Mladen Barbic

Assistant Professor, Condensed Matter Experiment

Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 2000
B.S., University of California, San Diego, 1995

Location:
Office: PH2, Room 202

California State University, Long Beach
Department of Physics & Astronomy
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840-3901

Phone: (562) 985-4912 Office
Fax: (562) 985-7924
Email: mbarbic@csulb.edu

Webpage: Publications

Research Interest:

My experimental research efforts are focused on the fundamental physics and applications of magnetic and optical nanostructures towards ultra-high resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic micro- and nano-devices in bio-engineering, ultra-high density data storage, nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS), micro-fluidics, and ultra-high sensitivity magnetic instrumentation. We combine bottom-up and top-down nanofabrication processes to fabricate our nanostructures, and we generally construct our own research instrumentation to study them. Our recent research focus is mainly on improving the magnetic resonance imaging resolution as well as improving the sensitivity of magnetic resonance detection using both inductive and mechanical sensors. We are developing novel imaging methodologies for MRI that utilize novel permanent magnet structure designs, new sensor shapes, and unique magnetic resonance image acquisition methods.