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Amani Jayakody

Assistant Professor

Amani Jayakody

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Administration
Department of Physics and Biophysics

College of Science and Mathematics
Department of Physics and Biophysics

  • AJAYAKODY@augusta.edu
  • GE 3050

Education

  • Ph.D., Physics, General University of Connecticut, 2022

  • MS, Physics University of Connecticut, 2018

Certifications

  • »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓÆµ Certificate for College Instruction (GCCI) NEAG School of Education, University of Connecticut, 2021

Awards & Honors

  • 2022 University Outstanding »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓÆµ Teaching Award Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), University of Connecticut, 2022

  • Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship award »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓÆµ School, University of Connecticut, 2021

  • Excellence in Teaching UCONN Provost for academic affairs, 2021

  • Marshall J. Walker Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, 2020

  • Pre-doctoral Fellowship Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, 2020

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • PHYS 1111L

    Intro to Physics I Lab
  • PHYS 1111

    Introductory Physics I
  • PHYS 4950

    Selected Topics
  • PHYS 4530

    Math Methods of Physics

Teaching Interests

Mathematical Methods of Physics
Experimental, Theoretical, and Computational Techniques of Solid-state Physics
Introductory Physics

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Picoscale Magnetoelasticity Governs Heterogeneous Magnetic Domains in a Noncentrosymmetric Ferromagnetic Weyl Semimetal, 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Strain-engineered interaction of quantum polar and superconducting phases, 2019
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

My research area is experimental condensed matter physics, where I explore strongly correlated oxide and fluoride systems, which show interesting and intriguing physical and quantum properties. There are many great discoveries that have been made which led to new phenomena simply by studying the basic physics of materials that are found around us, just like the initial discovery of superconductivity, antiferromagnetism, and colossal magnetoresistance. However, one of the disadvantages of having materials with ready-made phenomena which nature provides is that there is less control over important system parameters such as stress, strain, lattice constants, oxygen vacancies, etc. My research involves finding ways to control basic material parameters that will eventually help to venture new and unconventional physical phenomena.Currently, I am primarily working on cobaltite systems which show anomalous structural and magnetic behavior, which will hopefully lead to finding new physics.

Department Service

  • Departmental Planning, Strategic Relations and Events Committee 2025 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • Materials Science and Biophysics Research Seminar Series Organization Committee 2025 - Present

    Role: Committee Member