Nigel D. Shepherd

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter

• Shepherd, N.D. (2004). Chapter 2: Zinc Sulfide. Handbook of electroluminescent materials. CRC Press.

Conference Proceeding

• Shepherd, N.D., Rathod, U., Voevodin, A.A. (2023). Extrinsic and intrinsic p-type doping of pulsed laser-deposited fewlayer WS2 films. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 12651 https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85176587977
• Shepherd, N.D., Kumar, J., Sun, W., Du, J. (2016). Surface modification of aluminum doped zinc oxide (AZO) anodes with CFx plasma treatment and nanoscale WOx layers for enhanced electro-optical performance in OLEDs.
• Han, K., Guo, L.Q., Shepherd, N.D., Tao, M. (2011). Electrical and optical properties of yttrium-doped zinc oxide by spray pyrolysis for solar cell applications. Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2011 37th IEEE. 001275–001279.
• Mo, Y., Jones, J., Ecton, P., Maneshian, M., Hoffman, W., Jesseph, A., Shepherd, N.D., Verbeck, G., Perez, J., Ye, Z., others. (2011). The Influence of Hydrogenation on the Hall Effect in Exfoliated Mono-and Multi-layer Graphene. APS Meeting Abstracts.
• Chen, W., Li, M., Yang, C., Wang, X., Shepherd, N.D., Omary, M.A. (2008). INOR 181-Platinum (II)-triazolate phosphors for optoelectronic applications. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 236
• Arvapally, R.K., Lin, M., Sinha, P., Shepherd, N.D., Omary, M.A. (2008). INOR 515-Photophysical and electroluminescence studies of complexes of Nd, Tb, Eu, and Er trivalent lanthanide ions with 4'(4-methylphenyl)-2, 2": 6', 2" terpyridine. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 236
• Sinha, P., Kosuri, D., Shepherd, N.D., Wilson, A.K., Omary, M.A. (2006). INOR 927-Photophysics of three-coordinate Au (I) complexes: Fundamentals and applications in molecular light-emitting diodes. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 232
• Shepherd, N.D., Morton, D., Forsythe, E., Chiu, D., Stewart, A.D. (2005). Flexible Infrared Emitting ZnS: ErF3 Alternating Current Thin Film Electroluminescent Devices. SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers. 36 (1) 116–119.
• Shepherd, N.D., Vecht, A., Morton, D., Ireland, T., Marsh, P., Withnall, R., Silver, J., Fern, G. (2004). Development of II-IV Infrared Emitting Phosphors for Night Vision Imaging and other Applications A. Vecht, D.C. Morton, N. Shepherd, T.G. Ireland, P.J. Marsh, R.Withnall, J.Silver and G.R. Fern in. Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Inorganic and Organic Electroluminescence 2004 ( International Conference on the Science and Technology of Emissive Displays and Technology), Toronto, 2004.
• Shepherd, N.D. (2003). LOCALIZED QUANTUM STATE LUMINESCENCE FROM WIDE BANDGAP ZnS AND GaN THIN FILMS Nigel Shepherd, Ajay Kale, William Glass, Joo Han Kim, David DeVito, Mark Davidson and Paul H. Holloway Surface Science and Thin Films Laboratorv/MICROFABRITECH. Department of. State-of-the-Art Program on Compound Semiconductors XXXIX and Nitride and Wide Bandgap Semiconductors for Sensors, Photonics and Electronics IV: Proceedings of the International Symposia. 2003 244.
• Holloway, P.H., Davidson, M.R., Shepherd, N.D., Kale, A., Glass, W., Harrison, B.S., Foley, T.J., Reynolds, J.R., Schanze, K.S., Boncella, J.M., others. (2003). Near-infrared display materials. AeroSense 2003. 340–345.

Correction

• Santos-Ortiz, R., Jha, J.K., Rojhirunsakool, T., Dendge, N., Banerjee, R., Shepherd, N.D. (2015). Effect of deposition energy on the microstructure and phase purity of pulsed laser deposited iron fluoride thin films (vol 120, pg 863, 2015). Other. 120 (3) 1219-1219.

Journal Article

• Gellerup, S., Arnold, C.L., Muratore, C., Glavin, N.R., Shepherd, N.D., Voevodin, A.A. (2023). Room temperature magnetron sputtering and laser annealing of ultrathin amorphous sulfur-rich MoSx films. Other. 41 (5) https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85165231299
• Gellerup, S., Arnold, C.L., Cairnes, E., Muratore, C., Glavin, N.R., Shepherd, N.D., Voevodin, A.A. (2023). Morphological, compositional and phase evolutions in sulfur-rich W-S targets during magnetron sputtering. Vacuum. 213 https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85154055418
• Iheomamere, C., Arnold, C., Summers, J., Reidy, R., Voevodin, A., Shepherd, N. (2021). Characterization of RF magnetron-sputtered a-BO x N y /ZnO MIS structures for transparent electronics. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 33 (2) 974.
• Arnold, C., Iheomamere, C., Dockins, M., Gellerup, S., Glavin, N., Muratore, C., Shepherd, N., Voevodin, A. (2021). Composition, dielectric breakdown, and bandgap of ultra-thin amorphous boron oxynitride produced by magnetron sputtering. Vacuum. 188 110211.
• Iheomamere, C.E., Arnold, C.L., Summers, J., Reidy, R.F., Voevodin, A., Shepherd, N.D. (2021). Characterization of RF magnetron-sputtered a-BOxNy/ZnO MIS structures for transparent electronics. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 33 974-984.
• Arnold, C.L., Iheomamere, C.E., Dockins, M., Gellerup, S., Glavin, N.R., Muratore, C., Voevodin, A.D., Voevodin, A.A. (2021). Composition, dielectric breakdown, and bandgap of ultra-thin amorphous boron oxynitride produced by magnetron sputtering. Vacuum. 188 110211 1-7. Denton,
• Iheomamere, C., Arnold, C., Rathod, U., Omotosho, K., Voevodin, A., Shepherd, N. (2020). Bonding and Stoichiometry in Low Energy Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputtered ZnO Thin Films on Flexible Substrate. Vacuum. 183 109869. Elsevier.
• Rathod, U.P., Cai, B., Iheomamere, C., Nyandoto, G., Voevodin, A.A., Shepherd, N.D. (2019). Growth of pulsed laser deposited few-layer WS2 films. Other. 37 (5)
• Walker, E., Akishige, Y., Cai, T., Roberts, J., Shepherd, N., Wu, S., Wang, Z., Neogi, A. (2019). Maxwell-Wagner-Sillars Dynamics and Enhanced Radio-Frequency Elastomechanical Susceptibility in PNIPAm Hydrogel-KF-doped Barium Titanate Nanoparticle Composites. Nanoscale Research Letters. 14 (385)
• Sun, W., Jha, J.K., Shepherd, N.D., Du, J. (2018). Interface structures of ZnO/MoO 3 and their effect on workfunction of ZnO surfaces from first principles calculations. Computational Materials Science. 141 162--169. Elsevier.
• Rathod, U., Jha, J., Voevodin, A., Shepherd, N. (2018). A photoelectron study of annealing induced changes to workfunction and majority carrier type in pulsed laser deposited few layer WS2 films. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 29 20051-20056. Springer.
• Rathod, U., Egede, J., Voevodin, A., Shepherd, N. (2018). Extrinsic p-type doping of few layered WS2 films with niobium by pulsed laser deposition. Applied Physics Letters. 113 062106. American Institute of Physics.
• Santos-Ortiz, R., Rojhirunsakool, T., Jha, J.K., Al Khateeb, S., Banerjee, R., Jones, K.S., Shepherd, N.D. (2017). Analysis of the structural evolution of the SEI layer in FeF 2 thin-film lithium-ion batteries upon cycling using HRTEM and EELS. Solid State Ionics. 303 103–112. Elsevier.
• Santos-Ortiz, R., Rojhirunsakool, T., Jha, J.K., Al Khateeb, Shadi, Banerjee, R., Jones, K., Shepherd, N.D. (2017). Analysis of the structural evolution of the SEI layer in FeF2 thin-film lithium-ion batteries upon cycling using HRTEM and EELS. Solid State Ionics. 303 103-112.
• Jha, J.K., Sun, W., Du, J., Shepherd, N.D. (2017). Mechanisms of AZO workfunction tuning for anode use in OLEDs: Surface dipole manipulation with plasma treatments versus nanoscale WOx and VOx interfacial layers. Journal of Applied Physics. 121 (18) 185304. AIP Publishing.
• Jha, J.K., Sun, W., Santos-Ortiz, R., Du, J., Shepherd, N.D. (2016). Electro-optical performance of molybdenum oxide modified aluminum doped zinc oxide anodes in organic light emitting diodes: A comparison to indium tin oxide. Materials Express. 6 (3) 289–294. American Scientific Publishers.
• Das, S., Santos-Ortiz, R., Arora, H.S., Mridha, S., Shepherd, N.D., Mukherjee, S. (2016). Electromechanical behavior of pulsed laser deposited platinum-based metallic glass thin films. Physica Status Solidi (a). 2 399-404.
• Das, S., Santos-Ortiz, R., Arora, H.S., Mridha, S., Shepherd, N.D., Mukherjee, S. (2016). Electromechanical behavior of pulsed laser deposited platinum-based metallic glass thin films. Physica Status Solidi (a). 213 (2) 399--404.
• Al Khateeb, S., Lind, A.G., Santos-Ortiz, R., Shepherd, N.D., Jones, K. (2015). Cycling performance and morphological evolution of pulsed laser-deposited FeF2 thin film cathodes for Li-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Science. 50 (15) 5174–5182. Springer US.
• Santos-Ortiz, R., Jha, J.K., Rojhirunsakool, T., Dendge, N., Banerjee, R., Shepherd, N.D. (2015). Effect of deposition energy on the microstructure and phase purity of pulsed laser deposited iron fluoride thin films. Applied Physics A. 120 (3) 863–868. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
• Sun, W., Li, Y., Jha, J.K., Shepherd, N.D., Du, J. (2015). Effect of surface adsorption and non-stoichiometry on the workfunction of ZnO surfaces: A first principles study. Journal of Applied Physics. 117 (16)
• Al Khateeb, S., Lind, A.G., Santos-Ortiz, R., Shepherd, N.D., Jones, K. (2015). Effects of Steel Cell Components on Overall Capacity of Pulsed Laser Deposited FeF2 Thin Film Lithium Ion Batteries. Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 162 (8) A1667–A1674. The Electrochemical Society.
• Jha, J.K., Santos-Ortiz, R., Du, J., Shepherd, N.D. (2015). The influence of MoOx gap states on hole injection from aluminum doped zinc oxide with nanoscale MoOx surface layer anodes for organic light emitting diodes. Journal of Applied Physics. 118 (6) 065304. AIP Publishing.
• Santos-Ortiz, R., Jha, J.K., Sun, W., Nyandoto, G., Du, J., Shepherd, N.D. (2014). Defect structure and chemical bonding of p-type ZnO: Sb thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition. Semiconductor Science and Technology. 29 (11) 115019. IOP Publishing.
• Jha, J.K., Santos-Ortiz, R., Du, J., Shepherd, N.D. (2014). Semiconductor to metal transition in degenerate ZnO: Al films and the impact on its carrier scattering mechanisms and bandgap for OLED applications. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 25 (3) 1492–1498. Springer US.
• Browning, C., Hudson, J.M., Reinheimer, E.W., Kuo, F., McDougald, Jr, R.N., Rabaâ, Hassan, Pan, H., Bacsa, J., Wang, X., Dunbar, K.R., others. (2014). Synthesis, spectroscopic properties, and photoconductivity of black absorbers consisting of Pt (bipyridine)(dithiolate) charge transfer complexes in the presence and absence of nitrofluorenone acceptors. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 136 (46) 16185–16200. American Chemical Society.
• Santos-Ortiz, R., Volkov, V., Schmid, S., Kuo, F., Kisslinger, K., Nag, S., Banerjee, R., Zhu, Y., Shepherd, N.D. (2013). Microstructure and electronic band structure of pulsed laser deposited iron fluoride thin film for battery electrodes. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 5 (7) 2387–2391. American Chemical Society.
• Li, M., Lin, M., Chen, W., McDougald, R., Arvapally, R., Omary, M.A., Shepherd, N.D. (2012). High efficiency orange-red phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes based on a Pt (II)-pyridyltriazolate complex from a structure optimized for charge balance and reduced efficiency roll-off. Physica Status Solidi (a). 209 (1) 221–225. WILEY-VCH Verlag.
• Borkar, T., Chang, W.S., Hwang, J.Y., Shepherd, N.D., Banerjee, R. (2012). Microstructural and optical properties of nanocrystalline ZnO deposited onto vertically aligned carbon nanotubes by physical vapor deposition. Materials Research Bulletin. 47 (10) 2756–2759. Pergamon.
• Gali, P., Kuo, F., Shepherd, N.D., Philipose, U. (2012). Role of oxygen vacancies in visible emission and transport properties of indium oxide nanowires. Semiconductor Science and Technology. 27 (1) 015015. IOP Publishing.
• Kuo, F., Li, Y., Solomon, M., Du, J., Shepherd, N.D. (2012). Workfunction tuning of zinc oxide films by argon sputtering and oxygen plasma: an experimental and computational study. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 45 (6) 065301. IOP Publishing.
• Kuo, F., Maneshian, M.H., Shepherd, N.D. (2011). Electrical and chemical analysis of zinc oxide interfaces with high dielectric constant barium tantalate and aluminum oxide in metal-insulator-semiconductor structures fabricated at Low temperatures. Thin Solid Films. 520 (1) 475–480. Elsevier.
• Law, E., Davidson, M., Shepherd, N.D., Holloway, P.H. (2011). Enhanced outcoupling of electroluminescence from ZnS: ErF 3 thin films by a photonic crystal. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B. 29 (1) 011003. AVS.
• Li, M., Chen, W., Lin, M., Oswald, I., Omary, M.A., Shepherd, N.D. (2011). High efficiency electrophosphorescence from bilayer organic light emitting diodes. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 44 (36) 365103. IOP Publishing.
• Maneshian, M.H., Kuo, F., Mahdak, K., Hwang, J., Banerjee, R., Shepherd, N.D. (2011). The influence of high dielectric constant aluminum oxide sputter deposition on the structure and properties of multilayer epitaxial graphene. Nanotechnology. 22 (20) 205703. IOP Publishing.
• Lin, M., Li, M., Chen, W., Omary, M.A., Shepherd, N.D. (2011). Transient electroluminescence determination of carrier mobility and charge trapping effects in heavily doped phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes. Solid-State Electronics. 56 (1) 196–200. Elsevier.
• Kuo, F.L., Lin, M., Mensah, B.A., Scharf, T.W., Shepherd, N.D. (2010). A comparative study of the photoluminescence and conduction mechanisms of low temperature pulsed laser deposited and atomic layer deposited zinc oxide thin films. Physica Status Solidi (a). 207 (11) 2487–2491. WILEY-VCH Verlag.
• Maneshian, M., Mahdak, K., Kuo, F., Hwang, J., Banerjee, R., Shepherd, N. (2010). Atomic scale characterization of titanium Ohmic contacts to SiC using three dimensional atom probe tomography and high resolution transmission electron microscopy. Applied Physics Letters. 97 (2) 024103. AIP.
• Li, M., Chen, W., Lin, M., Omary, M.A., Shepherd, N.D. (2009). Near-white and tunable electrophosphorescence from bis [3, 5-bis (2-pyridyl)-1, 2, 4-triazolato] platinum (II)-based organic light emitting diodes. Organic Electronics Journal. 10 (5) 863–870. Elsevier.
• Maneshian, M.H., Lin, M., Diercks, D., Shepherd, N.D. (2009). Structural and electrical characterization of ohmic contacts to graphitized silicon carbide. Nanotechnology. 20 (49) 495703. IOP Publishing.
• Glass, W., Kale, A., Shepherd, N.D., Davidson, M., DeVito, D., Holloway, P.H. (2007). Sputter deposited electroluminescent zinc sulfide thin films doped with rare earths. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films. 25 (3) 492–499. AVS.
• Shepherd, N.D., Morton, D.C., Forsythe, E.W., Chiu, D. (2006). The influence of insulator properties on the electro-optical performance of flexible ZnS: ErF 3 alternating current thin film electroluminescent devices. Thin Solid Films. 515 (4) 2342–2346. Elsevier.
• Dedeian, K., Shi, J., Shepherd, N.D., Forsythe, E., Morton, D.C. (2005). Photophysical and electrochemical properties of heteroleptic tris-cyclometalated iridium (III) complexes. Inorganic Chemistry. 44 (13) 4445–4447. ACS Publications.
• Shepherd, N.D., Hummel, R. (2003). A Model for the Electroluminescence of Spark-Processed Si. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 64 (6) 967-974. Elsevier.
• Shepherd, N.D., Hummel, R. (2003). Improved Electroluminescence of Spark-Processed Silicon by an Aerosol-Assisted Technique. Physica Status Solidi (a). 197 (1) 222-227. WILEY-VCH Verlag.
• Kale, A., Shepherd, N.D., Glass, W., DeVito, D., Davidson, M., Holloway, P.H. (2003). Infrared emission from zinc sulfide: Rare-earth doped thin films. Journal of Applied Physics. 94 (5) 3147–3152. AIP.
• Kim, J.H., Shepherd, N.D., Davidson, M., Holloway, P.H. (2003). Sputter deposited GaN doped erbium thin films: Photoluminescence and 1550 nm infrared electroluminescence. Applied Physics Letters. 83 (4) 641–643. AIP.
• Kim, J.H., Shepherd, N.D., Davidson, M., Holloway, P.H. (2003). Visible and near-infrared alternating-current electroluminescence from sputter-grown GaN thin films doped with Er. Applied Physics Letters. 83 (21) 4279–4281. AIP.
• Shepherd, N.D., Hummel, R., Burton, D. (2001). Interpretation of Photoluminescence Spectra Obtained for Spark-Processed Silicon R.E. Hummel, N. Shepherd and D. Burton, Applied Physics Letters, Volume 79, No 20, pg. 3218-3220, 2001. Applied Physics Letters. 79 (20) 3218-3220. AIP.
• Shepherd, N.D., Hummel, R., Stora, M., Yu, S., Fajardo, F. (2000). Electroluminescence and Magnetic Field Quenching of Photoluminescence of Spark- Processed Silicon R.E. Hummel, M.E. Stora, N. Shepherd, S.Yu and F.Fajardo, Journal of Porous Materials, 7, pg. 131-134, 2000. 7 (1) 131-134. Springer Netherlands.
• Shepherd, N.D., Hummel, R., Stora, M., Ludwig, M. (1998). Does the Fast, Blue Photoluminescence from Spark-Processed Silicon Originate from Tungsten Doping? R.E. Hummel, N. Shepherd, M.H. Ludwig and M.E. Stora, Thin Solid Films, 325, pg.1-3, 1998. Thin Solid Films. 325 (1) 1-3. Elsevier.

Technical Report

• Omary, M.A., Gnade, B., Wang, Q., Elbjeirami, O., Yang, C., Shepherd, N.D., Jia, H., Quevedo, M., Alshareef, H., Li, M., others. (2010). Multi-Faceted Scientific Strategies Toward Better Solid-State Lighting of Phosphorescent OLEDs. Univ. of North Texas, Denton, TX (United States).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Contract

• Shepherd, N.D. (Principal), "Direct-Write Ceramics and Metals for Electronic Applications," sponsored by Army Research Laboratory/ Kratos SRE, National, $75000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
• Shepherd, N.D. (Co-Principal), Mishra, R.S. (Principal), Baskes, M.I. (Co-Principal), Reidy, R.F. (Co-Principal), Scharf, T.W. (Co-Principal), Young, M.L. (Co-Principal), Banerjee, R. (Co-Principal), Srivilliputhur, S.G. (Co-Principal), Mukherjee, S. (Co-Principal), Agrawal, P. (Co-Principal), "Hierarchically Structured Materials Systems for Enhanced Dynamic Performance," sponsored by ARL, Federal, $5250000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
• Shepherd, N.D. (Co-Principal), Mishra, R.S. (Principal), Scharf, T.W. (Co-Principal), Srivilliputhur, S.G. (Co-Principal), Reidy, R.F. (Co-Principal), Young, M.L. (Co-Principal), Banerjee, R. (Co-Principal), "Technical Proposal for Advanced Ballistics Technology: A Mechanisms-based Approach to Designing Materials Systems for Enhanced Dynamic Performance," sponsored by ARL, Federal, $4250000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
• Shepherd, N.D., "Enabling Hybrid Multi-material Additive Manufacturing/ Task4:In Situ Monitoring of Direct-Write Interconnects and Electronic Ceramics," sponsored by Army Research Laboratory/ Kratos SRE, Federal, $70255 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
• Mishra, R.S. (Principal), Scharf, T.W. (Co-Principal), Srivilliputhur, S.G. (Co-Principal), Jiang, Y. (Co-Principal), Mukherjee, S. (Co-Principal), Young, M.L. (Co-Principal), Banerjee, R. (Co-Principal), Reidy, R.F. (Co-Principal), Shepherd (Co-Principal), "Technical Proposal for Advanced Ballistics Technology: A Mechanisms-based Approach to Designing Materials Systems for Enhanced Dynamic Performance," sponsored by US Army Research Laboratory - ARL, Federal, $5500000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
• Mishra, R.S., Scharf, T.W., Srivilliputhur, S.G., Jiang, Y., Mukherjee, S., Young, M.L., Shepherd, N., Reidy, R.F., "Technical Proposal for Advanced Ballistics Technology: A Mechanisms-based Approach to Designing Materials Systems for Enhanced Dynamic Performance," sponsored by US Army Research Laboratory - ARL, Federal, $3250000 Funded. (2020 - 2021).
• Shepherd, N.D., "Low resistivity zinc oxide by solution deposition as a transparent conducting oxide for solar cells," sponsored by NSF SBIR Phase I/Tao Industries LLC, Federal, $35037 Funded. (2010 - 2010).

Grant - Research

• Shepherd, N.D. (Principal), "Distinguished Fellows Scholar: In-Situ Monitoring for Quality Assurance and Machine Learning in Direct-Write Additive Manufacturing of 5G RF Electronic Ceramics (Modified)," sponsored by Office of Naval Research, Federal, $1461293 Funded. (2023 - 2026).
• Shepherd, N.D. (Principal), "In-Situ Monitoring for Quality Assurance and Machine Learning in Direct-Write Additive Manufacturing of 5G RF Electronic Ceramics," sponsored by Office of Naval Research, Federal, $447996 Funded. (2022 - 2025).
• Neu, J. (Principal), Shepherd, N.D. (Co-Principal), "Establishing Terahertz Spectro-Electrochemistry as Reliable Technique to Measure Defects in Thin Film Semiconductors," sponsored by COS+CENG+VP Research, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
• Shepherd, N.D., Du, J., Voevodin, A.A., "Pulsed laser deposition of 2D materials," sponsored by AMMPI, University of North Texas, $15000 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
• Shepherd, N. (Principal), Du, J. (Co-Principal), "Workfunction Modification of ZnO anodes for second generation OLED," sponsored by NSF, Federal, $298535 Funded. (2012 - 2016).
• Shepherd, N.D. (Principal), Du, J. (Co-Principal), "EAGER: Workfunction modification of ZnO for anode applications in second generation OLEDs for solid state lighting," sponsored by NSF, Federal, $74980 Funded. (2010 - 2011).
• Shepherd, N.D. (Principal), "Compound Semiconductors for Energy Conservation and Generation," sponsored by UNT Junior Faculty Fellowship, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2010 - 2010).
• Shepherd, N.D. (Co-Principal), Omary, M.A. (Principal), "Multi-Faceted Scientific Strategies Toward Better Solid-State Lighting of Phosphorescent OLEDs," sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy/Solid State Lighting program, Federal, $2269095 Funded. (2006 - 2010).
• Shepherd, N.D. (Co-Principal), "NIR oscillator system which consists of a synchronously pumped parametric oscillator, 2D infrared photon detector and time correlated photon counting module," sponsored by UNT office of VPRI, University of North Texas, $105000 Funded. (2008 - 2008).
• Shepherd, N.D. (Principal), "Selective dopant activation by pulsed laser annealing in multilayer thin film electroluminescent devices on plastic substrates," sponsored by UNT Junior Faculty Fellowship, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2007 - 2007).
• Du, J. (Co-Principal), Young, M.L. (Principal), Dahotre, N.B. (Co-Principal), Shepherd, N.D. (Principal), Banerjee, R. (Principal), Mishra, R.S. (Principal), Reidy, R.F. (Principal), Srivilliputhur, S.G. (Principal), Mukherjee, S. (Principal), Scharf, T.W. (Principal), Jiang, Y. (Principal), Xia, Z. (Principal), "Technical Proposal for Advanced Ballistics Technology: A Mechanisms-based Approach to Designing Materials Systems for Enhanced Dynamic Performance," sponsored by U.S. Army Research Laboratory, FED, Funded. (2018 - 2022).
• Du, J. (Co-Principal), Shepherd, N.D. (Principal), "Workfunction Modification of ZnO Anodes for Second Generation OLEDs," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2012 - 2016).
• Shepherd, N.D. (Principal), "Membership Fees: IUCRC Advanced Non-Ferrous Structural Alloys," sponsored by Generic Pooled Sponsor, OTH, Funded. (2012 - 2015).