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Personal Page: Richard Stevens
 Education
- Ph.D. Physical Chemistry
Rice University, Houston, Texas October 1994
- B.S. Physics with highest honors
1989 California State University,
Fullerton (CSUF)
Teaching Responsibilities
- EN 110 Engineering Orientation
- EN 211 Engineering Statics
- CO 350 The Scientific Tradition
- GE 125 Freshman Seminar
- PS 121 Concepts of Physics
- PS 141 Introduction to Astronomy
- PS 251W Physics III
- PS 355W Quantum Mechanics
- PS 361 Nuclear Physics
- PS 371 Optics
Research Interests
My research interests involve laser spectroscopy as a tool for examining
the physical world.
Research Projects
In Situ Monitoring of Erosion in Ion Thrusters by Laser-Induced Fluorescence:
This project involves careful measurement of carbon and molybdenum in
the plume of spacecraft thrusters to predict wear and improve lifetime.
Dissociative Resonance Raman Spectroscopy: This project seeks to understand
early photodissociative behavior in molecules by resonance Raman Spectroscopy.
Computational modeling: This is a collaborative project with Professor
Kent Jones that seeks to model charged particles moving in complex fields.
Funding for research is provided by:
- NASA
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Energy
Student Involvement
Currently two students, David Clark and Ben McDonald are working on these
projects
Recent Publications (5)
- R. E. Stevens, M. T. Domonkos, "Methodology and Feasibility of
In-Situ Erosion Measurements in Carbon-Based Ion Thruster Grids by Laser
Induced Fluorescence," IEPC 2001 Proceedings, In-Press.
- M. T. Domonkos, R. E. Stevens, "Assessment of Spectroscopic,
Real-Time Ion Thruster Grid Erosion-Rate Measurements," AIAA 2000-3815,
36th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, 2000.
- R. E. Stevens, "A Simulation of Optical Polarization," The
Physics Teacher, 2000, 38(4), 222.
- R.E. Stevens, "Neutron Activation Analysis of a Penny,"
Am. J. Phys., 2000, 68(2).
- R.E. Stevens, K.C. Billingsley, "Production, Extraction, and
Qualitative Testing of Penicillin,"J. Chem. Educ., 1998, 75,1264.
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