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Walter E. Kauppila Professor of Physics
Office: 266
Physics
E-mail: kauppila@physics.wayne.edu
B.S. Physics, Michigan Technological University 196 |
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| Research Interests | experimental atomic physics for positrons scattering with inert gases
differential elastic scattering cross sections for positrons colliding with inert gas atoms total scattering cross sections for hydrogen, alkali and magnesium atoms positronium (Ps) formation cross sections for hydrogen, alkali, magnesium, and inert gas atoms
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| Undergraduate Students |
Erik G. Miller Bart Szawarski |
| Theses Directed |
Kostoula Pipinos, (M.S., 2000) Jing Jiang, (M.S., 1996) Anatoly Surdutovich, (M.S., 1995) Shangjing Zhou, (Ph.D., 1993) Lie Dou, (Ph.D., 1993) Sonal Parikh, (Ph.D., 1992) Steven J. Smith, (Ph.D., 1989; M.S., 1983) Rosa A. Lukaszew, (M.A., 1988) Mohsen Mahdavi-Hezaveh, (M.S., 1987) G.M. Ali Hyder, (Ph.D., 1987) Romel D.R. Gomez, (M.S., 1984) T.G. Tsuei, (M.A., 1983) Sarath Meepagala, (M.A., 1983) M. Nasim Uddin, (M.S., 1983) Kevin R. Hoffman, (M.S., 1981) David C. Bonner, (M.A., 1980) Munir S. Dabaneh, (Ph.D., 1980; M.S., 1976) Francis W. Laperriere, (M.S., 1979) Jeffrey H. Smart, (M.S., 1977) Gerald Jesion, (M.S., 1976) |
| Professional Experience |
Professor, Wayne State University, 1983- Associate Professor, Wayne State University, 1977-83 Assistant Professor , Wayne State University, 1972-77 Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1971-72 Research Associate, JILA, University of Colorado, 1969-71 |
| Honors and Awards |
WSU College of Science Teaching Award, 2000 WSU President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1995 WSU Academy of Scholars, 1994 WSU Board of Governors Distinguished Faculty Fellowship, 1989 American Physical Society Fellow, 1988 WSU Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Award, 1976 |
| Selected Publications |
“Measurements of differential cross
sections for positrons scattered from N2, CO, O2, N2O,
and CO2”, D.A. Przybyla, W. Addo-Asah, W.E. Kauppila, C.K. Kwan,
and T.S. Stein, Phys. Rev. A 60, 359 (1999).
“Positron-atom/molecule collision measurements”, W.E. Kauppila, C.K. Kwan, D. Przybyla, and T.S. Stein, in Photonic, Electronic, and Atomic Collisions, ed. F. Aumayr and H. Winter, (World Scientific, Singapore, 1998), pp 373-382.
“Measurements of positron-molecule differential scattering cross sections“, D.A. Przybyla, W. Addo-Asah, W.E. Kauppila, C.K. Kwan, and T.S. Stein, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 143, 57 (1998).
“Measurements of positron-scattering by hydrogen, alkali metal, and other atoms“, T.S. Stein, M. Harte, J. Jiang, W.E. Kauppila, C.K. Kwan, H. Li, and S. Zhou, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 143, 68 (1998). "Positron-molecule scattering experiments", C.K. Kwan, W.E. Kauppila, S. Nazaran, D. Przbyla, N. Sahill, and T.S. Stein, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 143, 61 (1998).
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