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Dr. Padmaja Guggilla

Padmaja Guggilla

Associate Dean of Student Success, CETPS

Professor of Physics and Chairperson of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics

  • Editorial Board Member, Effective Practices for Physics Programs, American Physical Society (2024-2028)
  • DoE Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC) Member April 2022- December, 2026
  • Center for the Advancement of STEM Leadership (CASL) Fellow 2021-2022
  • Fearless Leadership Program (FLP) Fellow 2019-2020

Research Interests

Organic Solar Cells, Composite materials, Pyroelectric materials, Infrared Sensors, Condensed matter physics, Crystal Growth, Thin film and Thick film technology, Composite Films, Nanotechnology

Contact

Office: 133 V. M. Chambers Bld.Phone: (256) 372-8141E-Mail: padmaja.guggilla [at] aamu.edu

Grants Received

  • Co-PI: Conference: Partnership for Advancing Data Science Excellence and Education in Southern EPSCoR States, (2025-2026), ($ 189, 514)
  • Co-PI: Drive Diversity in Engineering and STEM subhead: Funding to Expand Opportunities for Underrepresented Students from NASA (2025-2029) ($1.2 Million Dollars)
  • Co-PI: Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University ALSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate: Navigating BD Scholars鈥 Successful Transition to STEM Graduate Programs from NSF (2024-2026)($1, 075,000)
  • Co-PI: CREST HBCU-RISE grant, from NSF (2023-2026)($1.2 Million Dollars)
  • AAMU-PI: CANDID: Collider physics, Artificial intelligence, Neutrinos, Dark matter, and heavy Ions for Diversity in collaboration with Oak Ridge National laboratory from DoE (2022-2025) ($ 201,863)
  • Co-PI: Partnership for Radiation Studies (PaRS) from National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) (2022-2027) (2.84 Million Dollars)
  • PI: Secured $50,000 for supporting two PhD students from GRSP-EPSCoR Scholarship Funding (2022-2023) ($50,000)
  • Co-PI: ADVANCE: The Alabama ADVANCE Partnership for Gender Equity from National Science Foundation. 2019-2023 ($195,040)
  • PI: Secured $25,000 for 2020-2021 supporting one MS student and $43,750 for 2021-2022 supporting two PhD students from GRSP-EPSCoR Scholarship Funding ($68,750)
  • Co-PI: Sub-award: RII Track-1: CPU2AL: Connecting the Plasma Universe to Plasma Technology in Alabama (2017-2022) ($658,000)
  • PI: Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) from National Science Foundation. 2016-2021 ($278,000)
  • Co-PI: MRI: Acquisition of an X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer for Advancing Multidisciplinary Research and Education in Quantum Mechanics, Nanotechnology, Biosensors, and Energy Storage from National Science Foundation. 2018-2020 ($628,558)
  • Co-PI: Elevating STEM Freshmen Computer Literacy Education with Evidence-Based Teaching and Research Integration at AAMU from Department of Education 2015-2019 ($356,658)
  • Senior Personnel: RISE Grant from National Science Foundation. 2016-2019 ($999,999)
  • PI: DHS-BS Grant from Department of Homeland Security. 2011-2017 ($483,768)
  • Co-I: S-STEM Grant from National Science Foundation. 2012-2017 ($599,999)
  • PI: EPSCoR RII C2 A&M Subcontract. 2012-2013 ($46,423)
  • PI: Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) from National Science Foundation. 2013-2016 ($268,000)
  • PI: Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) from National Science Foundation. 2010-2013 ($267,000)
  • Co-I: RISE Grant from National Science Foundation. 2009 -2012 ($1,000,000)
  • Co-I: HBCU Substance Abuse Treatment Workforce Development from Morehouse School of Medicine. 2008 Mini Grant ($8000)

Awards

  1. Recipient of the "2018-Emerging Scholar in USA" from Diverse Issues in Higher Education Magazine
  2. Recipient of the "Professor of the Year" for 2016-2017 from Alabama A&M University
  3. Received 鈥淔aculty of the year award for Excellence in Scholarship, Research Activity and Other Professional Contributions鈥 award from College of Engineering Technology and Physical Sciences, AAMU (2016-2017)
  4. Featured in Huntsville Times as 鈥淎AMU-2017: 142 point of Pride鈥 (2017)
  5. Selected for 鈥淐ovington Who鈥檚 Who鈥 (2017)
  6. Selected for 鈥2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award鈥 by Marquis Who鈥檚 Who
  7. Honorable Mention in 鈥淲ho鈥檚 Who in America鈥 (2017)
  8. Featured in AAMU Bulldog-BottomLine and CETPS Newsletter as STEM Faculty Won DoEd Grant (2016)
  9. Served as Session Chair at both Polymer Science and Engineering-2016 and Materials Science and Engineering-2016 Conferences
  10. Recipient of the "Faculty of the Year, Overall Award 2013-2014" from College of Engineering, Technology and Physical Sciences
  11. Featured in Huntsville Times as 鈥淎AMU-2011: 135 point of Pride鈥 (2011)
  12. Recipient of the "Most Effective New faculty of the Year 2008-2009" from School of Arts and Sciences, AAMU
  13. Nominated for the "Best Teacher-Scholar of the Year 2008-2009" from School of Arts and Sciences, AAMU.

Synergistic Activities

  • Served STEMDAY-2022 Awards Committee, Alabama A&M University.
  • Served STEMDAY-2021 Awards Committee, Alabama A&M University.
  • Served as STEMDAY-2018 Chair, Alabama A&M University.
  • Served as STEMDAY-2017 Co-Chair, Alabama A&M University
  • Serving on the NSF-Proposals panelist since 2013
  • Served on the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Sumer Faculty Fellowship Program (SFFP) proposals panelist from 2015
  • Invited as speaker at Energy, Materials and Nanotechnology (EMN) Conference, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (2013)
  • Associate Editor of Versita (Emerging Science Publisher) Open Access journal publisher (2012-2014).
  • Invited as speaker at the colloquium talk at University of Alabama at Huntsville (2012).
  • Served on the NSF-GRFP panelist and DoD-NDSEG panelist from 2012.
  • Served on the judge panel of AAMU Robotics Competition in LEGO at AAMU in Fall-2012.
  • Served on judge panel for AAS Gorgas Scholarship since 2010
  • Invited to review proposals and technical papers for Federal funding agencies and various reputed Journals. (2009-till date)
  • Invited as speaker to give a talk on Transition from F1 to H1 at Asha Kiran Non-Profit Organization, Huntsville, AL.

Complete List of Publications

Book Chapters

  • Padmaja Guggilla, Ashok Batra. 鈥淣ovel Electroceramic: Polymer Composites - Preparation, Properties and Applications鈥, Composite Materials/Book 3, ISBN 978-953-307-352-1, Edited by: John Cuppoletti, InTech - Open Access Publisher, August, 2011.
  • Ashwith Chilvery, Sharvare Palwai, Padmaja Guggilla, Kijana Wren and Devon Edinburgh. "Perovskite Materials: Recent Advancements and Challenges", Perovskite Materials, Devices and Integration, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.88500, InTech - Open Access Publisher, September, 2019.

Journal Publications

  1. Clyde Varner II, Angela Davis, Leslie Wilson, Padmaja Guggilla, "", Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering, Volume 12, Issue 6, Pages 334-345 (2024)
  2. Clyde Varner , Angela Davis, Ashok K Batra, Padmaja Guggilla, Reults in in Optics, Volume 16, Issue 100720, Elsevier Publisher (2024)
  3. Mersaydes Goodson, Kunning G Xu, Padmaja Guggilla, European Journal of Applied Sciences, Volume 10, Issue 1 (2022)
  4. Mersaydes Goodson, Padmaja Guggilla, Films Prepared by Solution Casting Method", Journal of Materials and Polymer Science Volume 2, Issue 1 (2022)
  5. S Palwai, P Guggilla, A Chilvery, 鈥淚mpact of Perovskite Materials in Ferroelectric Polymer鈥, Nano Tech Appl, Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages 1-5 (2020).
  6. Padmaja Guggilla, Aschalew Kassu, David Simpson, 鈥淥ptical characterization of polystyrene and ZnO鈥, Nanoengineering: Fabrication, Properties, Optics, and Devices XV, Volume 10730, International Society for Optics and Photonics (2018)
  7. Guggilla P, Chilvery A and Powell R, 鈥淩educing the Bandgap Energy via Doping Process in Lead-Free Thin Film Nanocomposites鈥, Research and Reviews: Journal of Materials Science, Volume 5, Number 1, 33-44 (2017).
  8. Padmaja Guggilla, Courtney Walker, Matthew Edwards, Ashwith Chilvery, Brian Thomas, 鈥淒ielectric Behavior of Lithium Tantalate (LiTaO3)/Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) Nanocomposites Doped with MWCNTs鈥, Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine Volume 9, Number 3, 204-208 (2017).
  9. Matthew Edwards, Padmaja Guggilla, Angela Reedy, Quratulann Ijaz, Afef Janen, Samuel Uba, Michael Curley, 鈥淢oderate temperature-dependent surface and volume resistivity and low-frequency dielectric constant measurements of pure and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) doped polyvinyl alcohol thin films鈥, Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications XI, Volume 10382, International Society for Optics and Photonics (2017)
  10. Padmaja Guggilla, Ashwith Chilvery, Kamala Bhat, Edelmy J. Bernardez, 鈥淭hin Films to Single Crystals: Organometal Halide Perovskite Materials for Advanced Optoelectronics鈥, Journal of Photonic Materials and Technology, 2(3): 25-31 (2016).
  11. P Guggilla, Ryan Moxon, AK Batra, R Powell, 鈥淓ffects of Oxygen ion irradiation on PZT Modified Ferroelectric Materials for Space Applications鈥, International Journal of Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine, Volume 1, Number 1, 1-7 (2016).
  12. P Guggilla, M Edwards, 鈥淒ielectric, Conductance and Pyroelectric Characterization of MWCNT:PVDF Nanocomposite Thin Films for Multiple Device Applications鈥, International Journal of Composite Materials Volume 6, Number 5, 145-151 (2016).
  13. Padmaja Guggilla, Courtney Walker, Aschalew Kassu, 鈥淓fficiency of Lead-Free Nanocomposite Films Doped with MWCNT鈥, Under Review, Research Journal of Nanoscience and Engineering (2017)
  14. Almuatasim Alomari, Ashok K. Batra, Bir B. Bohara, Padmaja Guggilla, "Dielectric and Piezoelectric Behavior of Functional Paint/PMN-PT Nanocomposite Films for Energy Harvesting", Under Review, Journal of Electronic Materials (2017)
  15. A. K Batra, A. Alomari, P Guggilla, D Brown, O Kamara, RB Lal, 鈥淕rowth and Optical Characterization of Doped Triglycine Sulfate (TGS) Crystals鈥, Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine 8 (9), 689-694 (2016).
  16. A Chilvery, S Das, P Guggilla, C Brantley, A Sunda-Meya, 鈥淎 perspective on the recent progress in solution-processed methods for highly efficient perovskite solar cells鈥, Science and Technology of advanced Materials, Taylor & Francis, 17 (1), 650-658 (2016)
  17. A. K. Chilvery, P Guggilla, AK Batra, DD Gaikwad, JR Currie, 鈥淓fficient planar perovskite solar cell by spray and brush solution-processing methods鈥,Journal of Photonics for Energy 5 (1), 053093-053093 (2015)
  18. M. Edwards, P Guggilla, A Janen, J Polius, S Egarievwe, M Curley, 鈥淒ielectric Surface Currents and Dielectric Constant Measurements of Pure and Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNT) Doped Polyvinyl Alcohol Thin Films鈥, American Journal Of Materials Science 5 (3A), 1-7 (2015)
  19. A. K. Chilvery, AK Batra, B Yang, K Xiao, P Guggilla, MD Aggarwal, 鈥淧erovskites: transforming photovoltaics, a mini-review鈥, Journal of Photonics for Energy 5 (1), 057402-057402
  20. A. K. Batra, ME Edwards, P Guggilla, MD Aggarwal, RB Lal, 鈥淧yroelectric properties of PVDF: MWCNT nanocomposite film for uncooled infrared detectors and medical applications鈥, Integrated Ferroelectrics 158 (1), 98-107 (2014)
  21. Ashok Batra, A. K. Chilvery, Padmaja Guggilla, Mohan Aggarwal, James R. Currie Jr.. 鈥淢icro-and Nano-Structured Metal Oxide Chemical Sensors for Volatile Organic Compounds鈥, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Vol. 14, 1鈥21 (2014)

NASA Technical Memorandum

M. D. Aggarwal, A. K. Batra, M. E. Edwards, P. Guggilla, B.G. Penn, J. R. Currie Jr, 鈥淧yroelectric Materials for Uncooled Infrared Detectors: Processing, Properties and Applications鈥 NASA Technical Memorandum (2010) (Authors鈥 names in alphabetical order).

Conference Proceedings

  • Efficient Planar Perovskite Solar Cell by Spray and Brush Solution-Processing Methods, Ashwith Kumar Chilvery; Padmaja Guggilla ; Ashok K. Batra ; Dyaneshwar D. Gaikwad ; James R. Currie, J. Photon. Energy (2015)
  • Dielectric Surface Currents and Dielectric Constant Measurements of Pure and Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNT) Doped Polyvinyl Alcohol Thin Films, Matthew Edwards, Padmaja Guggilla, Afef Janen, Jemilia Polius, Stephen Egarievwe, Michael Curley, American Journal of Materials Science (2015)
  • Perovskites: Transforming Photovoltaics, a Mini-Review, Ashwith Kumar Chilvery, Ashok K Batra, Bin Yang, Kai Xiao, Padmaja Guggilla, Mohan D Aggarwal, Raja Surabhi, Ravi B Lal, James R Currie, Benjamin G Penn, J. Photon. Energy (2015)
  • Determining the electrical mechanism of the surface resistivity property of doped polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and the pyroelectric property of polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) thin films, Matthew Edwards; Afef Janen; Padmaja Guggilla; Jemelia Polius; Jade Douglas; Michael Curley, Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications V (2015)
  • Micro-and nano-structured metal oxides based chemical sensors: an overview, Ashok K Batra, AK Chilvery, Padmaja Guggilla, Mohan Aggarwal, James R Currie , Journal of Nanoscience Nanotechnology (2014)
  • Characterization of polymeric composite films with MWCNT and Ag nanoparticles , Matthew E Edwards, Ashok K Batra, Ashwith K Chilvery, Padmaja Guggilla, Manmohan D Aggarwal, Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications II (2012)
  • Pyroelectric Properties of PVDF: MWCNT Nanocomposite Film for Uncooled Infrared Detectors and Medical Applications, AK Batra, ME Edwards, P Guggilla, MD Aggarwal, RB Lal, Integrated Ferroelectrics: An International Journal (2014)
  • Measurement of the dielectric, conductance, and pyroelectric properties of MWCNT:PVDF nanocomposite thin films for application in infrared technologies, Matthew Edwards; Padmaja Guggilla; John Corda; Stephen Egarievwe, (2013)
  • Bojun Zhang, T. X. Zhang, P. Guggilla, and M. Dokhanian. 鈥淕ravitational Field Shielding by Scalar Field and Type II Superconductors.鈥, Journal of Advanced Studies in Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Progress in Physics Vol 1 (2013)
  • Ashwith K. Chilvery, Ashok K. Batra, Padmaja Guggilla, R. B. Lal, Raja Surabhi. 鈥淎 Versatile Technique for the Fabrication of PEDOT: PSS Films for Organic Solar Cells鈥. Energy Science and Technology Vol. 4, No. 2, 2012, pp. 6-11
  • M. E. Edwards, Ashok K. Batra, Ashwith K. Chilvery, Padmaja Guggilla, M. D. Aggarwal. 鈥淧yroelectric Properties of PVDF: MWCNT Nanocomposite Film for Uncooled Infrared Detectors鈥. Materials Sciences and Applications, 2012, 3, 851-855
  • A. K. Batra, Padmaja Guggilla, M. Dokhanian, M. D. Aggarwal, M. E. Edwards, A. Vaseashta, "Computation of Current Response of a Bimorph Pyroelectric Infrared Detector", Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, Vol. 5, No. 3, p. 863-871 (2010).
  • A. K. Batra, Padmaja Guggilla, M. Dokhanian, M. D. Aggarwal, M. E. Edwards, A. Vaseashta, "Computation of Current Response of a Bimorph Pyroelectric Infrared Detector", Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, p. 1165, vol. 12, (2010).
  • Guggilla Padmaja, Batra, A. K., Currie, J. R., Aggarwal, M. D., Penn, B., Lal, R. B. 鈥淧yroelectric Ceramics for Infrared Detection Applications.鈥 NASA Technical Reports Server (2010)
  • Padmaja Guggilla, Ashok Batra, Matthew Edwards, "Electrical Characterization of LiTaO3:P(VDF-TrFE)Composites",Journal of Materials Science, 44:5469-5474,2009
  • A. K. Batra, John Corda, Padmaja Guggilla, M. D. Aggarwal and M. E. Edwards, 鈥淒ielectric and Pyroelectric Properties of LiTaO3:P(VDF-TrFE Composite Films鈥, Communicated with SPIE 2009 SanJose, CA
  • Padmaja Guggilla, Ashok K. Batra, Matthew E. Edwards, 鈥淣ovel Pyroelectric Material Systems for Infrared Sensor Applications 鈥 Bulletin of the American Physical Society Volume 53, Number 13, American Physical Society, SESAPS'08
  • Padmaja Guggilla, Ashok K. Batra, James R. Currie, Mohan D. Aggarwal, Mohammad A. Alim and Ravindra B. Lal. 鈥 Pyroelectric Ceramics for Infrared Detection Applications.鈥 Materials Letters 60 (2006): 1937 鈥1942
  • Batra A.K., Guggilla Padmaja, Cunnigham Dewanna, Aggarwal M. D., Lal R. B. 鈥 Growth and Characterization of Rare Earths Doped Triglycine Sulfate Crystals.鈥 Physica B, Condensed Matter 371, (2006): 210
  • A. K. Batra, Padmaja Guggilla, Mohan Aggarwal and R.B. Lal. 鈥淓ffects of O + Irradiation on Infrared Sensing Characteristics of Modified PZT Ceramic.鈥 Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 246(2006): 369-373
  • Padmaja Guggilla , A. K. Batra , J. R. Currie , M. D. Aggarwal and R. B. Lal 鈥淐omputation of Current Responsivity of a Bimorph Pyroelectric Infrared Detector.鈥 Proc. SPIE - Int. Soc. Opt. Eng., Vol. 6295, Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays VIII; (Sep 2006): 62950Q
  • Guggilla, Padmaja , Batra, Ashok K. , Aggarwal, Mohan D. , Lal, R. B. 鈥 Investigation on Nanocomposites for Pyroelectric Infrared Sensors.鈥 Proc. SPIE, Vol. 5725, 295, (2005)
  • Ashok K. Batra , M. Simmons , Padmaja Guggilla, M. D. Aggarwal, and R. B. Lal. 鈥淪tudies of Electrical Conduction in Pyroelectric DTGS: PVDF Composites.鈥 Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. Organic Photonic Materials and Devices VI Vol. 5351, Jun., (2004): p.298-302
  • Gebre Tesfaye,Batra A. Ashok K., Guggilla Padmaja, Aggarwal Mohan D., Lal Ravindra B. 鈥淧yroelectric Properties of Pure and Doped Lithium Niobate Crystals for Infrared Sensors.鈥 Ferroelectric Letters, 31, (2004): 131 -139
  • A.K. Batra, M. Simmons, Padmaja Guggilla, M. D. Aggarwal, R. B. Lal. 鈥 Studies on DTGS: PVDF Composites for Pyroelectric Infrared Detectors.鈥 Integrated Ferroelectrics, Vul.63, (2004): pp 161-169
  • Houssam A. Toutanji, Padmaja Guggilla, Bryan Cheatwood. 鈥 Development of a New Experimental Approval for Bridge Deck Evaluation.鈥 Technical report submitted to Utility Transportation Contractors Association, Allenwood, NJ (2002)

Technical Presentations

  • "Investigation on Pyroelectric Films for Infrared Sensors鈥, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)/ Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/ Minority Institutions (MIS) Major Thrust technical Seminar, Tallahassee, FL, Sep 27 - Sep 29, 2005
  • "A Study of Materials for Uncooled Infrared Detectors鈥, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)/ Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/ Minority Institutions (MIS) Major Thrust technical Seminar, Greensboro, NC, Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2006
  • "Novel Pyroelectric Material Systems for Infrared Sensor Applications" , American Physical Society, SESAPS '08 meeting, Raleigh, NC, Oct 29- Nov 1, 2008

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