1. Lane W. Manning
62 Anderson Place, Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: (716) 510-2496 | E-mail: lanewmanning@gmail.com
Qualifications and Expertise
Design, alignment, and implementation of broadband and ultrafast spectroscopy characterization experiments (UV/Vis, time-
resolved and temperature-dependent photoluminescence, linear and circular dichroism); Design and implementation of
cryogenic experiments including applications for liquid helium cryostats and high magnetic fields; Solution deposition and
thermal evaporation thin film fabrication techniques, and optimization of those techniques; Chemical purification and
recrystallization; Data collection, fitting, and analysis (OriginPro, Matlab, LabView, IGOR, C++, LaTex, Mathematica, Excel,
WinSpec, Peakfit).
Education
 Ph.D. in Materials Science - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2016
Advisor: Dr. Madalina I. Furis; GPA: 3.81
Dissertation: “Excitonic States in Crystalline Organic Semiconductors: A Condensed Matter Approach”
 B.A. in Physics - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2008
 B.A. in Applied Mathematics - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2008
Professional Experience
 Ph.D. Researcher - Physics Department, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2009 – 2016
Time-resolved and temperature-dependent ultrafast and broadband spectroscopy measurements to probe
electronic, optical, and magnetic properties of organic semiconducting crystalline thin films.
Purification of organic small molecules and fabrication of crystalline thin films of organic semiconductors.
 Faculty Member - Physics Department, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2016
Lecturer for Elementary Physics and Recitation Sections of Elementary Physics
 Graduate Teaching Fellow - Physics Department, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2009 – 2015
 Physics and Mathematics Tutor - Upgrade Academics, Inc., Buffalo, NY 2009
Leadership and Service Experience
 President of the Graduate Student Senate - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2013 – 2015
 Member of the Board of Trustees Educational Policy & Institutional Resources Committee 2012 – 2015
- University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
 Academic Advisor to Phi Mu Delta Fraternity - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2014 – 2016
 Vice President of the Graduate Student Senate - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2012 – 2013
 Secretary of The Associated Directors for the Appointment of The University of Vermont
and State Agricultural College Student Trustees, Inc. 2012 – 2014
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
 Treasurer of the Graduate Student Senate - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2011 – 2012

2. Peer-Reviewed Publications
 Correlations between Crystalline Structure and π-π Orbital Interactions in Organic Semiconducting Thin Films
L.W. Manning, N. Rawat, K. Hua, T. Ramuglia, R. Waterman, M. Furis.
Physical Review B: Rapid Communications (2016) (In preparation).
 Dual Linear Dichroism/Photoluminescence Scanning Microscopy of Excitonic Dipoles
L. W. Manning, V. Ainsworth, C. Lamarche, N. Rawat, M. Furis.
New Journal of Physics (2016) (In preparation).
 Exciton Delocalization in H2OBPc1-x MOBPcx (M = Co, Cu, Ni, Mn) Crystalline Thin Film Organic Alloys
L.W. Manning, N. Rawat, C. Lamarche, R. Waterman, R.L. Headrick, M. Furis.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 120, 22 (2016).
 Polarization-Resolved Spectroscopy Imaging of Grain Boundaries and Optical Excitations in Crystalline Organic Thin
Films
Z. Pan, N. Rawat, I. Cour, L.W. Manning, R.L. Headrick, M. Furis.
Nature Communications 6, 8201 (2015).
 Tuning Exchange Interactions in Organometallic Semiconductors
N. Rawat, L.W. Manning, K. Hua, R.L. Headrick, J.G. Cherian, M.M. Bishop, S.A. McGill, M. Furis.
Proc. SPIE 9551, Spintronics VIII, 95512R (2015).
 Macroscopic Molecular Ordering and Exciton Delocalization in Crystalline Phthalocyanine Thin Films
N. Rawat, Z. Pan, L.W. Manning, C. Lamarche, I. Cour, R.L. Headrick, R. Waterman, A. Woll, M. Furis.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 6, 1834 (2015).
Peer-Reviewed Presentations
 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting (Poster) – MRS Meeting, Boston, MA 2015
“Excitonic States in Organic Semiconducting Thin Film Alloys”
 Student Research Conference – University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2015
“Exploration of Excitonic States in Mixed Organometallic Semiconducting Thin Films”
 Gordon Research Conference - Bates College, Lewiston, ME 2014
“Excitonic States in Mixed Organometallic Semiconducting Thin Films” (Invited)
 American Physical Society March Meeting – APS Meeting, Baltimore, MD 2013
“Exploration of Excitonic States in Dilute Magnetic Organic Semiconductors”
 American Physical Society March Meeting - APS Meeting, Boston, MA 2012
“Excitonic Emission at Grain Boundaries in Organic Thin Films
Awards and Grants
 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Fellow at the University of Vermont 2014
 University of Vermont Graduate College Travel Grant Award 2012 & 2013
 Albert D. Crowell Award for Outstanding Experimental Physics Research at the University of Vermont 2009
 Undergraduate Research Endeavors Competitive Award (URECA) at the University of Vermont 2008