Tadeusz Waldek Zerda
Education
Ph.
D. 1978,
Habilitation 1983,
Employment
Assistant
Professor of Physics 1978-1983,
Head
of Molecular Physics Division 1982-1983,
Post-Doctoral
Associate 1983-1987,
Associate
Professor of Physics 1987-1993,
Professor
of Physics 1993-present,
Department chair 2004-present, TCU
Dr.
Zerda's research activities include studies on sol-gel process, Raman imaging
techniques, structure of porous sol-gel glass, dynamics of molecular systems
inside the pores, phase transitions in small geometries, structure of carbon
blacks, graphitization process, reinforcing properties of carbon black filler
in tires, diamond-graphite phase transitions, high pressure studies of
relaxation processes in gases, liquids, and crystals. Recently he has focused his interests on
investigation of the structure of super hard diamond based composite materials
and kinetics of the high temperature, high pressure reactions between diamonds
and silicon.