Research Opportunities for

UWEC Undergraduates

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With one exception, the focus of my research work with students is on Theoretical/Computational Chemistry/Physics of few-electron systems. Our recent research has been on the lithium, beryllium and helium atoms. I am interested in very high precision calculations on these systems. Our efforts have focused on the calculation of properties such as the energy levels, hyperfine coupling constants, transition isotope shifts, etc.

Work at the level of precision of interest requires solving various mathematical problems (mostly very difficult multi-dimensional integration problems) and finding new and effective numerical methods to carry out the computations in a timely manner. Access to adequate computational resources is central to making progress in this area of research. A more complete description of the research is given elsewhere Research Interests.

Over the past twenty years I have worked with undergraduate student researchers with majors in Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Biology, Music, Pharmacy and Electrical Engineering (the latter two majors were completed at UWMA).

When funding and space are available, I am usually looking for students who have the following:

I believe every capable student benefits by being involved in undergraduate research. But resources of research funding, space and time are limited, so I tend to favor those students who will benefit most from the experience of doing undergraduate research, i.e. those who intend to carry on to graduate school in some area.

I usually take students who have completed the sophomore year, but make exception to this for outstanding students who have finished their freshman year, and have completed some of the more advanced calculus courses.

Last Updated: June 27, 1999