Douglas T. Young b University of Texas of the Permian Basin T (432) 552-2228 4901 E. University @ young d@utpb.edu Odessa, TX 79762 Education Ph.D. in Applied Physics, [1998] Dissertation Title: Microwave Emission in a Plasma-Filled Nonuniform Backward Wave Oscillator M.S. in Applied Physics, [1995] Thesis Title: Effects of Diode Gap Closure and Bipolar Flow on Vircator Microwave Generation B.S. in Physics and Mathematics (cum laude), New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology [1989] Academic/Professional Appointments University of Texas of the Permian Basin Senior Lecturer in Physics August 2013 - present University (Calculus-Based) Physics I & II University (Calculus-Based) Physics I & II Lab College (Trig-Based) Physics I Lab Permian High School Physics Instructor August 2010 - May 2013 Regular Physics preap Physics AP Physics Won $15,000 Devon Energy Science Giants Grant with colleague (Charlie Atchley) Angelo State University Assistant Professor of Physics August 2008 - May 2010 Introductory (Stellar) Astronomy and associated lab Physical Science I Engineering Dynamics Algebra-based Physics I and II Advanced Physical Science for Elementary School Teachers Taught large enrollment Introductory Astronomy Classes moved away from using Lecture Tutorials in Astronomy to heavily using clickers with similar material I developed Developed Introductory Astronomy labs based on Molecular Workbench Spectroscopy and PhET Blackbody web applet
Academic/Professional Appointments Used open-source computer algebra program wxmaxima as part of team-taught Electrodynamics course to plot solutions to Laplace s equation Supervised student research project on modeling the transneptunian dwarf planets using the open-source astronomy program Celestia Mercer University Associate Professor of Physics August 2006 - August 2008 Algebra-based Physics I and II with associated labs Introductory Astronomy and associated lab Modern Physics Senior Capstone: Human Prospects in a World of Scarcity Calculus-based Physics I with associated lab Scientific Inquiry (Introduction to Scientific Method) Thermal Physics Taught Introductory Astronomy classes using Lecture Tutorials in Astronomy and clickers Taught Introductory Astronomy lab using CLEA labs and Celestia Educational Packages Used open-source computer algebra program wxmaxima in a Modern Physics class to solve for energies and wavefunctions of a particle in a finite-well Taught course for seniors that covered global issues such as resource scarcity, climate change, and global warming Assistant Professor of Physics August 1998 - August 2006 Algebra-based Physics I and II with associated labs Introductory Astronomy and associated lab Electrodynamics Thermal Physics Quantum Mechanics Computational Physics Calculus-based Physics II with associated lab Scientific Inquiry (Introduction to Scientific Method) Intermediate Algebra Wrote the lab manual for introductory algebra-based and calculus-based physics classes Worked with two students to simulate the expansion of a plasma in a vacuum and in a simple magnetic mirror Presented poster on a web-based (javascript) flash card applet over right-hand rule for introductory physics classes at AAPT National Meeting Presented poster on simulations of a high-power microwave generator at APS/DPP National meeting Presented paper on inquiry-based introductory lab experiments on series and parallel conbinations of capacitors v: 04/10/2014 page 2 of 6
Academic/Professional Appointments Published paper on inquiry-based introductory lab experiments on series and parallel combinations of capacitors in The Physics Teacher Developed and taught a class on Computational Physics Won Professor of the Month for January 2002 from the Mercer University Student Government Association; I was the first professor given this honor. Lecturer July 1998 - August 1998 Class Taught: Algebra-based Physics II Developed class homepage to post homework problems and solutions Research Assistant, Air Force MURI Research Program August 1996 - July 1998 Air Force Research Fellow, Phillips Labs-Albuquerque NM May 1996 - August 1996 Research Assistant, Air Force MURI Research Program August 1995 - May 1996 Instructor, Engineering Physics II/ Freshman Advisor, College of Liberal Arts May 1995 - August 1995 Teaching Assistant, Introductory Physics Labs August 1992 - May 1995 Won Outstanding Teaching Assistant in Physics Award Physicist, White Sands Missile Base, NM May 1992 - August 1992 Wrote Fortran program to model EM wave interacting with plasma in the exhaust plume of rocket Teaching Assistant, Introductory Physics Labs August 1991 - May 1992 New Mexico State University - Alamogordo Math Instructor, Remedial Algebra May 1991 - August 1991 Tutor May 1989 - May 1991 Provided drop-in tutoring to students on subjects ranging from Remedial Math to Calculus II as well as Introductory Physics New Mexico Tech Instructional Lab Technician August 1986 - May 1989 Setup and put away equipment for instructional physics labs Used lathe and drill-press to build new equipment for instructional physics labs v: 04/10/2014 page 3 of 6
Grants Grants Devon Science Giants Grant $ 15,000 Workshops/Professional Development AP Physics Summer Institute College Station, TX July 2011 NSF Regional Grant-Writing Workshop Jackson, MS October 2009 Angelo State University Summer Research Institute Summer 2009 Problem Solving in Physics AAPT National Meetng, August 2002 Introduction to Standardized Assessment Instruments AAPT National Meeting, August 2002 Strengthening Computation in Undergraduate Physics Programs Lawrence University/Appleton, WI June 2002 ICOPS Minicourse: Computational Modeling of Plasmas University of Alberta, May 2002 Faculty Development Workshop on Teaching Physics by Inquiry University of Washington/Seattle, June 2000 Case Studies in Science Workshop SUNY/Buffalo, May 2000 Book Articles High-Power Microwave Sources and Technologies Robert Barker and Edl Schamiloglu ed., IEEE Press pgs. 225-227 (2001) Journal Publications, Using WxMaxima in Upper-Division Physics Courses, Computing in Science and Engineering (in progress)., Combinations of Capacitors by Inquiry, Physics Teacher Volume 44 (6) 2006. M. Yatsuzuka, M. Nakayama, M. Tanigawa, S. Nobuhara, D. Young, and O. Ishihara, Plasma Effects on Electron Beam Focusing and Microwave Emission in a Virtual Cathode Oscillator, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Volume 26 (4) (1998). v: 04/10/2014 page 4 of 6
Conference Publications Conference Publications, An Introduction to the WeBWork Online Homework System for Introductory Physics Courses, Texas Section Meeting of the APS/AAPT March 24, 2012 Shivakumar Surendranath,, Orbital Modeling of the Trans-Neptunian Dwarf Planets Using Celestia, Texas Section Meeting of the APS/AAPT April 2, 2009 (abstract available online: http://meetings.aps.org/link/baps.2009.tss.c1.10)., An inquiry-based method for exploring series/parallel capacitor combinations, AAPT National Meeting 2006 (abstract available online: http://aapt.org/abstractsearch/fullabstract.cfm?keyid=10498)., PIC code simulation of electromagnetic braking of an antiproton beam using a slow wave structure, APS April Meeting 2005 (abstract available online: http://meetings.aps.org/link/baps.2005.apr.l1.36)., A Javascript Applet for Practicing the Lorentz Force Law, AAPT National Meeting 2002 (abstract available online: http://aapt.org/abstractsearch/fullabstract.cfm?keyid=5974)., High Power Microwave Generation in a Backward Wave Oscillator with a Central Conductor, APS DPP Meeting 2001 (abstract available online: http://flux.aps.org/meetings/yr01/dpp01/abs/s800101.html)., Osamu Ishihara, C. Grabowski, J. Gahl, and E. Schamiloglu Study of Power Enhancement and Frequency Shifting of Microwave Emission in a Plasma Filled Non-Uniform BWO, IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts, 1998 IEEE ICOPS (June 98). M. Yatsuzuka, M. Tanigawa, S. Nobuhara, D. Young, and O. Ishihara, Study of Microwave Frequency Radiated from a Vircator, IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts 1997, IEEE ICOPS (May 97). D. Young, O. Ishihara, C. Grabowski, and E. Schamiloglu, Effects of Plasma Filling on Microwave Emission in a BWO with Non-Uniform Slow Wave Structure, IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts, 1997 ICOPS (May 97). D. Young, O. Ishihara, C. Grabowski, and E. Schamiloglu, Effects of Different Slow Wave Structures and Finite Magnetic Field on Microwave Emission in a BWO, IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts, 1996 IEEE ICOPS (Jun 96). D. Young, O. Ishihara, C. Grabowski, J. Gahl, and E. Schamiloglu, Simulation Study of a Plasma Filled BWO with a Non-Uniform Slow Wave Structure, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 41 (7) pg. 1365 (November 1996). M. Yatsuzuka, M. Nakayama, S. Nobuhara, D. Young, and O. Ishihara Frequency Study of Microwave Generation in an Axially Extracted Virtual Cathode Oscillator, IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts, 1996 IEEE ICOPS (June 1996). D. Young, O. Ishihara, and M. Yatsuzuka, A PIC Simulation Study of Electron Beam Pinching and Microwave Emission in a Vircator, Bulletin of the American Physical Society 40 (11) pg 1676 (1995). D. Young, O. Ishihara, and M. Yatsuzuka, Effects of Electron Beam Pinching on Microwave Emission in a Vircator, IEEE Conference Abstracts, 1995 IEEE ICOPS (June 95). D. Young, O. Ishihara, and M. Yatsuzuka, Effects of Bipolar Flow on Microwave Emission in a Vircator, Bulletin of the American Physical Society 39 (7) pg. 1747 (November 1994). v: 04/10/2014 page 5 of 6
Awards and Honors D. Young, O. Ishihara, and M. Yatsuzuka, A MAGIC Simulation Study of the Effects of Bipolar Flow on Microwave Emission in a Vircator, IEEE Conference Record Abstracts, 1994 IEEE ICOPS (June 94). Awards and Honors Student Government Association Professor of the Month January 2002 Mercer University Outstanding Ph.D. Physics Student April 1998 Glenn Mann Award for Outstanding Physics MS Thesis May 1996 Outstanding Student Paper Award November 1995 Texas Section Meeting of the American Physical Society Outstanding Physics Teaching Assistant Award May 1995 Bucy Scholar August 1995 Outstanding Physics Teaching Assistant Award May 1994 Bucy Scholar August 1994 Presidential Scholar August 1985 - May 1989 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Professional Affiliations American Physical Society Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers American Association of Physics Teachers v: 04/10/2014 page 6 of 6