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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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