Kent A. Chambers PhD - SACS - Hardin-Simmons University

KENNETH F. STEPHENS II, PHD
1990 to 1991 Design Liaison Engineer, LTV Aircraft Products Group, Grand
Prairie, Texas.
Reviewed discrepant aircraft parts to determine possible means of repair. For
repairable parts, developed appropriate repair and modification procedures.
Coordinated with design, stress and material engineers to ensure modified parts
maintain design criteria.
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
o Member of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) since 2002.
o Reviewed texts: Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 6 th edition, Mosca and
Tipler; The Sciences, 4 th edition, Trefil.
o Referee for Journal of Applied Physics.
o Teach a general physics course at Dyess AFB for Air Force personnel.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journals
"Effects of O2, Ar, and H2 gases on the field-emission properties of single-walled and multiwalled
carbon nanotubes," A. Wadhawan, R. E Stallcup II, K. F. Stephens II, J. M. Perez, and I. A. Akwani,
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79(12), 1867 (2001).
“Upper Bound for the Space-Charge Limited Current of Relativistic Electron Beams in Finite-Length
Coaxial Drift Tubes,” K. F. Stephens II and C. A. Ordonez, Physics of Plasma 7, No. 7 (2000).
“Sheath and Presheath Potentials for Anode, Cathode and Floating Plasma-Facing Surfaces,” K. F.
Stephens II and C. A. Ordonez, Journal of Applied Physics 85, No. 5 (1999) 2522-2527.
“Virtual Cathode Formations in Nested-Well Configurations,” K. F. Stephens II, C. A. Ordonez and R.
E. Peterkin, Jr. in Non-Neutral Plasma Physics III, edited by J. J. Bollinger et al., American Institute of
Physics CP498 (1999) 451-456.
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