Stephen Minter
Ph.D. Candidate, Applied
Mathematics Graduate Student Representative
polo_481@yahoo.com (preferred)
Education:
B.S. Physics, minor in
mathematics,
A.S.
Physics,
A.A. Political Science,
Research Experience:
Senior Research Assistant,
1/2006 to present. PI: Dr. Raymond
Chiao, UC Merced. Experimental and
theoretical research in the production and detection of gravitational radiation,
superconductivity, and new forms of particle/ion trapping.
Research Assistant, 9/2005 to
12/2005. PI: Dr. Susan Mokhtari, CSU Stanislaus.
Theoretical research in general relativity.
Research Assistant, 12/2004
to 5/2005. PI: Dr. Rose Zhang, CSU
Stanislaus. Experimental
and theoretical research in high-Tc
superconductivity.
Teaching Experience:
Instructor, UC Merced. Physics 8 (calculus-based Newtonian
mechanics), Math 21 (first-semester calculus), and Math 22 (second-semester
calculus).
Teaching assistant, UC
Merced. Math 23 (vector calculus), and
Math 32 (probability and statistics).
Teaching assistant, CSU
Stanislaus. Algebra-based
Newtonian mechanics, calculus-based electricity and magnetism, and college
algebra.
Awards, Honors,
Publications and Presentations:
Colloquia:
2/2008,
1/2008, UC
Merced. “Production and Detection
of Gravitational Radiation by Means of a Two-Body Superconducting System.”
4/2007, UC
Merced. “Multiple-Equilibria Traps for Charged and Neutral Dielectrics.”
Contributed Talks:
3/2008,
10/2007,
American Physical Society,
Publication:
Minter, S.J., and Chiao, R.Y.,
Can a Charged Ring Levitate a Neutral Polarizable Object?
Can Earnshaw's Theorem Be Extended to Such Objects?, Laser Physics, Vol. 17, No. 7,
2007 (view pdf). Professional Societies: American
Physical Society, since 2006. American
Institute of Physics, since 2004.