Faculty Scholarship 2013
School of Physics and Astronomy
To view listing from a different department, select department name from the right.John Andersen
Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
2013 Submissions
Journal Paper
Spencer, Susan D., et al. "The Effect of Controllable Thin Film Crystal Growth on the Aggregation of a Novel High Panchromaticity Squaraine Viable for Organic Solar Cells." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 112. (2013): 202-208. Print. *
Mishkatul Bhattacharya
Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
2013 Submissions
Journal Paper
Shi, H. and M. Bhattacharya. "Quantum Mechanical Study of a Generic Quadratically Coupled Optomechanical System." Physical Review A 87. (2013): 43829. Print. £
Shi, H. and M. Bhattacharya. "Coupling a Small Torsional Oscillator to Large Optical Angular Momentum." Journal of Modern Optics 60. (2013): 382. Print. * £
Shi, H. and M. Bhattacharya. "Mechanical Memory for Photons with Orbital Angular Momentum." J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 46. (2013): 151001. Print. * £
Bhattacharya, M., Z. Howard, and M. Kleinert. "Ground State OH in Combined Electric and Magnetic Fields: Analytic Solution of the Effective Hamiltonian." Physical Review A 88. (2013): 12503. Print. * £
Eggleston, M., et al. "Ray Transfer Matrix for a Spiral Phase Plate." Journal of the Optical Society of America A 30. 12 (2013): 2526-2530. Print. *
Cawley, N., et al. "Analytical Study of Level Crossings in the Stark-Zeeman Spectrum of Ground-state OH." European Physical Journal D 67. (2013): 233. Print. *
Sukanya Chakrabarti
Associate Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
2013 Submissions
Journal Paper
Chakrabarti, Sukanya. "A New Probe of the Distribution of Dark Matter in Galaxies." Astrophysical Journal 771. 2 (2013): 98-107. Print. *
Chakrabarti, Sukanya, et al. "Photometric Redshifts of Submillimeter Galaxies." Astrophysical Journal 773. 2 (2013): 113-123. Print. £
Chakrabarti, Sukanya, et al. "The Void of NGC 247." Astrophysical Journal. (2013) Print. £
Book Chapter
Chakrabarti, Sukanya and Ari Maller. "The Unsolved Problem of Galaxy Formation." Green Book for NYSE 10-m Telescope. : , 2013. Print. ≠
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Chakrabarti, Sukanya. "Strongly Lensed Spirals in HI." Probes of Dark Matter on Galaxy Scales. American Astronomical Society. Monterey, CA. 14 Jul. 2013. Conference Presentation. ∆
Chakrabarti, Sukanya. "Characterizing the Dark Matter Distribution in Spirals Using Extended HI Disks." UC Berkeley Theoretical Astrophysics Seminar. UC Berkeley. Berkeley, CA. 16 Dec. 2013. Lecture. ∆
Chakrabarti, Sukanya. "A New Probe of the Distribution of Dark Matter in Galaxies." Rutgers Astrophysics Seminar. Rutgers University. Newark, NJ. 3 Oct. 2013. Lecture. ∆
Chakrabarti, Sukanya. "A New Probe of Dark Matter in Spirals." Astronomy Colloquium. Royal Military College. Kingston, Canada. 6 Nov. 2013. Lecture. ∆
Chakrabarti, Sukanya. "Analyzing the Dark Matter Distribution in Spirals." Queen's University Astronomy Colloquium. Queen's University. Kingston, Canada. 7 Nov. 2013. Lecture. ∆
Chakrabarti, Sukanya. "The Role of Gas in Spiral Galaxies." Lin-Shu Spiral Structure Symposium. Zou Pei Yuan Center for Applied Mathematics. Beijin, China. 24 Jun. 2013. Lecture. ∆
Chakrabarti, Sukanya. "Deciphering the Dynamical Echoes of Dwarf Galaxies on the Milky Way Disk." American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #222. AAS. Indianapolis, IN. 2 Jun. 2013. Lecture. ∆
Chakrabarti, Sukanya. "Characterizing the Dark Matter Distribution in Spirals Using Extended HI Disks." Ohio State University CCAP Seminar. Ohio State Univ. Columbus, Ohio. 12 Mar. 2013. Lecture. ∆
Scott Franklin
Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
2013 Submissions
Published Conference Proceedings
Franklin, Scott and Jonathan Lindine. "Faculty Discourse in the Classroom: Meaning in Mathematical Moves." Proceedings of the 2013 Physics Education Research Conference. Ed. Paula Engelhardt. Portland, Oregon: American Institute of Technology, Print. *
Dehui Hu
Lecturer
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
2013 Submissions
Journal Paper
Hu, Dehui and N. Sanjay Rebello. "Using Conceptual Blending to Describe how Students Use Mathematical Integrals in Physics." Physics Review Special Topics-Physics Education Research 9. 2 (2013): 1-15. Web. *
Published Conference Proceedings
Hu, Dehui, Joshua Von Korff, and N. Sanjay Rebello. "Assessing Transfer of Learning in Problem Solving from the Perspective of Preparation for Future Learning." Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference,July 17-18, Portland, OR. Ed. Paula V. Engelhardt, Alice D. Churukian, and Dyan L. Jones. Portland, OR: n.p., 2013. Print. *
Seth Hubbard
Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
2013 Submissions
Journal Paper
Hubbard, S. M., et al. "Effect of Vicinal Substrates on the Growth and Device Performance of Quantum Dot Solar Cells." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 108. (2013): 256-262. Print. *
Bennett, M. F., et al. "Epitaxial Lift-off of Quantum Dot Enhanced GaAs Single Junction Solar Cells." Applied Physics Letters 103. (2013): 213-902. Print. *
Forbes, D. V., et al. "OMVPE of InAs Quantum Dots on an InGaP Surface." Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 16. (2013): 1148-1153. Print. *
Huang, Y., et al. "InAs Nanowires Grown by Metal-Organic Vapor-Phase Epitaxy (MOVPE) Employing PS/PMMA Diblock Copolymer Nanopatterning." Nano Letters 13. (2013): 5979-5984. Print. *
Laghumavarapu, R. B., et al. "GaSb/InGaAs Quantum Dot-Well Hybrid Structure Active Regions in Solar Cells." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 114. (2013): 165-171. Print. *
Published Conference Proceedings
Driscoll, K., et al. "Investigation of the Design Parameters of Quantum Dot Enhanced III-V Solar Cells." Proceedings of the Proc. SPIE 8620, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices II. Ed. A. Freundlich and J. F. Guillemoles. San Francisco, CA: SPIE, 2013. Print.
Kerestes, C., et al. "Investigation of Carrier Collection from QD TJSCs." Proceedings of the Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices II. vol. 8620. Ed. A. Freundlich and J. F. Guillemoles. San Francisco, CA: SPIE, 2013. Print.
Slocum, M. A., et al. "Characterization of Radiation Tolerance in Doping Superlattice Solar Cells." Proceedings of the Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices II. vol. 8620. Ed. A. Freundlich and J. F. Guillemoles. San Francisco, CA: SPIE, 2013. Print.
M Kotlarchyk
Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
2013 Submissions
Book Chapter
Kotlarchyk, Michael. "Scattering Theory." Elsevier Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering. Ed. J. Reedijk. Waltham, MA: Elsevier, 2013. 1-11. Web. £
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Kotlarchyk, Michael. "An Active Learning Model for Introductory Physics." Physics Colloquium Series. University of North Florida. Jacksonville, FLA. 19 Apr. 2013. Guest Lecture.
Nicola Lanata
Assistant Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
2013 Submissions
Journal Paper
Lanatà, Nicola, et al. "Orbital Selectivity in Hund's metals: The Iron Chalcogenides." Phys. Rev. B 87. (2013): 45122. Print. *
Lanatà, Nicola, et al. "Gamma-alpha isostructural Transition in Cerium." Phys. Rev. Lett. 111. (2013): 196801. Print. *
Aaron McGowan
Principal Lecturer
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
2013 Submissions
Journal Paper
Fields, L. and et al. (MINERvA Collaboration). "Measurement of Muon Antineutrino Quasielastic Scattering on a Hydrocarbon Target at E_nu ~3.5 GeV." Phys. Rev. Lett. 111. 2 (2013): 022501(1-7). Print. *
Fiorentini, G. A. and et al. (MINERvA Collaboration). "Measurement of Muon Neutrino Quasielastic Scattering on a Hydrocarbon Target at E_nu ~3.5 GeV." Phys. Rev. Lett. 111. 2 (2013): 022502(1-6). Print. *
Adamson, P. and et al. (MINOS Collaboration). "Comparisons of Annual Modulations in MINOS with the Event Rate Modulation in CoGeNT." Phys.Rev. D 87. 3 (2013): 32005. Print. *
Adamson, P. and et al. (MINOS Collaboration). "Measurement of Neutrino and Antineutrino Oscillations Using Beam and Atmospheric Data in MINOS." Phys.Rev.Lett. 110. 25 (2013): 251801. Print. *
David Merritt
Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
2013 Submissions
Full Length Book
Merritt, David. Dynamics and Evolution of Galactic Nuclei. 1 ed. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2013. Print. ˆ
Journal Paper
Antonini, Fabio and David Merritt. "Relativity and the Evolution of the Galactic Center S-star Orbits." The Astrophysical Journal 763. 1 (2013): L10-L14. Print. ˜
Batcheldor, Dan, et al. "An STIS Atlas of Ca II Triplet Absorption Line Kinematics in Galactic Nuclei." The Astronomical Journal 146. 3 (2013): 67-78. Print. ˜
Vasiliev, Eugene and David Merritt. "The Loss-Cone Problem in Axisymmetric Nuclei." The Astrophysical Journal 774. 1 (2013): 87-103. Print. ˜
Vasiliev, Eugene, Fabio Antonini, and David Merritt. "The Final-parsec Problem in Non-spherical Galaxies Revisited." The Astrophysical Journal 785. (2013): 163-172. Print. £
Merritt, David. "Loss Cone Dynamics." Classical and Quantum Gravity 30. (2013): 244005-244050. Print. £
Journal Editor
Merritt, David and Luciano Rezzolla, ed. Classical and Quantum Gravity; Focus Issue: "Astrophysical Black Holes". Bristol, UK: IOP Science, 2013. Print. £
National/International Competition Award Winner
Merritt, David. Department of Astronomy, Yale University. Garfinkel Lecturer / Garfinkel Lectureship. New Haven, CT, 2013.
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Merritt, David. "Dynamics and Evolution of Galactic Nuclei. I." N Body Gravitational Dynamical Systems: From N=2 to Infinity. Institut Henri Poincare. Paris, France. 22 Oct. 2013. Guest Lecture.
Merritt, David. "Dynamics and Evolution of Galactic Nuclei. II." N Body Gravitational Dynamical Systems: From N=2 to Infinity. Institut Henri Poincare. Paris, France. 25 Oct. 2013. Guest Lecture.
Merritt, David. "Dynamics and Evolution of Galactic Nuclei. III." N Body Gravitational Dynamical Systems From N=2 to Infinity. Institut Henri Poincare. Paris, France. 29 Oct. 2013. Guest Lecture.
Merritt, David. "Dynamics and Evolution of Galactic Nuclei. IV." N Body Gravitational Dynamical Systems From N=2 to Infinity. Institut Henri Poincare. Paris, France. 29 Oct. 2013. Guest Lecture.
Merritt, David. "Relativistic Dynamics of Nuclear Star Clusters." Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris Seminaire. Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris. Paris, France. 27 Sep. 2013. Guest Lecture.
Merritt, David. "Relativistic Dynamics of Nuclear Star Clusters." Hauptkolloquium, Argelander-Institut für Astronomie der Universität Bonn. University of Bonn / Max-Planck-Institut fur Radioastronomie. Bonn, Germany. 18 Oct. 2013. Guest Lecture.
Merritt, David. "Relativistic Collisional Dynamics near Supermassive Black Holes." Black Hole (g)Astronomy. University del Salento. Brindisi, Italy. 5 Sep. 2013. Conference Presentation.
Merritt, David. "Nuclear Dynamics." Dynamics and Kinetic Theory of Self-Gravitating Systems. Institut Henri Poincare. Paris, France. 8 Nov. 2013. Conference Presentation.
Merritt, David. "Relativistic Dynamics at the Centers of Galaxies." KITP Program: A Universe of Black Holes. KITP, University of California, Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, CA. 13 Aug. 2013. Guest Lecture.
Merritt, David. "Dark Matter at the Centers of Galaxies." Probes of Dark Matter on Galaxy Scales. American Astronomical Society. Monterey, CA. 16 Jul. 2013. Conference Presentation.
Merritt, David. "Loss Cone Dynamics." Black Hole Fingerprints: Dynamics, Disruptions and Demographics. University of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT. 18 Mar. 2013. Conference Presentation.
Merritt, David. "Relativistic Dynamics of Nuclear Star Clusters." CITA Seminar Series. Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. Toronto, Canada, ON. 5 Dec. 2013. Guest Lecture.
Christopher ODea
Research Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
2013 Submissions
Journal Paper
Floyd, D., et al. "Star Formation in Luminous Quasar Host Galaxies at Z=1-2." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 429. (2013): 2-19. Print. *
O'Dea, C., et al. "Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Dusty Filaments in Hercules A: Evidence for Entrainment." Astrophysical Journal 771. (2013): 38-49. Print. £
Cara, M., et al. "Polarimetry and the High-energy Emission Mechanisms in Quasar Jets: The Case of PKS 1136?135." Astrophysical Journal 773. (2013): 186-199. Print. £
Reynolds, C., B. Punsly, and C. O'Dea. "Misalignment of the Jet and the Normal to the Dusty Torus in the Broad Absorption Line QSO FIRST J155633.8+351758." Misalignment of the Jet and the Normal to the Dusty Torus in the Broad Absorption Line QSO FIRST J155633.8+351758 773. (2013): 10-15. Print. £
Reynolds, C., et al. "A Blazar-Like Radio Flare in Mrk 231." Astrophysical Journal Letters 776. (2013): 21-27. Print. £
Michael Pierce
Associate Professor
Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
2013 Submissions
Journal Paper
Pierce, Michael S., et al. "Influence of Structural Disorder on Magnetic Domain Formation in Perpendicular Anisotropy Thin Films." Physical Review B 87. (2013): 184428. Print. *
Pierce, Michael S. "Dynamics of Au (100) Surface in Electrolytes: In-Situ Coherent X-ray Scattering." Physical Review B 86. (2013): 085410-. Print. *
Pierce, Michael S. "Epitaxial Oxide Bilayer on Pt (001) Nanofacets." Journal of Chemical Physics 136. (2013): 044704-. Print. *
Pierce, Michael S. "Study of Electrode Surface Dynamics Using Coherent Surface X-ray Scattering." Electrochemica Acta 82. (2013): 570-. Print. *
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Pierce, Michael S. "Challenges and Frontiers for XPCS of Hard Condensed Matter Systems." NSLS-II First-Experiments. Brookhaven National Laboratory. Brookhaven, New York. 3 Aug. 2013. Lecture.
Michael Richmond
Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
2013 Submissions
Journal Paper
Campbell, Heather, et al. "Cosmology with Photometrically Classified Type Ia Supernovae from the SDSS-II Supernova Survey." Astrophysical Journal 763. (2013): 88-116. Print. *
Tanaka, Masaomi, et al. "Supernova 2013al." Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams 3438. (2013): 1. Web.
Richmond, Michael. "SUPERNOVA 2013ej IN M74 = PSN J01364816+1545310." Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams 3606. (2013): 1. Web.
Andrew Robinson
Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
2013 Submissions
Journal Paper
Couto, Guilherme S., et al. "Kinematics and Excitation of the Nuclear Spiral in the Active Galaxy Arp 102B." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 435. 4 (2013): 2982-3000. Print. *
Capetti, Alessandro, et al. "Exploring the Spectroscopic Properties of Relic Radiogalaxies." Astronomy & Astrophysics 551. (2013): id.A55, 8 pp. Print. *
Gnerucci, Alessandro, et al. "Spectroastrometry of Rotating Gas Disks for the Detection of Supermassive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei. III. CRIRES Observations of the Circinus Galaxy." Astronomy & Astrophysics 549. (2013): A139, 12 pp. Print. *
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Robinson, Andrew. "Smoke and Mirrors: Exploring the Structure of Active Galactic Nuclei in Polarized Light." Massive Black Holes in Galaxies. University of Sussex. Brighton, UK. 18 Apr. 2013. Conference Presentation.
George Thurston
Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
2013 Submissions
Journal Paper
Wahle, Chris W., David S. Ross, and George M. Thurston. "Mathematical Methods for Restricted Domain Ternary Liquid Mixture Free Energy Determination Using Light Scattering." Journal of Chemical Physics 139. (2013): 124114. Print. £
Benjamin Zwickl
Associate Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
2013 Submissions
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Zwickl, Benjamin. "Physics Education Research for the Laboratory Classroom." Making Laboratory-based Teaching More Effective. University of Liverpool. Liverpool, UK, NY. 13 Nov. 2013. Conference Presentation.
Zwickl, Benjamin. "Physics Education Research for the Laboratory Classroom." Invited Colloquium given to the Univ. of Rochester Institute of Optics. Institute of Optics, Univ. of Rochester. Rochester, NY. 23 Aug. 2013. Lecture.