Papers and Publications

Selected Papers Published Since 2005

1. K. R. Stein (prof), R. W. Peterson (prof), J. Houlton (student), J. Knapp (student), B. Peplinski (student), C. Scheevel (student), and D. Swenson (student), “Resonating with Students in the Undergraduate Physics Laboratory: Comprehending Acoustic Vibrations,” Proceedings of 2008 COMSOL Conference, Boston, MA.

2. Paul D. LeVan, B. P. Beecken (prof), and CoryW. Lindh (student), “Dualband Infrared Imaging Spectrometer— Observations of the Moon,” Proceedings of SPIE 7055A, (2008).

3. Z. W. Barber, J. E. Stalnaker, N. D. Lemke (alum), N. Poli, C. W. Oates, T. M. Fortier, S. Diddams (alum), L. Hollberg, C. W. Hoyt (prof), A. V. Taichenachev, and V. I. Yudin, “Optical Lattice Induced Light Shifts in an Yb Atomic Clock,” Physical Review Letters 100, 103002 (2008).

4. R. W. Peterson (prof), “Science Under Stress in the 20th Cent. — Lessons from the Case of Early Nuclear Physics,” chapter in volume edited by M. Stewart, Peking University Press, accepted for pub.

5. B. P. Beecken (prof), Paul D. LeVan, Cory W. Lindh (student), and Randall S. Johnson (student), “Progress on characterization of a dualband IR imaging spectrometer,” Proceedings of SPIE 6940, (2008).

6. S. Sathe, R. Benney, R. Charles, E. Doucette, J. Miletti, M. Senga, K. Stein (prof), and T.E. Tezduyar, “Fluid-structure interaction modeling of complex parachute designs with the space-time finite element techniques,” Computers and Fluids, 36(2007) 127-135.

7. B. P. Beecken (prof), Paul D. LeVan and Benjamin Todt (student), “Demonstration of a dual-band IR imaging spectrometer,” Proceedings of SPIE 6660, (2007) 666004-1.

8. R.W. Peterson (prof), Distinguished Service Citations published for A. Erzberger, R. Beichner, J. Mallinckrodt, D. Rice, P. Stokstad, D. Vernier, and C. Vernier; Melba Newell Phillips Citation to Clifford Swartz. The Physics Teacher, 45, April 2007.

9. R.W. Peterson (prof), “Lighting the Fire - The Advanced Laboratory Experience,” Interactions, 2, March/April, 2007, pp. 16–20.

10. Paul D. LeVan, John P. Hartke, Eustace L. Dereniak, and Brian P. Beecken (prof), “Extending hyperspectral capabilities with dualband Infrared Focal Plane Arrays,” Proceedings of SPIE 3479, 64790W110 (2007).

11. T E. Tezduyar, S. Sathe, and K. Stein (prof), “Solution Techniques for the Fully-Discretized Equations in Computation of Fluid-Structure Interactions with the Space–Time Formulations,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 195 (2006) 5743-5753.

12. G. Olson (student), R. Peterson (prof), B. Pulford (student), M. Seaberg (student), K. Stein (prof), C. Stelter (student), and R. Weber (student), “The role of shock waves in expansion tube accelerators,” cover illustration for American Journal of Physics, December 2006, 74 (12), p. 1071.

13. R. W. Peterson (prof), “Citations for 2006 Millikan Award and Klopsteg Memorial Awards,” American J. of Physics, 74, Dec. 2006, p. 1047.

14. R. W. Peterson (prof), “Reflections on a ‘Different’ Year,” AAPT Announcer, 36, Spring 2006.

15. Z. W. Barber, C. W. Hoyt (prof), C. W. Oates, L. Hollberg, A. V. Taichenachev, and V. I. Yudin, “Direct excitation of the forbidden clock transition in neutral 174Yb atoms confined to an optical lattice,” Physical Review Letters, 96 083002 (2006).

16. A. V. Taichenachev, V. I. Yudin, C. W. Oates, C. W. Hoyt (prof), Z. W. Barber, and L. Hollberg, “Magnetic field-induced spectroscopy of forbidden optical transitions with application to lattice-based optical atomic clocks,” Physical Review Letters, 96 083001 (2006).

17. C. W. Hoyt (prof), Z. W. Barber, C. W. Oates, and L. Hollberg, “An optical lattice clock based on neutral Yb,” Proceedings of the XX International Conference on Atomic Physics, Innsbruck, Austria, 2006.

18. C.W. Hoyt (prof), Z. W. Barber, C. W. Oates, A. V. Taichenachev, V. I. Yudin, and L. Hollberg, “Observation of 20 Hz-wide optical clock spectra in even isotope Yb atoms confined to an optical lattice,” Proceedings of the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO, Long Beach, CA, 2006).

19. C.W. Hoyt (prof), Z. W. Barber, C.W. Oates, A. V. Taichenachev, V. I. Yudin, and L. Hollberg, “Spectroscopy of neutral ytterbium in a one-dimensional optical lattice,” Proceedings of the 20th European Frequency and Time Forum (PTB, Braunschweig, Germany, 2006).

20. R. W. Peterson (prof), “On Wanting to be a Hilton: Advanced Labs and AAPT,” Announcer, 35, Fall 2005.

21. K. R. Stein (prof), T.E. Tezduyar, S. Sathe and M. Senga, “Simulation of Parachute Descent and Maneuvers,” Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computation of Shell and Spatial Structures, Salzburg, Austria, (2005).

22. C. W. Hoyt (prof), Z. W. Barber, C. W. Oates, T. M. Fortier, S. A. Diddams (alum), and L. Hollberg, “Observation and absolute frequency measurements of the 1S0−3P0 optical clock transition in neutral ytterbium,” Physical Review Letters 95, 083003 (2005).

23. R. W. Peterson (prof), “Still a ‘Band of Myopic Brothers?’,” AAPT Announcer, 35, Summer 2005.

24. L. Hollberg, C. W. Oates, G. Wilpers, C. W. Hoyt (prof), Z. W. Barber, S. A. Diddams (alum), W. H. Oskay, and J. C. Bergquist, “Optical frequency/wavelength references,” J. of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics 38 S469 (2005).

25. K. R. Stein (prof), T.E. Tezduyar, S. Sathe and M. Senga, “Challenges and solutions in parachute modeling,” Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computation of Shell and Spatial Structures, Salzburg, Austria, (2005).

26. R. W. Peterson (prof), “A Cloud of Witnesses,” AAPT Announcer, 35, Spring 2005.

27. R. Charles, M. Accorsi, S. Morton, R. Tomaro, K. Stein (prof), S. Sathe, and T. Tezduyar, “Overview of the Airdrop Systems Modeling Project within the Collaborative Simulation and Test (CST) Common High Performance Computing Software Support Initiative (CHSSI) Portfolio,” Proceedings of the 18th AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Seminar, Munich, Germany (2005).

28. R. W. Peterson (prof), “Exaggerated Rumors of Death,” AAPT Announcer, 35, Winter 2005.

29. T.E. Tezduyar, S. Sathe, M. Senga and K. Stein, “Space-Time Techniques for Finite Element Computation of Fluid-Structure Interactions with Membranes,” Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computation of Shell and Spatial Structures, Salzburg, Austria, (2005).

30. R. W. Peterson (prof), “Primal Inquiry: Making Stuff Work,” Guest Editorial, The Physics Teacher, vol. 43, February, 2005.

31. A. Sameh, S. Sathe, K. Stein (prof) and T.E. Tezduyar, “Preconditioning Linear Systems of the Navier-Stokes Equations,” Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computation of Shell and Spatial Structures, Salzburg, Austria, (2005).

32. T.E. Tezduyar, S. Sathe, R. Keedy and K. Stein (prof), “Space-Time Finite Element Techniques for Computation of Fluid-Structure Interactions,” Extended Abstracts of 11th International Conference on Fracture, Turin, Italy, (2005).

33. R. W. Peterson (prof), B. N. Pulford (student), and K. R. Stein (prof), “The Ping-Pong Cannon: A Closer Look,” cover illustration forThe Physics Teacher, Vol 43, January 2005, pp. 22–25.

34. K. R. Stein (prof), T. Tezduyar, S. Sathe, R. Benney, and R. Charles, “Fluid-Structure Interaction Modeling of Parachute Soft-Landing Dynamics,” International Journal for NumericalMethods in Fluids, 47 (2005) 619–631.

Selected Papers Presented Since 2007

1. K. R. Stein (prof), R. W. Peterson (prof), J. Houlton (student), J. Knapp (student), B. Peplinski (student), C. Scheevel (student), and D. Swenson (student), “Resonating with Students in the Undergraduate Physics Laboratory: Comprehending Acoustic Vibrations,” 2008 COMSOL Conference, Boston, MA.

2. Paul D. LeVan, B. P. Beecken (prof), and Cory Lindh (student), “Dualband Infrared Imaging Spectrometer—Observations of the Moon,” Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays X, SPIE Optics+Photonics, San Diego, CA, August 10, 2008.

3. R. W. Peterson (prof), “The Case for Interactive Demonstrations in the Physics Classroom, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, June 27, 2008.

4. R. W. Peterson (prof), “Advanced Labs Today: How They’re Changing. . . and Getting Better,” Invited talk, AAPT/APS Conference for US physics chairs, American Center of Physics, College Park, MD, June 8, 2008.

5. C. W. Lindh (student), “Demonstration of Remote Temperature Determination with a Novel Dualband IR Imaging Spectrometer,” Minnesota Science Academy, Bethel University, April 2008. (Best session paper award)

6. S. Anderson (student) and C. W. Hoyt (prof), “A low-cost wavelength meter with picometer-level accuracy,” Minnesota Area section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, April 2008. (Best student paper award)

7. L. Steen (student) and K. Stein (prof), “Finite Element Studies of a Supersonic Disk-Gap-Band Parachute,” Minnesota section of American Association of Physics Teachers, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, April 2008.

8. R.W. Peterson (prof), “Favorite Lecture Demonstrations with Optics and Acoustics,” International Conference on Developments in Optics and Communication, University of Latvia, Riga, April 25, 2008.

9. B. P. Beecken (prof), Paul D. LeVan, Cory W. Lindh (student), and Randall S. Johnson (student), “Progress on characterization of a dualband IR imaging spectrometer” Infrared Technology and Applications XXXIV, SPIE Defense+Security, Orlando, FL, March 18, 2008.

10. P. Weavers (student) and C. W. Hoyt (prof), “Towards stabilization of a 637 nm laser diode to molecular iodine,” 5th Annual Minnesota Private Scholars at the Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota (2008).

11. R. W. Peterson (prof), “On the Joys, Sustenance, and Human Enticement of Science,” Cultural Life Lecture Series, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY, January 31, 2008.

12. R. W. Peterson (prof), “Advanced Lab Experiences that Impact Lives Faculty and Student Perspectives” George Arfken Scholar Lecturer, APS/AAPT meeting, Miami University, Oxford, OH, October 19, 2007.

13. R. W. Peterson (prof), “Demonstration and optical diagnostics of the mysterious ping-pong cannon,” invited paper, MN Optical Society of America Meeting, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, September 20, 2007.

14. B. P. Beecken (prof), Paul D. LeVan, and Benjamin Todt (student), “Demonstration of a dual-band IR imaging spectrometer,” Infrared Detectors and Focal Plane Arrays IX, SPIE Optics+Photonics, San Diego, CA, Aug. 27, 2007.

15. Z. W. Barber, C. W. Hoyt (prof), J. E. Stalnaker, N. Lemke (alum), C. W. Oates, T. M. Fortier, S. Diddams (alum), and L. Hollberg, “Lattice-based optical clock using an even isotope of Yb,” (Invited Paper) Time and Frequency Metrology, SPIE Optics+Photonics, San Diego, CA, August 2007.

16. R. W. Peterson (prof), “Lighting Fires in Advanced labs,” invited paper, AAPT National Meeting, Greensboro, NC, Aug 1, 2007.

17. K. Stein (prof), “Computational Methods in Applied Physics at Bethel University,” poster paper at the American Association of Physics Teachers Conference on Computational Physics for Upper Level Courses, Davidson College, NC July 27-28, 2007.

18. R. W. Peterson (prof), “Measurements and simulations of the ping-pong cannon,” 30-min invited paper, NCS-AAPT, NC, March 3, 2007.

19. R. W. Peterson (prof), “Sins of Attitude and Omission in Teaching Physics,” Invited banquet presentation, NCS-AAPT, Greensboro, NC, March 2, 2007.

20. B. D. Todt (student) and B. P. Beecken(prof), “Solar IR Spectrographic Images,” 4th Annual Minnesota Private Scholars at the Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota (2007).

Last Updated: October, 2008