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Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni

Associate Professor
Physics

Office Building: Physical Sciences Building
Office Room: 223D
Phone: (915) 747-5635
Email: srao@utep.edu

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Bio

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Awards and Honors

DOE-LDRD (PNNL) - DOE-LDRD (07/01/2023-07/31/2023)
NSF CBET EAGER HIGH-RISK/HIGH-REWARD - NSF CBET (12/01/2022-12/31/2022)
AFSOR SUMMER FACULTY PROGRAM - AFSOR (05/01/2022-05/31/2022)
Award - NSF GRFP (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
Award - NSF GRFP (01/01/2020-12/31/2020)
'Best Live Poster Award' in MRS Spring 2020 Meeting. - Materials Research Society (MRS) (12/15/2020)
Academic and Research Excellence – Graduate Student – Physics. - The University of Texas at El Paso (12/15/2020)
DOE SCGSR Ph.D Fellowship - Department of Energy (DOE) (09/30/2020)
NSF MRI 2020 Grant - National Science Foundation (08/01/2020)
Outstanding Senior in Physics - The University of Texas at El Paso (05/30/2020)
NSF GRFP 2020 Fellowship - National Science Foundation (04/30/2020)
Graduated - UTEP (05/01/2018-05/31/2018)
MRL FLAM Summer 2018 Fellowship - UCSB (05/01/2018-05/31/2018)
Best Poster Award - TMS (03/01/2018-03/31/2018)
TMS - TMS (03/01/2018-03/31/2018)
Graduated - UTEP (12/01/2017-12/31/2017)
American Institute of Physics Honorarium Appreciation Award - American Institute of Physics (08/20/2017)
My student was awarded 'Wiemer Family Student Endowment for Excellence' - Wiemer Family (12/22/2016)
Emerging Materials Research Award - Institute of Engineers, London (10/07/2016)

Education

Materials Physics, North Carolina State University (2016)
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, University of Leuven (2011)
Ph D in Physics, Indian Institute of Science (2008)

Publications

Dielectric and magnetic properties of microwave-absorbing FeAlxOy catalysts fabricated via solution combustion synthesis Ceramics International 51 3 (2025), Zachary A. Chanoi, Laura A. Martinez-Espinoza, Daniel R. Rascon, Lovia Ofori, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Evgeny Shafirovich.
Dielectric and magnetic properties of microwave-absorbing FeAlxOy catalysts fabricated via solution combustion synthesis Ceramics International (2024), Zachary A. Chanoi, Laura A. Martinez-Espinoza, Daniel R. Rascon, Lovia Ofori, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Evgeny Shafirovich.
Spin-phonon coupling and magnetic transition in an organic molecule intercalated Cr2Ge2Te6 Nano Letters 24 (2024), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Hector Iturriaga, Sudeshna Samanta.
Proton-fluence dependent magnetic properties of exfoliable quasi-2D van der Waals Cr2Si2Te6 magnet Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 36 (2024), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Luis Martinez, Hector Iturriaga.
Spin-Selective Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Chiral Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Synergistic Impact of Inherent Magnetic Moment and Chirality ChemRxiv (2023), Aruna N. Nair, Sara E. Fernandez, Mariana Marcos, Daniel R. Romo, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Dino Villagran, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan.
Magnetic Properties of intercalated quasi-2D Fe3-xGeTe2 van der Waals magnet npj 2D Materials and Applications (2023) 7:56 (Nature Sister Journal) 7 (2023), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Hector Iturriaga, Luis Martinez.
Pressure-Dependent Magnetic Properties of Quasi-2D Cr2Si2Te6 and Mn3Si2Te6 J. Phys. Chem. C 127 (2023), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Rubyan Olmos.
Spin-Selective Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Chiral Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Synergistic Impact of Inherent Magnetic Moment and Chirality Nano Letters 23 (2023), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Daniel R. Romo.
Pressure dependent magnetic properties on bulk CrBr3 single crystals Journal of Alloys and Compounds 911 (2022), SRINIVASA RAO SINGAMANENI, Rubyann Olmos.
Helicity-Dependent Coherent Spin-Phonon Oscillations in the Ferromagnetic van der Waals Crystal CrI3 Nature Communications 13 (2022), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni.
Critical phenomena of the layered ferrimagnet Mn3Si2Te6 following proton irradiation Journal of Applied Physics 130 (2021), Rubyann Olmos, Jose Delgado, Hector Iturriaga, Luis Martinez, Cristian Saiz.
2D correlations in the van der Waals ferromagnet CrBr3 using high frequency electron spin resonance spectroscopy Journal of Applied Physics 129 (2021), Cristian Saiz.
Low temperature activation of inert hexagonal boron nitride for metal deposition and single atom catalysis Materials Today 51 (2021), Srinivasa Rao SINGAMANENI, Luis Martinez.
Exchange bias in La0.7Sr0.3CrO3/La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/La0.7Sr0.3CrO3 heterostructures AIP Advances 10 (2020), Rubyann Olmos, Hector Iturriaga, Dawn S. Blazer, Sanaz Koohfar, Kinjal Gandha, Ikenna C. Nlebedim, Divine P. Kumah, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni.
Light Induced Electron Spin Resonance Properties of van der Waals CrX3 (X = Cl, I) Crystals Applied Physics Letters 117 (2020), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Luis M Martinez, J Niklas, O. G Poluektov, R Yadav, M Pizzochero, O. V. Yazyev, M. A. McGuire.
Enhanced magnetization in proton irradiated Mn3Si2Te6 van der Waals crystals Applied Physics Letters 116 (2020), L.M. Martinez, H. Iturriaga, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni.
Structural, Magnetic and Second Harmonic Generation Properties in Mayan Blue Indigo Nanostructured Pigment Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 499 (2020), Carlos A. Díaz Moreno, Yu Ding, Luis M. Martinez, Abel Hurtado-Macías, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Chunqiang Li, Jorge Lopez, Russell R. Chianelli.
Magnetic behavior in Coltan from México Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 497 Elsevier (2020), Carlos A. Diaz-Moreno, C. Sosa, Luis M. Martinez, Abel Hurtado Macias, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Jorge A. Lopez.
Structural, Magnetic and Second Harmonic Generation Properties in Mayan Blue Indigo Nanostructured Pigment Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 499 (2020), Carlos A. Diaz-Moreno, Yu Ding, Luis M. Martinez, Abel Hurtado Macias, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Chunqiang Li, Jorge A. Lopez, Russell R. Chianelli.
Exchange bias in La0.7Sr0.3CrO3/La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/La0.7Sr0.3CrO3 heterostructures The Ames Laboratory 10 1 (2020), Rubyann Olmos, Hector Iturriaga, Dawn S. Blazer, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni.
Magnetic behavior in Coltan from Mexico Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 497 (2020), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Luis Martinez.

Presentations

Quantum magnets upon external stimulli (2024), Volume Boston College (BC), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni.
Tuning the magnetic properties of quasi-2D van der Waals material Fe 2.7 GeTe 2 with pressure (2024), Volume Minneapolis, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Rubyann Olmos.
High-Frequency Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Properties of Kagome Crystal YMn6Sn6 (2024), Volume Seattle, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Lovia Ofori.
Intercalation-induced Magnetic Properties of quasi-2D Fe3-xGeTe2 van der Waals magnet (2024), Volume Seattle, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Hector Iturriaga, Daniel Rascon.
Photoexcited Electron Spin Resonance Properties of CrSrBr (2024), Volume Seattle, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Lovia Ofori, Daniel Rascon.
Pressure-dependent Magnetic and Optical Properties of Fe2.7GeTe2 (2024), Volume Seattle, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Rubyann Olmos.
Quantum Materials: Magnetism and Catalysis (2024), Volume UCSB, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni.
Magnetic properties of Quantum Materials upon Organic Molecule Intercalation (2023), Volume University of Texas, San Antonio, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni.
Controlling the Magnetic Properties of Quasi-2D Layered van der Waals Crystals (2023), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni.
Magnetic properties of CrX3 in excited states (2023), Volume MRS Spring Meeting 2023, San Francisco, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Prakash Mishra, Tunna Baruah, Rajendra Zope, Cedomir Petrovic.
Coherent Spin-Phonon Coupling in the Layered Ferrimagnetic Crystal Mn3Si2Te6 (2023), Volume MRS Spring Meeting 2023, San Francisco, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Luis Martinez, Prashant Padmanabhan, Rohit Prasankumar Prasankumar.
Evolution of the magnetic properties via pressure in ternary transition metal chalcogenides (2023), Volume MRS Spring Meeting 2023, San Francisco, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Rubyann Olmos, Po-Hao Chang, Prakash Mishra, Tunna Baruah, Rajendra Zope, Cedomir Petrovic.
Pressure-induced Magnetic Properties of Layered van der Waals Crystals (2023), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni.
Magnetic Properties of Layered van der Waals Crystals upon Proton Irradiation (2022), Volume University of Hyderabad, India, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni.
Photo-excited Magnetic Properties of Layered van der Waals Crystals (2022), Volume Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India 2022, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni.
Intercalation-driven Magnetic Properties of Layered van der Waals Crystals (2022), Volume Argonne National Lab 2022 , Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni.
Fluence-Dependent Magnetic Properties of Proton Irradiated Antiferromagnet MnPS3 (2022), Volume MRS Spring Meeting, 2022, Hawaii, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Samir Muniz, Hector Iturriaga, Rubyann Olmos, Luis Martinez, Je-Geun Park.
Evolution of the Magnetic Properties of BulkFe2.7GeTe2 van der Waals Crystals with the Application of Hydrostatic Pressure (2022), Volume MRS Spring Meeting, May 2022, Hawaii, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Rubyann Olmos, Cedomir Petrovic.
Room Temperature Ferromagnetism in Organic Molecule-Intercalated Fe2.7GeTe2 (2022), Volume MRS Spring Meeting, May 2022, Hawaii, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Hector Iturriaga, Luis Martinez, Cedomir Petrovic.
Intercalation-induced New Magnetic Phase in Quasi Two-Dimensional Fe2.7GeTe2 (2022), Volume APS March Meeting, 2022, Chicago, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Hector Iturriaga, Luis Martinez, Thuc Mai, Mathias Augustin, Angela Walker, Mohamed Sanad, Sreepad Sreenivasan, Elton Santos, Cedomir Petrovic.
Controlling the Magnetic Properties of Layered van der Waals Crystals upon Photon and Proton Excitation (2022), Volume TMS March 2022, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni.
Tuning the Magnetic Properties of Layered van der Waals Crystals (2022), Volume Air force Research Lab, Feb 2022, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni.
2D Correlations in the van der Waals Ferromagnet CrBr3 Using High Frequency Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy (2021), Volume MRS Spring Meeting 2021 (oral, remote), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Christian Saiz, Jose Delgado, J van Tol, F Tafti.
In Situ Electron Spin Resonance Studies of MoS2 during the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (2021), Volume MRS Spring Meeting 2021 (poster, remote), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Dawn Blazer, Jose Delgado, G Yulu, Dino Villagran.
Magnetic Properties of Bulk CrBr3 Crystals under Hydrostatic Pressure (2021), Volume MRS Spring Meeting 2021 (poster, remote), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Rubyann Olmos, Md. Shamsul Alam, Hector Iturriaga, Fazel Tafti, Rajendra Zope.
Light-Induced Electron Spin Resonance Properties of van der Waals CrX3 (X=Cl, I) Crystals (2021), Volume MRS Spring Meeting 2021, remote, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Luis Martinez, J. Niklas J. Niklas, O. G. Poluektov, R Yadav, M Pizzochero, O. V. Yazyev, M. A. McGuire.
Fluence Dependent Magentic Properties of Proton Irradiated CrSiTe3 (2020), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Hector Iturriaga, Luis Martinez, Rubyann Olmos, Lin Shao, Cedomir Petrovic.
Multi-frequency Electron Spin Resonance Studies of van der Waals layered CrX3 (X = Cl,Br,I) (2020), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Christian Saiz, S. R. J Hennadige, M. A. McGuire, Fazel Tafti, J van Tol.
Magnetic Properties of Proton Irradiated van der Waals Mn3Si2Te6 (2020), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Luis Martinez, Rubyann Olmos, Lin Shao, Cedomir Petrovic.
Pressure dependent magnetic properties of CrBr3 bulk crystals (2020), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Rubyann Olmos, Fazel Tafti.
Pressure Induced Magnetic Properties of Crystal Cobalt-Ferrite (2020), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Dawn Blazer, Hector Iturriaga, Rubyann Olmos, Kinjal Gandha, D Prodius, I. C. Nlebedim.

Grants

Design for Equity in Policies, Products, Processes, Places and Pedagogy for People: A transdisciplinary approach to graduate research Training (09/01/2024 - 08/31/2028) - The University of Texas at El Paso
Supplement: Photo Controlled Magnetic Properties of van der Waals Layered Materials - The University of Texas at El Paso
Developing Magnetic Resonance Probes for Operando Catalysis (07/01/2023 - 12/31/2025) - DOE LDRD
Supplement: Insights into the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction of Transition Metal DichalcogenideNanocrystals by In-situ Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy - The University of Texas at El Paso
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EAGER: INSIGHTS INTO THE HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTION OF TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE NANOCRYSTALS BY IN-SITU ELECTRON PARAM (05/01/2023 - 04/30/2025) - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (FED)
Photo Controlled Magnetic Properties of van der Waals Layered Materials
PHOTO CONTROLLED MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF VAN DER WAALS LAYERED MATERIALS (06/01/2021 - 05/31/2024) - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (FED)
Insights into the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction of Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanocrystals by In-situ Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy - The University of Texas at El Paso
Novel Approaches to Manipulate and Detect 2D Magnetism in van der Waals Quantum and Topological Materials (05/01/2023 - 12/31/2023) - NSF DMR
Novel Approaches to Manipulate and Detect 2D Magnetism in van der Waals Quantum and Topological Materials - DoD
Novel Approaches to Manipulate and Detect 2D Magnetism in van der Waals Quantum and Topological Materials - Quantum Design
Pressure-induced Electronic and Optical Properties of Quasi-2D Layered Fe2.7GeTe2 - 3. U.S. Air Force Summer Research Lab (AFRL) Summer (2022) Faculty Fellowship Program
High School Materials Research Day - MRS UTEP Chapter
In Situ Electron Spin Resonance Studies of Defects in 2-Dimensional Nano Layers for Advanced Catalysis (09/01/2019 - 08/31/2021) - AMER CHEMICAL SOCIETY
UTEP’s Nuclear Science Program for Highly Achieving Undergraduate Physics and Materials Science Students (07/01/2018 - 06/30/2020)

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	PHYS 1403 - General Physics I	10259
Fall 2025	PHYS 1403 - General Physics I	11037
Fall 2025	PHYS 5396 - Graduate Research in Physics	18039
Fall 2025	PHYS 5399 - Thesis	16421
Summer 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	31299

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	PHYS 1403 - General Physics I	10259
Fall 2025	PHYS 1403 - General Physics I	11037
Spring 2025	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	20430
Spring 2025	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	21297
Spring 2025	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	22491
Spring 2025	PHYS 5399 - Thesis	28025
Fall 2024	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	10308	Syllabus
Fall 2024	PHYS 5399 - Thesis	17885
Spring 2024	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	21529
Spring 2024	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	20487
Spring 2024	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	21441
Spring 2024	PHYS 5396 - Graduate Research in Physics	28162
Spring 2024	PHYS 5398 - Thesis	28166
Fall 2023	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	11440
Fall 2023	PHYS 1403 - General Physics I	10394	Syllabus
Fall 2023	PHYS 1403 - General Physics I	11351	Syllabus
Fall 2023	PHYS 5396 - Graduate Research in Physics	17574
Summer 2023	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	30202
Spring 2023	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	21667
Spring 2023	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	20541
Spring 2023	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	26851
Spring 2023	PHYS 4177 - Undergrad Resrch Probs Physics	21339
Fall 2022	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	10236
Fall 2022	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	10959
Fall 2022	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	10962
Summer 2022	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	30218
Spring 2022	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	22147
Spring 2022	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	20740
Spring 2022	PHYS 5396 - Graduate Research in Physics	25451
Spring 2022	PHYS 5398 - Thesis	26612
Spring 2022	PHYS 5399 - Thesis	25450
Fall 2021	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	15238
Fall 2021	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	10957
Fall 2021	PHYS 5396 - Graduate Research in Physics	16092
Fall 2021	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	10205
Fall 2021	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	10196
Fall 2021	PSCI 3304 - Physical Science II	11146
Fall 2021	PHYS 5398 - Thesis	16093
Fall 2021	PHYS 5399 - Thesis	15350
Spring 2021	MASE 6398 - Dissertation	29192
Spring 2021	PHYS 5396 - Graduate Research in Physics	26044
Spring 2021	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	20167
Spring 2021	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	29195
Spring 2021	PHYS 2421 - Introductory Electromagnetism	20789	Syllabus
Spring 2021	PHYS 2421 - Introductory Electromagnetism	20835
Spring 2021	PHYS 2421 - Introductory Electromagnetism	20836
Spring 2021	PHYS 2421 - Introductory Electromagnetism	20837
Spring 2021	PHYS 2421 - Introductory Electromagnetism	21590
Spring 2021	PHYS 2421 - Introductory Electromagnetism	26452	Syllabus
Spring 2021	PHYS 2421 - Introductory Electromagnetism	26453
Spring 2021	PHYS 2421 - Introductory Electromagnetism	26695
Spring 2021	PHYS 5399 - Thesis	26043
Spring 2021	PHYS 4377 - Undergrad Resrch Probs Physics	25526
Fall 2020	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	16296
Fall 2020	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	11004
Fall 2020	PHYS 5396 - Graduate Research in Physics	16377
Fall 2020	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	10216
Fall 2020	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	12810
Fall 2020	PHYS 2420 - Introductory Mechanics	10946
Fall 2020	PHYS 2420 - Introductory Mechanics	11013
Fall 2020	PHYS 2420 - Introductory Mechanics	11014
Fall 2020	PHYS 2420 - Introductory Mechanics	11015
Fall 2020	PHYS 2420 - Introductory Mechanics	12745
Fall 2020	PHYS 2420 - Introductory Mechanics	19844
Fall 2020	PHYS 5398 - Thesis	16378
Fall 2020	PHYS 5399 - Thesis	19923
Fall 2020	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	14240
Summer 2020	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	33895
Summer 2020	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	33011
Spring 2020	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	25352
Spring 2020	PHYS 5396 - Graduate Research in Physics	26833
Spring 2020	PHYS 5398 - Thesis	29430
Spring 2020	PHYS 4377 - Undergrad Resrch Probs Physics	26209
Spring 2020	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	27640
Fall 2019	PHYS 5365 - Advanced Statistical Mechanics	11101
Fall 2019	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	11068
Fall 2019	PHYS 5396 - Graduate Research in Physics	16925
Fall 2019	MASE 6191 - Individual Studies	10134
Fall 2019	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	13001
Fall 2019	PHYS 4377 - Undergrad Resrch Probs Physics	16786
Fall 2019	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	14537
Summer 2019	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	34287
Summer 2019	PHYS 4377 - Undergrad Resrch Probs Physics	34426
Summer 2019	PHYS 4377 - Undergrad Resrch Probs Physics	36525
Spring 2019	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	25740
Spring 2019	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	22080
Spring 2019	PHYS 3331 - Thermal Physics	22876
Spring 2019	PHYS 4377 - Undergrad Resrch Probs Physics	26784
Fall 2018	PHYS 5365 - Advanced Statistical Mechanics	11182	Syllabus
Fall 2018	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	11146	Syllabus
Fall 2018	PHYS 4377 - Undergrad Resrch Probs Physics	17654
Summer 2018	PHYS 4377 - Undergrad Resrch Probs Physics	35068
Spring 2018	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II (C)	26277	Syllabus
Spring 2018	PHYS 5396 - Graduate Research in Physics	29329
Spring 2018	PHYS 5399 - Thesis	29328
Spring 2018	PHYS 4377 - Undergrad Resrch Probs Physics	27754

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2025	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	20430	Evaluation
Spring 2025	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	21297	Evaluation
Spring 2025	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	22491	Evaluation
Fall 2024	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	10308	Evaluation
Spring 2024	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	20487	Evaluation
Spring 2024	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	21441	Evaluation
Fall 2023	PHYS 1403 - General Physics I	10394	Evaluation
Fall 2023	PHYS 1403 - General Physics I	11351	Evaluation
Spring 2023	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	20541	Evaluation
Spring 2023	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	26851	Evaluation
Fall 2022	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	10959	Evaluation
Fall 2022	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	10962	Evaluation
Spring 2022	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	20740	Evaluation
Fall 2021	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	10957	Evaluation
Fall 2021	PSCI 3304 - Physical Science II	11146	Evaluation
Spring 2021	PHYS 2421 - Introductory Electromagnetism	20789	Evaluation
Spring 2021	PHYS 2421 - Introductory Electromagnetism	20835	Evaluation
Spring 2021	PHYS 2421 - Introductory Electromagnetism	20836	Evaluation
Spring 2021	PHYS 2421 - Introductory Electromagnetism	20837	Evaluation
Spring 2021	PHYS 2421 - Introductory Electromagnetism	26452	Evaluation
Spring 2021	PHYS 2421 - Introductory Electromagnetism	26453	Evaluation
Spring 2021	PHYS 2421 - Introductory Electromagnetism	26695	Evaluation
Fall 2020	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	11004	Evaluation
Fall 2020	PHYS 2420 - Introductory Mechanics	10946	Evaluation
Fall 2020	PHYS 2420 - Introductory Mechanics	11013	Evaluation
Fall 2020	PHYS 2420 - Introductory Mechanics	11014	Evaluation
Fall 2020	PHYS 2420 - Introductory Mechanics	11015	Evaluation
Fall 2020	PHYS 2420 - Introductory Mechanics	12745	Evaluation
Fall 2020	PHYS 2420 - Introductory Mechanics	19844	Evaluation
Spring 2020	PHYS 1404 - General Physics II	25352	Evaluation

Bio

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Awards and Honors

DOE-LDRD (PNNL) - DOE-LDRD (07/01/2023-07/31/2023)
NSF CBET EAGER HIGH-RISK/HIGH-REWARD - NSF CBET (12/01/2022-12/31/2022)
AFSOR SUMMER FACULTY PROGRAM - AFSOR (05/01/2022-05/31/2022)
Award - NSF GRFP (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
Award - NSF GRFP (01/01/2020-12/31/2020)
'Best Live Poster Award' in MRS Spring 2020 Meeting. - Materials Research Society (MRS) (12/15/2020)
Academic and Research Excellence – Graduate Student – Physics. - The University of Texas at El Paso (12/15/2020)
DOE SCGSR Ph.D Fellowship - Department of Energy (DOE) (09/30/2020)
NSF MRI 2020 Grant - National Science Foundation (08/01/2020)
Outstanding Senior in Physics - The University of Texas at El Paso (05/30/2020)
NSF GRFP 2020 Fellowship - National Science Foundation (04/30/2020)
Graduated - UTEP (05/01/2018-05/31/2018)
MRL FLAM Summer 2018 Fellowship - UCSB (05/01/2018-05/31/2018)
Best Poster Award - TMS (03/01/2018-03/31/2018)
TMS - TMS (03/01/2018-03/31/2018)
Graduated - UTEP (12/01/2017-12/31/2017)
American Institute of Physics Honorarium Appreciation Award - American Institute of Physics (08/20/2017)
My student was awarded 'Wiemer Family Student Endowment for Excellence' - Wiemer Family (12/22/2016)
Emerging Materials Research Award - Institute of Engineers, London (10/07/2016)

Materials Physics, North Carolina State University (2016)
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, University of Leuven (2011)
Ph D in Physics, Indian Institute of Science (2008)

Publications

Dielectric and magnetic properties of microwave-absorbing FeAlxOy catalysts fabricated via solution combustion synthesis Ceramics International 51 3 (2025), Zachary A. Chanoi, Laura A. Martinez-Espinoza, Daniel R. Rascon, Lovia Ofori, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Evgeny Shafirovich.
Dielectric and magnetic properties of microwave-absorbing FeAlxOy catalysts fabricated via solution combustion synthesis Ceramics International (2024), Zachary A. Chanoi, Laura A. Martinez-Espinoza, Daniel R. Rascon, Lovia Ofori, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Evgeny Shafirovich.
Spin-phonon coupling and magnetic transition in an organic molecule intercalated Cr2Ge2Te6 Nano Letters 24 (2024), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Hector Iturriaga, Sudeshna Samanta.
Proton-fluence dependent magnetic properties of exfoliable quasi-2D van der Waals Cr2Si2Te6 magnet Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 36 (2024), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Luis Martinez, Hector Iturriaga.
Spin-Selective Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Chiral Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Synergistic Impact of Inherent Magnetic Moment and Chirality ChemRxiv (2023), Aruna N. Nair, Sara E. Fernandez, Mariana Marcos, Daniel R. Romo, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Dino Villagran, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan.

Presentations

Quantum magnets upon external stimulli (2024), Volume Boston College (BC), Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni.
Tuning the magnetic properties of quasi-2D van der Waals material Fe 2.7 GeTe 2 with pressure (2024), Volume Minneapolis, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Rubyann Olmos.
High-Frequency Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Properties of Kagome Crystal YMn6Sn6 (2024), Volume Seattle, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Lovia Ofori.
Intercalation-induced Magnetic Properties of quasi-2D Fe3-xGeTe2 van der Waals magnet (2024), Volume Seattle, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Hector Iturriaga, Daniel Rascon.
Photoexcited Electron Spin Resonance Properties of CrSrBr (2024), Volume Seattle, Srinivasa Rao Singamaneni, Lovia Ofori, Daniel Rascon.

Design for Equity in Policies, Products, Processes, Places and Pedagogy for People: A transdisciplinary approach to graduate research Training (09/01/2024 - 08/31/2028) The University of Texas at El Paso
Supplement: Photo Controlled Magnetic Properties of van der Waals Layered Materials ( - 01/31/2026) The University of Texas at El Paso
Developing Magnetic Resonance Probes for Operando Catalysis (07/01/2023 - 12/31/2025) DOE LDRD
Supplement: Insights into the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction of Transition Metal DichalcogenideNanocrystals by In-situ Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ( - 07/31/2025) The University of Texas at El Paso
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EAGER: INSIGHTS INTO THE HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTION OF TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE NANOCRYSTALS BY IN-SITU ELECTRON PARAM (05/01/2023 - 04/30/2025) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (FED)
Photo Controlled Magnetic Properties of van der Waals Layered Materials (10/01/2024 - )
PHOTO CONTROLLED MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF VAN DER WAALS LAYERED MATERIALS (06/01/2021 - 05/31/2024) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (FED)
Insights into the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction of Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanocrystals by In-situ Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (01/01/2024 - ) The University of Texas at El Paso
Novel Approaches to Manipulate and Detect 2D Magnetism in van der Waals Quantum and Topological Materials (05/01/2023 - 12/31/2023) NSF DMR
Novel Approaches to Manipulate and Detect 2D Magnetism in van der Waals Quantum and Topological Materials (01/01/2023 - ) DoD
Novel Approaches to Manipulate and Detect 2D Magnetism in van der Waals Quantum and Topological Materials (01/01/2023 - ) Quantum Design
Pressure-induced Electronic and Optical Properties of Quasi-2D Layered Fe2.7GeTe2 ( - 06/30/2022) 3. U.S. Air Force Summer Research Lab (AFRL) Summer (2022) Faculty Fellowship Program
High School Materials Research Day ( - 12/31/2021) MRS UTEP Chapter
In Situ Electron Spin Resonance Studies of Defects in 2-Dimensional Nano Layers for Advanced Catalysis (09/01/2019 - 08/31/2021) AMER CHEMICAL SOCIETY
UTEP’s Nuclear Science Program for Highly Achieving Undergraduate Physics and Materials Science Students (07/01/2018 - 06/30/2020)

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