Research
The faculty and staff of the Department of Physics and Astronomy are engaged in many different research areas. Some specialities include materials and surface physics, optics, microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, oragnic semiconductors, physics education, robotics, asteroids, and the physics of stars (see below for a more full list of projects).
Research facilities available to faculty, staff, and students include:
- AppalAIR and Atmospheric Optics Laboratory
- Astronomy Instrumentation Development Lab
- Biophotonics Facility: Including Raman Spectroscopy, Optical Tweezers,Raman-Tweezers, and Fluorescence Spectroscopy
- Dark Sky Observatory
- Demonstrations Facilities
- Electronics, Instrumentation, and Robotics Laboratories
- Electronics Tech Shop
- Ion Trap Laboratory
- Machine Shop
- Nanotechnology and Microscopy Laboratories (AppNano)
- Physics Demonstrations and Instructional Facilities
- Raman Spectroscopy Laboratory
- Rankin "GoTo" Instructional Astronomy Facility
- Terrestrial Surface Processes Laboratory
PROJECT |
ASSOCIATED FACULTY |
ASSOCIATED FACILITIES |
|---|---|---|
| ArcheoPhysics (Neanderthal Tool Characterization) | Tonya S. Coffey | Coffey UHV Laboratory |
| Atmospheric Optical Characterization | James P. Sherman | AppalAIR (Optics Lab) |
| Early Universe Physics | Anthony G. Calamai | Ion Trap Laboratory |
| Eclipsing Binary Stars | Daniel B. Caton | Dark Sky Observatory |
| Electrostatics - e.g. Mars Rover | J. Sid Clements | ASU Electrostatics Lab, Kennedy Space Center, FL |
| Granular Flows and Sediment Transport (Computational, Experimental, and FIeld Research) | Christopher S. Thaxton | Terrestrial Surface Processes Lab Naval Research Labs (Stennis SC, MS) |
| Health Physics - Optics | Jennifer L. Burris, Brooke Hester | Raman Spectroscopy Laboratory, Optical Tweezers Lab |
| Martian Atmosphere Characterization | Tonya S. Coffey | Coffey UHV Laboratory |
| Nano-Materials Fabrication and Characterization (multiple on-going projects) | Brad R. ConradPhillip E. Russell | AppNano (Nano-Analysis and Fabrication Lab) |
| Nano-Tribology and UHV Surface Characterization (multiple on-going projects) | Tonya S. Coffey | Coffey UHV Laboratory |
| NASA Instrumentation (ongoing: Space Shuttle, etc.) | J. Sid Clements | ASU Electrostatics Lab, Kennedy Space Center, FL |
| O/B Associations and Galactic structure | Michael Briley | National Optical Observatories |
| Optical Tweezers | Brooke Hester | Optical Tweezer Lab |
| Organic Electronics (Transistors and Photovoltaics) | Brad R. Conrad | UHV Laboratories |
| Physics and Astronomy Education and Pedagogy | John E. CockmanPatricia E Allen | ASU P&A Instructional and Demonstration FacilitiesRankin "GoTo" Instructional Astronomy Facility |
| Remote Sensing Projects (incl. Braille display, stream monitoring telemetry, etc.) | Christopher S. ThaxtonThomas L. Rokoske | Remote Sensing Laboratory |
| River and Stream Modeling and Monitoring | Christopher S. Thaxton | Terrestrial Surface Processes Lab |
| Robotics platform development | Christopher S. Thaxton | Electronics, Instrumentation, and Robotics Laboratories |
| Stellar abundances and populations | Michael Briley | Dark Sky Observatory |
| Stellar Atmosphere and Earth Ionosphere Research | Anthony G. Calamai | Ion Trap Laboratory |
| Stellar Spectroscopy | Richard O. Gray | Astronomy Instrumentation Development Laboratory |
| Surface Physics (AFM, SEM, STM, STS, C-AFM, KPFM, etc) | Brad R. ConradPhillip E. RussellTonya S. Coffey | UHV Laboratories |
| Trojan Planet Project | Daniel B. Caton | Dark Sky Observatory |
Contact
Mail Address:
Department of Physics and Astronomy
ASU Box 32106
Boone, NC 28608-2106
Physical Address (also for shipping):
231 CAP Building
525 Rivers Street
Boone, NC, 28608-2106
Telephone: 828-262-3090
Fax: 828-262-2049
