Curriculum Vitae

John R. Walkup

The University of Oklahoma

Department of Physics and Astronomy

440 West Brooks Avenue

Norman, OK 73019

Phone: (405)325-3961, ext. 36406

walkup@mail.nhn.ou.edu

Education

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 2000.

M.S., Physics, University of Oklahoma, 1995.

B.A., Physics, California State University, Fresno, 1990.

Appointments and Employment

Teaching Assistant, California State University, Fresno, 1990-1992.

Lecturer, East Central University (Ada, OK), 1994-1995.

Physics textbook proofreader, Saxon Publishing Co., Norman, OK, 1995.

Research Assistant, University of Oklahoma, 1995-1997.

Teaching Assistant, University of Oklahoma, 1997-2000.

Academic Database Specialist, MERLOT, 2000-present.

Instructor, Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, 2000-present.

Honors

Harry C. Burbridge Scholarship, California State University Fresno, 1989.

National Dean's List, 1997.

Publications

On the behavior of Pade approximants in the vicinity of avoided crossings. M. Dunn, D.K. Watson, and J.R. Walkup J. Chem. Phys., 104 , 9870, (1996).

Dimensional expansions for atomic systems. New Methods in Quantum Theory, edited by C.A. Tsipis, V.S. Popov, D.R. Herschbach, and J. Avery, NATO Conference Book, Vol. 8 (Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, Holland, 1996).

Avoided crossings of diamagnetic hydrogen as functions of magnetic field strength and angular momentum. J.R. Walkup, M. Dunn, and D.K. Watson, Phys. Rev. A, 58, 4668-4682, (1998).

Branch-point structure and the energy characterization of avoided crossings. J.R. Walkup, M. Dunn, and D.K. Watson, J. of Math. Phys., 41, 218-239, (2000).

Local optimization of the summation of divergent power series. J.R. Walkup, M. Dunn, and D.K. Watson, J. Math. Phys., 41, 56814-5831 (2000).

Energy Calculations of Low |m| diamagnetic hydrogen states with dimensional perturbation theory.* J.R. Walkup, M. Dunn, and D.K. Watson, accepted for publication by Physical Review A.

Presentations

``Team Learning on the Web.'' Seminar presented at Southern Illinois University, 2000.

``Solving the Diamagnetic Hydrogen Problem with Dimensional Perturbation Theory.'' Seminar presented at California State University, Fresno, April, 1998.

``Physics of the Metropolis Algorithm.'' Seminar presented at East Central (OK) University, April, 1995.

``A Monte Carlo Simulation of Path Integrals.'' Seminar presented at California State University, Fresno, March, 1994.

Conference Presentations

``Dimensional Perturbation Theory for the Hydrogen Atom in a Magnetic Field.'' Poster presented at the International Conference of Atomic Physicists (ICAP), Boulder, CO, 1995.

``Dimensional Perturbation Theory and Circular Rydberg States of the Hydrogen Atom in a Magnetic Field.'' Poster presented at the Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (DAMOP) Conference, Toronto, 1996.

``Diamagnetic Hydrogen Energy Level Reordering as a Function of Angular Momentum.'' Poster presented at the annual APS meeting, Washington D.C., 1997.

``Mathematical Structure of Avoided Crossings for Diamagnetic Hydrogen as Functions of Field Strength and Angular Momentum.'' Poster presented at DAMOP Conference, Santa Fe, 1998.

University of Oklahoma Presentations

``Transition Probabilities and Avoided Crossings.'' Informal theory seminar, Nov., 1998.

``Avoided Crossings of Diamagnetic Hydrogen as Functions of Field Strength and Angular Momentum.'' Poster presented for Graduate Research Day, 1998.

``Dimensional Perturbation Theory and Circular Rydberg States of the Hydrogen Atom in a Magnetic Field.'' Poster presented for Graduate Research Day, 1997.

``Numerov Calculations of a Double-Morse Potential Ferroelectric.'' Atomic, molecular, and chemical physics seminar, Nov., 1996.

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