Dr. Jan M. Yarrison-Rice

  


 Professor

 Physics Department

Miami University


      Room 21 Culler Hall

513-529-1862, or FAX 513-529-5629

      Email: yarrisjm@muohio.edu




 

Fall 2009 Office HourS

TBA

 

& by appointment


Fall 2008:  Teaching Schedule

Phy 101:  Physics & Society

Phy 293:  Lecture and R Lab Sections


Spring 2009:  Teaching Schedule

Phy 101:  Physics & Society

Phy108F:  Ethics & Science First Year Seminar




Fall 2008:  Teaching Schedule


Phy 101:  Physics & Society

Phy 293:  Lecture and R Lab Sections


Spring 2007:  Teaching Schedule

Phy 101:  Physics & Society

Fall 2007:  Teaching Schedule

Phy 293:  Lecture and R Lab Sections

Phy 101:  Physics & Society

Spring 2007:  Teaching Schedule

Phy 101:  Physics & Society

Phy 108F:  Ethics & Science


Fall 2006: Teaching Schedule


Phy 293:  Lecture and R Lab Sections

Phy 101:  Physics & Society

WMS130:  Six Major Issues in Science, Engineering, & Technology Seminar




Research Agenda:

Characterization & Engineering of Nanoscale Structures & Devices: (updated Aug. 2006)

General E-Beam Information 

Specific Research Areas:

(1) Fabrication of Single Digit Electrodes for Coupled Raman Spectroscopy & Electrical Conductivity Measurements of Single Di-Metal Molecules

    Recent Results:  [1] NSF annual report  and [2] Senthil Rajagopal Defense

      
with Neil Smith &Senthil Rajagopal, Miami Physics Graduate Students and Thomas Scott, Christine Urig, Archana Jaiswal, Hongcai Zhou and Shouzhong Zou, Chemistry Department, Miami University

(2) Fabrication and Optical Characterization of Photonic Bandgap Waveguide Structures in the Visible & at 1.5 microns

Recent Results:  [1]  Photonic crystal based demultiplexer (silicon nitride core) and [2] Grating coupling into a PBG waveguide (SOI)

    with Katie Beddow, Miami Physics Undergraduate Student, Meron Yamane Tekeste,  Miami Physics Graduate Student & Scott Masturzo, University of Cincinnati Electrical Engineering Graduate Student


(4) CdS and GaAs/AlGaAs Nanowire Investigations

Recent Results:  [1]  Resonant Raman in CdS Nanowires, [2] Photoluminescence in CdS Nanowires, and [3] Photoluminescence in GaAs Nanowires

with Amensisa Abdi, Thang BaHoang, and Lyuba Titova, University of Cincinnati

(5) Self-assembled Quantum Dots

Recent Results:  [1] Probing Excited States in Self-Assembled Quantum Dots with Resonant Raman Scattering  and  [2] Nano-Photluminescence Studies of CdSe Self-Assembled Quantum Dots

        with amensisa Abdi and Bob Jones, University of Cincinnati Physics Graduate Students


(6)  Near Field Scanning Optical Microscopy 

Recent Results:  [1]  Katie Beddow, Modeling of Ridge Waveguides and NSOM Experiment

   with Katie Beddow, Erica Raber and Matthew Klein, Miami Undergraduate Students & Cole Loomis and Amelia Carpenter, Miami Graduate Students
        with Aditi Sharma and Amensisa Abdi, University of Cincinnati Graduate Students

Older Results:

Other Research Areas:

(7)  Development of Critical Thinking Skills in a First Year Physics Course:  Ethics & Science,  Research conducted Fall 2004 & 2005

Recent Results:  [1]  Invited 60 Minute Workshop, Undergraduate Assessment Symposium, Raleigh, NC, Spring 2006

                with Jennifer Blue and Beverley Taylor, Physics Faculty, Miami University

<>(8) Can Women and Minority Students Find Community?

(9)  Enhancing Beam Fanning in Photorefractive Materials

    with Neil Smith, Miami Undergraduate Student:  


Other courses I have taught:

Phy 101:  Lecture

Phy 441/541:Optics & Laser Physics and R Lab

Chm/Phy 760:  Single Molecule Electronics and Microscopy Seminar

Phy 293:  Lecture and R Lab Sections

Phy 108F:  Ethics & Science, First Year Seminar

WMS 130:  Achievements of Women in Math, Science and Engineering, WIMSE Sprint Seminar

Phy 182.F: 1-2:50 PM TR Lecture Section

Phy 400/500:   Seminar

WIMSE
 Advisor:  Women in Mathematics, Science & Engineering