As the DUREL, Dr. Deibel promotes and enhances undergraduate research opportunities as well as develops internship and co-op programs. Dr. Deibel completed his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and also holds a B.A. in Physics and Mathematics from Transylvania University. Prior to joining the faculty in 2007, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University where he was a Director of Central Intelligence Postdoctoral Fellow. His research interests include ultrafast and terahertz spectroscopy and imaging, computational electromagnetics, and the characterization of novel materials.