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Curriculum Vitae updated June, 2011
Gary J. Weisel Professor of Physics Honors Coordinator Penn State Altoona 3000 Ivyside Park Altoona, PA 16601 |
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Education Ph.D., Department of History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, August, 2001. Dissertation title: "Containing Plasma Physics: A Disciplinary History, 1950-1980."
Ph.D., Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC, May, 1992. Dissertation title: "Analyzing-Power Measurements for Neutron Scattering from 1H and 209Bi."
M.A., Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC, December, 1987
B.S., Department of Physics, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, May, 1978 |
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Professional Experience 2006-present: Associate Professor of Physics, Penn State Altoona, Altoona, PA
2000-2006: Assistant Professor of Physics, Penn State Altoona, Altoona, PA
1999-2000: Assistant Professor of Physics and History, Penn State Altoona, Altoona, PA
1997-1999: Adjunct Faculty, Penn State Altoona, Altoona, PA
1994-1996: Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Adjunct Faculty, Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL
1986-1993: Research Assistant, Duke University, Durham, NC
1985-1986: Teaching Assistant, Duke University, Durham, NC
1981-1985: Electrical Engineer, General Electric Microelectronics Center, Research Triangle Park, NC
1979-1981: Electrical Engineer, Solid State Scientific, Montgomeryville, PA
1978-1979: Electrical Engineer, National Semiconductor, Danbury, CT
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Membership in Professional Societies American Physical Society History of Science Society American Association of Physics Teachers
Grants and Fellowships 1993-1994, Proctor Fellowship, University of Florida 1996-1997, Grant In Aid, American Institute of Physics 2000-2001, Research Development Grant, Penn State Altoona 2001-2002, Research Development Grant, Penn State Altoona 2003-2004, Research Development Grant, Penn State Altoona 2004-2005, Research Development Grant, Penn State Altoona 2003-2007, National Nuclear Security Agency, Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, Duke University (W. Tornow, PI) 2004-2008, National Science Foundation, Penn State Altoona (D.T. Zimmerman, PI) |
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Research Projects Nuclear Physics Few body nuclear physics n-d analyzing power (G.J. Weisel, PI) n-p analyzing power n-3He analyzing power (J.H. Esterline, PI) Neutron-nucleus optical model
Solid State Physics Microwave heating of powdered metals (D.T. Zimmerman, PI) Percolation in metal-insulator composites (D.T. Zimmerman, PI)
History of Science Twentieth century physical science communities (G.J. Weisel, PI) |
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Publications in Preparation (drafted by G.J. Weisel)
Weisel, G.J., M.W. Ahmed, B.J. Crowe III, A.S. Crowell, J.H. Esterline, C.R. Howell, M.R. Kiser, R.S. Pedroni, I. Slaus, W. Tornow, and H. Witala. "Neutron-Deuteron Analyzing Power Measurements at En = 21.0 and 22.5 MeV." Article in preparation.
AlOhali, M., G.J. Weisel, M.M. Nagadi, W. Tornow, C.R. Howell, and R.L. Walter, “Measurements of Differential Cross Section and Analyzing Power Measurements for 28Si(n,n) and 32S(n,n) and Dispersive Optical Model Analysis.” Article in preparation.
Weisel, G.J.. "A Unity of Connectedness: the Plasma Physics Community of the 1960s." Article in preparation.
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Articles Published in Refereed Journals
26. Tornow, W., J.H. Esterline, C.A. Leckey, and G.J. Weisel. "High-Pressure 3He-Xe gas scintillators for simultaneous detection of neutrons and gamma rays over a large energy range." Nuclear Instruments and Methods A 647 (2011) 86 (8 pages).
25. Weisel, G.J., R.T. Braun, and W. Tornow. "Corrections of the Polarization Dependent Efficiency and New Neutron-Proton Analyzing Power Data at 7.6 MeV." Physical Review C 82 (2010) 027001 (4 pages).
24. Zhou, Zuying, Xichao Ruan, Yanfeng Du, Bujia Qi, Hongqing Tang, Haihong Xia, R.L. Walter, R.L. Braun, C.R. Howell, W. Tornow, and G.J. Weisel, M. Dupuis and J.P. Delaroche, Zemin Chen, Zhenpeng Chen, and Yingtang Chen. "Differential Cross Section for Neutron Scattering from 209Bi at 37 MeV and the Weak Particle-Core Coupling." Physical Review C 82 (2010) 024601 (7 pages).
23. Weisel, G.J., W. Tornow, B.J. Crowe III, A.S. Crowell, J.H. Esterline, C.R. Howell, R.A. Macri, R.S. Pedroni, R.L. Walter, and H. Witala,. "Neutron-Deuteron Analyzing Power Measurements at En = 19 MeV." Physical Review C 81 (2010) 024003 (9 pages).
22. Weisel, G.J. "Properties and Phenomena: Basic Plasma Physics and Fusion Research in Postwar America." Physics in Perspective 10 (2008) 396-437.
21. Zimmerman, D.T., J. D. Cardellino, K. T. Cravener, K. R. Feather, N. M. Miskovsky, and G. J. Weisel, "Microwave Absorption in Percolating Metal-insulator Composites," Applied Physics Letters 93 (2008) 214103.
20. Tornow, W., J.H. Esterline, and G.J. Weisel, "Energy Dependence of the Three-Nucleon Analyzing Power Puzzle." Journal of Physics G: Nuclear Physics, 35 (2008) 125104 (7 pages).
19. Braun, R.T., W. Tornow, C.R. Howell, C.D. Roper, F. Salinas, R. Setze, R.L. Walter, and G.J. Weisel. "Neutron-Proton Analyzing Power Measurements at En = 12 MeV." Physics Letters B 660 (2008) 161-166.
18. Ma, J., J.F. Diehl, E.J. Johnson, K.R. Martin, N.M. Miskovsky, C.T. Smith, G.J. Weisel,
B.L. Weiss, and D.T. Zimmerman, “Systematic Study of Microwave Absorption,
Heating, and Microstructure Evolution of Porous Copper Powder Metal Compacts.”
Journal of Applied Physics 101 (2007) 074906. 17. Nagadi, M. M., G. J. Weisel, R. L. Walter, J. P. Delaroche, and P. Romain. “Spin-Spin Interaction Between Polarized Neutrons and Polarized 27Al, 59Co, and 93Nb.” Physical Review C 70 (2004) 064604.
16. Chen, Zemin, R.L. Walter, W. Tornow, G.J. Weisel, C.R. Howell, and X. Zhang. "A Dispersive Optical Model for 120Sn(n,n) from -20 to +80 MeV and Properties of Valence Neutron Single-Particle States for 120Sn." Journal of Physics G 30 (2004) 1847-1859.
15. Nagadi, M. M., C. R. Howell, W. Tornow, G. J. Weisel, M. A. AlOhali, R. T. Braun, H. R. Setze, Z. Chen, R. L. Walter, J. P. Delaroche, and P. Romain. “Dispersive Optical-Model and Coupled Channels Descriptions of Neutron Scattering from 27Al and 59Co up to 80 MeV.” Physical Review C 68 (2003) 044610.
14. Tornow, W., N. G. Czakon, C. R. Howell, A. Hutcheson, J. H. Kelley, V. N. Litvinenko, S. F. Mikhailov, I. V. Pinayev, G. J. Weisel, and H. Witała. “Low-Energy Photodisintegration of the Deuteron and Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis.” Physics Letters B 574: 8-13 (2003).
13. Neidel, E.M., W. Tornow, D.E. Gonzalez-Trotter, C.R. Howell, A.S. Crowell, R.A. Macri, R.L. Walter, G.J. Weisel, B.J. Crowe III, R.S. Pedroni, D.M. Markoff, and H. Witala, "A New Twist to the Long-Standing Three-Nucleon Analyzing Power Puzzle." Physics Letters B 552 (2003) 29-34.
12. VanderKam, J.M., G.J. Weisel, and W. Tornow. "Analytical Solution of Dispersion Relations for the Nuclear Optical Model." Journal of Physics G 26 (2000) 1787-1794.
11. Weisel, G.J. and R.L. Walter. "Sensitivity Tests on Parameters of the Nucleon-Nucleon Dispersive Optical Model." Physical Review C 59 (1999) 1189-1192.
10. Felsher, P.D., C.R. Howell, M.L. Roberts, J.M. Hanly, G.J. Weisel, M. Al Ohali, R.L. Walter, I. Slaus, J.M. Lambert, P.A. Treado, G. Mertens, and A.C. Fonseca. "Analyzing Power Measurements for the d + d --> d + p + n Breakup Reaction at 12 MeV." Physical Review C 56 (1997) 38-49.
9. Weisel, G.J., W. Tornow, C.R. Howell, P.D. Felsher, M. AlOhali, M.L. Roberts, R.K. Das, and R.L. Walter. "Analyzing Power Measurements for 209Bi(n,n) at 6 and 9 MeV and Consistent Dispersive Optical-model Analyses for n+209Bi and n+208Pb from -20 to +80 MeV." Physical Review C 54 (1996) 2410-2428.
8. Howell, C.R., P.D. Felsher, W. Tornow, M.L. Roberts, J.M. Hanly, G.J. Weisel, M. AlOhali, R.L. Walter, I. Slaus, J.M. Lambert, P.A. Treado and G. Mertens. "Novel Probe of Charge Symmetry Breaking: Deuteron-Induced Deuteron Breakup." Physical Review C 48 (1993) 2855-2863.
7. Weisel, G.J., W. Tornow, C.R. Howell, P.D. Felsher, M. AlOhali, Z.P. Chen, J.M. Lambert, R.L. Walter, P.A. Treado and I. Slaus, "Neutron-Proton Analyzing Power Data Between 7.6 and 18.5 MeV." Physical Review C 46 (1992) 1599-1606.
6. Roberts, M.L., P.D. Felsher, G.J. Weisel, Zemin Chen, C.R. Howell, W. Tornow, R.L. Walter, and D.J. Horen. "Measurements of Ay(q) for n+ 208Pb from 6 to 10 MeV and the Neutron-Nucleus Interaction Over the Energy Range from Bound States at -17 MeV up to Scattering at 40 MeV." Physical Review C 44 (1991) 2006-2024.
5. Howell, C.R., W. Tornow, H.G. Pfützner, M.L. Roberts, K. Murphy, P.D. Felsher, G.J. Weisel, R.L. Walter, J.M. Lambert, P.A. Treado, and I. Slaus. "Neutron- Deuteron Elastic Scattering and Breakup Reactions Below 20 MeV." Nuclear Instruments and Methods B 56 (1991) 459-463.
4. Tornow, W., C.R. Howell, M. AlOhali, Z.P. Chen, P.D. Felsher, J.M. Hanly, R.L. Walter, G. J. Weisel, G. Mertens, I. Slaus, H. Witala, and W. Glöckle. "The Low-Energy Neutron-Deuteron Analyzing Power and the 3P0,1,2 Interactions of Nucleon-Nucleon Potentials." Physics Letters B 257 (1991) 273-277.
3. Howell, C.R., W. Tornow, H.G. Pfützner, Anli Li, M.L. Roberts, K. Murphy, P.D. Felsher, G.J. Weisel, R.L. Walter, J.M. Lambert, P.A. Treado and I. Slaus. "Techniques for Vector Analyzing Power Measurements of the 2H(npol,np)n Breakup Reaction at Low Energies." Nuclear Instruments and Methods A 290 (1990) 424-436.
2. Tornow, W., C.R. Howell, H.G. Pfützner, M.L. Roberts, P.D. Felsher, Z.M. Chen, M. AlOhali, G.J. Weisel, R.L. Walter and A.A. Naqvi. "Analyzing Power for 12C(npol,n0,1)12C and Evaluation of n+12C Scattering at 18.2 MeV." Journal of Physics G 14 (1988), 49-64.
1. Cohen, S.S., J.F. Norton, E.F. Koch, and G.J. Weisel. "Shallow Boron-Doped Junctions in Silicon." Journal of Applied Physics 57 (1985) 1200-1213. |
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Meeting Proceedings (in books or special journal issues) Hutcheson, A., C.T. Angell, J.A. Becker, M. Boswell, A.S. Crowell, D. Dashdorj, B. Fallin, N. Fotiades, C.R. Howell, H.J. Karwowski, J.H. Kelley, M. Kiser, R.A. Macri, R.O. Nelson, R.S. Pedroni, A.P. Tonchev, W. Tornow, D.J. Vieira, G.J. Weisel and J.B. Wilhelmy. "Pulsed and monoenergetic beams for neutron cross-section measurements using activation and scattering techniques at Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory." Nuclear Instruments and Methods B 261, Issues 1-2: 369-372 (2007).
Tornow, W., J.H. Esterline, and G.J. Weisel. "Some Recent Few-Body Activities at TUNL." 18th International IUPAP Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics, Sāo Paulo, Brazil, August 21-26, 2006. Nuclear Physics A790, 64c (2007).
Tornow, W., J.H. Esterline, C.R. Howell, H.J. Karwowski, J.H. Kelley, A.P. Tonchev, J. Li, S.F. Mikhailov, I.V. Pinayev, Y.K. Wu, G.J. Weisel, and H. Witala. “Photon Analyzing Power for the Three-Body Breakup of 3He at Eg = 15.0 MeV.” Few-Body Problems in Physics: The 19th European Conference on Few-Body Problems 138-141 (2005).
Tornow, W., N.G. Czakon, C.R. Howell, A. Hutcheson, J.H. Kelley, V.N. Litvinenko, S. Mikhailov, I.V. Pinayev, G.J. Weisel, and H. Witala. “Photodisintegration of the Deuteron between Eg = 2.4 and 4.0 MeV.” Few-Body Systems Supplement 14: 347-348 (2003).
Tornow, W., N.G. Czakon, C.R. Howell, A. Hutcheson, J.H. Kelley, V.N. Litvinenko, S. Mikhailov, I.V. Pinayev, G.J. Weisel, and H. Witala. “Analyzing Power for the Photodisintegration of the Deuteron between Eg = 2.4 and 4.0 MeV.” Modern Physics Letters A18: 282-285 (2003).
Tornow, W., E.M. Neidel, D.E. Gonzalez Trotter, C.R. Howell, A.S. Crowell, R.A. Macri, R.L. Walter, G.J. Weisel, J. Esterline, H. Witala, B.J. Crowe III, R.S. Pedroni, D.M. Markoff. “Electromagnetic Effects and the Long-Standing Three-Nucleon Analyzing Power Puzzle.” Modern Physics Letters A18: 258-261 (2003).
Walter, R. L., G. J. Weisel, R. K. Das, W. Tornow, and C. R. Howell. “The Dispersive Optical Model for n + 208Pb and n + 209Bi.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B79: 282-285 (1993).
Weisel, G. J., W. Tornow, C. R. Howell, P. D. Felsher, M. AlOhali, Z. P. Chen, R. L. Walter, J. M. Lambert, and P. A. Treado. “Neutron-Proton Analyzing Power Data at 7.6, 12.0, 14.1, 16.0, 18.5 MeV.” Colloque De Physique Colloque C6, supplément au no 22, Tome 51: 515-518 (1990). |
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Reference Works Black, Brian C., and Gary J. Weisel. Global Warming (Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America). (Greenwood Press, 2010).
Weisel, G.J. Nuclear Physics. Scientific Thought: In Context. (Gale, Cengage Learning, 2009).
Weisel, G.J. Semiconductors. Scientific Thought: In Context. (Gale, Cengage Learning, 2009).
Weisel, G.J. Physics. New Dictionary of the History of Ideas. (Charles Schribner’s Sons, 2004).
Book Reviews Weisel, G. J. The Genesis of General Relativity, edited by Jürgen Renn. ISIS, 100 (2009) 185.
Weisel, G. J. Einstein: The Passions of a Scientist by Barry Parker. ISIS 94 (2003) 758.
Weisel, G.J. Boltzmann's Atom: The Great Debate that Launched a Revolution in Physics, by David Lindley. Today's Chemist at Work, 11 (8): (2002) 25.
Weisel, G.J. The Atom in the History of Human Thought, by Bernard Pullman. Today's Chemist at Work, 8 (9): (1999) 31. |
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Talks (selected) Weisel, G.J. "Between the Laboratory and Space: Basic Plasma Physics in Postwar America." Part of the Computations in Science Seminar of the James Franck Institute at the University of Chicago, May 20, 2009.
Weisel, G.J. "The Three Nucleon Analyzing Power Puzzle: Paradigms and Pitfalls." Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique, Centre d'Études de Bruyeres le Chatel, France, July 24, 2008.
Hutcheson, A., A.S. Crowell, B. Fallin, C.R. Howell, M. Kiser, E. Kwan, A.P. Tonchev, W. Tornow, J.H. Kelley, C.T. Angell, H.J. Karwowski, R.S. Pedroni, G.J. Weisel, J.A. Becker, D. Dashdorj, R.A. Macri, N. Fotiades, and R.O. Nelson, “Neutron-Induced Partial Gamma-Ray Cross-Section Measurements on Uranium at TUNL,” ,” 2008 April Meeting of the American Physical Society, St. Louis, Missouri, April 2008.
K.R. Martin, J. Cardellino, E.J. Johnson, N.M. Miskovsky, G.J. Weisel, D.T.
Zimmerman, J. Ma. "Percolation Studies of Metal-insulator Composites at
Microwave Frequencies." Poster presented at the 2008 March Meeting of the
APS, March 10–14, New Orleans, Louisiana. Hutcheson, A, A.S. Crowell , J.H. Esterline , B. Fallin , C.R. Howell , M. Kiser , A.P. Tonchev , W. Tornow , J.H. Kelley , C.T. Angell , M. Boswell , H.J. Karwowski , R.S. Pedroni , G.J. Weisel , J.A. Becker , D. Dashdorj , R.A. Macri , and R.O. Nelson, “Neutron-Induced Partial Gamma-Ray Cross-Section Measurements on Uranium at TUNL,” 2007 Annual Meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics, Newport News, Virginia, October 2007.
Esterline, J.H., A.S. Crowell , B.A. Fallin , C.R. Howell , A. Hutcheson , M.F. Kidd , M.R. Kiser, R.A. Macri , S. Tajima , W. Tornow , B.J. Crowe , R.S. Pedroni , and G.J. Weisel, “Neutron-Helium-3 Analyzing Powers between 1.60 and 5.54 MeV,” ,” 2007 Annual Meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics, Newport News, Virginia, October 2007.
Zimmerman, D.T., E.J. Johnson, J. Ma, K.R. Martin, N.M. Miskovsky, C.T. Smith, G.J. Weisel, and B.L. Weiss. “Microwave Heating and Pre-sintering of Copper Powder Metal Compacts in Separated Electric and Magnetic Fields.” Talk given at PM2006: World Congress on Powder Metallurgy, September 24–28, 2006 Busan, South Korea.
Weisel, G.J., A.S. Crowell, J.H. Esterline, C.R. Howell, J.H. Kelley, R.A. Macri, W. Tornow, R.L. Walter, B. Crowe, R. Pedroni, and H. Witala. “Neutron-Deuteron Analyzing Power Data at 19.0 MeV." Annual Meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the APS, Chicago, IL, October 2004. BAPS 49, no. 6 (2004) 107.
Esterline, J.H., C.R. Howell, R.A. Macri, S. Tajima, W. Tornow, B. Crowe, R.S. Pedroni, and G.J. Weisel. “Neutron-Helium-3 Analyzing Power at 4.05 and 5.54 MeV.” Annual Meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the APS, Chicago, IL, October 2004. BAPS 49, no. 6 (2004) 107.
Tonchev, A., S. Churchwell, A. Crowell, B. Fallin, C. Howell, M. Kiser, R. Macri, W. Tornow, R.L. Walter, R. Pedroni, G.J. Weisel, J. Becker, R. Cooper, D. Dashdor, N. Fotiades, R. Nelson, and I. Lantuejoul. “Gamma-Ray Cross-Section Measurements on Actinides Using a Monoenergetic and Pulse Beam at TUNL.” Annual Meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the APS, Chicago, IL, October 2004. BAPS 49, no. 6 (2004) 90.
Weisel, G.J., J.H. Esterline, S. Churchwell, B. Crowe, A.S. Crowell, C.R. Howell, J.H. Kelley, R.A. Macri, R. Pedroni, W. Tornow, R.L. Walter, and H. Witala. “Neutron-Deuteron Analyzing Power at En = 19.0 MeV." Annual Meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the APS, Philadelphia, PA, April 2003. BAPS 48, no. 2 (2003) 180.
Weisel, G.J. "Identity and Unity: The Plasma Physics Community of the 1960s." 2002 Annual Meeting of the History of Science Society, Milwaukee, WI, November 2002.
Weisel, G.J., R.T. Braun, and W. Tornow. "Neutron-Proton Analyzing Power Data at 12.0 MeV," 2001 Annual Meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the APS, Washington, D.C. BAPS 46 (2001) 129.
Walter, R.L. and G.J. Weisel. “Sensitivity Tests on Parameters of the Nucleon-Nucleus Dispersive Optical Model.” Annual Meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics, Santa Fe, NM, October 1998. BAPS 43 (1998) 1591.
Weisel, G.J. "Three Visions of Plasma Physics." 1998 Annual Meeting of the History of Science Society, Kansas City, MO, October 1998.
Weisel, G.J. "The Foundation of Plasma Physics as a Scientific Discipline." 1996 Annual Meeting of the History of Science Society, Atlanta Georgia, November 1996.
Weisel, G.J., W. Tornow, C.R. Howell, J.M. Vanderkam and R.L. Walter, "Modeling the 209Bi(n,n) 209Pb(n,n) Systems in Both the Bound and Continuum Regime." 1991 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the APS, Durham, NC. BAPS 36 (1991) 2730.
Weisel, G.J., W. Tornow, C.R. Howell, M.L. Roberts, P.D. Felsher, M. AlOhali, J.M. Hanly, R.L. Walter. "Analyzing Power Data for 209Bi(n,n) at 6 and 9 MeV." 1990 Spring Meeting of the APS, Washington, DC. BAPS 35 (1990) 1039.
Weisel, G.J., W. Tornow, C.R. Howell, P.D. Felsher, Z.P. Chen, M. AlOhali, J.M. Hanly, R.L. Walter. "Analyzing Power Data for Neutron Scattering from Protons Between 7.6 and 18.5 MeV." 1989 Spring Meeting of the APS, Baltimore, Maryland. BAPS 34 (1989) 1140.
Weisel, G.J., W. Tornow, C.R. Howell, M.L. Roberts, P.D. Felsher, M. AlOhali, J.M. Hanly, and R.L. Walter. "Analyzing Power Data for Neutron Scattering from 209Bi at 6 and 9 MeV." 1988 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the APS, Raleigh, NC. BAPS 33 (1988) 2195. |
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Undergraduate Research Kelly R. Feather, 2008-2010 (Penn State Altoona). “Microwave Absorption in Copper Powder-Metal Compacts.” Co-supervised with Darin Zimmerman.
Jeromy Tompkins, summer 2006 (Gordon College). “Neutron-Deuteron Analyzing Power at 21.0 MeV.” Research Experience for Undergraduates at Duke University. Co-supervised with W. Tornow.
Patrick D. O’Malley, summer 2005 (Tennessee Tech University). “Neutron-Deuteron Analyzing Power at 22.5 MeV.” Research Experience for Undergraduates at Duke University. Co-supervised with W. Tornow.
Bradley D. Buck, 2004-2005 (Penn State Altoona). "Analysis of Neutron-Deuteron Analyzing Power Data at 19 MeV." Funded by Research Development Grant from Altoona College.
Cara A. Campbell, summer 2004 (University of Mary Washington). "3He Gas Scintillator Construction and Characterization." Research Experience for Undergraduates at Duke University. Co-supervised with W. Tornow.
Bradley D. Buck, 2003-2004 (Penn State Altoona). "Analysis of Neutron-Deuteron Analyzing Power Data at 19 MeV." Funded by Research Development Grant from Altoona College
Patrick D. Ulrich, summer 2003 (Penn State University Park). “Neutron-Deuteron Analyzing Power at 19 MeV.” Research Experience for Undergraduates at Duke University. Co-supervised with W. Tornow.
James H. Esterline, 2002-2003 (Guilford College). “Data Analysis of Spin-Polarized Neutron-Deuteron Analyzing Power at 19 MeV.” G.J. Weisel was off-campus advisor for senior thesis at Guilford College.
James H. Esterline, summer 2002 (Guilford College). " Neutron-Deuteron Analyzing Power at 1.2 MeV." Research Experience for Undergraduates at Duke University. Co-supervised with W. Tornow.
Isaac D. Gerg, 2001-2002 (Penn State Altoona), “Analysis and Correction of Neutron-Proton Scattering Data.” funded by Research Development Grant from Altoona College.
Ross Rager and Brandon Kline, 2001-2002 (Penn State Altoona), “Microwave Heating and Sintering of Powdered Metals.” Co-supervised with D.T. Zimmerman and N.M. Miskovsky.
Student Posters Tompkins, Jeromy, M.W. Ahmed, A.S. Crowell, J.H. Esterline, C.R. Howell, W. Tornow, B.J. Crowe III, R.S. Pedroni, G.J. Weisel, I Slaus. "n-d Analyzing Power at En = 21.0 and 22.7 MeV." Conference Experience for Undergraduate Students, Nashville, TN, October 25-28, 2006.
Buck, B.D., G.J. Weisel. “Data Analysis for Neutron-Deuteron Analyzing Power Data at 19.0 MeV.” Penn State Undergraduate Research Fair, Altoona, PA, April 5, 2005.
Campbell, C.A., J. Esterline, W. Tornow, G.J. Weisel. “Construction and Characterization of a 3He Gas Scintillator.” Conference Experience for Undergraduate Students, Chicago, IL, October 29-30, 2004.
Ulrich, P.D., G.J. Weisel. “Neutron-Deuteron Analyzing Power Data at 19.0 MeV.” Conference Experience for Undergraduate Students, Tucson, AZ, October 29 – November 1, 2003. |
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Service Honors Program Coordinator, 2005-2011 Promotion and Tenure Committee (Core), Division of Math and Natural Sciences, 2009-2010 Executive Committee, Division of Math and Natural Sciences, 2009-2010 Physics Department Search Committee, 2009-2010 Director of Business Services Search Committee, 2009-2010 Altoona Assessment Committee, 2008-2009 Academic Advisor, Penn State Altoona Science Club, 2001-2005 Regional Planning Committee for Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science, 2002-2005 Task Force on Staff Assistant Reporting Lines, 2004-2005 Search Committee for Physics Department Tenure Track, 2004-2005 Search Committee for Physics Department Postdoctoral Position, 2004-2005 Senator, Faculty Senate, 2001-2003 (Budget, IT, and New Classroom Building Committees) History Degree Committee, 2003-2004 Applied Science Degree Committee, 2003-2004 Webmaster, Penn State Altoona Physics Department Webmaster, Penn State Altoona Honors Program
Teaching experience Course Title Course Number The Science of Physics Phys 001 General Physics: Mechanics Phys 211 General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism Phys 212 General Physics: Fluids, Waves, and Thermal Phys 213 General Physics: Optics and Modern Physics Phys 214 Modern Physics Phys 237 Introductory Physics I Phys 250 Introductory Physics II Phys 251 Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism Phys 400 Theoretical Mechanics Phys 419 Astronomical Universe Astr 001 History of Science: Origins to Newton Hist 122 History of Science: Renaissance to the Present Hist 123 The Darwinian Revolution Hist 428 Consequences of Science SC 400 |