Productivity

• 21 refereed journal publications
• 6 conference proceedings
• 29 presentations at conferences
• 3 BS Degrees
• 1 MS Degree

Education and Outreach Activities

• Students and faculty attend weekly seminars at HU, given by leading scientists;
• Seniors are required to write a Capstone Thesis based on their research;
• Undergraduates are required to write a paper and give a talk each semester;
• Recruitment strategies include the development of a pipeline of potential students
• High school juniors and seniors are selected to participate in summer research programs

Participating programs include

• NSF REU UnIPhy (Undergraduate Institute in Physics)
• NSF HBCU–UP SMEEP (Science Mathematics English Enrichment Program)
• National Center for Learning and Teaching (NCLT) Nanotechnology Workshop
• The K-5 Nanoscience Program
• Heritage High School Physics Classes Pasco Laboratory Experiments
• Heritage High School Physics Students in Model Rocket Club

Research, Education and Outreach Partners

• Brimrose Corporation of America
• Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
• Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, South Korea
• Elizabeth City State University
• Heritage High School
• Korean Research Institute of Science and Standards, South Korea
• Magruder Elementary School (planning stages)
• NASA Langley Research Center Ocean NanoTechnology
• Rice University
• Rutgers University
• University of China

Participants

Faculty

• Dr. R. Baggott, Department of Mathematics
• Dr. E. Brown, Department of Physics
• Dr. U. Hömmerich, Department of Physics
• Ms. J. Mangana, Department of Physics
• Dr. M. Patrick McCormick, Department of Planetary Sciences
• Dr. S. Paranawithana, Department of Chemistry
• Dr. C. Rankins, Dean, Department of Physics
• Dr. Jae Tae Seo, Department of Physics
• Dr. Bagher Tabibi, Department of Physics
• Dr. Z. Tao, Department of Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
• Dr. Doyle Temple, Chair, Department of Physics and Director, CLaSS
• Dr. D. Wu, Department of Atmospheric and Planetary Science
• Dr. Qiguang Yang, Department of Physics

Graduate Students

• Mr. Russell Battle, Physics, M.S. program, graduated summer 2007
• Ms. Brandi Cade, Physics, M.S. program
• Mr. Linwood Creekmore, Physics, M.S. program
• Ms. Courtney Dula, Chemistry, M.S. program
• Ms. Jessica Freeman, Physics, Ph.D. program
• Mr. Craig Hanley, Physics, Ph.D. program
• Ms. Olivia Kerwin, Mathematics, M.S. program
• Mr. Kwang Lee, Physics, Ph. D. program
• Mr. Olusola Oyebola, Physics, Ph.D. program
• Ms. Devin Pugh-Thomas, Physics, Ph.D. program

Undergraduate Students

• Ms. Jasmin Austin, Pharmacy junior
• Ms. Lisa Brodsky, Physics freshman
• Ms. Monique Calhoun, Physics, graduated May 2007
• Ms. Clarissa Freeman, Physics, NSF REU program
• Ms. Marion Greene, Physics, graduated May 2007
• Mr. Thamer Khasawneh,   Pharmacy junior
• Ms. Scarlet Norberg, NSF REU Program, Physics junior, Kent State University
• Ms. Puanani Rebeiro, Chemistry, graduated May 2007
• Mr. Marcus Wiggs, Physics junior

High School Students

• Ms. Jasmine Berry, Heritage High School, 12th Grade
• Ms. Dawn Cheeseman, Hampton High School, 9th grade
• Ms. Jennifer Do, Grafton High School, 10th grade
• Mr. Luis Goity, Grafton High School, 11th grade
• Mr. Matthew Hamed, Heritage High School, 12th grade
• Ms. Jelyn Moore, Heritage High School, 12th grade
• Mr. Vincent Terrell, Hampton High School, 9th grade
• Mr. Ellsworth Townsend, Hampton High School, 9th grade
• Mr. Kierra Turner, Heritage High School, 12th grade