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University Degrees:
l Ph.D., 1988, New
York University, Physics
l B.A., 1982, Oberlin
College, Mathematics & Physics
Professional Experience:
l Physicist,
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1992-Present.
l Scientific Staff,
ITAMP, 1994-Present.
l Lecturer, Harvard
University Astronomy Department, 1995-1998.
Fellowships:
l Guest Professor,
Universitat Innsbruck, Austria. 1999.
l Postdoctoral Fellow,
ITAMP, Center for Astrophysics, 1989-92.
l Visiting Scientist, Max
Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, 1988.
l Postdoctoral
Research Assistant, New York University, 1988.
Research Interest:
l Spectroscopy and
scattering in atomic and molecular physics for applications to atmospheric
physics, astrophysics, lighting science, and ultra-low temperature
collisions.
l Calculations of
long-range forces between pairs of atoms and applications to ultra-cold atom
collisions. Calculations of long-range forces between atoms and dielectric
and conducting walls for applications to atomic wave guides and atomic
interferometry.
l Quantum
electrodynamical studies of energy shifts arising from two transverse photon
exchange leading to experimental veri
fication via measurements on Rydberg states of helium.
l Theories of effects
beyond the Born-Oppenheimer approximation and their manifestations.
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