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Education
Ph.D., Experimental Nuclear
Physics, University of Kentucky, 1994
M.S., Experimental Nuclear
Physics, University of Kentucky, 1991
B.S., Physics, University
of Kentucky, 1990
Experience
Associate/Assistant Professor of
Physics – Kentucky Wesleyan
College – 1995 to Present
Teach
undergraduate courses in physics, mathematics, and statistical
analysis. Present classroom
material through lecture, demonstration, and simulation; direct
laboratory experiments; assess student performance; offer regular study
sessions; and assist students on an individual basis. See Why I Teach
in Kentucky Wesleyan Today. Courses
include Introduction to Engineering, Introduction to Physics in Modern Medicine, Physics
and the Arts, Introductory General Physics I and II, General
Physics I and II, Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Electronic
Circuits, Modern Physics, Probability and Statistics, Statistics
in the Behavioral Sciences, Statistical Analysis, College
Algebra and Trigonometry, and Differential Equations. See My Courses for the current academic year. Serve as academic advisor to
pre-engineering and physics students.
Serve as faculty advisor to the student chapter of the Kentucky
Society of Professional Engineers.
Designed the general physics and advanced physics laboratories in
the Yu Hak Hahn Center for the Sciences.
Developed PC-interfaced laboratories which allow students to
perform real-time data acquisition experiments in classical and modern
physics. Maintain the physics laboratories. Serve on college committees. Developed statistical models in SPSS
and SYSTAT to assess the effectiveness of the General Education Program
and to award high-achiever scholarships.
Promoted to Associate Professor 2000. Granted
Tenure 2003.
Visiting Professor of Physics – University of Kentucky – 2008 to 2009
On leave during the 2008/2009 academic year to the
University of Kentucky teaching
physics and participating in research.
The teaching component entailed delivery of lectures, simulations,
and demonstrations on general physics to large student audiences;
engagement of students during lecture utilizing the Turning Point
audience response system; utilization of multiple video blackboard
projection systems for in-class work and problem solving; development of
homework assignments with the WebAssign online homework system;
maintenance of an online course website and gradebook; and web delivery
of recitation sessions utilizing Adobe Captivate. The research component involved
computational analysis for the MuLan Collaboration who collected a large
body of muon lifetime data at the Paul Scherrer Institute during the
summer of 2007. My work included
first learning Linux, C++, and ROOT, and then determining the zero time
calibrations for the 170 detectors utilized in the experiment, and
finally characterizing the statistical distribution of coincidences
between all detectors.
Medical Physics
Fellow – Vanderbilt
University School of Medicine – 1999 to 2000
On leave during the 1999/2000 academic year to the
Vanderbilt University Medical Center focusing on clinical radiation
therapy and dosimetry research.
The clinical component involved training in the development of 3-D
treatment plans for cancer patients as well as the operation and testing
of the linear accelerators used to deliver radiation treatments. The dosimetry research component
involved measuring the dosimetry parameters for the Implant Sciences
I-Plant 3500 Iodine-125 radioactive treatment seed source. The I-Plant 3500 seed was being
characterized at Vanderbilt for use in brachytherapy treatment including
the treatment of prostate cancer.
Assistant Professor of Physics – Brescia College – 1994 to 1995
Taught
undergraduate courses in physics, mathematics, and electronics. Presented classroom material; directed
laboratory experiments; assessed student performance; and tutored
students on an individual basis.
Served as academic advisor to pre-engineering students. Maintained the physics laboratories and
the reflecting telescope observatory.
Developed PC-based laboratories which allowed students to perform
real time data acquisition experiments in classical and modern physics.
Graduate Research
Assistant – University of
Kentucky – 1989 to 1994
Developed the DISPLAY workstation-based data acquisition and analysis
system which allowed scientists to control nuclear physics experiments,
acquire and process experimental data, and perform various statistical
and numerical analyses. Developed
the applications software to allow scientists to control the experimental
setup, acquire particle tracking information, acquire gamma‑ray
data, process the data into meaningful spectra, display the spectra on
several graphic interfaces, and perform various statistical and numerical
analyses. Performed two large
scale nuclear muon capture experiments at TRIUMF to examine the nuclear
structure of five light nuclei - 19F, 23Na, 27Al,
31P, and 35Cl.
Utilized a novel experimental technique to measure the hyperfine
capture rates following muon capture to each of the five nuclei, in order
to test the Partially Conserved Axial Current (PCAC) hypothesis..
Awards
Teacher of the Year,
Kentucky Wesleyan College, 2007
Achievement in Education,
Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers, 2004 more
Teacher of the Year,
Kentucky Wesleyan College, 2003
Recipient of ANN National
Graduate Fellowship, 1991-1994
Recipient of University of
Kentucky Graduate Fellowship, 1990-1991
Memberships
Kentucky
Society of Professional Engineers – Student Engineering Society
Advisor
The
mission of the Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers (K.S.P.E.) is
to promote the ethical, competent, and licensed practice of engineering,
and to enhance the professional, social, and economic well being of our
members. The KWC Student Engineering Society, in conjunction with
the Green River chapter of K.S.P.E., regularly hosts events with
professional engineers to promote engineering and mathematics education
including National Engineers Day in celebration of Engineers Week and the
Green River regional MathCounts competition.
American Association of
Physics Teachers - Member
The American
Association of Physics Teachers is the premiere organization representing
and supporting physics
and physical science teachers
and teaching in the United States.
Creation Research
Society - Member
The Creation Research Society
(C.R.S.) is a professional organization of trained scientists and
interested laypersons who are firmly committed to scientific special
creation. The society was organized in 1963 by a committee of ten
like-minded scientists, and has grown into an organization with an
international membership.
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