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My Homepage at School

Opportunities for Undergraduate Research

Interests, Hobbies and Projects

Organizations to Which I belong

interesting science locations on the Net

Biographical Information

Mailing Address

The following are opportunities for Undergraduate participation in my Research

Extragalatic Jets (Computational Astrophysics)

Skills: Computer programming (Fortran, Visual Basic, or enough experience so it doesn't matter) Physics 161 or equivalent required, Physics 311 preferred.

Several Electronics Projects.

Skills: ability to build and troubleshoot electronic circuits, basic mechanical skills, Physics 131 required (Physics 132 preferred). Some ability to design simple circuits would be a real plus.

Current Projects

Extragalatic Jets

Computer simulations of ultrarelativistic electrons in simplified models of extragalatic jets. This is being done in collaboration with R.V. Lovelace at Cornell. I will be presenting this work at the American Astronomical Association meeting in Washington DC January 1998. Look for an upcomming article (just about finished).

Electromagnetic Compatability

I am working on the interaction of an Electromagnetic Waves on Transmission lines. I hope to be presenting this at the IEEE EMC conferenc in Boulder this summer.

Infrasound

Some students and I are working on a detector that will detect acoustic signals whose frequency is below that which we can here.

Teaching Physics

I have an upcoming note in The Physics Teacher ( a publication of the American Association of Physics Teachers ) that should be published in Jan!..

Working on two articles on teaching physics; A new approach to Kinematics using the mean speed theorem and an article on a simulation I use in class called the atom game.

Other Writings

Writting a brief text on the Philosophy and History of the Physical Sciences

Interests and Hobbies

Amateur Radio

I hang out on the local Repeater (147.045, +, PL 131.8)

I have a vertical antenna and am just starting to work towards my WAS.

Geology

I like to Collect Brachiopod Fossils (A relatively new hobby since I came to ESU)

Music

I sing with the Pocono Choral Society (Tenor)

Theater

I like acting in the theater (espeically musicals). Recently I played Mr. Bumble in a local production of Oliver (he is the head of the orphanage). I have also performed locally in several Murder Mysteries put on by the Monroe County Historical Society (Murder in the Mansion, Murder in the air, and Murdeer at the College). I will be performing in the upcoming murder mystery this fall.

Physics

Classical Mechanics (especially Chaos in Hamiltonian Systems)

Computational Physics

Electromagnetics (especially as applied to Electromagnetic Compatability)

Plasma Physics

Examining how physics developed to where it is today.

Organizations to which I belong

AAPT - American Association of Physics Teachers

APS - American Physical Society

ARRL - American Radio Relay League

East Stroudsburg University Physics Department

EPARA - Eastern Pennsylvania Amateur Radio Association

IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electroncs Engineers

I am the Secretary of the Lehigh Valley Section

Monroe County Historical Society

Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Society

SPARK - Slate Belt Pocono Amateur Repeater Klub.

Biographical Information

B.S. Applied and Engineering Physics Cornell University 1976

M.S. Applied Physics Cornell University 1978

Ph.D. Applied Physics Cornell University 1980

Thesis: The Equilibrium and Compression of Ion Rings.

MBA Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science 1993

Post Doc- Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory 1979-1980

Research: Rotating MHD Tokamak Plasma, and large aspect ratio Stellarators

Research Staff Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Research: The equilibrium and transport of MHD tokamak plasmas

Industrial Experience in the Instrumentation of Aircraft

Senior Engineer Weston Instruments

Chief Engineer Penn Airborne

Chief Engineer Smith Industries

Adjunct Professor

Delaware County Community College (Physics and Earth Science)

Immaculata College (Physics and Mathematics)

Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science (MBA program)

- - Management of Information Systems

- - Production and Operations Management

Assistant Professor of Physics East Stroudsburg University.

Mailing Address

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