Dr.·Joseph················ Wiest
Professor of Physics and Engineering 123 Christopher Hall Campus Box 89 wiest@wvwc.edu 304-473-8062 Education B.S. in Physics and Math, Eastern Illinois University M.S. in Physics and Math, University of Kentucky Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics, University of Kentucky Courses taught General studies: Science of Music, Holography Modern physics: Light and Atomic Physics, Nuclear Physics Fluids: Fluid Mechanics, Hydrology Modern physics: Quantum Mechanics Advanced lab: Light and Atomic Lab, Nuclear Lab, Electro-Optics Lab Grants Three NSF ILI grants Westinghouse grant Pew grant NSF EPSCOR instrumentation grant Dominion grant Post-graduate education Summer program in engineering, Eastern Illinois University Summer program in laser/atomic physics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Summer workshop in advanced physics labs, MIT Summer workshop in tunable diode lasers, Calvin College AAPT workshops on advanced physics labs Research interests Lasers and molecular binding using optogalvanic, fluorescence, saturated absorption, and Raman spectroscopies; laser separation of isotopes; nuclear reactions relevant to medical physics; tunable laser systems; optics; optoelectronics; applied physics and mathematics; physics and engineering Teaching awards Outstanding Teacher in Appalachia Award AAPT Distinguished Service Award Work with students Guide students with upper-level research projects Assist students in obtaining summer internships at national labs and corporations Advise students for graduate school Advise students for employment Community service Served on Curriculum Council, Professional Affairs Council, Faculty Senate Served as Faculty Chair Served as Department Chair Directed our residential summer academic Wesleyan Summer Gifted Program (1983-2000) Officer of American Association of Physics Teachers (Appalachian Section) Member of NASA-WVSGC Board of Directors (1997-present) College evaluator for AAPT (Juniata College, 2009; Virginia Military Institute, 2010) Publications and scholarly papers Three papers published in Physical Review Four papers published in laser journals Regular paper contributor to annual AAPT meetings (1973-present) Paper presented at WSES international meeting (1999) Professional affiliations American Physical Society American Association of Physics Teachers American Society for Engineering Education |