Address: 2907 Harris Rd.
Hamilton, OH  45013
Home Phone: (513) 523-6288
Work Phone: (513) 529-1374
 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 Jan. 1994-Present  Associate Professor
      Department of Physics, Miami University

 Aug. 1988-Jan. 1994  Assistant Professor
      Department of Physics, Miami University

 July 1983-June 1988  Graduate Assistant
      Physics Department, University of Arkansas

 July 1982-July 1983  Electronics Engineer
      Electro-Optics Countermeasures Group,
      Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

EDUCATION

 Ph.D.  May 1988  University of Arkansas
      Dissertation Title:  Quantum Theory of Atom-Field Interaction
                                    in a Driven Optical Cavity
      Advisor: Dr. Howard J. Carmichael

 B.S.  December 1981 Wright State University
 
 

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INTERESTS

Theoretical physicist with interests in fundamental quantum effects in the interaction of light with matter, with applications to the next generation of electro-optical devices for displays, computers, and communications. Deeply interested in undergraduate and graduate education in the areas of quantum mechanics and it's applications to modern optics and materials technology. In keeping with these two interests, substantial research work with B. S. and M. S. students forms the major thrust of my research effort, along with theoretical and experimental colleagues at various institutions..
 
RESEARCH INTERESTS
 My research background is in quantum optics and nonlinear optics, with emphasis on resonance fluorescence, optical bistability, phase conjugation, and lasers. I am currently conducting research in

Nonclassical states of the electromagnetic field. By this one means electromagnetic fields that are manifestly quantum mechanical. This includes the generation of squeezed and antibunched light fields, as well as the alteration of emission and absorption spectra via emission or absorption of nonclassical light. Spectral holes and narrowings, as well as photon correlations are traced back to quantum interference effects. For example, the possibility of two emission paths can lead to destructive interference, i.e. no light emitted. We have collaborators at the University of Dayton and S. U. N. Y. Stony Brook.

Microcavity lasers. We study the interaction of light with matter in small lasers, typical construction dimension of a few microns. We have active collaborators at Lucent Bell Laboratories, the University of Oregon, and the University of Dayton. Cavity quantum electrodynamics is the study of how an atom's radiative properties are modified by the presence of a cavity These effects are used in small microlasers to lower the threshold pump current. A question arises as to what type of light is emitted from very small microlasers.

In all these systems made from a few atoms and photons, quantum fluctuations can be dominant, and the usual linearized laser theories are not applicable. I am most interested in the regime where the atoms and cavity field are strongly coupled, and the interplay between the nonlinearity of the system and dissipative processes play a central role in determining system dynamics. These systems are being investigated analytically, as well as using a quantum trajectory, or quantum Monte Carlo simulation approach.

TEACHING INTERESTS
 I am committed to involving undergraduate students and Master’s level students in my research in quantum and nonlinear optics. I have supervised a large number of independent study projects, both experimental and theoretical. I have played a large role in the development of a new freshman physics curriculum, the Miami University Physics Education Project (MUPEP); this entails 10 weeks of Newtonian mechanics from constant acceleration problems to waves, then 5 weeks of quantum mechanics, finishing with the infinite square well. The second semester involves 5 weeks of statistical physics and thermodynamics, 8 weeks of electromagnetism (with circuits done in the labs), and 2 weeks of special and general relativity. The motivation is to introduce more modern topics to hold the interest of physics majors, as well as more broadly educate the 96% of students in an introductory physics course that will never take another physics course. This project has been funded by the National Science Foundation Curriculum and Course Development program.
 I have also developed two new courses here in modern optics, with the help of two colleagues: Laser Physics and Modern Optics; and Spectroscopy of Atoms and Molecules. In these courses, the laser is used as the “storyline” to teach classical ray, wave, and quantum optics, as well as atomic and molecular structure. We have developed several new experiments with a dye laser that are particularly good for undergraduates, and are currently constructing a magneto-optical trap as the capstone experiment in the year long sequence. This project has been funded by two separate grants from the National Science Foundation Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement program.
 Other unique courses include a spreadsheet physics course, a one-hour course that compliments the introductory course; and participation in Ed Taylor's SPACETIME course that was offered to several universities over the INTERNET. Students met weekly with me to go over material and problems, and held discussions with students at all of the schools over the INTERNET, which was mildly moderated by the faculty mentors.
 Courses that I have taught include introductory physics (sections of 20-25 to 110), introductory modern physics, senior and graduate level quantum mechanics, laser physics and modern optics, and mathematical methods for physicists. I also have offered a wide variety of specialty courses in spreadsheet physics, elementary particle physics, semiconductor physics, general relativity, quantum optics, and nonlinear optics.
 Teaching is as great a passion for me as my interests in quantum and nonlinear optics, and I seek a school where both interests can be pursued with equal vigor.

STUDENT RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT

UNDERGRADUATES

Don Crandall - studies in quantum mechanics. Received Ph. D. in experimental particle physics at U. of Michigan.
James Walden- worked on the theory of a laser with injected squeezed vacuum, subject of honors thesis, publication in Phys. Rev. A, and talks at OSAPS and IQEC '92. Received Ph. D. in theoretical particle physics from Carnegie-Mellon, works for Intel.
Chris Baird - worked on photon statistics and spectra of an atom-cavity system driven by squeezed light. Resulted in a publication in Phys. Rev. A, and talks at OSAPS and QELS '93. Earned M. S. in physics at Duke U.
Shohini Ghose - worked on semiconductor microlasers and single-atom lasers. Undergraduate Summer Scholar. Honors thesis at Miami, with publication of work in Phys. Rev. A, and talks at OSAPS and QELS '96. Currently pursuing a Ph. D. in physics at the University of New Mexico.
James Clemens - worked on atom-cavity dynamics and optical parametric oscillators. NIST fellow and Undergraduate Summer Scholar. Undergrad work results in a paper in Phys. Rev. A (submitted), 3 OSAPS talks, an IQEC '98 talk, and a Gordon conference presentation. Now enrolled at Miami in the M. S. program.
Scott Secrest -Computed various resonance fluorescence spectra. Work will be submitted to Phys. Rev. A. Now at the University of Arizona pursuing a Ph. D. in quantum optics.
Susan Burke - Work on aspects of semiconductor microlasers. Work will initally be reported in honors thesis, and a talk submitted for the QELS '99 conference.

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Xiaosong Yin - Thesis on laser with injected squeezed vacuum. Resulted in a paper in Phys. Rev. A and a talk at IQEC '92. Received Ph. D. in Nuclear Engineering at U. Missouri-Rolla.
Tim Burt - Thesis on low-Q lasers. Resulted in talk at the 1994 annual OSA meeting. Earned Ph. D. in quantum optics at the University of Arkansas.
Bobby Jones - Thesis on single-atom lasers. Resulted in paper for Phys. Rev. A (submitted) and talks at IQEC '94 and QELS '96. Pursuing Ph. D. in statistics at Carnegie-Mellon.
Pranaw Rungta - Thesis on two-level atom in an optical parametric oscillator. Resulted in a paper for Phys. Rev. A (submitted) and a talk at IQEC '94. Working towards Ph. D. in quantum optics at the University of New Mexico.
Jeff Rowan - Masters student of Jan Yarrison-Rice. Published paper in J. Mod. Optics on the theory of photorefraction.
James Clemens - working currently on using quantum trajectory theory to calculate nonclassical effects in photon statistics and spectra in several optical systems. Papers and talks forthcoming
Puneet Swarup - working currently on eigenmodes and frequencies of photonic band gap materials.

I have also supervised two non-thesis M. S. degrees and served on 24 other graduate student committees.
 

DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING MATERIALS

 Miami University Physics Education Project (MUPEP)

 "Special Relativity", with S. D. Marcum, handbook of special relativity for introductory physics courses. Used in Physics 182.

 "Statistical Mechanics", with S. D. Marcum, handbook of statistical physics for introductory physics courses. Used in Physics 182.

 "Boltzmann's Vision", handbook of statistical physics for introductory physics courses, with S.D. Marcum, D. Kelly, and G. Julian. Sequel to "Statistical Physics" utilizing material of Professor's Kelly and Julian. Used in Physics 172, 182.

 "MUPEP: Compilation of teaching materials from PHY 191-2" A collection of various materials used in the introductory physics sequence since the inception of the project, including syllabi, exams and quizzes, supplemental materials, and student evaluations, as well as an overall description. This was prepared as part of NSF funded external review of the program.
 

   Laser Physics and Spectroscopy

 A laboratory manual for the proposed Laser physics and Spectroscopy classes is currently under development with Dr. Marcum and Dr. Yarrison-Rice, with the help of several undergraduates.

 Quantum and Nonlinear Optics

A set of lecture notes is currently in preparation for a text at the senior level on quantum and nonlinear optics. Current books are very elementary, or suited mainly for graduate students pursuing research in this area.
 
PUBLICATIONS  IN REFEREED JOURNALS ( Miami students in bold)

Quantum Optics

1.) Single-Atom Cavity-Enhanced Absorption I: Photon Statistics in the Bad-Cavity Limit, IEEE Journ. of Quantum Electronics, 24, 1351-66, (1988), P. R. Rice and H. J. Carmichael.

2.) Nonclassical Effects in Optical Spectra, Journ. of the Optical Society (JOSA) B, 5, 1661-8, (1988). P. R. Rice and H. J. Carmichael.

3.) Photoelectron Waiting Times and Atomic State Reduction in Resonance Fluorescence, Phys. Rev. A, 39, 1200-18,  (1989). H. J. Carmichael, S. Singh,  P. Rice, and R. Vyas.

4.) Ringing Revivals in the Interaction of Squeezed Light with a Two- Level Atom, JOSA B, 6, 228-237 (1989). M. V. Satyanarayana, P. R. Rice,R. Vyas, and H. J. Carmichael.

5.) Subnatural Linewidth Averaging for Coupled Atomic and Cavity-Mode Oscillators, Phys. Rev. A, 40, 5516-9, (1989). With H. J. Carmichael, R. J. Brecha, M. G. Raizen,  H. J. Kimble, and P. R. Rice.

6.) Quantum Interference and Collapse of the Wavefunction in Cavity QED, H. J. Carmichael, R. J. Brecha, and P. R. Rice, Optics Communications 82, 73-9 (1991).

7.) Fluorescent Spectrum of a Single Atom in a Cavity Driven by Squeezed Vacuum, P. R. Rice and L. M. Pedrotti, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, vol 9, 2008-14 (1992).

8.) Laser with Injected Squeezing, P. R. Rice, X. Yin (grad), J. Walden (undergrad), J. Gea-Banacloche, and L. M. Pedrotti, Phys. Rev. A  50, 4176 (1994)

9.) Photon Statistics of a Cavity QED Laser, P. R. Rice and  H. J. Carmichael. Phys. Rev. A, 50, 4318 (1994).

10.) Beam-Splitter Model of Two-Beam Coupling in Photorefractive Materials, J. Yarrison-Rice, P. R. Rice, and D. Jeffrey Rowan (grad), Journ. Of Modern Optics 42, 1971 (1995).

11.) Photon Statistics of an Atom Interacting With Squeezed Light, P. R. Rice and C. Baird (undergrad). Phys. Rev. A  53, 3633 (1996)

12.) Cavity Induced Transparency, P. R. Rice and R. J. Brecha, Opt. Comm. 126, 230 (1996).

13.) Laser linewidth floor in Microcavity Lasers, L. M. Pedrotti and P. R. Rice, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. A. (1998)

14.) N Two-Level Atoms in a Driven Optical Cavity: Quantum Dynamics of Forward Photon Scattering for Weak Incident Fields, R. J. Brecha, P. R. Rice, and X. Min. Submitted to Phys. Rev. A, 9/98

15.) Single Atom Laser, P. R. Rice, R. Jones (grad) , S. Ghose (undergrad), and L, M. Pedrotti, Submitted to Phys. Rev. A., 9/98.

16.) Anomalous Spectra of a Two-Level Atom in an Optical Parametric Oscillator, P. R. Rice, R. J. Brecha,  P. K. Rungta (grad), and J. P. Clemens (undergrad/grad), Submitted to Phys. Rev. A.
17.) Photon Statistics of a Semiconductor Microlaser, L. M. Pedrotti, M. Sokol, and P. R. Rice. In preparation.

18.) Photon Statistics of a Driven Atom-Cavity System, J. P. Clemens (undergrad/grad), P. R. Rice, and R. J. Brecha, in preparation

19.) A Quantum Trajectory approach to Optical Spectra, P. R. Rice, H. J. Carmichael, J. P. Clemens (grad), and S. Secrest (undergrad), in preparation

Physics Education

1.) X-days in the Calculus Based Introductory Course. P. R. Rice, J. E. Poth, D. F. Griffing, D. Kelly, S. D. Marcum, and J. Priest,  The Physics Teacher  32, 178-181 (1994).

2.) Modern Optics at Miami University, P. R. Rice, S. D. Marcum, and J. Yarrison-Rice,
in preparation for submission to the American Journal of Physics.
 

INVITED TALKS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES (2)

Photon Statistics of Thresholdless Lasers, with Leno Pedrotti - Invited talk at the National Aerospace Engineering Conference, May 24, 1994, Dayton Ohio.

Miami University Physics Education Project, NSF Project Kaliedoscope meeting on introductory physics, hosted at Miami University, spring 1996. T. Houk, G. Julian, S. D. Marcum, J. Poth, J. Priest, J. Yarrison-Rice, and P. Scholten

 REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Quantum Optics (25)

Nonclassical Photon Statistics in the Transmission from a Resonant Cavity containing a Single Atom,  with H. J. Carmichael, Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America, October 1986.

Weak-field Transmitted and Fluorescent Spectra for an Atom in a Resonant Cavity , with H. J. Carmichael, Annual Meeting of the Optical Society Of America, October 1987.

Squeezing and Subnatural Linewidth in the Mollow Spectrum, with H. J. Carmichael, Annual Meeting of the Optical Society Of America, October 1987.

Cross Correlations between Fluorescent and Transmitted Photons in Single-Atom Cavity-Enhanced Absorption, with X. Wang and H. J. Carmichael, Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America, October 1988.

Ringing Revivals in the Interaction of a Two-Level Atom with Squeezed Light, with M.V. Satyanarayana, R. Vyas, and H. J. Carmichael, annual meeting of the Optical Society of America, October 1988.

Photon Correlations and Spectra in the Bimodal Regime of Single-Atom Cavity-Enhanced Absorption, with P. Alsing and H. J. Carmichael, annual meeting of the Optical Society of America,  October 1988.

Single-Atom Cavity-Enhanced Absorption with Injected Squeezed Vacuum, with L. M. Pedrotti, International Quantum Electronics Conference (IQEC), May 1990.

Photon Statistics of a Weakly Driven Cavity QED System, with H. J. Carmichael and R. J. Brecha, Quantum Electronics and Laser Sciences (QELS), May 1991.

Laser with Injected Squeezing: Phase Diffusion, Linewidth, and Intensity Fluctuations, with Xiaosong Yin (grad), James Walden (undergrad), Leno Pedrotti, and Julio Gea-Banacloche, Quantum Electronics and Laser Sciences (QELS), May 1992.

Photon Statistics of a "Thresholdless Laser", with H. J. Carmichael, annual meeting of the Optical Society of America, September 1992.

Photon Statistics of a Cavity QED Laser, with H. J. Carmichael, Quantum Electronics and Laser Sciences (QELS), May 1993.

Photon Statistics of Resonance Fluorescence in a Cavity Driven by Squeezed Light, with C. Baird (undergrad), Quantum Electronics and Laser Sciences (QELS), May 1993.

Beam-Splitter Model of Two-Beam Coupling in Photorefractive Crystals, with J. Yarrison-Rice and Jeff Rowan (grad), annual meeting of the Optical Society of America, October 1993.

Laser Theory in the Bad-Cavity Limit, with Tim Burt (grad), annual meeting of the Optical Society of America, October 1993.

Single-Atom Lasers, with Bobby Jones (grad) and Leno Pedrotti, International Quantum Electronics Conference ‘94, May 1994.

Optical Spectra of a Two-Level Atom in an Optical Parametric Oscillator, with Bob Brecha, Pranaw Rungta (grad),  and Min Xiao, International Quantum Electronics Conference ‘94, May 1994.

Quantum Theory of Cavity QED Lasers, with Leno Pedrotti, annual meeting of the Optical Society of America, October 1994.

Thresholdless Microlasers with U. Mohideen, R. E. Slusher, and L. M. Pedrotti, Quantum Electronics and Laser Sciences '95. May 1995.

Cavity Induced Transparency, with R. J. Brecha, Seventh Rochester Conference on Coherence and Quantum Optics, June 1995.

Squeezing and Cavity Induced Transparency, with R. J. Brecha, Quantum Electronics and Laser Sciences '96, May 1996.

Linewidth and Photon Statistics of a Single-Atom Laser, with Bobby Jones (grad), and Shohini Ghose (undergrad), Quantum Electronics and Laser Sciences '96, May 1996.

Interference Effects in the Spectra of an Atom in an Optical Parametric Oscillator, with R. J. Brecha, annual meeting of the Optical Society of America, October 1996.

Photon Statistics and Spectra of a Single Three-Level Atom Laser, annual meeting of the Optical Society of America, October 1996.

Cavity QED Effects in Microlasers, with L. M. Pedrotti, R. J. Brecha, and J. P. Clemens (undergrad), Gordon Conference on Nonlinear Optics and Lasers, July 1997.

Photon Statistics of a Two-Level Atom in a Driven Optical Cavity: Beyond the Weak-Field Limit, with James P. Clemens (grad/undergrad), International Quantum Electronics Conference, May 1998.
 
 

Physics Education (7)

The Miami Model for Introductory Physics, Summary meeting of the IUPP project, D. Griffing,T. Houk, G. Julian, D. Kelly, P, Macklin, S. D. Marcum, M. Pechan, J. Poth, J. Priest, and P. Scholten, Denver, Spring 1990.

Further Development of the Miami Model of an Introductory Physics Course, with D. Griffing,T. Houk, G. Julian, D. Kelly, P, Macklin, S. D. Marcum, M. Pechan, J. Poth, J. Priest, and P. Scholten, summer 1991 meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers. Presented by D. Kelly

X-days in the Calculus-Based Introductory Course, J. E. Poth, D. F. Griffing, D. Kelly, S. D. Marcum,  J. Priest, and P. Rice.
Presented by J. Poth, Winter 1993 meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers

Team Homework in the Calculus-Based Introductory Course, with G. M. Julian, and T. W. Houk, summer 1993 meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers.

Modern Optics at Miami University, with S. D. Marcum and J. Yarrison-Rice, summer 1993 meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers.

Laser Physics at Miami University, with S. D. Marcum and J. Yarrison-Rice, summer 1995 meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers.

Spectroscopy  at Miami University, with S. D. Marcum and J. Yarrison-Rice, summer 1995 meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers.
 

NON-REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (9)

Reduced Phase Noise in a Laser with Injected Squeezed Vacuum, with X. Yin (grad), J. Walden (undergrad), L. M. Pedrotti, and J. Gea-Banacloche. Ohio Section of the American Physical Society, May 1992.

Photon Statistics of an Atom Interacting With Squeezed Light, with C. Baird (undergrad). Ohio Section of the American Physical Society, May 1992.

Time Dependence of Photon Statistics of a Cavity QED Laser, Shohini Ghose (undergrad), Perry Rice, and Leno Pedrotti. Ohio Section of the American Physical Society, May 1995

Photon Statistics of a Single Atom Laser, Bobby Jones (grad) and Perry Rice, Ohio Section of the American Physical Society, May 1995

Reduced Absorption Due to Quantum Interference in an Atom-Cavity System, Perry Rice and Robert J. Brecha, Ohio Section of the American Physical Society, May 1995

Semiconductor Microcavity Lasers, Mike Sokol, L. M. Pedrotti, and Perry Rice, Ohio Section of the American Physical Society, May 1995.

Quantum Trajectory Theory of Anomalous Spectra, James Clemens (undergrad) and Perry Rice, Ohio Section of the American Physical Society, May 1996.

Two-Level Atom in an Optical Parametric Oscillator, James Clemens (undergrad), Perry Rice, and Robert Brecha, Ohio Section of the American Physical Society, October 1997.

Photon Statistics of an Atom-Cavity System, James Clemens (undergrad) and Perry Rice, Ohio Section of the American Physical Society, October 1997.
 
 

INVITED SEMINARS
"Topics in Quantum Optics", Physics Dept. and the Advanced Studies Institute, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N. M., Jan. 19, 1988.

"Squeezed States of Light", Physics Department, Wright State University, Dayton, OH,  Jan. 25 1989

May '90 at the University of Oregon and June '90 at the California Institute of Technology, on "Single-Atom Cavity Enhanced Absorption".

"Cooling and Trapping" -  Wright State University, University of  Dayton, and Northern Kentucky University, 5/90

"Photon Statistics of a 'Thresholdless' Laser" - AT & T Bell Labs, Optical Sciences Division, September 3, 1992.

"Cavity QED Lasers" - University of Arkansas, Nov. 13, 1992

“Reduced Phase Noise in a Laser” - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, November 9, 1993

“Squeezing a Laser” - Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, March 10, 1994

“Quantum Trajectories - a new approach to open quantum systems” Air Force Institute of Technology, May 23, 1994

"Quantum Theory of Cavity QED Lasers- an overview" - A. T. & T. Bell Laboratories, Aug. 23, 1994

"Microlasers and Quantum Mechanics", Spring 1995, Case Western Reserve and Air Force Institute of Technology

"Quantum Trajectory Theory", Spring 1997, Eastern Michigan

"Quantum Interference Effects in Optical Spectra", Summer 1997, University of Oregon

"Anomalous effects in Optical Spectra", Summer 1997, S. U. N. Y. Stony Brook

"Single-Atom Lasers", Spring 1998, University Of Oregon.
 
9 seminars at Miami University - "Squeezed Light", "Optical Spectra", "The Day The Ion Stood Still", "Quantum Weirdness", and "Cavity QED", “Squeezing a Laser”, and others.

EXTERNALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND/OR DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

"Quantum Theory of Atom-Field Interaction in a Driven Optical Cavity: Photon Statistics and Optical Spectra., $20,000, Research Corporation.

National Science Foundation Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Program, "Enhancement of the Atomic and Molecular Physics Laboratories at Miami University", $87,003 with S. D. Marcum.

National Science Foundation Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Program, "Enhancement of the Atomic and Molecular Physics Laboratories at Miami University", $38,000 with S. D. Marcum and Jan Yarrison-Rice.

"MUPEP: Miami University Physics Education Project, Introductory Level Sequence", funded through the NSF Undergraduate Curriculum Development in Engineering, Math, and Sciences, $162,414. With G. Julian, D. Kelly, S. D. Marcum, J. Priest, J. Poth, and J. Yarrison-Rice.

National Institute of Standards and Technology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships - Faculty mentors: PRR, S. Douglas Marcum, and Jan Yarrison-Rice. One of 10-15 schools in the country selected to send students for summer research at NIST Gaithersburg facility, with followup research at Miami.
1994  $20,300.
1995 $21,600
1996 $22,560
1997 $24,298
1998 $25,156
Total - $113,914

Support from the Ohio Supercomputer Center was awarded for the project "Single-Atom Bistability". 10 hours of supercomputer time. Several other awards subsequent to this.

INTERNALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND/OR DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

Physics Visualization Software, College of Arts and Sciences internal grant, $7500.

 Interactive Digital Video for Physics Education, College of Arts and Sciences internal grant, $10,000. With T. W. Houk, P. Scholten, P. DeVries, and J. Priest
 

Service to the Profession

Member of the organizing committee for the quantum optics portion of the 1993 Internation Quantum Electronics Conference. Duties involved refereeing of submitted talks and choosing invited speakers.

Vice-chair of optical physics section of the organizing committee for the Optical
Society of America annual meeting 1991. Assisted Dick Slusher of Bell Labs in forming the program for the Optical Sciences Topical Group section of the annual meeting of the Optical Society of America, 1991-2

Presided over the session on the "Physics of Spontaneous Emission", at the Quantum Electronics and Laser Sciences '90 meeting.

I was also involved in a workshop on funding sponsored by the Department of Energy and the National Academy of Science. The purpose of the workshop was to solicit opinions from scientists in the area of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical physics as to which specific areas of research were the most compelling and deserving of funding. The result of the workshop was a draft document from the five working groups ( I was a member of the Quantum Optics group ) that prioritized various research areas. These documents are ostensibly for DOE and the National Academy of Science, but will also be used by the National Science Foundation and other federal funding agencies.

I have served as a referee for the following publications, approximate number of papers in parentheses.

 The Physical Review Letters (10 )
 The Physical Review (40)
 Journal of the Optical Society of America B (15)
 Optics Communications (5)
 European Journal of Optics (5)

Reviewer for the American Institute of Physics, Physics Academic Software (7 programs)

I am also a reviewer of proposals submitted to the Ohio Supercomputing Center ( 4 proposals )

Membership in the following professional organizations
 Sigma Pi Sigma (honorary Physics society)
 Sigma Xi (honorary Science society)
 Optical Society of America
 American Association of Physics Teachers

Service to the University

Member of the Mathematics and Natural Sciences sub-committee of Graduate Council '93-'95.

Member of the Physics Departmental committee on Assessment of Faculty Workloads. 1993-95.

Physics Department Library Liason 1993-present

Member of organizing committee for Maple conference, Jan 1994. With Mark McBride and others.

Physics Department Newsletter. 1994 - present.

Service to Students

1994-present  Departmental Graduate Student advisor

1988-1994 Advisor to the Society of Physics Students and the Miami chapter of ???, a physics honors society. This involves organization of meetings and field trips, and discussion of various topics in physics.

Advisor for the class of 1995 Physics and Engineering Physics majors. This involves course planning, and advising on career decisions.