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I am a physics professor in the Department of Computer Science, Audio
Technology and Physics at American
University. The links
here have more information about me, my research and my teaching.
After completing my undergraduate degree at Duke
University in 1995,
double-majoring in physics and English, I received my Ph.D. under Arno Bohm
in theoretical particle physics from the Department of Physics at the University of Texas
in Austin
in 2001. After graduating, I was a Wiess Instructor of Physics in the
Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rice University
for two years. In Fall 2003, I joined the Department of Computer Science,
Audio Technology and Physics at American
University. I spent
Spring and Summer 2006 in the Physics Faculty at the University of Trento,
Italy on a Fulbright Junior Lecturship, where I worked on my research and
taught a class on group theory in quantum mechanics. Here is my CV.
My research focuses on questions at the intersection of particle physics
and quantum information theory. In particular, I study how to quantify
entanglement in particle systems and how entanglement changes in scattering
processes. Currently, I have two undergraduate students working with me on
this topic, funded by the Research Corporation. See my publication list for my most recent work.
I am also interested in physics education research and try to apply it
to what I do in my classroom, teaching physics at the introductory and
advanced levels. In particular, I am always experimenting with new
technology in the classroom and on the web with the goal of engaging and
assisting as many students as possible.
I am interested in surpervising student research. Please contact me if
you would like to find a project of mutual interest.
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