Overview
of the Research Interests of Physics Faculty
(2000-2001)
(
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Topics of research interests include electromagnetics,
thermo-acoustic heat engines and wave dynamics.
Astronomy/Astrophysics
Becker Evans
Geller Kafatos
Ozernoy Sambruna
Wallin
BECKER Topics of research interests include
topics in theoretical astrophysics, hot
accretion disks; high energy radiative transfer, black holes.
EVANS
Topics of research interests include computational aspects of astrophysics, radiation
hydrodynamics, and celestial dynamics.
GELLER
Topics of research interests include planetary astronomy,
radio astronomy, observational astronomy
KAFATOS Topics of research interests include theoretical and computational
astrophysics, observational astronomy, space sciences.
OZERNOY Topics of research interests
both theoretical and numerical topics in theoretical
astrophysics, high-energy astrophysics, radio astronomy, planetary, galactic, and extra-galactic astronomy, and
cosmology.
SAMBRUNA
Topics of research interests include Accretion
properties of Active Galactic Nuclei, physics of relativistic
jets, black hole astrophysics, X-ray and Gamma-ray Astronomy.
WALLIN
Topics of research interests include observational and computational aspects of star
formation and large scale dynamics of interacting galaxies and clusters of
galaxies.
Computational
Physics Blaisten-Barojas
Evans Satija
BLAISTEN-BAROJAS Topics of research interests include
electronic structure of atomic and molecular clusters,
molecular dynamics and Monte-Carlo simulations of condensed
systems, percolation and aggregation Mechanism
EVANS Topics of research interests include fluid
dynamics and high-temperature gas physics
SATIJA Topics of research interests include spin waves
and quasi -periodic systems
Complex
Systems
BARRETO: Topics of research interests emergence in coupled maps, control
and synchronization of chaotic systems, applying nonlinear dynamics methods to the study
of neuronal systems and EEG data.GLUCKMAN:
Topics of research interests
includes development of new methods for controlling spatiotemporal
chaotic systems, for characterizing synchronous behavior between dissimilar
systems, and for detecting and controlling epileptic seizures.
SO: Topics of research interests
include the development of control theory for chaotic
systems, quantum chaos, synchronization in chaotic systems, and dynamical
reconstruction using both observer techniques and unstable periodic orbits. . top
SATIJA: Topics of research interests include quasi-periodic
systems, inter-displinary field of condensed matter and
nonlinear dynamics
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Particle
/Nuclear Physics
ELLSWORTH: Topics of interests include experimental elementary particle physics and cosmic
ray physics. top
LIEB: Topics of interests include experiments in medium energy nuclear physics at CERN in Switzerland
and COSY in Germany. top
DWORZECKA: Topics of interests include the dynamical properties of low energy
heavy ion collisions. .top
OERTER: Topics of interests include superstring theories, chaotic systems and
underwater acoustics. top
EHRLICH: Topics of interests include tachyons top
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Physics
and Astronomy Education
Dworzecka
Ehrlich
Evans Geller
Kowalski Trefil
DWORZECKA: Physics education interests include computer software
and Web development for use in physics courses. top
EHRLICH: Physics education interests include the development of
physics demonstrations, computer software and Web development for use in
physics courses.
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EVANS: Astronomy and physics
education interests include the
design of sky simulations and other types of educational software
GELLER: Astronomy and physics
education interests include the
design astronomical simulations and other types of educational software
KOWALSKI: Physics education interests include improving the teaching of physics in elementary
and middle schools. top
TREFIL: Science education interests include development
of methods to improve scientific literacy in
educational institutions and the general public. top
Topics of research interests include studies
the efficiency of solar cookers and associated atmospheric models.
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