optic Effect in Noncentrosymmetric Materials, (M. Melnichuk and L. T. Wood), Phys. Rev. A 82, 013821 (2010).

Determination of Supramolecular Structure and Spatial Distribution of Protein Complexes in Living Cells, (V. Raicu, M. R. Stoneman, R. Fung, M. Melnichuk, D. B. Jansma, L. F. Pisterzi, S. Rath, M. Fox, J. D. Wells, and D. K. Saldin), Nature Photonics 3, 107-113 (2009).

Determining Selected Quadratic Coefficients in Noncentrosymmetric Crystals, (M. Melnichuk and L. T. Wood), J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 23, 1236-1242 (2006).