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Kurt Fletcher

Distinguished

Teaching Professor

Physics & Astronomy

 ISC 218
1 College Circle
Geneseo, NY 14454
585-245-5295
fletcher@geneseo.edu

Kurt Fletcher has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 1993.  He was awarded the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1997 and was promoted to Professor in 2003.  In 2011, Fletcher was named a Distinguished Teaching Professor.  Dr. Fletcher lives in Geneseo with his wife and two sons.

 
Faculty Information

Education

  • Ph.D. & M.S., Nuclear Physics; University of North Carolina
  • B.S., Physics; Rochester Institute of Technology
  • A.S., Physics & A.A.S.; Jamestown Community College

Research Interests

NSF-MSP-POPS     Local POPS Website

PhysTEC at Geneseo

Duoplasmatron ion source

Deuterated Polymer Targets

Layering Sphere

Time-of-Flight Experiment

Charge Injection Devices

Publications

  • "Generating Excitement: Build Your Own Generator to Study the Transfer of Energy," K. Fletcher, K. Rommel Esham, D. Farthing, A. Sheldon, Science Scope 35 (2011) 52-57.
  • “Probing High Areal-density Cryogenic Deuterium-Tritium Implosions using Downscattered Neutron Spectra Measured by the Magnetic Recoil Spectrometer,” J. A. Frenje, D. T. Casey, C. K. Li, F. H. Séguin, R. D. Petrasso, V. Yu. Glebov, P. B. Radha, T. C. Sangster, D. D. Meyerhofer,S. P. Hatchett, S. W. Haan, C. J. Cerjan, O. L. Landen, K. A. Fletcher, and R. J. Leeper, Physics of Plasmas 17 (2010) 056311.
  • “Detection of Charged Particles with Charge Injection Devices,” K.A. Fletcher, B. Apker, S. Hammond, J. Punaro, F.J. Marshall, J. Laine, R. Forties, Reviews of Scientific Instruments 78 (2007) 063301-1.
My Classes

Phys 224:
Analytical Physics IV

    This course will include elementary quantum theory, Schrodinger's equation, wave properties of matter, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, atomic structure and the Bohr atom. Special topics may include a survey of material from different subfields of physics such as cosmology, solid state physics, nuclear physics, etc. Prerequisites: PHYS 223, MATH 223, or permission of department. Corequisites: PHYS 228 or permission of department. Offered every spring

INTD 105:
Writing Seminar:

    Writing Seminar is a course focusing on a specific topic while emphasizing writing practice and instruction, potentially taught by any member of the College faculty. Because this is primarily a course in writing, reading assignments will be briefer than in traditional topic courses, and students will prove their understanding of the subject matter through writing compositions rather than taking examinations. Required of all freshmen. Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to freshmen.

Phys 126:
Analytical Physics II Lab

    An experimental course developing laboratory and analytical skills in physics. Includes experiments in electric fields, Ohm's law, use of the oscilloscope, and electric circuits. Prerequisites: PHYS 124 or permission of department. Corequisites: PHYS 125 or permission of department. Offered every spring