Mike DeMoss will pursue a M.S. in
Industrial and Systems Engineering at Colorado State University-Pueblo.
Mike's research will emphasis simulation and modeling of manufacturing and
other types of organizations.
Patrick Wilkerson plans to pursue a
M.S. in physics with a specialization in
biophysics/biomedical
optics at the
University of Waterloo's
Physics Institute.
Patrick's research will involve modeling the interaction of photons with
living cells using the finite-difference time-domain method (FDTD) method.
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Mike Gaither is attending The University of
Maryland in College Park where he is pursuing a graduate degree in Material
Science. While at APSU Mike was the
Harvill Civitan Award recipient for the 2005-2006 academic year, and
was the Del Square Psi president the first time they won the
SPS Outstanding Chapter of the Year award.
Pier-Anne LaChance is attending the
Baylor College
of Medicine in Houston.
Pier-Anne is pursuing a Ph.D. in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics.
Pier-Anne's interest as a first year graduate student is in imaging
techniques involving cellular flow in the cardiovascular system.
Click
here for more information on Peir-Anne and her fiance Kyle Covington.
Tommy Bloodworth is attending Vanderbilt University
where he is performing research in
friction stir welding
and pursuing a graduate degree in
Mechanical Engineering. In 2007, he was awarded a NASA GSRP
fellowship.
Landon Clark is attending
Vanderbilt University's Medical
Physics graduate program. Landon plans to obtain a Master's degree then
seek employment in the highly lucrative field of Medical Physics. Salary
data for
Physicists and
Health Physicists 2003.
Lori Schultz a 2006 graduate in physics with minors in math and photography, will continue her studies at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
Lori's research will most likely focus on tornadoes spawned by hurricanes, a project funded by the
Lightning and Thunderstorms Research Group in the
atmospheric science department.
Anita LeRoy is working toward a graduate degree at the University
of Alabama in Huntsville, where she will study data from the Lightning Imaging Sensor for the
Lightning and Thunderstorms Group in the
atmospheric science department.
Scott Carroll, an APSU physics minor, is attending
Michigan Tech where he is pursuing a graduate degree in
Computer Science, with a focus in software engineering, artificial
intelligence and human-computer interaction. He is currently responsible
for maintaining and improving the campus-wide CCT system (harware and
software). Michigan Tech also has a nice physics department; for
example, they play a major role in
Night Sky Live one of the systems that
provides those lovely
APODs.
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2004-2005 Graduates
Justin Roper is now at
Duke University pursing a PhD in Medical
Physics. To learn more about Justin Roper's time at APSU check out
these links,
Harvill Civitan Award,
Sophomore year at APSU.
Chris Garber completed his M.S. degree in
Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and is currently working at
Trane Company as a controls engineer. Chris states "my
degree in physics from APSU opened many opportunities for my future."
One of those was the opportunity to due ballistic forsenics at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST).
George Hanna is now at
Duke University in the Medical Physics graduate program.
Chris McMahon, a physics minor, is pursuing a M.S. degree in Applied Mathematics
at Western Kentucky University and plans to pursue a PhD in
Mathematics upon completion of his M.S. degree.
John Willis immediately began working as a market engineer at the Trane Company
upon graduating from APSU. John is currently pursuing a
Master of Science in Management.
Billy Teets is pursuing a Ph.D. in physics with an astronomy concentration
at Vanderbilt University. Billy continues to be involved in
outreach
activities. See these links for more information about Billy's time at
APSU,
REU News, Sara Program,
Drane Award Winner.
Brian Pendleton, a physics minor, is working for a modeling
and simulation company based out of Huntsville called AEgis. Just to be
difficult (as those of you who knew Brian would attest), he lives and
works in Suffolk, VA, at the
US Joint Forces Command. He is taking
classes in his spare time at the
Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center,
working on a master's degree with a concentration in Modeling &
Simulation.
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2003-2004 Graduates
Ryan Hulguin now attends the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, where he is pursuing a graduate degree
in computational engineering in one of the only computational engineering programs in the nation.
Patrick Malotte is president
of a small, local technology supply business. The was started as
P.M. Consulting in 2001 and incorporated in 2006 as Tennessee Technology
Suppliers, Inc.
www.tntechsuppliers.com
James Mott graduated with degrees in physics, biology, and philosophy. James now attends a culinary school in New York
and is well on his way to becoming a true Renaissance man.
Jim Wilson graduated in 2003 with a degree in physics with minors in math and computer science. He is an officer in the U.S. Army, and
he is currently the Chief of Medical Health Physics at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He is also involved in disaster response, particularly,
radiologic, chemical or biological contamination.
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2002-2003 Graduates
Jennifer Evans now Jennifer Evans-Malotte, graduated with degrees in computer science and physics.
She is currently a Network Technician with the
Clarksville Montgomery County School System, and is currently exploring graduate
studies in Applied Mathematics or Computer Science.
Jeff Houze is working toward his PhD at Mississippi State University
in their
Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems.
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2000 Graduates
Matthew Drew completed his
Doctoral studies at the Southern College of
Optometry in Memphis, TN after graduating from APSU.
While there Dr. Drew served as Class
President and was honored as Who’s Who among students in American
universities and colleges. Dr. Drew is now an optometrist at the
Clarksville Eye Clinic
at Dover Crossing. Dr. Drew is certified for diagnostic and therapeutic eye care with injectable certification.
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1998 Graduates
Luke Finley became a high school
physics teacher and track coach immediately after completing his degree at APSU. Luke has completed a
Masters Degree in Educational Administration and continues to inspire high school physics students.
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1996 Graduates
Eric Bates attended graduate school at Texas Tech University where he
studied muon spin dynamics in semiconductors. He is now the Laboratory and Equipment Manager for the APSU Physics and
Astronomy Department.
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1995 Graduates
Mathew Binkley pursued a graduate study in black hole thermodynamics at Wake Forest University.
Since 2002 he has worked as senior systems analyst at Vanderbilt University's Advanced Computing Center for Research and Education
where he manages a top 500 supercomputer. He is also nearing completion of an MBA from Vanderbilt's Owen School of Management.
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1994 Graduates
Mike Martin recieved an MS in physics from the University of Louisville. He then worked as staff in the Physics Dept. developing microfabricated radiation detectors for a
gamma ray telescope. In 2000, he left the university to work at a technology startup company, Plasmion Displays, LLC. in Hoboken, NJ
where he developed laser microfabrication techniques used to boost the efficiency of plasma displays. In 2002 he returned to the
University of Louisville to develop microfabricated preconcentrators for enhancing the detection limits of chemical agents and explosives.
In 2006, Mr. Martin and collaborators started a company to commercialize the preconcentrators, Ultra Trace Detection, LLC. He is
currently employed as a Microfabrication Scientist in the Micro/Nano Technology Center at the University of Louisville and is acting
CTO of Ultra Trace Detection, LLC.
Carsten Slosberg graduated with majors in computer science and physics.
He is currently an applications developer with the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
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1990 Graduates
Tim Fox, featured in APSU's Alumni Magazine in
"Physics and Fastballs,"
is the director of medical physics for three clinical facilities affiliated with
Emory
University’s Department of Radiation Oncology as well as for Atlanta’s Veterans
Administration Hospital. In Emory’s School of Medicine, he’s an associate professor of
radiation oncology and director of both the Division of Medical Physics and Division of
Computational Research and Informatics in the Department of Radiation Oncology.
He’s also an adjunct associate professor of nuclear engineering in the medical physics
program of the Georgia Institute of Technology
Jaime R. Taylor is Chair of the APSU Department of Physics and Astronomy.
He was a NASA Faculty Fellow in the summers of 1996, 1997, 2001 and 2002.
His research interests are in applications of biologically inspired algorithms
or “soft computing” methods such as
neural networks,
fuzzy systems and
genetic algorithms.
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1979 Graduates
Barry Kulback
graduated in 1979 with a degree in physics with minors in math and
computer science. Since graduation, he has worked for Trane Company,
a Division of American Standard. After 20 years in Information
Technology, specializing in Manufacturing Systems, he made a career
change and entered the field of Six Sigma. He is currently a
Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt. He holds 4 patents, and is a
member of the American Society for Quality. In 2006 he was named
Tennessee Academy of Science's Industrial Scientist of the Year.
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1972 Graduates
James E. Bramlett, Jr. graduated in 1972 with a B.A. degree with certification with a double major
in physics and mathematics. He received a M.A.T. degree from the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga in 1978. He has taught physics and mathematics at the high school
and post secondary level with a career as an engineer with BellSouth nestled between the two. He is
currently employed as an Instructor at Miles College located in Fairfield, AL (i.e., the greater Birmingham, AL area).
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1970 Graduates
Fred Yarbrough retired in December 2006 from teaching
physics at Ooltewah High School near Chattanooga after teaching physics for 36 years
throughout high schools in Tennessee. Mr. Yarbrough was recently featured in the APSU
Alumni Magazine where it states "Today, Yarbrough is spicing up life by
pursuing his lifelong craving – a change from stirring up new ideas to
whipping up favorite dishes." To read the complete article
click here.
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1965 Graduates
Dr. Ronald I.
Miller is employed as a physicist and Senior Intelligence Officer at the
Defense Intelligence Agency’s Missile and Space Intelligence Center (DIA/MSIC)
at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, and also as the DIA Member of the Directed
Energy Weapons Subcommittee (DEWS) of the U.S. Intelligence Community in
Washington, DC. He chaired the DEWS from 1990 through 1998. He has been
on the DEW staff at MSIC for 30 years, and prior to that was with the
Boeing Aerospace Company for 7 years. At MSIC, Dr. Miller has been
responsible for the management and direction of scientific and technical
analyses of foreign DEW systems (primarily laser and radiofrequency
weapons) for the air defense, anti-satellite, and ballistic missile
defense missions. He is a member of the American Physical Society, the
Directed Energy Professional Society, and an Associate Fellow of the
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; and serves as an
advisor the Departments of Defense, State and Energy, and the Congress
on foreign DEW systems and technology. He was awarded the National
Intelligence Medal in 1999, and was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi
Academic Hall of Fame in 2004.
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