Dr.
Brian J. Buerke
Associate Professor of Physics
Director of Freshman Forum
Education
B.S.- Villanova University, 1986
M.S.- Miami University, 1989
M.A.- University of Rochester, 1991
Ph.D. - University of Rochester, 2000
Courses Taught
- Modern Astronomy (PHY 102 w/ lab)
- Modern Optics and Technology (OPT 101 w/ lab)
- General Physics III (PHY 203)
- Classical Mechanics (PHY 340)
- Electromagnetism I (PHY 351)
- Quantum Physics I (PHY 441)
- Senior Seminar (PHY 490)
- Geometrical Optics (OPT 241 w/ lab)
- Wave Optics (OPT 261 w/ lab)
- Advanced Optics Laboratory (OPT 431)
Research Areas
Atomic
Molecular
Optical physics
Atomic ionization
High-intensity lasers
Astronomy education
Recent Publications
B. Buerke and D.D. Meyerhofer, “Measurement
of Hydrogenic
Tunneling Rates in a High-Intensity Laser Focus,” Phys. Rev.
A 69, 051402(R) (2004).
Recent Student Research Collaborators
2006-07: Jon Starks "Laser Range Finding with Amplitude-Modulated Beam and Phase-Shift Measurement"
2005-06: Mark Steger, “Study of Speed Enforcement Technology
and Analysis of Error in RADAR and LIDAR.”
2004-05: Adam Forrer, “Transmission Properties of Light
through an Optical Fiber.”
Bethany Adams, “Optical Tweezers: Grasping Matter
with Light.”
2003-04: Darren Stoltzfus, “Optical Symbol Recognition
Using Holography.”
2001-02: Michael Fink, “Measurement of Superluminal
Propagation of Light through a Tunneling Barrier.” |
