Expertise
Experimental nuclear physics, physics education
Research Interests
Experimental Nuclear Physics: nuclear spectroscopy, reaction mechanisms, neutron physics.
Education
D.Phil , 1963, Oxford University (Trinity College), Nuclear Physics
B.Sc , 1958, London University (Kings College), Physics.(Honors)
Other: Co-Founder (1992), “Lowell Regional Physics Alliance”
Selected Awards and Honors
- Inducted to Massachusetts Science Educators Hall of Fame, 2003
- Teaching Excellence Award, UML Physics Department, 2001
- NSF grant awards for physics teacher enhancement programs, UMass, 1993 – 1997
- Undergraduate Teaching Award, UML Council on Undergraduate Teaching, 1993
- NSF grants for developing computer-assisted physics experiments, 1989-1991
- Visiting Scientist, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, 1987 (sabbatical)
- Assoc. Editor, Proc. Intl. Conf. Interaction of Neutrons with Nuclei, NSF, 1977
- Invited Speaker, American Physical Society, 1971
- Visiting Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, summer 1970.
- Visiting Scientist, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, summer 1969
- Elected to Sigma Xi National Science Honor Society, 1966
- “1851” Research Fellowship (1961-63), Royal Commission Exhibition of 1851, Oxford Univ.
Selected Publications
Author or Co-Author:
- Over 90 research publications in refereed journals and refereed conference proceedings;
- 109 research papers presented with published abstracts at American Physical Society meetings;
- “Laboratory Physics Experiments”, a laboratory manual published by McGraw Hill Publ.Co.
- Associate Editor, Proceedings “International Conference on Interaction of Neutrons with Nuclei”, publ.US E.R.D.A., CONF-760715-P1/2, (1976)