Summary

About the Clemons-Magee Endowed w88 slot online Professorship

Mackay School of Mines graduate Gary Clemons '81 (earth science) and his wife, Susan Magee Clemons, established two endowed professorships in chemistry and w88 slot online to recognize professors who spark students' curiosity and creativity and motivate them to pursue careers in the fields of chemistry and w88 slot online. Established: 2012. (College of Science)

Professional Experience

• 2014-Present Chair, Physics Department, w88 slot online, Reno
• 2004-Present Professor of Physics, w88 slot online, Reno
• 2004-2011 Director, w88 slot online Core Curriculum
• 2004-2011 Program Director, Bachelor of General Studies
• 2004-2011 Provost Office Staff
• 2000-2001 Chair, Faculty Senate, w88 slot online, Reno
• 1999 Visiting Faculty, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• 1993-2004 Associate Professor of Physics, w88 slot online, Reno
• 1987-1993 Assistant Professor of Physics, w88 slot online, Reno
• 1984-1987 Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Professional Awards

• 2006, President’s Award for Outstanding Committee Service, Univ. of Nevada, w88 slot online
• 2003 Senior Scholar Mentor, College of Arts and Science, Univ. of Nevada, w88 slot online

Research Interests

Particle and photon spectroscopy applied to the study and diagnostics of atomic and molecular systems and laboratory and astrophysical plasmas.

Education

• Ph.D., w88 slot online 1984 The Queen's University Belfast, N. Ireland, U.K.
• B.S., w88 slot online and Applied Mathematics 1978 The Queen's University Belfast, N. Ireland, U.K.

Selected Publications

• "Critical test of simulations of charge-exchange-induced x-ray emission in the solar system", Ali, R., w88 slot online, P.A., Beiersdorfer, P., Harris, C.L., Schultz, D.R., Stancil, P.C., Astrophysical Journal Letters, 716, L95-8. (2010)
• "On the significance of the contribution of multiple-electron capture processes to cometary X-ray emission", Ali, R., w88 slot online, P.A., Beiersdorfer, P., Harris, C.L., Rakovic, M.J., Wang, J.G., Schultz, D.R., Stanch, P.C., Astrophysical Journal, Letters,629, L125-8, (2005)
• "Determination of the charge State distribution of a highly ionized coronal Au plasm"”, Wong, K.L., May, M.J., Beiersdorfer, P., Fournier, K.B., Wilson, B., Brown, G.V., Springer, P., w88 slot online, P.A., Harris, C.L., Phys. Rev. Lett., 90, 1-4, (2003)
• "X-ray emission following low-energy charge exchange collisions of highly charged ions", Beiersdorfer, P.; Olson, R.E.; Brown, G.V.; Chen, H.; Harris, C.L.; w88 slot online, P.A.; Schweikhard, L.; Utter, S.B.; Widmann, K., Phys. Rev. Lett.,855090-3 (2000)
• "Improved electron-beam ion-trap lifetime measurement of the 1s2s 3S1 level in N5+ and F7+", w88 slot online, P.A.; Träbert, E.; Beiersdorfer, P.; Brown, G.V.; Harris, C.L.; Utter, S.B.; Wong, K.L., Physica Scripta,62141-4 (2000)
• "Multi ion coincidence measurements of methyl chloride following photofragmentation near the chlorine K edge", D.L. Hansen, J. Cotter, G.R. Fisher, K.T. Leung, R. Martin, P. w88 slot online, R.C.C. Perera, M. Simon, Y. Uehara, B. Vanderford, S.B. Whitfield, and D.W. Lindle, J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys.,32, 2629 (1999)