The R. N. Compton Research Group at the University of Tennessee

Group Members

Dr. Robert N. Compton pic

Graduate Students
Shaun Ard (4nd year)

Jason Lambert

Heather Bass

Undergraduate Students
Lisa Hamric (Senior)
Drew Gorman (Senior)
Stephen Richmond (Senior)

Collaborators
Dr. W. Ray Garrett pic

Dr. J. Stewart Hager pic

Recently Graduated Students
Dr. Nathan Hammer pic webpage vitae

Dr. Nasrin Mirsaleh-Kohan pic
Dr. Andy Fischer pic
Dr. Waltheq Al-Basheer pic
Dr. Jeffrey D. Steill pic webpage

Former Graduate Students
1. R.H. Huebner, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Physics, 1968, Threshold Electron Excitation and Temporary Negative Ion Spectra of Molecules, ( Argonne Advanced Photon Source).
2. J.A.D. Stockdale, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Physics, 1969, Studies of Negative Ion Molecule Reaction in the Energy Region from 0 to 3 eV (Senior Scientist, Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant and LLNL).
3. J.T. Grissom, Ph.D. , University of Tennessee, Physics, 1969, Electron Impact Excitation and Ionization of the Rare Gases (Director, Neuron Physics Div., Sandia National Laboratory and Evergreen State University).
4. S.J. Nalley, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Physics, 1971, Collisional Ionization Between Cesium and Selected Molecules (Professor of Physics, Cleveland State College, Chattanooga, TN).
5. W.T. Naff, Ph.D., University of Georgia, Physics, 1971, Electron Attachment and Excitation Processes in Selected Organic Molecules (Brown Engineering, Huntsville, AL).
6. G.L. Ostrom, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Chemistry, 1974, Low Energy Electron Induced Spattering of Alkali Halides (Radiation Medical Doctor).
7. John M. Younkin, M.S., University of Tennessee, Physics, 1975, p-Electron Affinities for Some Conjugated Organic Molecules (Y-12 Development Plant, presently at IAEA in Austria).
8. Adila Dodhy, Ph.D., Auburn University, Physics, 1985, Photoelectron Angular Distributions for Cesium, Rubidium and Sodium Atoms Using Multiphoton Ionization (Senior Scientist, Max Planck Institute, Munich, Germany).
9. Perry R. Blazewicz, Ph.D., Yale University, Chemistry, 1987, Multiphoton Ionization and Third-Harmonic Generation in Krypton and Xenon (University of Puget Sound).
10. Michael J. Shea, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, Physics, 1991, Laser-Produced Plasmas from Solid Targets (Matsushita Electric Works, Woburn, MA).
11. Donald P. Armstrong, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Chemistry, 1992, The Multiphoton Ionization of Uranium Hexafluoride (Senior Scientist, Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant).
12. Stanley J. Bajic, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Chemistry, 1992, Multiphoton Ionization of Atoms and Molecules (Senior Scientist, Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA).
13. Luis E. Cuellar, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Physics, 1993, Circular Dichroism and Photoelectron Angular Distribution of Excited States of Cs and Rb Using Resonantly Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization Techniques (Professor of Mathematics, Louisiana State University).
14. Robin Huang, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Physics, 1994, Electron Attachment to C₆₀ (Post-doctoral Position, LDL Advanced Light Source, Berkeley, California, Physicist, New Wave Lasers).
15. Barbara A. DiCamillo, Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles, Chemistry, 1996, Endohedral Fullerenes (NRC Post-Doctoral Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology).
16. John T. Mathis, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Chemistry, 1995, Photoelectron Spectroscopy (Post-Doctoral Position at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida).
17. Shannon Mark Mahurin, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Physics, 2000, Investigations of Chiral Effects in Molecular Spectroscopy (Post-Doctoral Position at Oak Ridge National Laboratory).
18. Michael Straub, M.S., University of Tennessee, Physics, 2002, Negative Ion Formation via Laser Desorption/Ionization of C₆₀ (University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, Director of Undergraduate Physics Laboratories).

19. Nathan Hammer, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Chemistry (Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics), 2003, Dipole-Bound Anions (Post-Doctoral Position at Yale University Chemistry Department).

20. Wesely D. Robertson, M.S., University of Tennessee, Physics, 2004

21. Rodney Sullivan, PhD, University of Tennessee, Physics (Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics), 2004,

22. Darren Ellis, M.S., University of Tennessee, Physics, 2004

Former Post-Doctoral Assistants
1. Dr. Ashley D. Williamson, Senior Scientist, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, Alabama.
2. Dr. Howard Carman, Senior Scientist, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingston, TN.
3. Dr. Charles Ying, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
4. Dr. Chanming Jin, Physicist, Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas.
5. Dr. Dajun Ding, Professor of Physics and Director Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Chamchung, China.
6. Dr. Alexander Peretsky, Research Scientist, Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratories.
7. Dr. Robert E. Haufler, Richmond Virginia.

8. Dr. John Stewart Hager, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., Boston, MA.