Robin J Kennedy

Jones Hall Room 209 C

Office hours are offered in person and via Zoom. Schedules vary with semester, so please check your syllabus and Canvas.

Semester Schedules vary but a typical schedule for Fall and Spring semesters is:
PSC1121CE501 Introduction to Physical Science Online
PHY 2048L General Physics I Laboratory
PHY 2049L General Physics II Laboratory
PHY 4802L Advanced Laboratory

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Dr. Kennedy’s research has focused on the growth and development of thin film heterostructures for device applications. Over his career at FAMU he has received millions of dollars in funding from agencies such as the Office of Naval Research, NASA, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Past research has focused on growth by laser ablation of thin films of a diverse range of materials including high temperature superconductors, ferrite and hexagonal magnetic oxides, dielectrics, perovskites, Ruddlesden-Popper ruthenates, and doped semiconducting oxides such as SnO2 and TiO2. In addition to the growth of the materials, Dr. Kennedy is expert in x-ray crystallographic characterization and electrical and magnetic measurements. Many undergraduate physics and engineering students have been mentored in research in Dr. Kennedy’s lab, as well as several M.S. and Ph.D. students.

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• Physics
• Photography

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• Professor • 1997-present
  Florida A&M University (FAMU), Tallahassee, FL. USA
• Associate Professor • 1990-1997
  Florida A&M University (FAMU), Tallahassee, FL. USA
• Research Faculty • 1989-1990
  Florida State University Tallahassee, FL. USA
• Assistant Professor • 1985-1989
  Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL. USA
• Visiting Assistant Professor • 1983-1985
  Hong Kong University Hong Kong
  
• Research Associate • 1981-1983
  Simon Fraser University Vancouver, B.C. Canada
  
• Research Associate • 1980-1981
  Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana, USA
• Research Associate • 1977-1980
  University of London Queen Mary College London, England

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Dr. Kennedy has been the author or co-author on numerous research publications and has given many conference presentations in the field of laser ablation and materials science.

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• PSC 1121C Introduction to Physical Science
• PHY 2048 General Physics I Lecture and Lab
• PHY 2049 General Physics II Lecture and Lab
• PHY 4802L Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory
• PHY 3424C Modern Optics
• PHZ 3302 Radiation Physics
• PHY 3101 Modern Physics Lecture and Lab
• PHY2053 College Physics I Lecture and Lab
• PHY2054 College Physics II Lecture and Lab

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• Researchgate