Physics
Awards/Honors || Fellowships || Research Grants || Internships || Conference Presentations || Publications || Community Service/Outreach || Recent alumni employment/positions
Awards/Honors
Excellence in the Natural & Computational Sciences honorable mention. Graduate Research Symposium, College of William and Mary, 2011. Travis Horrom, PhD, Physics.
Fellowships
VSGC Graduate Research Fellowship, 2010-2011, Jonthan Skuza, PhD, Physics
VSGC Graduate Research Fellowship, 2009-2011, Mathew Simons, PhD, Physics
JSA SURA Graduate Research Fellowship, 2009-2011, John P. Leckey, PhD, Physics
VSGC Graduate Research Fellowship, 2008-2011, John P. Leckey, PhD, Physics
VSGC Graduate Research Fellowship, 2009-2010, Crystal Bertoncini, PhD, Physics
VSGC Graduate Research Fellowship, 2009-2010, Cara Campbell, PhD, Physics
Research Grants
Internships
Conference Presentations
T. Horrom. "All atomics generation and manipulation of squeezed vacuum in atomic Rb vapor." Frontiers in Optics 2011, San Jose, CA. October 16-20, 2011. Travis Horrom, PhD, Physics.
E.R. Tracy, A. N. Kaufman, A. J. Brizard, N. Zobin, A. S. Richardson. "Iterated conversion in a tokamak cavity Part II: evolution of action densities crossing the conversion surface". 2010 International Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference, Seattle, Washington. April 19-21, 2010. David Johnston, PhD, Physics.
Matt T. Simons, D.J. Gribbin, E.E. Mikhailov, and Irina Novikova. "Developing whispering gallery mode resonators for quantum optics applications." Frontiers in Optics 2010, Rochester, NY. October 24-28. Matt T. Simons, PhD, Physics.
Nathaniel B. Phillips and Irina Novikova. "Optimal Quantum Memory with Hot Rb Atoms." Presented at the 2010 Frontiers in Optics meeting, held in Rochester, NY. October 24-28 2010. Nathaniel B. Phillips, PhD, Physics.
Lei Wang, J. R. Skuza, T. Mewes, C. Clavero and R. A. Lukaszew. “Correlated Structural and Magnetic Studies of Capping and Seed Layer Dependent Epitaxial FePd Thin Films.” Presented at AVS 57th International Symposium & Exhibition, held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Oct 17-22, 2010. Lei Wang, PhD, Physics.
J. Leckey, “Qweak - a Search for New Physics”, Frontiers in NuclearStructure, Astrophysics, and Reactions (FINUSTAR 3) Conference, Rhodos, Greece 23-27 August 2010, John P. Leckey, PhD, Physics.
L. Wang, J. R. Skuza, T. Mewes, C. Clavero and R. A. Lukaszew, “Correlated Structural and Magnetic Studies of Capping and Seed Layer Dependent Epitaxial FePd Thin Films.” Presented at AVS 57th International Symposium & Exhibition, held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Oct 17-22, 2010. Lei Wang, PhD, Physics.
American Physical Society March Meeting, Oral Presentation, March 20, 2009, Erik J. Spahr, PhD, Physics.
Nathaniel B. Phillips, Alexey V. Gorshkov, and Irina Novikova. "Experimental study of memory decay in an optically dense EIT medium." Presented at the 2009 meeting of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (DAMOP), held at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA. May 19-23 2009. Nathaniel B. Phillips, PhD, Physics.
Nathaniel B. Phillips, Alexey V. Gorshkov, and Irina Novikova. "Four-wave mixing is a stored light regime." Presented at the 2009 Frontiers in Optics meeting, held in San Jose, CA. October 12-15 2009. Nathaniel B. Phillips, PhD, Physics.
Nathaniel B. Phillips, Alexey V. Gorshkov, and Irina Novikova. "Stored Light under conditions of electromagnetically induced transparency and four-wave mixing in an optically dense atomic gas." Presented at the 2009 meeting of the Southeastern Section of APS, held in Atlanta, GA. November 11-15, 2009. Nathaniel B. Phillips, PhD, Physics.
Conference Poster Presentation, Gordon Research Conference on Magnetic Resonance, June 13-19, 2009, Christopher Maher, PhD, Physics.
J. Leckey, "Systematic Studies with the Qweak Tracking System", APS Division of Nuclear Physics Conference, Waikoloa Village Waikoloa, HI, October 13-17 2009, John P. Leckey, PhD, Physics.
Publications
Travis Horrom, Arturo Lezama, Salim Balik, Mark D. Havey, Eugeniy E. Mikhailov, "Quadrature noise in light propagating through a cold 87Rb atomic gas," arXiv:1103.1546, accepted to Journal of Modern Optics (2011). Travis Horrom, PhD, Physics
Travis Horrom, Salim Balik, Arturo Lezama, Mark D. Havey, Eugeniy E. Mikhailov, "Polarization Self-rotation in Ultracold Atomic Rb," Phys. Rev. A 83, 053850 (2011). Travis Horrom, PhD, Physics
G. Marshall, R. Primulando, "The Galactic Center Region Gamma Ray Excess from A Supersymmetric Leptophilic Higgs Model,'' JHEP 1105, 026 (2011).Reinard Primulando, PhD, Physics.
Nathaniel B. Phillips, Alexey V. Gorshkov, and Irina Novikova. "Light storage in an optically thick atomic ensemble under conditions of electromagnetically induced transparency and four-wave mixing." Phys. Rev. A. 1103.2131 (2011). Nathaniel B. Phillips, PhD, Physics.
Lei Wang, Cesar Clavero, Zachary Huba, Kyler J. Carroll, Everett E. Carpenter, Diefeng Gu and Rosa A. Lukaszew, “Plasmonics and Enhanced Magneto-Optics in Core-Shell Co-Ag Nanoparticles.” Nano Lett. 11.3 (February 2011): 1237–1240, Lei Wang, PhD, Physics.
Lei Wang, Cesar Clavero, Zachary Huba, Kyler J. Carroll, Everett E. Carpenter, Diefeng Gu and Rosa A. Lukaszew, Nano Lett. 11.3 (February 2011): 1237–1240. "Plasmonics and Enhanced Magneto-Optics in Core-Shell Co-Ag Nanoparticles." Lei Wang, PhD, Physics.
J. Leckey, “Qweak - a Search for New Physics”, Frontiers in Nuclear Structure, Astrophysics, and Reactions (FINUSTAR 3) Proceedings, forthcoming 2011, John P. Leckey, PhD, Physics.
C. Clavero, K. Yang, J.R. Skuza, and R.A. Lukaszew, Optics Express 18, 7743 (2010). "Magnetic field modulation of intense surface plasmon polaritons."
E.E. Mikhailov, T. Horrom, N. Belcher, I. Novikova. “Performance of a prototype atomic clock based on lin||lin coherent population trapping resonances in Rb atomic vapor.” JOSA B, Issue 3, 27, 417-422. (2010). Travis Horrom, PhD, Physics.
J.R. Skuza, C. Clavero, K. Yang, B. Wincheski, and R.A. Lukaszew, IEEE Trans. Magn. 46, 1886 (2010). "Microstructural, magnetic anisotropy, and magnetic domain structure correlations in epitaxial FePd thin films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy." Jonathan Skuza, PhD, Physics.
Lei Wang, Kaida Yang, Cesar Clavero, Andrew. J. Nelson, Kyler J. Carroll, Everett E. Carpenter, and Rosa. A. Lukaszew, Journal of Applied Physics, 107, 09B303 (2010). “Localized surface plasmon resonance enhanced magneto-optical activity in core-shell Fe–Ag nanoparticles.” Lei Wang, PhD, Physics.
K. Yang, C. Clavero, J.R. Skuza, M. Varela, and R.A. Lukaszew, J. Appl. Phys. 107, 103924 (2010). "Surface plasmon resonance and magneto-optical enhancement on Au-Co nanocomposite thin films." Jonathan Skuza, PhD, Physics.
C. Clavero, K. Yang, J.R. Skuza, and R.A. Lukaszew, Optics Letters 35, 1557 (2010). "Magnetic-field modulation of surface plasmon polaritons on gratings." Jonathan Skuza, PhD, Physics.
L. Wang, K. Yang, C. Clavero, A.J. Nelson, K.J. Carroll, E.E. Carpenter, and R.A. Lukaszew, J. Appl. Phys. 107, 09B303 (2010). "Localized surface plasmon resonance enhanced magneto-optical activity in core-shell Fe-Ag nanoparticles." Jonathan Skuza, PhD, Physics.
C. D. Carone, R. Primulando, “Combined Constraints on Holographic Bosonic Technicolor,” Phys. Rev. D82, 015003 (2010). Reinard Primulando, PhD, Physics.
C. D. Carone, J. Erlich, R. Primulando, “Decaying Dark Matter from Dark Instantons,” Phys. Rev. D82, 055028 (2010). Reinard Primulando, PhD, Physics.
J.R. Skuza, C. Clavero, K. Yang, B. Wincheski, and R.A. Lukaszew, IEEE Trans. Magn. 46, 1886 (2010). "Microstructural, magnetic anisotropy, and magnetic domain structure correlations in epitaxial FePd thin films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy." Jonathan Skuza, PhD, Physics.
K. Yang, C. Clavero, J.R. Skuza, M. Varela, and R.A. Lukaszew, J. Appl. Phys. 107, 103924 (2010). "Surface plasmon resonance and magneto-optical enhancement on Au-Co nanocomposite thin films." Jonathan Skuza, PhD, Physics.
C. Clavero, K. Yang, J.R. Skuza, and R.A. Lukaszew, Optics Letters 35, 1557 (2010). "Magnetic-field modulation of surface plasmon polaritons on gratings." Jonathan Skuza, PhD, Physics.
L. Wang, K. Yang, C. Clavero, A.J. Nelson, K.J. Carroll, E.E. Carpenter, and R.A. Lukaszew, J. Appl. Phys. 107, 09B303 (2010). "Localized surface plasmon resonance enhanced magneto-optical activity in core-shell Fe-Ag nanoparticles." Lei Wang, PhD, Physics.
Lei Wang, Kaida Yang, Cesar Clavero, Andrew. J. Nelson, Kyler J. Carroll, Everett E. Carpenter, and Rosa. A. Lukaszew, “Localized surface plasmon resonance enhanced magneto-optical activity in core-shell Fe–Ag nanoparticles.” Journal of Applied Physics, 107, (April 2010) 09B303, Lei Wang, PhD, Physics.
C. D. Carone, R. Primulando, “Constraints on the Lee-Wick Higgs Sector,” Phys. Rev. D80, 055020 (2009). Reinard Primulando, PhD, Physics.
Erik J. Spahr, Lanlin Wen, Michael Stavola, Lynn A. Boatner, Lenoard C. Feldman, Norman H. Tolk, and Gunter Luepke. "Proton Tunneling: A Decay Channel of the O-H Stretch Mode in KTaO3." Physical Review Letters 102, 075506 (20 February 2009), Erik J. Spahr, PhD, Physics.
S. Osprey, et al. "Sudden stratospheric warmings seen in MINOS deep underground muon data."
Geophysical Review Letters 36:L05809 (Jan. 2009). Stephen Coleman, PhD, Physics.
P. Adamson, et al. "Observation of muon intensity variations by season with the MINOS far detector." Submitted to Physical Review D (preprint arXiv:0909.4012 [hep-ex], Sept. 2009). Stephen Coleman, PhD, Physics.
P. Adamson, et al. "Neutrino and Antineutrino Inclusive Charged-current Cross Section Measurements with the MINOS Near Detector." Submitted to Physical Review D (preprint arXiv:0910.2201 [hep-ex] Oct. 2009). Stephen Coleman, PhD, Physics.
C. Clavero, J.R. Skuza, Y. Choi, D. Haskel, C. Sanchez-Hanke, R. Lolee, M. Zhernenkov, M.R. Fitzsimmons, and R.A. Lukaszew, Phys. Rev. B 80, 024418 (2009). "Enhancement of induced V polarization due to rough interfaces in polycrystalline V/Fe/V trilayers."
C. Clavero, J.R. Skuza, J.M. Garcia-Martin, A. Cebollada, D.A. Walko, and R.A. Lukaszew, Phys. Rev. B 79, 104436 (2009). "Order and phase nuleation in nonequilibrium nanocomposite Fe-Pt thin films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy."
Nathaniel B. Phillips, Alexey V. Gorshkov, and Irina Novikova. "Slow light propagation and amplification via electromagnetically induced transparency and four-wave mixing in an optically dense atomic vapor." Journal of Modern Optics, 56, 18 (1916) 2009. Nathaniel B. Phillips, PhD, Physics.
Community Service/Outreach
Recent alumni employment/positions
Stephen Coleman, 2011 PhD, Research Associate, University of Colorado- Boulder.
Sarah Tedder, 2010 PhD, Physist, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland Ohio.
Jaison A. Novick, 2009 PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Naval Research Laboratory.
Jay P. Paquette, 2009 PhD, Sr. Systems Engineer, Raytheon, Woburn, MA.
Peter R. Harris, 2009 PhD, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Robert G. Fersch, 2009 PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Physics, University of Kentucky.
Sarah Phillips, 2009 PhD, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, University of New Hampshire.
