Christopher Robert Gould

Associate Dean for Administration,

College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences;

Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor of Physics,

North Carolina State University

 

Home:

41 Green Mill Lane

Durham, NC 27707-4655

Phone: (919) 493-1194

 

Work:

College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Campus Box 8201 / 104B Cox Hall

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC 27695-8201

Phone: (919) 515-8760 (FAX 515-7855)

E-mail: chris_gould@ncsu.edu

 

Professional Experience

 

2005-                               Assoc. Dean for Administration, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Fall 2005                         Visiting Scholar, Oak Ridge Center for Advanced Studies, Oak Ridge, TN

1995-2005                      Head, Department of Physics, North Carolina State University

1990-1991                      Visiting Scientist, Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility, NM

June 1987                        Visiting Scientist, Energy Research Institute, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

July 1984                        Visiting Scientist, Institute for Atomic Energy, Beijing (PRC)

1983                                Professor of Physics, North Carolina State University

June 1978                        Visiting Scientist, Institut fur Kernphysik, Universitat Frankfurt

1976                                Associate Professor, Department of Physics, North Carolina State University

1976-1977                      Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellow, Universitat Frankfurt

1971                                Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, North Carolina State University

1969-1971                      Research Associate, TUNL, Duke University, Durham, NC

Education

B.Sc. - Physics - Imperial College, London, 1965

M.Sc. - Physics - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1966

Ph.D. - Physics - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia - 1969

 

Research Interests

 

Investigations of the fundamental symmetries of parity and time reversal invariance, studies of the properties of neutrinos, and investigations of nucleon-nucleon and nucleon-nucleus forces using polarized beams and spin polarized nuclear targets. Co-advised the 1992 APS division of nuclear physics dissertation award winner for work on precision studies of parity-even time-reversal-invariance in neutron scattering from spin aligned holmium-165.   Founding member of the Los Alamos TRIPLE collaboration which observed the largest parity violation signal seen in epithermal neutron resonance scattering in heavy nuclei.  Advised the first US student to receive a PhD on the KamLAND project in Japan, the first experiment to observe flavor oscillations in neutrinos emitted by nuclear reactors. Early work on computer based real time data acquisition in the 1980’s lead to the development of the first 32-bit VAX-based systems, later adapted at nuclear research facilities in China, Saudi-Arabia and various US nuclear physics laboratories. Current research is focused on a proposed measurement of the neutron electric dipole moment at the Oak Ridge Spallation Neutron Source using ultracold neutrons and polarized 3He co-magnetometry in a bath of superfuid LHe (NEDM collaboration).

 

Awards

 

  • College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences African American Affairs/ Multi Cultural Affairs Department Head award (2003)

 

  • College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences recipient of the UNC Board of Governors College Awards for North Carolina State University (2000)

 

  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (1993)

 

  • North Carolina State University Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor (1990)

 

  • Associated Western Universities Sabbatical Leave Fellowship for Research at Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility (Aug. 1990-May 1991)
  • North Carolina State Academy of Outstanding Teachers  (1985)

 

  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship, Universitat Frankfurt (1976-1977).

 

  • NATO Studentship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (1965-1968).

 

  • State Scholarship, Imperial College, London, England (1962-1965).

 

Society Memberships

  • American Physical Society
  • American Association of University Professors
  • American Association of Physics Teachers
  • Sigma Xi
  • Society of Physics Students
  • Sigma Pi Sigma (National honor society for physics students)
  • Sigma Iota Rho (National honor society for international studies)

 

Teaching and Departmental Service

  • Advisor for Physics Honors program, 1977 - 1995
  • Physics Department Undergraduate Coordinator, 1980-1990
  • Advisor to Society of Physics Students and Sigma Pi Sigma Chapter 1991-1998 (National SPS Outstanding Chapter awards 1992, 1993, 1995,1996)
  • Chair, Physics Department Course and Curriculum Committee, 1992-1995
  • Chair, Physics Department Promotion and Tenure Review Committee, 1990-1995

Course Taught:

  • PY 131                                                   Conceptual Physics
  • PY 202, 203                                          University Physics (Calculus Physics for Physics Majors)
  • PY 205, 208                                          Physics for Engineers and Scientists (Calculus Physics)
  • PY 211, 212                                          College Physics (Algebra based Physics)
  • PY 341, 441                                          Spacetime Physics
  • PY407                                                    Introduction to Modern Physics
  • PY 411, 412                                          Mechanics (Junior Level Classical Mechanics)
  • PY 414, 415                                          Electromagnetism (Junior Electricity and Magnetism)
  • PY 451                                                   Electronics and Electronics Laboratory
  • PY 452                                                   Senior Laboratory (Experiments in Physics)
  • PY 506                                                   Nuclear and Subatomic Physics
  • PY 583                                                   Advanced Classical Mechanics

 

University and College Service

 

  • Coordinator, NC State Energy Initiative 2006
  • Task Force on General Education Requirements at North Carolina State University 2004-2005
  • Reactor Safety Advisory Committee 2004-2005, Chair 2005-2006, 2006-2007
  • Provost Tuition Task Force 2002, 2003
  • Provost Search Committee 2001
  • Department of Mathematics Head Search Committee 2001, 2002
  • Nuclear Reactor Program Director Search Committee 2001
  • Nuclear Reactor Program Advisory Committee 2000
  • NC State ORNL-UT/Battelle liaison advisory committee (1999…)
  • Treasurer, North Carolina State University AAUP Chapter (1999---)
  • Search Committee, Dean of College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences 1999
  • Convener, North Carolina State Department Heads 1997-1998, 1998-1999
  • Ad-hoc University Committee on Post Tenure Review 1998
  • Chair, Chemistry Head Search Committee 1997-98
  • Chair, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Faculty 1994-1995
  • Reactor Safety Advisory Committee 1993-1994, Chair 1994-1995
  • International Operations Council 1993-1994
  • Secretary, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Faculty 1993-1994
  • Provost Search Committee 1992
  • College Promotion and Tenure Committee 1991-92
  • University Planning Committee 1989-1990
  • Faculty Senate 1988-1990
  • Chair, Faculty Senate Personnel Policy Committee 1989-1990
  • Council on Undergraduate Education - 1987-1990
  • Chair, Council on Undergraduate Education Humanities Committee 1989-1990
  • Chair, University Hearings Committee 1988-1989
  • Chair, College Undergraduate Academic Advising Committee 1988-1989
  • University Admissions Committee 1981-1984
  • University Course and Curriculum Committee 1983-1986
  • University Merit scholarship awards interviewer 1983- 1995
  • College Undergraduate Advisory Committee 1985-89
  • College Scholars and Honors Committee 1984-1995
  • College Computer Advisory Committee 1984-1985

 

Professional Service

 

  • National Research Council Panel on Basic Nuclear Data 1987-90.

 

  • IEEE Technical Committee on Computer Applications in Nuclear and Plasma Sciences 1987-1990.

 

  • Instrumentation Subcommittee of the NSF-DOE Nuclear Sciences Advisory Committee (NSAC) 1988-89.

 

  • DOE Basic Energy Sciences Subcommittee for Review of Office of Fusion Energy Nuclear Data Needs (1986- 1992)
  • President, NC State University AAUP Chapter 1986-1988

 

  • Organizing Committee for IVth IEEE Computer Application in Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Conference (Williamsburg, 1989).

 

  • Co-chair and Proceedings Co-editor for the First International Workshop on Tests on Time Reversal Invariance in Neutron Physics (Chapel Hill, 1987).

 

  • Chair of Awards Committee of the IEEE Technical Committee on Computer Applications in Nuclear and Plasma Sciences 1991.

 

  • Advisory Committee and Proceedings Editor for Second International Workshop on Time Reversal Invariance and Parity Violation in Neutron Reactions (Dubna, Russia, 1993)

 

  • Frank Prize International Advisory Committee (1993- 2000)

 

  • Local Organizing Committee for the 6th Annual National Nuclear Physics Research Summer School (Raleigh, NC, July 1993)

 

  • International Organizing Committee for the Eighth International Conference on Polarization Phenomena in Nuclear Physics (Bloomington, Ind., 1994)

 

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory Neutron Physics Advisory Committee (NPAC for WNR-LANSCE, Los Alamos Neutron Scattering Center) 1994-96

 

  • Zone 6 National Councilor, Society of Physics Students (1996-98)

 

  • Zone 6 National Councilor, Society of Physics Students (1998-2000)

 

  • Editor, New problems section American Journal of Physics (1998-2001)

 

  • Executive Committee of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the Americal Physical Society (elected to 2 yr term 1999-2001)

 

  • Publication committee of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics (1999-2001)

 

  • Education committee of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics (1999-2001)

 

  • Organizing Committee for the National Town Meeting on Nuclear Structure and Astrophysics (Oakland, CA Nov 2000)

 

  • Organizing Committee for the National Town Meeting on Astrophysics, Neutrinos and Symmetries (Oakland, CA Nov 2000)

 

  • Local Organizing committee for the RIA2000 workshop on the rare isotope accelerator project (RTP, NC June 2000)

 

  • Scientific Organizing Committee for the workshop on Fundamental Physics with Pulsed Polarized Neutron Beams (Research Triangle Park, NC June 2000)

 

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory Neutron Physics Advisory Committee (Los Alamos Neutron Scattering Center) 2000-2002

 

  • External Review Committee for the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia (Nov 2000)

 

  • Scientific Organizing Committee for the Workshop on Fundamental Neutron Physics with the spallation Neutron Source -–FNPSNS2001 (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Sept 2001)

 

  • Visiting committee for the National Task Force on Undergraduate Physics, University of Virginia (Feb 2002)

 

  • Scientific Organizing Committee for the workshop on Astrophysics, Applied Physics and Symmetries Physics with the Spallation Neutron Source -–ASAP2002 (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Mar 2002)

 

  • Scientific Program Committee for the 17th International Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics, Durham, NC 2003

 

  • Executive Committee for the SNS Fundamental Neutron Physics Beam Line Instrument Development Team (2002-2006) 

 

  • External Review Committee for the Department of Energy for  the UCNA and NPDGAMMA experiments at Los Alamos National Laboratory  (Oct 2002)

 

  • Session chair, American Physical Society Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA (April 2003)

 

  • Louis Rosen Prize thesis award selection committee LANSCE (2003, chair 2004, 2005)

 

  • National Society of Physics Students Awards Committee (2003-2005)

 

  • National Research Council: Associateships Panel Review for the Physical Sciences (2004-2006)

 

  • External Review Committee, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Lousiana State University (2004)

 

  • External Review Committee for the Department of Energy for the UCNA and NPDGAMMA experiments at Los Alamos National Laboratory  (Oct 2004)

 

  • Chair of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center Users Group (2005)

 

  • Fellowship Committee of Division of Nuclear Physics, American Physical Society (2005-2006)

 

  • National Research council: chair, site visit committee for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory participation in Associateships program (May 2005)

 

  • Co-chair of workshop on “Future of Nuclear Physics at LANSCE”, Los Alamos NM (July 2005)

 

  • Chair, External Review Committee, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee (Oct 2005)

 

  • Department of Energy External Review Committee for University of Washington Center for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics (Sept 2005)

 

  • National Science Foundation Committee of Visitors,  Physical and Mathematical Sciences Directorate (Jan 2006) Arlington, VA 

 

  • Program committee for the workshop “Creating a Path to Improved K-12 Science and Math Literacy”, Oak Ridge Center for Advanced Studies April 18-19, 2006,  Oak Ridge, TN

 

Books Edited

 

  • "Tests of Time Reversal Invariance in Neutron Physics”, N.R.Roberson, C.R.Gould and J.D.Bowman. (World Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore 1987)

 

  • "Time Reversal Invariance and Parity Violation in Neutron Reactions", C.R.Gould. J.D.Bowman, and Y.P.Popov, (World Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore, 1994)

 

  • “Fundamental Physics with Pulsed Neutron Beams”, C.R. Gould, G.L. Greene, F. Plasil and M. Snow (World Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore 2001)

 

  • “Astrophysics, Symmetries, and Applied Physics at Spallation Neutron Sources”, P.E. Koehler, C.R. Gould, R.C. Haight, and T.E. Valentine (World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore 2002)

 

Book Chapters

 

  • “Time Reversal Invariance in Nuclear Physics: From Neutrons to Stochastic Systems”,  C.R. Gould and E.D. Davis in “CP Violation in Particle, Nuclear and Astrophysics” M. Beyer editor (Lecture Notes in Physics volume 591,  Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2002) 206-236

 

  • “Nuclear Physics” C.R. Gould, E.D. Davis, L. Wilets, P.J. Siemens,  Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, third edition, volume 10, 721-738 (Academic Press, NY, 2002)

 

 

 

Undergraduate Students Supervised for Research

 

  • Inhe Rhee (1981, U Nebraska)
  • Jeff Templon (1982, NC State)
  • Jean Smith (1984, NC State)
  • Alline Myers (1984, NC State)
  • Rebecca Hoffenberg (1994, NC State)
  • Saskia Mioduszewski (1994, NC State)
  • Seth Hartley (1995, NC State)
  • Walter Reisner (1997, 1998, 1999 Reed College)
  • Jason Puryear (1998, NC State)
  • Jake Izzo (1998, NC State)
  • Nicholas Stoute (1998, NC State)
  • Emma Pearson (1999, University of Durham, England)
  • Grant Palmquist (1999, NC State)
  • Mic Iwashima (2000, NC State)

 

 

Graduate Students Supervised  (Chaired or co-chaired at NC State)

 

  • Philip Thambidurai "Cross Sections for Neutron Production at Zero Degrees by the 3H(p,n) Reaction", M.S 1981

 

  • John Michael Antony “Systematics of high resolution Projectile Auger electron Spectroscopy of Multiply Ionized Carbon Excited in 3-15 MeV Collisions with Gas Targets” PhD 1988

 

  • James Koster "A Test of Time Reversal Invariance with Polarized Neutrons and Aligned 165Ho", Ph.D 1991 (Winner of the 1992 American Physical Society Dissertation Award in Nuclear Physics, now at Los Alamos National Laboratory)

 

  • Chris Keith "A Brute Force Polarized Solid 3He Target and the Level Structure of the Al