FACULTY
RESEARCH AT
LAWRENCE
- David Cook: Pedagogical scholarship in
computational physics (acoustics, fluids, elecrodynamics); support from
Keck ($200K and $250K) and NSF ($100K)
- Jeffrey Collett: X-ray based experimental
investigations of phase transitions in liquid crystals; support from RC
($47K and $100K) and Exxon/PRF ($25K)
- Matthew Stoneking: Experimental investigations
fo instabilities in non-neutral plasmas; support from RC/LU ($37K and
$80K) and DOE ($225K)
- John Brandenberger: Laser spectroscopy of noble
gases using doide lasers; support from RC ($100K) and NSF-ROA ($29K)
- Objectives:
- Published results every year or two
- Extensive participation by students in research
- Faculty viability, longevity
- Departmental reputation and drawing power
UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH AT
LAWRENCE
- Five or six physics students serve as summer research assistants each
summer; $3K stipends
- Encourage students to pursue summer research opportunities
elsewhere. In recent summers, students have participated in research at
Oxford, CERN, Michigan, Oak Ridge, Virginia, Indiana, Michigan State,
Notre Dame, Batelle Northwest, UW-Madison, IBM-Yorktown Heights,
IBM-Almaden, etc.
- Try to involve students in our ongoing research programs but
identify semi-independent tasks
- Co-authorship of a paper or delivery of a talk at an APS meeting
is a major goal
- Summer research projects often continue as senior capstone
projects