Department Head of Chemistry, Geoscience, and Physics & Professor of Physics, Chair of the Texas Physics Consortium, Piper Professor, Regents Professor
Experience
Educational Experience
1981 Associate Degree from College of the Mainland
1984 B.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Houston
1985 M.S. in Physics from North Texas State University
1991 Ph.D. in Accelerator based Atomic Physics from University of North Texas
Work Experience
Full Time Positions
2013 – Present Professor of Physics at Tarleton State University
2009 – 2013 Head of Department of Engineering and Physics at Tarleton State University
2007 – 2009 Associate Department Head of Math and Physics at Tarleton State University
2005 – 2007 Associate Professor of Physics at Tarleton State University
1998 – 2005 Assistant Professor of Physics at Tarleton State University
1994 – 1998 Assistant Professor of Physics at the United States Military Academy at West Point
1994 – 1998 Visiting Scientist at Materials and Physical Science Directorates of the Army Research Laboratory (summers)
1991 – 1994 Post-Doc and Adjunct Professor of Physics at the University of North Texas
Part Time Positions
1996 – 1998 Adjunct Math Instructor at the State University of New York at New Paltz
1993 – 1994 Adjunct Physics Instructor at Tarrant County Junior College (Northeast campus)
1981 – 1984 Instructor Assistant and/or Adjunct Instructor of Physics or Math at College of the Mainland
Colloquium or Invited Presentations
1999 – Army Research Laboratory Invited Colloquium (Dr. Ralph Adler)
1998 – 15th International Conference on the Applications of Accelerators in Research and Industry – Denton, Texas (Dr. Jerome L. Duggan)
1998 – Sixth Annual U.S. Army Research Laboratory/United States Military Academy Joint Technical Symposium – Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Grounds (MAJ Mike Phillips)
1997- Fifth Annual U.S. Army Research Laboratory / United States Military Academy Joint Technical Symposium – West Point, New York (LTC Don Engen).
1997- United States Military Academy – Department of Physics (MAJ Toney Cariello)
1996- 14th International Conference on the Applications of Accelerators in Research and Industry – Denton, Texas (Dr. Jerome L. Duggan)
1996- Fourth Annual U.S. Army Research Laboratory / United States Military Academy Joint Technical Symposium – West Point, New York (MAJ Don Engen)
1995- Third Annual U. S. Army Research Laboratory / United States Military Academy Joint Technical Symposium – West Point, New York (MAJ Don Engen)
1995- United States Military Academy – Department of Physics (LTC James Nichols)
1994- Workshop on Teaching with Small Accelerators – Preceding the 13th International Conference on the Applications of Accelerators in Research and Industry – Denton, Texas (Drs. James Lambert and Jerome Duggan)
1994- United States Military Academy – Department of Physics (COL. Raymond Winkle)
1994- Middle Tennessee State University – Department of Physics (Dr. Robert Charlton)
1993- University of North Texas – Department of Physics (Dr. Don Kobe)
1993- Sandia National Laboratory – Materials Division (Dr. Barney Doyle)
1993- Austin College – Physics Department (Dr. Larry Robinson)
1993- East Texas State University – Physics Department (Dr. Ben Doughety)
Professional Workshops and Programs
1997 Workshop on Ferroelectric Thin Films, Fall 1997 MRS Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
1994 Third Biannual Workshop on Teaching With Accelerators, Denton Texas
1994 New Instructor Training Program at U. S. Military Academy West Point New York From July 6 – August 10, 1994
1994 AAPT Teaching Workshop on Electrostatics
1992 Workshop on New Developments in Characterization of Materials With Ion Beams Preceding the 12th International Accelerator Conference, Denton Texas
1990 First Biannual Workshop on Teaching With Accelerators Preceding the 11th International Accelerator Conference, Denton Texas
1988 Accelerator Ion Source Workshop Preceding the 10th International Accelerator Conference, Denton Texas
1987 Summer Material Research Society Meeting and Workshop on Characterizing Materials, Dallas Texas
Professional Activities and Committee Work
1998 Math and Physics Recruitment Committee
1998-99 Developed New Engineering Physics Program
1998-99 Tarleton State University SPS Faculty Representative
1998 Chairman of a Session and Organizer of all Sessions on Undergraduate Teaching with Accelerators at the 15th International Conference on the Applications of Accelerators in Research and Industry – Denton, Texas (Dr. Jerome L. Duggan)
1996-98 Company G-4 Academic Counselor
1997 Ph.D. Thesis Committee Member at University of Missouri at Rolla for MAJ Peter Laky
1997 Physics Department Core Course Curriculum Assessment Committee
1996 Session Chairman at the 14th International Conference on the Applications of Accelerators in Research and Industry – Denton, Texas (Dr. Jerome L. Duggan)
1996 USMA Physics Department Open House (Modern Physics Display)
1995-6 Judge at the West Point Elementary and Junior High School Science Fairs
1984-93 Judge at the Annual High School Physics Olympics at UNT
1991-93 Member of the Rules Committee for the High School Physics Olympics at UNT
1985-89 Judge at the Lewisville School District Science Fair
1990-91 Treasurer of the UNT Chapter of the Society of Physics Students
Professional Awards and Scholarships (Accepted)
1998 Commander’s Medal for Outstanding Civilian Service to the Department of the Army
1987 Who’s Who in Physics at the University of North Texas
1987-91 Texas Instruments Predoctoral Fellowship in Physics
1981-84 University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering Scholarship
1981 Outstanding Physics Student Award by AAPT
1980 Dickinson Optimist Club Scholarship
Professional Organizations (Member)
American Association of Physics Teachers — AAPT
National Society of Physics Students — SPS
American Physical Society — APS
National Honor Society of Physics Students — Sigma Pi Sigma
National Engineering Honor Society — Tau Beta Pi
National Honor Society of Electrical Engineers — Eta Kappa
Nu National Honor Society for Scientific Research — Sigma Xi
National Junior College Honor Society — Phi Theta Kappa
North Texas Materials Characterization Society
Material Research Society — MRS
Consulting and Refering
1997- Referee for AIP
1993-94 DSJ Systems of Dallas — Development of Educational Software in Physics and Material Science
1993-94 Southwest Research Institute — Nondestructive Techniques for Detection of Plastic Explosives Using Accelerators
1984-93 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th International Conferences on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry
