Dr. Terrence Reese
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Professional Experience
- Associate Professor of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA August 2002- present
- Assistant Professor of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, August 1997-present.
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, August 1995-May 1997.
- Science Instructor, Upward Bound Program Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, June 1995-August 1995.
- Instructor of Physical Science, Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins, TX, August 1992-May 1995.
- Research Assistant, Mica Corporation, Culver City, CA, Summer 1984.
S. Navy, 1980-1983.
Educational Background
- D. Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics and Computational Physics, August 1992, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
- S. Physics, August 1986, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX.
Courses Taught
- Jarvis College: Physical Science, Freshman Physics, Calculus I, Chemistry I, Physical Science Lab, Chemistry Lab
- Swarthmore College: Classical Dynamics, Freshman Physics, Mathematical Methods of Physics, Freshman Physics Lab
- Southern University: Advanced Mathematical Physics, Modern Physics, Physical Science
BELOW ARE SELECTED PUBLICATIONS IN PHYSICS, IN EDUCATION, AND OTHERS
Physics Publications:
- Self-Trapping at the Liquid Vapor Critical Point;Bruce N. Miller and Terrence Reese, Modern Physics Letters B;20(2006) pg. 169-177.. (2006).
- Path Integral Simulation of Positronium; Bruce N. Miller and Terrence Reese, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B;192(2002) pg. 176-179.. (2002).
- Path Integral Study of Positronium Decay in Xenon,T. L. Reese and B. N. Miller, Physical Review E64, 061201. (2001).
- Self-Trapping of Positronium in a Classical Fluid, Terrence Reese and Bruce Miller,Proceedings of the International Symposium on Positron Annihilation Studies of Fluids, ed. S. C. Sharma, World Scientific, Singapore, 1988, pp. 259-264.. (1998).
- The Virial Expansion of a Positron in a Classical Gas,B. N. Miller, T. L. Reese, G. Worrell, Canadian Journal of Physics,74, 548. (1996).
- The Virial Exapansion of a Quantum Particle in a Classical Gas: Application to Ortho-Positronium Decay in Gases,G. Worrell, B. N. Miller and T. L. Reese, Physical Review A53, 2101. (1996).
- Positronium in Xenon: The Path Integral Approach,Terrence Reese and Bruce N. Miller, Physical Review E,47, 2581. (1993).
- Positron Lifetime Distribution in Fluids,B. N. Miller, Terrence L. Reese and G. Worrell, Physical Review E,47, 4083. (1993).
- Self-Trapping of a Light Particle in a Dense Fluid: Application of Scaled Density-Functional Theory to the Decay of Ortho-Positronium,Terrence Reese and B. N. Miller, Physical Review A,42, 6068. (1990).
- elf-Trapping of a Light Particle in a Dense Fluid: A Mesoscopic ModelB. N. Miller and Terrence Reese, Physical Review A,39, 4735. (1989).
- Theory of Self-Trapping with a Realistic Equation of State,B. N. Miller and Terrence Reese,Positron Annihilation, eds. L. Dorikens-Vanpraet, M. Dorikens and D. Segers, World Scientific Singapore, 1989, pp. 733-746.. (1989).
Other Publications:
- Using Blackboard to Facilitate Homework; 81st Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences; Baton Rouge, LA ; March 16, 2007; State.. (2007).
- Using Blackboard to Eliminate Homework Copying; Texas Section American Physical Society and American Association of Physics Teachers; Abilene, TX; March 22-24, 2007; Regional.. (2007).
- Comparisons of Selection Methods for Path Integral Monte Carlo,October meeting of the Texas Section of the American Physical Society, Arlington, TX 2006.. (2006).
- Variations in Self-Trapping Related to Hard Sphere Diameter,October meeting of the Texas Section of the American Physical Society, Houston, TX 2005.. (2005).
- Learning at the Timbuktu Academy,National Association of Black Physicist (NASBP) February, 2002.. (2002).
- Self-Trapping at the Critical Point,March national meeting of the American Physical Society, Austin, TX, 2002. (2002).
- Changes in PIMC computations with respect to changes in the Hard Sphere Diameter,October meeting of the Texas Section of the American Physical Society, Texas Christian University, 2001.. (2001).
- The Virial Expansion of the Decay Rate of Positrons and Ortho-Positronium,National Meeting of the American Physical Society, Indianapolis, IN, May 1996.. (1996).
- Linear Contribution to the Decay Rate of Positrons and Ortho-Positronium,October meeting of the Texas Section of the American Physical Society, University of Texas at Arlington, 1996.. (1996).
- The Virial Expansion of the Decay Rate of Ortho-Positronium,Leibowitz Statistical Mechanics Meeting, Rutgers University, December 1995.. (1995).
- Self-Trapping of Light Particles: Path Integral Approach,April Meeting of the Texas Section of the American Physical Society, 1992.. (1992).
- elf-Trapping of Light Particles in Dense Fluids: Importance of Transitions,March meeting of the Texas Section of the American Physical Society, 1991.. (1991).
- Self-Trapping of Light Particles in Fluids, October Meeting of the Texas Section of the American Physical Society, 1986.. (1986).
Summer Research
- June-August 2007; Lead student research team at Fermi National Laboratory, Chicago, IL.
- June-August 2006: Lead student team in2 projects at Fermi National Laboratory, Chicago, IL.
- June-August 2005: Lead student research team at Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, IL.
- June-August 2004: Lead student research team at Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, IL.
Grants
- June 1993: Models for Teaching Science at Minority Colleges, Lilly Foundation, $2000.00.
- May 1994: Jarvis Enrichment of Young Black Males, NSF grant on the improvement of academic skills of fourth, fifth and sixth grade black males, $90,000.00.
- January 1989-January 1997: co-investigator in continuing NSF Supercomputer access grant, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Access to Cray Supercomputer time equivalent to $1,000,000.00.
- December 1995: Research grant Swarthmore College, $1000.00.
- March 2000: Graduate Research Excellence at the Timbuktu Academy. Louisiana Board of Regents Grant, $87,000.
- March 2001: Technology Grant for Improving Physical Science Laboratory, $3600.00.
- Novel Cathodes and Cathodic Catalysts for Solid State Power Sources, Department of Defense, August 2001, $697,594.
Workshops Attended
- January 1999: A developmental workshop on the use of Graphical Calculators and CBL’s in Science and Math education at Northwestern University.
- September 1999: GLOBE Train the Trainer Workshop at Hamline University in St. Paul, MN, NASA/GLOBE
- March 2000: Southern University GLOBE/PIPELINES workshop for K-12 teachers. Speech on Land/Cover
- May 2000: Southern University GLOBE Train the Trainer Workshop. Served as trainer for Atmosphere and Soil Protocols.
- June26-July3: University of Alaska Fairbainks GLOBE Train the Trainer Workshop. Served as assistant trainer for Land Cover/Biology Protocols.
- March 17-24: Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA NASA Globe Train the Trainer Workshop. Served as assistant trainer for Hydrology Protocols.
- October 11-22: Fernbank Science Center, Dekalb, GA NASA Globe Train the Trainer Workshop. Served as assistant trainer for Land Cover/Biology Protocols.
Seminars Attended
- July 1989: Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Summer Institute, supported by the National Science Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA.
- September 1993: National Science Foundation, Quality Education for Minorities seminar on writing professional grants, Washington, D.C.
- March 1994: Bush Foundation Winter Faculty Development Conference in Minneapolis, MN.
- February 1996: Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center J-90 workshop.
- September 2002: A seminar on how to use the Blackboard educational.
Computer Experience:
Extensive use of the Cray Supercomputers in theoretical research efforts.
Extensive experience in Unix based operating systems.
Computer Languages:
Fortran, C, Cray Fortran, XLC, Cray C.