A Research Pedigree
Dr. Carroll received his PhD. from Dr. Doering at Wesleyan University in Middletown CT. So were did Dr. Doering study?
Dr. Dale Doering studied with Dr. J. Thomas Dickinson (Washington State)
Dr. Dickinson studied with Dr. Jens Zorn (University of Michigan)
Dr. Zorn studied with Dr. Vernon W Hughes (Yale University)
Dr. Hughes studied with Dr. I.I. Rabi (Columbia University, Nobel 1944)
Dr. Rabi studied with Dr. Albert Potter Wills (Columbia University)
Dr. Wills studied with Dr. Arthur Gordon Webster (Clark University, founder of the APS)
Dr. Webster studied with Dr. Hermann von Helmholtz (Berlin)
So, you could say we are the great great --- great --- great great grandchildren of Dr. Helmholtz.
The next generation of our line
The Carroll group has welcomed > 100 students and postdocs from 26 nations. Eventually they will all be listed. For now here are the advanced degree holders from the group. I am justifiably very proud of them all.
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PhD: Daniel Tekleab, Scott Webster, Richard Czerw,
Jiwen Liu, Nicole Levi, Faith Coldren,
Jerry Kielbasa, Wanyi Nie, Yuan Li,
Corey Hewitt, Alex Taylor, Greg Smith,
Wenxiao Huang, Junwei Xu, Chaochao Dun,
David Montgomery, Lindsey Gray, Gabriel Marcus.
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MA: A. Date, P. Iyer, S. Xing,
W. Wang, D. Weston, Jillian Berjke,
Eric Peterson, Eric Henderson, Robert Link
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Postdoc Training: Dr. S.-G. Lee, Dr. H.-S. Woo, Dr. J. Xu, Dr. P. Yang, Dr. S. Chen, Dr. Benjamin Harrison, Dr. Miru Haluska, Dr. Scott Webster, Dr. Marisol Reyes-Reyes, Dr. Kyung Kon Kim, Dr. M. Schmid, Dr. J. Liu, Dr. A.G. Manoj, Dr. Junping Zhang, Dr. Jung Ho Park, Dr. Wei Zhou, Dr. Robert Coffin, Dr. Yingdong Xia, Dr. Yonghua Chen, Dr. Wanyi Nie, Dr. Yuan Li, Dr. HuiHui Huang, Dr. Wei Zhou, Dr. K. Stepurska, Dr. Weronika Wolszczak, Dr. Swathi Kadaba
On Teaching Physics...
Online and hybrid teaching models: Read This, to see why I avoid anything but in-person teaching methods.​
The Courses
Don't be ridiculous, of course I teach classes...
Advanced undergraduate / beginning graduate student courses
first half Fall semester
PHY 337/637
1/2 semester course on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of kinematics. Variational principles and functional analysis is presented in detail. Connections to quantum are explored. Course evaluated midterm (October).
Analytical Mechanics
second half Fall semester
PHY 339/639
A fast-paced introduction to the fields of electromagnetism as they are described through formal vector calculus methods. While the approach will use a source-theory perspective, areas of correspondence with modern quantum field theory will be emphasized. Course runs 1/2 semester and is evaluated end term (December).
Electromagnetism
Spring semester
PHY 340/640
The second in the two course sequence that presents formal electromagnetism. The course is an advanced junior-level presentation, and relies heavily on the calculus of fields together with many conceptual connections to quantum mechanics.
Electromagnetism
Courses from our graduate program
Nanoscience and Quantum Materials Courses
Spring Semester (3)
PHY 354/654
Quantum Computing for Beginners is an introduction to the foundations and hardware of Quantum Computers It covers basic algorithms, the theory of Qubits and registers, gate structure, and the physical systems that have been achieved. Course format is lecture with a lab taught in Qiskit.
Quantum Computing
Spring Semester (1.5)
PHY 656
An introduction to the basic theory and practice of electron microscopy. The course is taught in a combination lecture / lab format and runs for 1/2 a semester. Lab reports are the only graded components. Full attendance is required.
Electron Microscopy
Spring Semester (3)
PHY 712. LINK
Graduate E&M. This course covers the majority of Jackson. It is heavy in HW and has 3 lectures a week. There are two in-class tests and a final exam to help the students prepare for the qualifiers. The course works better when taken concurrently with E&M Workshop.
Graduate E&M
Fall Semester (3)
PHY 655
Exotic Materials is an advanced, fast paced, focused course on dimensionality, symmetry breaking, and topology in Quantum Materials. An excellent 3rd semester to the undergrad. + grad. solid state physics sequence.
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Exotic Materials
Spring Semester (1.5)
PHY 657
An introduction to the basic theory and practice of scanning probe microscopy. Both STM, and AFM are covered in the 1/2 semester course. Grades are derived only from lab write-ups. Full attendance is mandatory.
Scanning Probe Microscopy
Spring Semester (1.5)
PHY 791. LINK
E & M Workshop. This course is a series of lectures that connect the abstract mathematical lectures of 712 with research problems currently of interest in the department. These talks are careful curated to ensure they fit with the lecture sequence of 712. No HW and No Exams, this class is an attendance only grade.
E&M Workshop
Fall Semester (3)
PHY 658
Kinetics of Materials presents the fundamentals of non-equilibrium thermodynamics in solids. The basic theory of phase transitions, Onsager, and a number of exotic examples will be discussed. The course is uses an open format.
Materials Kinetics
Spring Semester (1.5)
PHY 391/691
A series of advanced level lectures on topics of experimental techniques and multi-tool validation of models, cross-correlate science, error estimates, and noise.
Nanotech Seminar
