Areas of Expertise
- Quantum Optics
- Physics Education
Description of Research
My current research is in quantum optics experiments involving single photons and entangled pairs of photons. I have worked with students on a wide variety of projects, including light scattering from microscopic particles, optical tweezers, negative refraction, and the deflection of light by black holes. I have also published regularly in physics teaching journals.
Courses Offered at Redlands
- Elementary Physics (PHYS 104)
- Physics for Poets (PHYS 105)
- Physics Comes to Light (PHYS 106)
- Fundamentals of Physics I & II (PHYS 220 & 221)
- General Physics I-III (PHYS 231-233)
- Instructional Techniques (PHYS 291)
- Electronics Applications (PHYS 310)
- Classical Mechanics (PHYS 331)
- Intermediate Electricity & Magnetism (PHYS 332)
- Quantum Mechanics (PHYS 341)
- Topics in Physics: Relativity (PHYS 360)
- Physics Research (PHYS 378)
- Junior Seminar (PHYS 391)
- Advanced Electricity & Magnetism (PHYS 432)
- Directed Study (PHYS 470)
- Senior Seminar (PHYS 491)
Degrees Held
- B.S. Physics, University of California - Irvine, 1990
- M.S. Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1991
- Ph.D. Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1996
Previous Teaching Experience
1996-1998: Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Creighton University, Omaha, NE.
Awards, Honors and Grants
2002: Faculty Research Grant and Hewlett Faculty Development Grant (for construction of an optical tweezers)
Publications, Presentations and Panels
“Another Look at the Wine Butler,” Phys. Teach. 45 (7), 438-439 (2007).
“Reflection with a Twist: the Helical Mirror,” with S. Eric Hill, Phys. Teach. 44 (8), 496-497 (2006).
“Comment on ‘Anamorphic images,’ by J.L. Hunt, B.G. Nickel, and Christian Gigault [Am. J. Phys. 68 (3), 232-237 (2000)],” with S. Eric Hill, Am. J. Phys. 74 (1), 83-84 (2006).
“Observing longitudinal inversion in a vehicle’s rear-view mirror,” Phys. Educ. 40 (6), 504-505 (2005).
“The Dizzying Depths of the Cylindrical Mirror,” with S. Eric Hill, Phys. Teach. 43 (2), 90-92 (2005).
“Optics over a cup of tea: images in concave and convex surfaces,” with S. Eric Hill, Phys. Educ. 40 (1), 13-14 (2005).
“Reflections on Handedness,” with S. Eric Hill, Phys. Teach. 42 (5), 275-279 (2004).
“The Image between the Lenses: Activities with a Telescope and a Microscope,” with A.J. Cox, Phys. Teach. 41 (3), 176-177 (2003).
“An Experiment to Measure Mie and Rayleigh Total Scattering Cross Sections,” with A.J. Cox and Jennifer Linden, Am. J. Phys. 70 (6), 620-625 (2002).
“Interaction-Free Measurement,” Am. J. Phys. 70 (3), 272-275 (2002).
Professional Affiliations
- American Association of Physics Teachers
- American Physical Society
- Council on Undergraduate Research