Shaffer Research Group

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics at the University of Oklahoma

 

Principle Investigator


James P. Shaffer

Ph.D., University of Rochester
B.S.,  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Oklahoma
Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy
143 Nielson Hall
440 W. Brooks St.
Norman, Oklahoma, 73019
Email: shaffer@nhn.ou.edu
Phone: 405-325-3961 x 36143



Current Graduate Students
Donald W. Booth

B.S. 2007, St. Vincent College

Email: donald.w.booth@ou.edu



Arne Schwettmann

M.S. 2003, University of North Texas
B.S. eq. 2001, Universität Hannover (Hannover, Germany)

Email: schwett@nhn.ou.edu



Jonathan Tallant

B.A. 2002 (Physics), University of San Diego
B.A. 2002 (Chemistry), University of San Diego

Email: jtallant@ou.edu



Former Graduate Students

Richard Overstreet

Ph.D. 2009, Univerity of Oklahoma
B.S. 2002, University of Oklahoma

Email: kroverstreet@virginia.edu






Undergraduate Students (Past & Present)
Student
Capstone
REU
Undergraduate School
Graduate School
K. Richard Overstreet
2002
University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
Allan J. Shaffer
2002, 2003
Augustana College
Rice
Jeff Crawford
2004
2003
University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
Jack Franklin
2003
2003
University of Oklahoma
Pennslyvania
Patrick Zabawa
2005
2004
University of Oklahoma
Rochester
Tim Russin
2004
University of Oklahoma
Penn State
Kyle Whipple
2004
University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma (Meteorology)
Dan Stark
2004
University of Oklahoma
Rice
Brittany Pendleton
2005
University of Oklahoma
Shaheed Rahim
2005
City University of New York
Chris McGuffey
2006
University of Oklahoma
University of Michigan
Josh Smith
2006
University of Oklahoma
Savith Chauhan
2006
University of Southern California
George Davis
2007
University of Oklahoma
Erwan Gruenais
2007
IUT du Limousin
Richard Worhatch
2007
Michigan State University
Herbert Grotewohl
2008
Colorado State University
Cynthia Erin Savell
2008
University of Oklahoma
	

Undergraduate Projects

K. Richard Overstreet
Capstone - The University of Oklahoma
Graduate School at The University of Oklahoma
"High Voltage Pulsed Circuit and Timing for a Stark Decelerator.

Allan J. Shaffer
REU - Augustana College
Graduate School at Rice
"1-D Wavepacket Dynamics"

Jeff Crawford
Capstone-REU - The University of Oklahoma
Graduate School at The University of Oklahoma
"Programmable Logic Circuits for Pulse Timing Sequences"
"Long Range Rydberg Molecules"

Jack Franklin
Capstone-REU The University of Oklahoma
Graduate School at The University of Pennslyvania
"Single Frequency Stabilization of a Laser Diode Using DAVLL"
"Stark Shifts for Asymmetric Rotors"

Patrick Zabawa
Capstone-REU The University of Oklahoma
Graduate School at The University of Rochester
"Design of a Photoelectron Spectrometer for Cold Atom Experiments"
"Computed Tomography for the Analysis of Atom Trap Density Distributions"

Tim Russin
Capstone The University of Oklahoma
Graduate School at Penn State
"Fast Pulsed Valve and Driver Circuit Design"

Kyle Whipple
Capstone The University of Oklahoma
Graduate School at The University of Oklahoma Department of Meteorology
"Construction and Testing of a CO2 Laser for Atom Trapping"

Dan Stark
Capstone The University of Oklahoma
Graduate School at Rice "Wavepacket Propagation for Coherent Control"

Brittany Pendleton
REU The University of Oklahoma
"Construction of a Cost Effective Boxcar Averager"

Shaheed Rahim
REU CCNY
"Stark Shifts and Nonadiabatic Dynamics of Asymmetric Rotors for Stark Slowing"

Chris McGuffey
Capstone The University of Oklahoma
"Pulsed Amplification of a CW Single Frequency Laser"

Erwan Gruenais
Internship IUT du Limousin
"Stabilization of a Dye Laser"

Richard Worhatch
REU Michigan State University
"A Simulation for the Magneto-Optical Trapping of Europium, and a Dye Laser Amplifier"

Herbert Grotewohl
REU Colorado State University
"The Mirror Magneto-Optical Trap"

Cynthia Erin Savell
Capstone The University of Oklahoma
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Visiting Scientists and Collaborators

Carl Hayden - Sandia National Laboratory

Albert Stolow - The Steacie Institute for Molecular Science

 


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