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Educational Biography
- B.S. in Physics and Mathematics, Eastern Illinois University
- M.S. in Physics and Mathematics, University of Kentucky
- Ph.D. in Physics, University of Kentucky
Courses Taught
Light and Atomic Physics, with lab
Nuclear Physics, with lab
Electro-Optics Laboratory
Senior Research Seminar
Liberal Arts Physics, with lab
Research Interests
The design and building of lasers; the interaction of lasers with
atoms and molecules; Raman spectroscopy, nuclear spectroscopy; laser
isotopic separation; applied physics; physics education.
Presentations to the American Association of Physics Teachers
- Dynamics of the Iodine Molecule: Experiment and Theory
- Raman Spectroscopy of Polymer Materials
- Hyperfine Spectral Measurements of Rubidium
- The External Grating Tunable Diode Laser
- Lifetime Measurements of Nuclear Excited States
- Experiments with a Nitrogen Laser
- The Construction of a Carbon-Dioxide Laser
Grants
- Three National Science Foundation Grants
- NASA Space Grant
- ACA Research Grant
- Pew Foundation Grant
- Faculty Innovation Grant
- Corning Foundation Grant
Awards
- Distinguished Service Award of AAPT
- Outstanding Faculty Member in Appalachia
- Elected to Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship Honorary
Offices
- Distinguished Awards Committee, AAPT
- State Board, NASA WV Space Grant Consortium
- Curriculum Council
- Chair of Faculty Assembly
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