Gabriela Petculescu

Research

My research interests are in physical ultrasonics, experimental condensed matter, and materials characterization.

Find out more on my ResearchGate profile.

Current projects

• Studying the elastic properties of novel magnetostrictive alloys (e.g. Galfenol) using Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy (RUS).
• Investigating Aluminum alloy sensitization using ultrasonic sound speed and attenuation measurements.
• Nondestructive studies of aerospace composite structures using ultrasonic Lamb and surface waves.

Teaching

• PHYS 207: Algebra-Based Introductory Physics
• PHYS 437: Quantum Mechanics I
• PHYS 438: Quantum Mechanics II