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Dr. Kevin Stokes is the Chair of the Department of Physics and Professor of Physics at Kennesaw State University. As an experimental materials physicist, he investigates thermal transport, electrical transport, optical properties, and magnetic properties of nanostructured materials and composites. His research includes the synthesis and fabrication of materials, along with basic transport, magnetic, and magneto-optical measurements. He also examines nanometer-sized particles, collections of particles, and composite materials, with emphasis on quantum confinement and surface effects. Stokes teaches courses such as PHYS 1112 Introductory Physics II and PHYS 2211 Principles of Physics I.

Kevin Stokes holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1995), an M.S. from the University of New Orleans (1989), and a B.S. from Mississippi State University (1985). He joined Kennesaw State University in 2016, following his tenure at the University of New Orleans. His research contributions are evidenced by over 2,242 citations on Google Scholar, an h-index of 23, and an i10-index of 38. Notable publications include 'Simultaneous large enhancements in thermopower and electrical conductivity of bulk nanostructured half-Heusler alloys' (Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2011), 'Shape evolution and self assembly of monodisperse PbTe nanocrystals' (Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2004), 'Enhancement in Thermoelectric Figure of Merit in Nanostructured Bi2Te3 with Semimetal Nanoinclusions' (Advanced Energy Materials, 2011), 'Thermal and electronic charge transport in bulk nanostructured Zr0.25Hf0.75NiSn composites with full-Heusler inclusions' (Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2011), and 'Nanocrystalline bismuth synthesized via an in situ polymerization–microemulsion process' (Materials Letters, 2000). Stokes serves as a representative for Physics and Astronomy on University System of Georgia advisory committees.