2011–2012 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

equations, approximation theory, applied statistics, sequential
analysis, mathematical programming, combinatorial optimization,
operations research, queuing theory, stochastic processes, mathematical
modeling, neural networks, numerical and computational
mathematics with emphasis on numerical methods for ordinary and
partial differential equations, numerical algorithms and parallel
processing.
Operations Research
Current active research in operations research include the modeling
of controlled queuing systems, stochastic processes, applied
statistics, design of experiments, neural networks, parallel processing
and algorithms, decision-making under uncertainty, simulation,
engineering management, quality control, optimization models and
methods, scheduling and timetabling algorithms, applied graph
theory and integer programming.
Human-Centered Design
The Human-Centered Design Institute (HCDI) members are
faculty, permanent and visiting research scientists and graduate
students conducting research in cognitive engineering, advanced
interaction media, complexity analysis in human-centered design,
life-critical systems, human-centered organization design and management,
and modeling and simulation.
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCES
Terry D. Oswalt, Ph.D., Head
Degree Programs
Physics, B.S.
Premedical Physics, B.S.
Physics, M.S., Ph.D.
Space Sciences
Astrobiology, B.S.
Astronomy and Astrophysics, B.S.
Solar, Earth and Planetary Sciences, B.S.
Space Sciences, M.S., Ph.D.
Interdisciplinary Science, B.S., M.S.
Military Science, B.S.
Undergraduate Minor Program
Physics
Professors
Marc M. Baarmand, Ph.D., elementary particle physics: experimental
high-energy particle physics at CERN (CMS experiment), hadroproduction
of heavy quarks in pQCD, Higgs physics, particle detector technology, grid
computing.
Laszlo A. Baksay, Ph.D., elementary particle physics: experimental highenergy
particle and nuclear physics at LHC and LEP at CERN and RHIC at
Brookhaven National Laboratory, detector development, magnetic levitation
space-launch assist, UNESCO satellite project, international physics
education.
Samuel T. Durrance, Ph.D., space exploration research: instrumentation
development, UV spectroscopy, atmospheric physics, nuclear physics, space
environment and human space exploration, NASA astronaut.
Joseph R. Dwyer, Ph.D., space physics and instrumentation: thunderstorm
and lightning physics, x-rays from lightning, solar and heliospheric energetic
particle observations.
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T. Dwayne McCay, Ph.D., materials science: materials processing in space.
Terry D. Oswalt, Ph.D., stellar and planetary astronomy: late stages of stellar
evolution, binary stars, stellar activity and age determination, small solar
system bodies.
Hamid K. Rassoul, Ph.D., space physics and instrumentation: physics of
planetary lightning, solar energetic particles and cosmic rays, magnetic storms
and substorms, photochemistry of planetary upper atmospheres.
Matthew A. Wood, Ph.D., stellar astrophysics: theory and observations of
white dwarf stars and cataclysmic variables; computational astrophysics.
Ming Zhang, Ph.D., space physics: cosmic radiation and interactions with the
plasma and magnetic fields in the interstellar medium, the heliosphere and
magnetospheres.
Associate Professors
Marcus Hohlmann, Ph.D., elementary particle physics: experimental highenergy
physics with L3 and CMS experiments at CERN, heavy ion collisions
with PHENIX at Brookhaven National Laboratory, development of particle
detectors.
Eric S. Perlman, Ph.D., extragalactic astrophysics: active galactic nuclei, jets,
observational cosmology.
Niescja E. Turner, Ph.D., space physics: inner magnetosphere, ring current,
energetics of magnetic storms; physics and astronomy education research.
Ke-gang Wang, Ph.D., condensed matter physics: statistical physics,
computational materials science, materials theory.
Assistant Professors
Daniel Batcheldor, Ph.D., extragalactic astrophysics: unified model of active
galactic nuclei, scaling relations between super-massive black holes and their
host galaxies, instrumentation.
Ningyu Liu, Ph.D., atmospheric and space physics: theoretical studies,
numerical modeling, atmospheric electricity, plasma physics.
Hakeem M. Oluseyi, Ph.D., observational astronomy and instrumentation:
solar/stellar atmospheres, cosmology, history of astronomy; physics education
research.
Benjamin M. Sawyer, M.S., physics education.
Research Scientists
Mihai Cara, Ph.D., astrophysics: active galaxies and quasars.
Konstantin V. Gamayunov, Ph.D., theoretical and computational space
plasma physics.
Kondo Gnanvo, Ph.D., high energy physics: muon tomography, Large Hadron
Collider experiment.
Edward L. Principe, Ph.D., materials science, metrology, materiel
characterization, failure analysis.
Igor Vodopiyanov, Ph.D., high energy physics: Large Hadron Collider
experiment.
Jing-kun Zhao, Ph.D., astrophysics: stellar structure & evolution, white dwarf
stars, stellar activity.
Ping-bing Zuo, Ph.D., astrophysics: heliospheric physics, space weather,
interplanetary medium.
Adjunct Faculty
Donald W. Dawson, M.S.; Bernard Foing, Ph.D.; Kevin Hutchenson, Ph.D.;
James G. Mantovani, Ph.D.; Paul Martin, Ph.D.
Director of Undergraduate Laboratories
James A. Gering, M.S.
Professors Emeriti
Joel H. Blatt, Ph.D.; James D. Patterson, Ph.D.