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Astronomy:
Interests of the group include the structure and evolution of close
binary stars, VLA radio observations of dwarf galaxies, and
multi-frequency observations of quasars and active galactic nuclei.
Biophysics: Experimental
studies of temporal processing in the human eye; theoretical studies of
phase transitions in amorphous system and electron transfer in proteins.
Experimental Nuclear Physics:
Explores the quark and gluon substructure of matter at accelerators
including the Thomas Jefferson National
Accelerator Facility.
Laser and
Optical Physics: Atom optics and quantum optics including laser
cooling and trapping of rubidium atoms, dark-hollow-beam manipulations
of cold atoms, and nonlinear optical phenomena manifested by atomic
coherence and interference.
Nuclear, Medium Energy, and Particle
Theory: A theoretical group working in weak interactions,
nuclear astrophysics, nuclear reactions, and lattice field theory of
quarks and gluons, QCD.
Physics
Education Research: A coordinated program of research, curriculum development,
and, instruction to improve the teaching and learning of physics.
Solid State Surface Physics:
An experimental and theoretical group specializing in the study of the
structural and electronic properties of crystals and crystal surfaces
with variety of techniques (LEED, AES, UPS, XPS, TDS and SEM).
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