Sylvia Mergui has extensive experience in materials science and engineering. She has published over 10 refereed publications, taught various engineering courses, and received funding for multiple research projects. Her professional activities include chairing conference sessions, serving on faculty committees, and co-organizing conferences.

1. Addendum SYLVIA MERGUI
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
“ Compensation origins in II-VI CZT materials”, A. Zumbiehl a)
, S. Mergui b)
, M. Ayouba)
, M. Hage-Ali a)
Zerrai c)
,
K. Cherkaoui c)
, G. Marrakchi c)
, Y. Darici d)
, Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, vol. B71, pp297-300,
2000
"Electrical Fluctuations and Photo Induced Transients in CdxHg 1-x Te Long Wavelength Epilayers," N. Paul, C.M.
Van Vliet and S. Mergui, Journal of Applied Physics vol. 85, N12, June 15,1999, pp. 8287-8291
“Generation-Recombination Noise and Photo-Induced Transient Conductivity in Epitaxial CdHgTe Long
Wavelength Infrared Detectors,” N. Paul, C.M. Van Vliet and S. Mergui, Journal of Crystal Growth 197 (1999), pp.
547-551
“Electrical and Mechanical Properties of MgO Thin Films on GaAs,” R. Soto, S. Mergui and P.E. Schmidt, Journal
of Thin Solid Films, 308-309 (1997), pp. 611-614.
“Temperature Studies of Sulfur Passivated GaAs (100) Contacts,” D. Wu, L. Liu, J. Marcano, Y. Darici, N. Paul
and S. Mergui, Journal of Materials Science and Engineering B, 1996, pp. 61-64
“Thick Film PTC Thermistor,” J. Hormadaly, J.R. Larry and S. Mergui, Journal on Communications, Scientific
Society in Hungary, May 1996, pp. 9-12
“Effect of hydrogen on high resistivity p-type CdTe,” Mergui, S., Hage-Ali, M., Koebel, J. M. and Siffert, P.,
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, A322, 1992, pp. 381-386
“Thermal annealing of gold deposited contacts of high resistivity p-type CdTe nuclear detector,” S. Mergui, M.
Hage-Ali, J.M. Koebel and P. Siffert, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, A322, 1992, pp. 375-
380
“Microscopic defect level characterization of semi-insulating compound semiconductors by TSC and PICTS:
Application to the effect of hydrogen,” M. Hage-Ali, B. Yaacoub, S. Mergui, M. Samimi, B. Biglari and P. Siffert,
Applied Surface Science, 50, 1991, pp. 377-382
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
EEL 3003 Electrical Engineering EEL 3396 Introduction to Solid State Devices
EEL 4011-C Senior Design Project EGN 3365 Materials Science
EEL 4410 Introduction to Fields and Waves EEL 3111 Circuits I and via FEEDS
EEL 6971 Research Master’s Thesis EEL 3303 Electronics I
EEL 3112 Circuits II
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COURSES AND TRAINING
Clinical Trial IND # 110591: Clinical research and data management for a clinical trial report to the FDA, Miami,
FL, 2013
CRAA, certifications in Clinical Data Management (CDM), Clinical Research Associate (CRA), Edison, NJ, 2012
AAPM Florida Chapter Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2009
AAPM - CAMPEP Continuing Education, Destin, FL, September 2008
SNM Continuing Education, Nuclear Medicine Board Review, Toronto, Canada, June 2005
SNM Continuing Education, Nuclear Medicine Board Review, Philadelphia, PA, June 2004

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SNM-CAMPEP Continuing Education: “Current and Future Prospects in Radioisotope Therapy,”; “Traditional
and New Approaches for Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Cancer,”; “NRC Regulation of Nuclear
Medicine,”; “Kidney Dose Response to Radionuclide Therapy, I and II,”; “Radio guided Biopsy of the Sentinel
Lymph Node in Patients with Breast Cancer or with Malignant Cutaneous Melanoma,”;“Grantsmanship –Get
Funded for Your Research,” New Orleans, LA, June 21-25, 2003
SNM Continuing Education, Nuclear Medicine Board Review, Los Angeles, CA, June 2002
IMAPS/MASH 2005: “Military Aerospace and Homeland Security Packaging Issues and Applications,”
Sacramento, CA, May 3-5 2005
ISHM-IMAPS Workshops: “MCMC Fundamentals,” ;“MCM: Advanced Topics,” and “Hybrid Microelectronics
Technology,” San Francisco, CA, October-November 1992
IEEE NSS/MIC Short Course on “Radiation Detection and Measurements,” Rome, Italy, October 2004
IEEE NSS/MIC Short Course on “Dosimetry in Nuclear Medicine,” by Dr. M. Ljungberg, Portland, OR, October
21, 2003
IEEE NSS/MIC Short Course on “Nuclear Science for Homeland Security,” by Dr. A. J. Peurrung, Portland, OR,
October 19, 2003
IEEE NSS/MIC Short Course on “Radiation Detection and Measurements,” by Prof. G. Knoll, Norfolk, VA,
November 10-11, 2002
IEEE NSS/MIC International Workshop on Radiological Sciences and Applications, “Issues and Challenges of
Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation,” Albuquerque, NM June 16-18, 2003
IEEE Workshop on “Leadership Training for IEEE Officers,” Tampa, FL, April 1996
SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, Short Course on “Fundamentals of Medical Image Processing and Analysis,”
Dr. Analoui, San Diego, CA, February 2004
ASNC “6th
Nuclear Cardiology Invitational Workshop,” Lake Tahoe, CA, July 21-24, 2002
SBIR/NIH Workshops, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, November 5-6, 2002 and Princeton University,
NJ, February 28th
2003
BRUKER AXS Inc., D8/DiffracPlus
Training Course, FIU, February 1999; Madison, WI, January 2000
AVS Short Course on “Thin Films” by Prof. J.E Greene, Orlando, FL, March 11-14 1996
NSF Faculty Enhancement Workshop: “Assembly and Packaging of Microelectronic Devices,” San Jose State
University, CA, July 20-25 1997 and “Micro fabrication Laboratory Workshop,” San Jose State University, CA,
January 1995
FIU Marketing course, MAR 3023, Miami, FL, Spring 2001
FIU Collaborative Workshop Program, the Art of Teaching, Miami, FL, April 1997
FUNDED RESEARCH
“Small Field of View Solid-State Gamma Camera”, by Sylvia Mergui, R. Zaikan, M. Suzuki, and G. Bargerstock,
NIH/NCI SBIR 1R43CA/RR92859, $129,000, April 31st
2003

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“Thin Film Structural Analysis Facility,” by S. Mergui, G. Larkins, P.E. Schmidt, K. Jones, N. Tao and Y. Darici,
sponsored by US Department of Defense, $ 372,200., 05/1998 - 05/2000
“Optimization of Ohmic Contacts for CdZnTe based Nuclear Radiation Detectors,” by S. Mergui, sponsored by the
FIU Foundation Research Project Competition, $ 12,134., summer 1996
“Future Aerospace Science and Technology in Microwave Cryoelectronics for Space Applications,” by G. Larkins,
S. Mergui, K. Wu, T. Babij, J. Andrian, Y. Darici, K. Jones and C. VanVliet, sponsored by US Air Force, $
3,600,000., 09/1995 - 08/2002
“Study of Noise and Defects Levels in Infrared Cadmium Mercury Telluride,” by C. VanVliet and S. Mergui,
sponsored by Wright Patterson Laboratory AFB, $ 150,983., 04/1996 - 09/1999
“Advanced Research Workshop on Integrated Multi-Chip Modules and Sensor Technology,” by K. Jones and S.
Mergui, sponsored by NATO, $ 37,391., Budapest, 11/1994 – 12/1995
“Engineering Research Instrumentation Program: Characterization and Parameter Extraction of Solid-State Devices
and Interconnections for Millimeter-Wave Electronics,” T. Babij, P.E. Schmidt, S. Mergui, and K. Jones, sponsored
by US Army, $ 360,000., 09/1993 – 03/ 1995
“Advances in Ceramic Multichip Modules and High Performance Electronic Materials Workshop” by K. Jones, and
S. Mergui, sponsored by NATO, $ 31,491., Miami, 01/1994 – 12/1994
“Research Experience for Undergraduates in Microelectronics,” W.K. Jones and S. Mergui, sponsored by NSF,
$106,500., 05/1993 – 04/1995
STUDENTS THESES AND DISSERTATIONS
“Formation and Investigation of Nanostructured Thin Films”, co-advisor for Ali Khabari, April 2001
“Sputtering of Magnesium Oxide,” adviser for Robert Soto, April 1998
“Study of Electrical Noise in the Range 10Hz to 1MHz in Cadmium Mercury Telluride Infrared Detectors,” co-
advisor for Nichols Paul, November 1997
“Implementation of X-Ray Diffraction in the Measurement of Residual Thermal Strains,” committee member for
Joe Brief, April 1996
“Impedance Calculations of a Thick Metal-Insulator-Barrier,” committee member for B. Joisil, 1995
“Passivation of Gallium Arsenide (100) with Sulfur-Based Compounds,” committee member for Yanjing Ke, 1995
CONFERENCES
“Small Field of View Gamma Camera for Lymph Node Scintigraphy”, W.S. Choong1, W.W. Moses1, R. Zaikin2,
M. Suzuki2, E. Mandelli1, S. Mergui2”
, SNM Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, June 24, 2003
Compensation Origins in II-VI CZT Materials," A. Zumbiehl a)
, S. Mergui b)
, M. Ayouba)
, M. Hage-Ali a)
Zerrai c)
, K.
Cherkaoui c)
, G. Marrakchi c)
, Y. Darici d)
, E-MRS, Strasbourg, France, June 3, 1999
“Generation-Recombination Noise and Photo-Induced Transient Conductivity in Epitaxial CdHgTe Long
Wavelength Infrared Detectors,” N. Paul, C.M. Van Vliet and S. Mergui, EMRS Strasbourg, France, June 16, 1998.
Published in the E-MRS Symposia C Proceeding “Growth, Characterization and Applications of Bulk II-VIs,” pp.
547-552

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“Superconducting Yba2Cu3Ox on (100) GaAs with MgO Buffer Layers,” Y. Vlassov, R. Soto, J. Rodriguez, S.
Mergui, Y. Darici, G. L. Larkins, Jr. and R.J. Kennedy, IEEE International Magnetics Conference, April 1977, New
Orleans, LA. Published in Digests of INTERMAG’97, 1977, pp. HD-05
“Electrical and Mechanical Properties of MgO Thin Films on GaAs,” R. Soto, S. Mergui and P.E. Schmidt,
presented at the International AVS Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films in San Diego, CA, April
1997, session H
“Temperature Studies of Sulfur Passivated GaAs (100) Contacts,” D. Wu, L. Liu, J. Marcano, Y. Darici, N. Paul
and S. Mergui, E-MRS Strasbourg, June 1996. Published in the E-MRS Symposia A Proceeding “High
Temperature Electronics: Materials, Devices and Applications,” pp. 61-65
“Electrical Properties of Thick Film PTC Compositions,” J. Hormadaly, J.R. Larry and S. Mergui, invited paper,
NATO Advanced Research Workshop on MCM and Sensor Technology, Budapest, Hungary, May 1995. Published
in the NATO ASI Series, High Technology, Vol. 16, “Multichip Modules with Integrated Sensors,” pp. 163-175
“Experimental Determination of an Effective Heat Transfer Coefficient for Continuously Cast Metal During the
Cooling Process,” E. Bigzadeh, S. Mergui, F. Mignano and J. Brief, ASME International, November 12-17, 1995, San
Francisco, CA. Published in the Proceedings of the ASME Materials Division, 1995, pp. 1055-1077
“Advances in Materials for Sensors,” S. Mergui, invited paper, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Florida
Keys, May 23-25, 1994. Published in NATO ASI Series, High Technology - Vol 2, pp. 239-259
EDITORIAL ACTIVITY
W. Kinzy Jones, Karel Kurzweil, Gabor Harsanyi and Sylvia Mergui, “MCMC/ Mixed Technologies and Thick
Film Sensors,” NATO ASI Series, High Technology - Vol 2, 1995
Journal of Materials Science and Engineering B, 1996
INVITED SEMINARS
“X-Ray Microdiffraction and Applications with the Bruker/AXS D800 System,” Laboratoire de Physique de la
Matière LPM, INSA, Lyon, France, June 15, 1999
“Research Activity of the FAST Center at FIU,” Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière LPM, INSA, Lyon, France,
June 6, 1999
“Advances in Materials for Sensor Applications,” DuPont, Wilmington Delaware, August 1994
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Chair, Session “Growth, Characterization and Applications of Bulk II-VIs”, E-MRS Conference, Strasbourg,
France, June 16, 1998
Chair, Session IV, Sensors, Advanced Research Workshop, NATO, Budapest, Hungary, May 1995
Committee Member, Faculty Senate, FIU, 1998-1999
Search and Screen Committee Member, Electrical Engineering Department, FIU, Miami, FL, 1994-1995
Search and Screen Committee Member, Industrial Engineering Department, FIU, Miami, FL, 1997-1998
Library Committee Member, FIU, Miami, FL, 1995-1996 and 1998-1999
Co-Organization of NATO Advanced Research Workshops on MCM & Sensor Technologies, Budapest, Hungary,
May 18-20, 1995; MCM-C/Mixed Technologies, Florida Keys, FL, May 1994