STEPHEN PADALINO 

Academic Vitae

November 25, 2008

 

Academic Degrees

(1985)                 Ph.D.       Nuclear Physics, Florida State University

(1983)                 M.S         Physics, Florida State University

(1977)                 B.S.         Applied Physics, Stockton State College, New Jersey

(1975)                 A.A.        Chemistry, County College of Morris, New Jersey

 

Teaching Experience

(2007 -       )         Distinguished Teaching Professor

(1995- 2007)       Professor of Physics SUNY/Geneseo

(1995-1998)        Endowed Alumni Professor

(1990-1995)        Associate Professor of Physics SUNY/Geneseo  (EIT 1992)    

(1985-1990)        Assistant Professor of Physics SUNY/Geneseo   (tenured 1990)

(1979-1980)        Laboratory Instructor, Florida State University

(1978-1979)        Lecturer and Laboratory Instructor, Ohio State University

(1977-1978)        Staff Instructor, Stockton State College

 

Awards

(Sept 2007)        Awarded - Distinguished Teaching Professor

(Fall 2006)         Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship

(Spring 2006)     SUNY Research Foundation Research  & Scholarship Award

(2001)                 Council for Advancement and Support of Education- CASE Professor of the year for New York State

(2000)                 Harter Award for Faculty Mentoring of Undergraduate Research Students

(1995-1998)       Alumni Professor - A partially endowed professorship

(1992)                 Chancellor’s Excellence in Teaching Award

 

Administration Experience

(2000- 2005)       Associate Provost for Budget, Technology, and Research, the division of academic affairs

(2004-2005)        Associate Provost & acting Chair of the Art Department

(2002-2003)        Associate Provost & acting Chair of the Political Science Department

(2001 -2002)       Associate Provost with oversight and budget control for the Anthropology Department

(1996- 2000)       Chair of the Physics & Astronomy Department

(1995-1996)        Associate Chair of the Physics Department

(1987-         )        Project Director for multiple grants

(1987-1996)        Director of the Nuclear Structure Laboratory

 

Current Professional Memberships

APS-DNP - American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics

APS-DPP - American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics

CUR – Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR National Councilor) (Elected for a third 3 year term)

 

Courses taught

PHY 311              Advanced Mechanics I (Newtonian Mechanics) (15-27 students)

PHY 321              Atomic and Nuclear Physics (10-15 students)

PHY 121              Analytical Physics I laboratory  (14-16 students)

PHY 122              Analytical Physics II laboratory(14-16 students)

PHY 123              Analytical Physics 1 Lecture (55-90 students)

PHY 388              Advanced Quantum Mechanics (7 - 10 students)

PHY 381              Astrophysics lecture (15 students)

CSC 230               Digital Electronics lecture (40-60 students)

CSC 230               Digital Electronics Laboratory (20 -30 students)

PHY 399              Directed Study (research) (1-8 students)

PHY 364              Experimental Physics (3-9 students)

PHY 188              Freshman Physics Experience (23 students)

PHY 389              Honors Research (1 student)

HON 302             The roots of scientific change in the 20th century    (20 - 24 students)

PHY 394              Independent Research (1-7 students)

PHY 362              Intermediate Laboratory I (13-16 students)

PHY 363              Intermediate Laboratory II (12 -14 students)

PHY 134              From the Bomb to the Big Bang (~24 students)

PHY 134              The Making of the Atomic Bomb (~24 students)

PHY 134              Moon Shot: The Mercury, Gemini and Apollo NASA programs (~24 students)

PHY 108              The Way Things Work (~16 students)

 

Research (summary)

                       

Current Collaborations

 

Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore California

Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

Types of External Grants

 

2 National Science Foundation

4 United States Department of Energy

4 National Laser User Facility

14 Laboratory for Laser Energetics

1 Los Alamos National Laboratory (equipment)

4 Lawrence Livermore National Lab

5 Super Conducting Linear Accelerator Lab at Florida State University

 

Funding

Funding for research                                                   > $3,500,000

Funding for equipment on permanent loan            > $100,000

US Congressional member item (Federal earmark)     Along with Charlie Freeman, Kurt Fletcher, Ken Levison and other administrators, I played an instrumental role, as associate provost and physics professor, in obtaining a new Tandem Pelletron Accelerator for Geneseo's nuclear physics Lab.                                                                   ~ $780,000

Total funding to date  (including Pelletron)           > $4,380,000

 

 

Research  Projects with students (mentoring students in the research lab totals for the past 23 years)

 

Number of full time funded Undergraduate students during the last 23 summers  >200

Number of students funded during the academic years > 40 most likely more I have lost track
Number of unfunded undergraduate students > 50 most likely more I have lost track
Research projects undertaken during the last 21 years >85

 

 

 

Current Research Interests

 

Physics Projects

  • Particle jets from High Energy-Density Physics
  • Irradiation of Melanoma using proton radiation
  • Inertial Confined Fusion Reactions
  • Neutron detection via nuclear activation
  • The tensile strength measurements of Spider silk
  • Monte Carlo calculations of neutron and gamma ray scattering
  • Gamma ray spectroscopy or nuclear activated samples

 

Current Technical projects

  • Rapid Pneumatic Transport of Radioactive Samples
  • Robotic manipulation of Radioactive samples
  • Multi-parameter data acquisition system for charge particle and gamma ray coincidence measurements
  • Gamma-X, gamma-gamma detection array systems
  • Particle scattering vacuum chamber development
  • Calibration measurement of Radio Chromic Film
  • Determination of the ratio of hydrogen to deuterium in polyethylene

 

Grants   

(Please note that actual expended funds may differ from the granted amount. The amounts have been rounded to the nearest $1.000. Final funded budgets may be obtained from the director of the research at the State University of New York at Geneseo)

 

 

2008-2009             $400,000 Laboratory for Laser Energetics U.S. Department of Energy (Project Director, the grant supported 7 faculty and 20 students full time during the summer and partially during the academic year) Inertial confinement fusion nuclear diagnostics

 

2007-2008             $400,000 Laboratory for Laser Energetics U.S. Department of Energy (Project Director, the grant supported 7 faculty and 28 students full time during the summer and partially during the academic year) Inertial confinement fusion nuclear diagnostics

 

2006-2007             $397,000 Laboratory for Laser Energetics U.S. Department of Energy (Project Director, the grant supported 7 faculty and 25 students full time during the summer and partially during the academic year) Inertial confinement fusion nuclear diagnostics

 

2005-2006           $340,000 Laboratory for Laser Energetics U.S. Department of Energy (Project Director, the grant supported 8 faculty and 24 students full time during the summer and partially during the academic year) Inertial confinement fusion nuclear diagnostics

 

2004–2005          $265,000 Laboratory for Laser Energetics U.S. Department of Energy (Project Director, the grant supported 8 faculty and 21 students full time during the summer and partially during the academic year) Inertial confinement fusion nuclear diagnostics

 

2005-2007           $241,000 Federal Ear Mark for new Accelerator (Freeman-project director, Fletcher & Padalino)

 

2004-2005           $61,000 Lawrence Livermore National Lab U.S. Department of Energy (Project Director the grant supported 4 students for the summer at the LLNL)

 

2003-2004           $259,000 Laboratory for Laser Energetics U.S. Department of Energy (Project Director, the grant supported 7 faculty and 19 students full time during the summer and partially during the academic year)

 

2003-2004           $60,000 Lawrence Livermore National Lab U.S. Department of Energy (Project Director the grant supported 4 students for the summer at the LLNL)

 

2002-2003           $232,000 Laboratory for Laser Energetics U.S. Department of Energy (Project Director, the grant supported 7 faculty and 18 students full time during the summer and partially during the academic year)

 

2001-2002           $17,900 Lawrence Livermore National Lab U.S. Department of Energy (Project Director, the grant supported 1 faculty and 4 students full time during the summer and partially during the academic year)

 

2001-2002           $140,000 Laboratory for Laser Energetics U.S. Department of Energy (Project Director, the grant supported 4 faculty and 14 students full time during the summer and partially during the academic year)

 

2000-2001           $99,000 Laboratory for Laser Energetics U.S. Department of Energy (Project Director, the grant supported 4 faculty and 12 students full time during the summer and partially during the academic year)

 

1999-2000           $122,000 Laboratory for Laser Energetics U.S. Department of Energy (Project Directory) Funding for two faculty and 5 students for 1 summer to develop an electronic detection system for the charged particle spectrometer at LLE.

 

1998-1999           $18,000 Laboratory for Laser Energetics U.S. Department of Energy (Project Directory) Funded three faculty and 2 students for 1 summer. Performed neutron yield measurements at LLE.

 

1998-1999           $12,000 U.S. Department of Energy National Laser User Facility (DOE-NLUF-National Laser Users Facility) (Project Directory) Funded two faculty and 2 students for 1 summer. Detector development project in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

1998-1999           $53,200 Laboratory for Laser Energetics U.S. Department of Energy (Project Directory) Funded three faculty and 2 students for 1 summer. Performed neutron yield measurements at LLE.

 

1997-1998           $25,908  U.S. Department of Energy National Laser User Facility (DOE-NLUF) (Project Directory) funded two students for 1 summer

 

1997-1998           $12,000 U.S. Department of Energy National Laser User Facility (DOE-NLUF) (Project Directory) Funded two faculty and 2 students for 1 summer. Detector development project in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

1996-1999           $282,674 Laboratory for Laser Energetics U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) (Project Directory) Funded three faculty and 12 students for 4 summers. Performed neutron detector calibration experiments for the MEDUSA detector array at LLE.

 

1996-1999           $40,000 U.S. Department of Energy National Laser User Facility (DOE-NLUF) (Project Directory) Funded two faculty and 2 students for 1 summers. Detector development project in collaboration with the Laboratory for Laser Energetics at the University of Rochester.

 

1995-1996           $41,000 Laboratory for Laser Energetics U.S. Department of Energy (Project Directory) Funded two faculty and 4 students for 1 summers. Performed neutron detector calibration experiments for the MEDUSA detector array at LLE.

 

1995-1996           $18,000  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Project Directory) Funding 3 students for 1 summer. Performed neutron detector calibration experiments for the LANSA detector array at LLNL NOVA.

 

Feb 1995             $1,531 Lawrence Livermore National Lab Travel grant to present an invited paper at the first national meeting for the National Ignition Facility at Santa Fe, New Mexico.

 

1993-1995           $87,230   Laboratory for Laser Energetics permanent equipment loan (project director) equipment to be used with subcontract grant with LLE

 

Jan 1995             $1,341 Laboratory for Laser Energetics Travel grant to present an invited paper at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA.

 

1991-1995           $82,867 National Science Foundation Grant (NSF) (Project Director). This grant provides funds for 4 undergraduate students and me during the summers to continue research at the University of Rochester Nuclear Structure Lab.

 

1992      $31,450  Equipment Grant from Los Alamos National Lab (DOE) (New and used Van De Graaff parts for an AN2000 VanDeGraaff accelerator)

 

1987-1991           $72,150 National Science Foundation  Grant (NSF) (Project Director). This grant provided funds for me and 4 undergraduate students per summer for the three summers to perform research at the Florida State University Super Conducting Accelerator Laboratory.

 

1989      $20,000 SUNY Research Foundation Grant (Project Director) Funded four undergraduate students and four faculty during the 1989 summer at Geneseo's Nuclear Structure Laboratory.

 

1989      $4,000  Super Conducting Accelerator Laboratory Grant from Florida State University to fund  2 Geneseo undergraduate students at FSU during the summer.

 

1989      $2,800  Matching Equipment Funds Grant SUNY Grant was used to purchase a further upgrade to our data acquisition system for Geneseo's Nuclear Structure Laboratory.

 

1988      $4,500  Super Conducting Accelerator Laboratory Grant from Florida State University to fund 3 Geneseo undergraduate students for the summer.

 

1988     $980   Matching Equipment Funds Grant SUNY Research Foundation. Grant was used to purchase a data acquisition system for Geneseo's Nuclear Structure Laboratory.

 

1987-1988           $6,700  Cognitive Science Research Grant (Principal Investigator), SUNY Research Foundation. This was a collaborative project with a Speech Pathologist involving digitizing voice patterns. It included funding support for an undergraduate student for six months.

 

1987      $5,400   Visiting Summer Research Scientist (Principal Investigator) Florida State University funded by the Super Conducting Accelerator Laboratory. To perform nuclear research a FSU during the summer.

 

1986      $5,100   Visiting Summer Research Scientist (Principal Investigator), Florida State University Funded by the Super Conducting Accelerator Laboratory. To perform nuclear research a FSU during the summer.

 

1985      $1,200  The Geneseo Foundation and The Physics Alumni Fund to defray travel expenses for 5 undergraduate research students.

 

 

Published Work

 

LLE=     The Laboratory for Laser Energetics at the University of Rochester

LLNL= The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

MIT=     Massachusetts Institute of Technology

SNL =    Sandia National Laboratory

LANL=  Los Alamos National Laboratory

 

“Thin Foil Calorimeter Calibration Measurements using a 2 MV Van De Graaff accelerator”

C.G. Freeman, D.R. Burke, R.J. Erhardt, J. L. DeCiantis and Padalino SUNY Geneseo

J.P Knauer LLE at Rochester

Review of Scientific Instruments Vol 74 Number 3 March 2003

 

“Impacct of beta radiation on the strength of Steatoda triangulosa spider silk”

E. M. Pogozelski, D. C. Abramo, L. Papasergi, B. D. See, C. M. Kiefer and S. J. Padalino

Journal of Material Scinece (2008) 43:5891-5897

 

“Spectrometry of charged particles form inertial-confinement-fusion plasmas”

Frenje, Hicks, Kurebayashi, Rygg, Schwartz and Petrasso (MIT)

Roberts, Soures, Meyerhofer, Sangster, Knauer, Sorce, Glebov and Stoeckl (LLE)

Philips (LLNL)

Leeper (SNL)

Fletcher and Padalino (SUNY, Geneseo)

Review of Scientific Instruments Vol 74 Number 2 Feb 2003

 

“Charged Particle Spectroscopy on the Omega Laser Facility” Seguin, Frenje, Kurebayashi, Rygg, Schwartz, Petrasso (MIT) Roberts, Soures, Myerhofer, Sangster, Sorce, Glebov, Stoeckl (LLE) Phillips (LLNL) Leeper (SNL) Fletcher, Padalino (SUNY Geneseo) 14th Topical Conference on High-temperature Plasma Diagnostics, Madison Wi July 2002

 

“Using secondary-proton spectra to study the compression and symmetry of deuterium-filled capsules at OMEGA” Seguin, Li, Frenje, Hicks (MIT) Soures, Meyerhofer, Glebov, Radha, Stoechi, Roberts (LLE) Sangster, Cable (LLNL) Fletcher, Padalino (SUNY, Geneseo) June 2002

Physics of Plasmas volume 9, number 6

 

“Inference of mix in direct-drive implosions on OMEGA” Radha, Delettez, Epstein, Glebov, Keck, McCrory, McKenty, Meyerhofer, Marshall, Regan, Roberts, Sangster, Seka, Skupsky, Smalyuk, Sorce, Stoeckl, Soures, Town, and Yaakobi (LLE) Frenje, Petrasso, and Seuin (MIT) Fletcher and Padalino (SUNY Geneseo) Izumi, Lerhe and Phillips (LLNL) Physics of Plasmas, May 2002, Volume 9, number 5

 

“Inferences of mix in direct-drive spherical implosions with high uniformity” Meyerhofer, Dalettrez, Epstein, Glebov, Gonchaarov, Keck, McCrory, McKenty, Marshall, Radha, Regan, Roberts, Seka, Skupsky, Smalyuk, Sorce, Stoeckl, Source, Town, Yaabobi (LLE) Frenje, Li, Petrasso, Seguin (MIT) Fletcher, Padalino, Freeman (SUNY Geneseo) Izumi, Lerche, Phillips, Sangster (LLNL) Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 43 (November 2001) Page A277

 

“Core Performance and Mix in Direct-Drive Spherical implosions with High Uniformity” Meyerhofer, Delettrez, Epstein, Glebov, Goncharov, Keck, McCrory, McKenty, Marshall, Seka, Skupsky, Smalyuk, Sorce, Stoeckl, Source, Town, Yaakobi, Zuegel (LLE) Frenje, Petrasso, Seguin (MIT) Fletcher, Padalino Freeman (SUNY Geneseo) Izumi, Lerche, Phillips, Sangster (LLNL) Physics of Plasmas May 2001, Volume 8, Number 5

 

"Energy dependence of fusion evaporation-residue cross section in the 28Si+12C reaction"

M.F. Vineyard from University of Richman, J.F. Mateja from, C. Beck Argonne National Lab, S.E. Atencio Centre de Recherché Nuclearies, Univerite Louis Pasteur, France, L.C. Dennis, A.D. Frawley Florida State University, D.J. Henderson RVF Janssens, D.J. Kovar, Argonne National Lab, C.F. Maguire Vanderbilt University, S.J. Padalino SUNY Geneseo, F.W. Prosser University of Kansas, G.S.F. Stephens Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.A. Tiede~, B.D. Wilkins~ and R.A. Zingarelli~ , Florida State University published in Phys. Rev. C, May 1993

 

"Projectile breakup in the 27Al(16O,X) reaction at 72, 84, 96, 110 and 125 MeV bombarding energies", Published in Phys. Rev. C. V41 February 1990, S.J. Padalino1, M.A. Putnam*, J.A. Constable* and T.G. DeClerck* SUNY/Geneseo, L.C. Dennis, R. Zingarelli~, R. Kline~ and K. Sartor

 

"Breakup reactions" L.C. Dennis, S.J. Padalino and R. Zingarelli~

Annual Published Report Super Conducting Accelerator Laboratory Spring 1989

"Direct and fusion carbon reaction components in the 6Li + 12C reaction at 30 MeV" Published in Phys. Rev. C, Vol. 35, No. 5, May 1987, S.J. Padalino1, K. Sartor~, L.C. Dennis and K.W. Kemper.

 

"Angular correlation measurements in the 27Al(16O,a12C) reaction at 65 MeV bombarding energy", Published in Phys. Rev. C, Vol. 33, May 1986, S.J. Padalino1, R.A. Parker~ and L.C. Dennis.

 

"Identification of Incomplete fusion products in the 10B +12C reaction", Submitted: Phys. Rev. C, August 1986, L.C. Dennis, J.S. Hanspal, A.D. Frawley, R.A. Parker~, K. Sartor~ and S.J. Padalino.

 

"Incomplete-fusion calculations in the 27Al(16O,xy) reaction at 65,77 and 87.4 MeV bombarding energies", Phys. Rev. C, Vol. 31 May 1985, S.J. Padalino1 and L.C. Dennis.

 

"Projectile fragmentation in the 27Al(16O,a12C) reaction"

Ph.D. Dissertation by Stephen Padalino1 , Florida State University, December 1985.

 

Invited talks and Presentations

 

“Plasma Physics Research at an Undergraduate Institution”

S.J. Padalino, Invited speaker, American Physics Society meeting, Division of Plasma Physics, November 2007

 

 “An undergraduate research project at the most powerful laser in the world “Union College, Spring 2004

 

 “CUR Presentation 3 of my students were Invited to present their posters on Capital Hill” April 2002

 

“The Grapefruit and the moon” Rochester Institute of Technology, October 2001

 

“Carbon purification for neutron activation experiments”, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, January 2001

 

“Nuclear Diagnostics at the NIF and LLE” National Cyclotron Laboratory at the Michigan State University, March 2000

“Tertiary Neutron Activation of Carbon” Invited Speaker at National Ignition Facility Meeting of the Science User’s Group, October 1999, Pleasanton California

 

 “High Temperature Plasma Diagnostics” Invited Speaker at the American Physical Society Meeting on High Temperature Plasmas, Princeton University, New Jersey, June 7-12, 1998.

 

“The usefulness of a Van Degraaff Accelerator” Invited Speaker at the University of Rochester. June 1998

 

“The World’s Largest Laser” Invited Speaker at Stockton State College, Pomona New Jersey, March 1998

 

“Nuclear Diagnostics and Methods” Invited Speaker at the University of Rochester. September 1997

 

"Isotope Identification of 16O breakup Fragments at 70 to 110 MeV" by Stephen Padalino1, S. Lassell*, and D. Cigna* SUNY/Geneseo L.C. Dennis, M. Tiede~ and R. Zingarelli~ Florida State University Presented at the National American Physical Society Meeting Fall 1990 Urbana, Il.

 

"Charged particle identification at the Florida State University Super Conducting Linear Accelerator" Invited speaker, Stephen Padalino1, November 1989, presented at Stockton State College

 

“Tertiary Neutron Activation of Carbon” Invited Speaker at National Ignition Facility Meeting of the Science User’s Group, October 1999, Pleasanton California

 

 “The usefulness of a Van Degraaff Accelerator” Invited Speaker at the University of Rochester. June 1998

 

 “High Temperature Plasma Diagnostics” Invited Speaker at the American Physical Society Meeting on High Temperature Plasmas, Princeton University, New Jersey, June 7-12, 1998.

 

 “The World’s Largest Laser” Invited Speaker at Stockton State College, Pomona New Jersey, March 1998

 

“Nuclear Diagnostics and Methods” Invited Speaker at the University of Rochester. September 1997

 

“Calibrations of Absolute DD Neutron Yield Detector” Brian DeMarco, Alena Lieto, Stephen Padalino,  Kurt Fletcher and Bob Kremens Poster session at the American Physical Society Meeting St. Louis, Missouri, March 1996

 

“LANSA Calibration Experiments” Jason Law, Brian Fisher, Shawn Berry, Stephen Padalino, Kurt Fletcher, Mike Cable and Mike Nelson Poster session at the American Physical Society Meeting St. Louis, Missouri, March 1996

 

“Production of High Energy Protons for Charged Particle Spectrometer Calibration” Brian Fisher, Jenny Sweitzer, Brian De Marco, Stephen Padalino, Kurt Fletcher and Bob Kremens

Poster session at the American Physical Society Meeting St. Louis, Missouri, March 1996

 

“A Nuclear detector calibration Laboratory at SUNY Geneseo for the National Ignition Facility” Invited speaker, Stephen Padalino1 and Kurt Fletcher, Presented at the first national meeting for the National Ignition Facility in Santa Fe, New Mexico, February 1995

 

“Calibration methods for the neutron detector array, MEDUSA” Invited speaker, Stephen Padalino1, Kurt Fletcher, Carrie Creasey*,  Brian DeMarco*, Brian Fisher*, Dana Lane* and Jennifer Swietzer* Presented at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab, January 1995

 

“Neutron Time of Flight experiments using d-d neutrons” Invited speaker,  Stephen Padalino1, Kurt Fletcher, Carrie Creasey*,  Brian DeMarco*, Brian Fisher*, Dana Lane* and Jennifer Swietzer* Presented at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, October 1994

 

“Neutron detector calibration experiments using the d-d neutrons” Stephen Padalino1, Bridget Emerling*, Paul King*, Mike Rogers* and Bob Kremens Presented at the International Fusion diagnostic conference, Rochester, NY, Published proceedings May 1994

 

“Isotopic measurements of Li, Be, B, C, N and O in the 16O + 27Al  reaction at 96, 110 and 125 MeV” S. Padalino1, W. Geist*, S. Updegraff*, P. King*, F.L.H. Wolfs, D.C. Bryan~, D.M. Herrick~, C. White,  Presented at the National American Physical Society Meeting Asilomar, CA. October 1993

 

"Isotopic Identification of Medium Heavy Ions" Invited speaker ,S.J. Padalino1, T. DeClerck*, D. Bryan* and D. Herrick* Seminar Presented at Florida State University June 1989

 

Inclusive measurements of projectile fragments in the 27Al(16O,x) reaction at 72, 86, 96, 110 and 125 MeV, Presented at the Fall (1988) National American Physical Society meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  S.J. Padalino1, T.G. DeClerck*, M.A. Putnam* and J.A. Constable* State University of New York at Geneseo. L.C. Dennis, K. Sartor~, R.A. Zingarelli~ and R.C. Kline~ Florida State University.

 

"16O + 27AL interaction at 96 MeV", Presented at the National American Physical Society meeting October 1987 (Rutgers University), S.J. Padalino1, L.C. Dennis, K. Sartor~, X.A. Aslanoglou, R. Zingarelli~.

 

"Further investigations of the Fragmentation of 16O  at 77 MeV" Presented by S.J. Padalino at the National American Physical Society Meeting Nashville Tenn. October 1984, S.J. Padalino1 and L.C. Dennis.

 

"Fragmentation of 16O at 77 MeV", Presented by S.J. Padalino National American Physical Society meeting at Notre Dame, October 1983,  S.J. Padalino1 and L.C. Dennis.

 

DEPARTMENT SERVICE

Physics Club Advisor                                                    (2006- 2008)

Faculty Search Committee                                                           (2005-2006 )

Department Executive Committee Chair                    (2005- 2008)

Colloquium committee                                                  (2005- 2006)

Department Chair                                                                          (1996-2000)

Associate Department Chair                                        (1995-1996)

Graduate School Coordinator                                      (1990- 1996)

PC network and computer maintenance                     (1989-2000)

Director of the Nuclear Structure Laboratory           (1986-1999)

Physics Cabin Retreat Coordinator                                            (1986-1996)

Executive Committee                                                    (1986-1987)

Executive Committee                                                    (1995-1996)

Director of the Physics Learning Center                                   (1986-1988)

Cybernetics Laboratory coordinator                                         (1986-1989)

Faculty Search Committee                                            (1987-1988)

Faculty Search Committee                                            (1990-1991)

Faculty Search Committee (co-chair)                         (1992-1993)

Faculty Search Committee  (chair)                              (1994-1995)

Faculty Search Committee  (chair)                              (1995-1996)

Staff Search Committee  (chair)                                                 (1997-1998)

 

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

CAS Board                                                                      (2006-        )

Academic Advisement Task Force                               (2006-  2007)

Technology Committee Chair                                      (2000-2003)

Technology Committee                                                 (2000-2005)

Campus Auxiliary Committee (President Rep)         (2004-2005)

Research Council   (chair)                                            (1999- 2000)

Radiation Safety Committee                                        (1985- 2000)

Student Computer Access Program Committee         (1992- 1998)

Greene Building SCAP committee                                             (1992- 1998)

Curriculum Steering Committee (Co-Chair)                             (1997- 1999)

Technology Task force (Co-Chair)                                            (1995- 1997)

Policy Committee (chair)                                              (1994- 1995)

College Senate   (chair, vice chair, past chair)          (1990- 1993)

College Senate                                                                (1986- 1993)

College Planning Council                                                            (1990- 1995)

Roark Award Committee                                              (1991- 1992)

Research Council   (chair)                                            (1989- 1991)

Research Council                                                           (1989- 1992)

DTP and EIT Committee    (chair)                               (1990- 1991)

Graduation Speaker Com    (chair)                                             (1990- 1991)

Presidential Search Committee                                    (1988- 1989)

Academic Standards Committee                                  (1986- 1988)

Budget Committee                                                         (1987- 1989)

Undergraduate Academic Affairs Committee           (1989- 1990)

Collegial Forum Committee                                         (1989- 1990)

College Council                                                              (1991- 1992)

Calendar Committee                                                      (1991- 1992)

Participant in the College Retreat                                (summer 1994)

 

 

STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND DIRECTED STUDIES

 

Work Presented by my Students (in chronological order)

 

1)     "Construction and testing of the HERO 2000 Robot"  Presented by Brian Hughner at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1987)

2)     "Nuclear data acquisition and analysis system"  Presented by Ed Reber at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1987)

3)     "Navigation programs for the HERO 2000 Robot"  Presented by Mike Thompson at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1988)

4)     "Real world coordinates for the HERO 2000 Robot" Presented by Stephanie Nelson at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1988)

5)     "Sonar sight for the blind"  Presented by Dan Snider at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1988)

6)     "Charged particle beam energy calibrations"  Presented by Marty Putnam at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1988)

7)     "Star Stuff" Presented by John Constable at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1988)

8)     "Homegrown high-temperature super conductors" Presented by Ed Murphy at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1988)

9)     "Polarized ion source telemetry link" Presented by Sean Kelly at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1989)

10)  "Polarized ion source telemetry link software" Presented by Charles Recchia at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1989)

11)  "Upgrade of the X-ray florescence (XRF) facility at Geneseo" Presented by Danielle Milavec at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1989)

12)  "A method for determining the radiation damage in satellites" Presented by Diane Bryan and Diane Herrick at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1989)

13)  "Projectile fragmentation of 16O + 27Al" Presented by Marty Putnam and Tom DeClerck at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1989)

14)  "High Speed Photography" Presented by Marty Putnam at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1989)

15)  "Multi-channel analyzer to LOTUS file transfer program via RS232" Presented by Charles Recchia at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1989)

16)  "Modified IBC Calculations" Presented by Steve Weppner at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1991)

17)  "Neutron activation of arsenic in drinking water" Presented by Tim Covel and Rob Handle at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1991)

18)  "Ion Plasma Source Modification" Presented by Scott Lassell at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1991)

19)  “Inclusive measurement using the Enge Split pole Spectrograph”  Presented by Rebecca Surman and Chris Pettinato at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1992)

20)  “Observing  Nuclear Resonant Absorption with the Mossbauer Effect” Presented by Tim Bold and Helene Borden at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1992)

21)  “Serber calculations of the nuclear projectile fragmentation process” Presented by Bill Geist at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1992)

22)  “Improvement in the output of an RF ion source” Presented by Brian Bord, Chris Pettinato and Anthony Bencivenga at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1992)

23)  “VanDeGraaf accelerator upgrade” Presented by Parker Troischt and Rebbecca Surman at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1992)

24)  “Installation of a new VanDeGraaff terminal potential control system” Presented by Bill Geist, Parker Troischt, Paul King,  and Rebbecca Surman at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1993)

25)  “Neutron activation studies of Iridium in meteoric and stratified rock near an extinction layer” Presented by M. Rogers and Jeff Pagen at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1993)

26)  “Isotopic measurements of Li, Be, B C, N and O in the 16O+27Al reaction at 96, 110 and 125 MeV “Presented by Bill Geist, Shawn Updegraff and Paul King at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1993)

27)  “The Massbuer effect, Can it work at Geneseo?” Presented by John Mastracchio, Scott Tudman and Dave Inder at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1993)

28)  “The spiders web that held the sun” Presented by Paul King  and Rob Fuentes at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1994)

29)  “Measuring 15,000,000 K without a thermometer” Presented by Dana Lane and Bridget Emergling at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1994)

30)  ”Stellar nuclear reactions: Deuterons on Carbon” Presented by Bridget Emerling at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1994)

31)  “Multimedia teaching resources for physics” Presented by Mike Rogers at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1994)

32)  “ A new spin on nuclear scattering” Presented by Carrie Creasey, Rob Fuentes and Dana Lane at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1994)

33)  The Associated Particle Method: What a Coincidence! Presented by Brian DeMarco, Brian Fisher, Dana Lane and Jenny Sweitzer at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1995)

34)  Measuring the Speed of Light in Air Presented by Dustin Kruse at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1995)

35)  Prelude to a Coincidence!  Presented by Jenny Sweitzer, Brian DeMarco, Brian Fisher and Dana Lane at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1995)

36)  Van de Graaff Accelerator Calibration  Presented by Shawn Berry and Jerry Reber at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1995)

37)  Never been done before!  15 Million electron-volt Protons at Geneseo Presented by Brian Fisher, Brian DeMarco and Kurt Fletcher at the Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1995)

38)  “Calibrations of Absolute DD Neutron Yield Detector” Brian DeMarco, Alena Lieto, Stephen Padalino,  Kurt Fletcher and Bob Kremens Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1996)

39)  “LANSA Calibration Experiments” Jason Law, Brian Fisher, Shawn Berry, Stephen Padalino, Kurt Fletcher, Mike Cable and Mike Nelson Poster Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1996)

 

 

 

40)  “Production of High Energy Protons for Charged Particle Spectrometer Calibration” Brian Fisher, Jenny Sweitzer, Brian De Marco, Stephen Padalino, Kurt Fletcher and Bob Kremens Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1996)

41)   “Neutron Activation Disk Array” Alena Lieto, Brian DeMarco, Stephen Padalino,  Kurt Fletcher and Bob Kremens Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1996)

42)  “Van DeGraaff Accelerator Virtual Instruments Systems Information (VISION) Monitor” Jason Smith, Ken Kinsey, Stephen Padalino and Kurt Fletcher Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1996)

43)  Aluminum Activation to determine Neutron yield of D-T fusion Alena Lieto, Marie Martinelli and Stephen Padalino (SUNY/Geneseo) and Bob Kremens (LLE) Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1997)

44)   Calibration of Scintillation Neutron Detectors Rose Zweigle, Jason Law, Stephen Padalino and Kurt Fletcher Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1997)

45)  Plasma Calorimeterty Calibration Studies Phil Hartlieb, Stephen Padalino and Jim Knauer (LLE) Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1997)

46)  “VanDeGraaf Energy Calibrations” Marie Martinelli and Rose Zweigle Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1997)

47)  “Aluminum Activation to Determine Neutron Yield of D-T Fusion Reactions” Joel Nyquest and Heather Olliver Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1998)

48)  “Calibration of CR-39 charged particle track Detectors”. Sarah Thompson and Brook Swhartz Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1998)

49)  “Labview Vision System to Monitor Geneseo Van DeGraaff” Derek Goodemote Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1999)

50)  Aluminum Activation to determine Neutron Yield of D-T Fusion Reactions Joel Nyquist and Heather Olliver Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1999)

51)  Carbon Activation Using High Energy Neutron Heather Olliver and Joel Nyquist Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1999)

52)  3 of my students were Invited to present their posters on Capital Hill” CUR meeting March 1999 Washington DC

53)  CR-39 in a Charged Particle Spectrometer as a Diagnostic for Inertial Confinement Fusion Sarah Thomson and Brook Schwartz Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1999)

54)  The Associated Particle Method  Brook Schwartz and Sarah Thomson Geneseo Undergraduate Science Symposium (1999)

55)  “Carbon Activation” 2001 DNP (Maui) Robyn Colburn and Julia Fuchino

56)  “Graphite purification”  (CUR Washington DC) meeting title for 2003 with Liz Smith, Lara Ebert & Jillen Burke

57)  “RaPTORS” DPP-meeting 2005 (Denver) Sean Lynch and Maria Alejandra Barrios

58)  “Gamma - Gamma detector calibration efficiency” DPP meeting 2005 (Denver) Emilye Bittle and Diane Herrick

59)  “VelociRaPTORS gas exchange system for RaPTORS”, APS DPP national meeting Philidelphia, October 2006

60)  “Elemental Analysis of Carbon Disks using Proton Induced X-ray Emission” MELISSA CUMMINGS, KELLY DONOVAN,STEPHEN PADALINO, Physics and Astronomy, State University of New York at Geneseo, VLADIMIR GLEBOV, T. CRAIG SANGSTER, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, APS DPP national meeting Fall 2007, Orlando, Florida

61)  “Modeling a Carbon Diagnostic System Using MCNPX” S.H. FAY, C.M. KUHN, E.E. SMITH,S.L. STEPHENSON, Gettysburg College, T.C. SANGSTER, V. GLEBOV,LLE University of Rochester, S.J. PADALINO, SUNY Geneseo, APS DPP national meeting Fall 2007 Orlando, Florida

62)  “Measuring Positron Annihilation in NaI(Tl) Detectors as the Final Stage in a Carbon Diagnostic” MELISSA BRAATEN, CASSARAH BROWN, STEPHEN PADALINO, Physics and Astronomy, SUNY Geneseo, VLADIMIR GLEBOV, T. CRAIG SANGSTER, TIMOTHY DUFFY, LLE, University of Rochester, APS DPP national meeting Fall 2007 Orlando, Florida

63)  Impact of Cryogenic Temperatures on the Mechanical

64)  “Properties of Steatoda Triangulosa Spider Silk” EDWARD POGOZELSKI, BRENDAN SEE, CHRISTINA KIEFFER, WILLIAM BECKER, STEPHEN PADALINO, Physics and Astronomy, State University of New York at Geneseo, CRAIG SANGSTER, University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, APS DPP national meeting Fall 2007 Orlando, Florida

65)  “VELoCiRaPTORS” J. LUNDGREN, B. ESHAM, S.J. PADALINO, SUNY at Geneseo, T. C. SANGSTER, V. GLEBOV, LLE, University of Rochester, APS DPP national meeting Fall 2007, Orlando, Florida

66)  “Investigating the Relative Biological Effectiveness of a Hydrogen Plasma Beam on Breast Cancer Cells  K. Donovan, K. Huggler, S. Thomas, R. O’Donnell, S. Padalino State University of New York at Geneseo APS DPP national meeting Fall 2008, Dallas, Texas

67)  “Construction of a New Beamline at the SUNY Geneseo Pelletron Accelerator for Calibrating a Thomson Parabola” M. Crossman, S. Hupcher, C. Freeman, and S. Padalino, SUNY Geneseo C. Stoeckl, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) APS DPP national meeting Fall 2008, Dallas, Texas

68)  “High-Speed RaPToRS” W. Becker, B. Esham, R. Henchen, E.M. Pogozelski, and S.J. Padalino State University of New York at Geneseo T.C. Sangster and V. Glebov Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester APS DPP national meeting Fall 2008, Dallas, Texas

69)  “Gamma X: A Full Capture Mode Detector Array for Carbon Activation” C. Brown, M. Cummings, S. Padalino.  SUNY Geneseo V. Glebov, T. Sangster, T. Duffy.  Laboratory for Laser Energetics APS DPP national meeting Fall 2008, Dallas, Texas

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Not Presented

 

1) "Voice Digitization using a MS DOS based computer system" A directed study with John Liptac and Dr. Joan Sussman of Speech Pathology lead to a SUNY research grant (1986-1988).

2) "Robot Upgrade" with Tom DeClerck (spring 1990)

3) "XRF studies and upgrade" A directed study which Danielle Milavec, Sue Linsey and Dr. Phil Boger of Geology collaborated to study rock dating using strontium and rubidium (1988-1990).

4) "Resonance reaction calibrations of Geneseo's Van De Graaff accelerator" A study performed with Charles Recchia dealt with the precise calibration of Geneseo's accelerator so it could be used for stellar reaction studies.

5) "Inelastic Breakup Calculations (IBC)" This project was performed by Diane Bryan and Diane Herrick and involved the development of a theoretical computer model for nuclear reactions (1989-1990).

6) Evaluation of CR-39 Track Detector, At Varied Etch Temperatures, Times and Normality, Kevin Philips February 2000

 

FIELD TRIPS, MEETING AND TOURS FOR PHYSICS STUDENTS

 

Organized and Participated in the following meetings, tours and trips for physics students at Geneseo.

 

1)     Super Conducting Accelerator Laboratory (Winter 1986) Florida State University five students attended a 16-day experiment at Florida State University.

2)     Stony Brook Undergraduate Research Symposium (Spring 1986) Seven students attended the 3 day meeting.

3)     Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Science Day (Fall 1986) Seven students attended the 1 day meeting.

4)     University of Rochester Laser Lab (Spring 1987) five students attended the 1 day trip

5)     National American Physical Society DNP Meeting Rutgers New Jersey (fall 1987) Five students attended the 4 day trip

6)     Tour trip of Fermi National Laboratory (Indiana), Argonne National Laboratory (Indiana) and Michigan State University Cyclotron Laboratory (spring 1988) 11 students attended the 4-day tour to 3 different national laboratories.

7)     National American Physical Society Meeting (Santa Fe, New Mexico) (fall 1988) 1 student attended the 5-day trip.

8)     National Instruments Seminar (spring 1989)  two students attended the 1 day trip

9)     Physics Picnic ( Fall 1985, Spring 1986, Fall 1986, Spring 1986, Fall 1987, Fall 1987, Spring 1988, Fall 1988, Spring 1989 and Fall 1990)

10)  Physics Trip to the Nuclear Structure Laboratory at the University of Rochester (Fall 1990) 11 students attended the afternoon trip.

11)  Physics Trip to the Nuclear Structure Laboratory at the University of Rochester (Fall 1992) 6 students attended the afternoon trip.

12)  Physics Trip to the Nuclear Structure Laboratory at the University of Rochester (summer 1993) 5 students attended the afternoon trip.

13)  Physics Trip to the Laboratory for Laser Energetics at the University of Rochester (summer 1994) 9 students attended the afternoon trip.

14)  Physics Cabin Retreat (Every fall and spring since 1986) between 15 and 40 students have attended these 3-day trips to Pennsylvania. We recently had our 25 cabin trip.

15)  Visited the National Magnetic Fusion Facility at Princeton University (TOKAMAC) with 5 students in Fall 1987. Princeton New Jersey

16)   National American Physical Society DNP Meeting Asilomar, CA (fall 1993) two students attended the 4 day trip

17)  Toured the National Laser Fusion Facility at Lawrence Livermore (NOVA), CA with two students Fall 1993.

18)  Participated in a 5 day experiment at Triangle University Nuclear Structure Laboratory (TUNL) at DUKE University Winter 1994 with Dr. Kurt Fletcher and 4 students.

19)  National American Physical Society DNP Meeting Wiliamsburg, VA (fall 1994) with 8 students who attended the 5 day trip

20)   Visited the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) in Newport News, VA with 8 students. (fall 1994)

21)   Tour trip of Fermi National Laboratory (Indiana), Argonne National Laboratory (Indiana), Notre Dame VanDeGraaff Lab and Michigan State University Cyclotron Laboratory (spring 1996) 14 students attended the 6 day tour to 4 different national laboratories.

22)   Attended the American Physical Society Meeting with 14 students, March 1996 St. Louis, Missouri

23)  Attended the American Physical Society Meeting with 3 students, October1997 Vancouver British Columbia.

24)  Invited Presenter on Capital Hill CUR meeting with 3 students, march 1997 Washington DC

25)  Visited Notre Dame’s accelerator lab  with 7 students January 1998

26)  Visited the Princeton University Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor with 5 students June 1998

27)  Vistied the Toronto Science Museum Fall 1997 with a dozen students

28)  Visited the TRIGA 2 Nuclear Reactor at Cornell University with 2 students July 16, 1998

29)  Attended the American Physical Society Meeting on Plasma Physics at Princeton University, New Jersey with 5 students, June 1998

30)   Attended APS Division of Nuclear Physics meeting with 5 students Fall 1998Santa Fe New Mexico. All five students presented papers

31)  3 of my students were Invited to Present on Capital Hill CUR meeting with, march 1999 Washington DC

32)  American Physical Society Meeting 100th year anniversary, attended meeting with 7 students Spring 1999, Atlanta Georgia

33)  Experimental research at UC Berkeley’s Rotating Target Neutorn Source August 1999 with 2 students.

34)  Attended APS Division of Nuclear Physics meeting with 5 students Fall 1999 Pacific Grove California. All five students presented papers

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CROSS DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIVE TEACHING

 

Radiation exposure of Melanoma cells using a 3 MeV proton Beam with Bob O’Donnell in the Biology department.

Physics and Fine Arts

A high speed Laser triggered Flash system was designed and built by my students for Professor Teres of the Art department for use in his photography course.

Physics and Photography (proposed course)

In 1991 professor Teres and I submitted a release time proposal to develop a course which would have allowed students to study science and photography in the same course.

Physics, Chemistry, Geology and Fine Arts

The first "Home Grown High Temperature Super Conductor at Geneseo" was made by my student through a collaboration with these departments.

Physics and Speech Pathology

A voice digitization system was built by my student through a collaboration with Dr. Sussman formally of Speech Pathology.

Physics and Geology

An upgrade and study of the x-ray Florescence instrument was performed by my students with Dr. Boger of Geology.

Physics and Geology

Trace element analysis method was developed by my students using the neutron activation technique with Dr. Jeff Over from Geology.

Fractals and Chaos Seminar Series

Helped Bruce Ristow, Dave Meisel and Jerry Reber establish a seminar series open to the entire campus.

Physics and Geology

Neutron activation studies of Iridium in meteoric and stratified rock near an extinction layer was done with my students and Dr. Jeff Over from Geology and Dr. Dave Meisel in Physics and Astronomy.

Using Technology to teach Italian

Co taught Italian with Richie VanVleet fall 2001

Chemistry and Physics

DNA radiation damage using high energy neutrons

Worked with 2 students and Wendy Pogozelski on this project

 

 

 

OTHER SERVICE IN EDUCATION

 

Courses and events:

Robotics (Offered to exceptional high school science students through BOCES, fall 1987)

 Methods of Measurement in Nuclear Physics (Offered to exceptional high school science students through BOCES during fall 1989, fall 1990, spring 1992, fall 1992)

Modern Physics Effects (Offered to exceptional high school science students through BOCES during Spring 93

Four week summer research program for Brooklyn Tech high school students given at Geneseo during the summer of 1994

 Physics for Poets Ohio State University (1978-1979)

Science Judge in BOCES Odyssey of the Mind (Winter 1989 and 1990)

Invited Speaker "Robotics" Delta Kappa Gamma, Eta chapter (teacher's organization, Fall 1988)