David H. McIntyre Professor of Physics Head Undergraduate Physics Advisor Ph.D. Stanford University 1987 B.S. University of Arizona 1980

Courses:

• PH 451: Capstones in Physics: Quantum Mechanics (Winter 2012)

Research:

• Optical Physics
  • Optical tweezers trapping of particles
  • Spectroscopy of new materials
  • Laser cooling and trapping of atoms, laser spectroscopy, laser frequency stabilization
• Physics Education and Curriculum Development
  • Paradigms in Physics - a revised upper division curriculum
  • Quantum Mechanics textbook - a spins-first undergraduate textbook published by Pearson Addison-Wesley in January 2012
    • Quantum Mechanics activities - student engagement activities
  • SPINS - JAVA software to simulate Stern-Gerlach experiments
  • Coriolis Force - demonstration using great circles on a sphere (AJP December 2000)
  • Computational Physics Materials - supporting CPUG program

Other Links:

• AMO Physics at Oregon State University
• Oregon Center for Optics
• A workshop on center of gravity and balance for the OSU SMILE program