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F209 CEBAF Center
12000 Jefferson Ave., MC 12B2
Newport News, VA 23606
Phone: (757) 269–5234
Fax: (757) 269–7002
Interests
  • Lattice Gauge Theory
    • excited hadron properties
    • two-photon decays
    • nuclear form factors, proton spin problem
    • weak matrix elements, CP violation and the CKM matrix
    • random lattice gauge theory
Publications
  1. “First results from 2+1 dynamical quark flavors on an anisotropic lattice: light-hadron spectroscopy and setting the strange-quark mass”
    arXiv:0810.3588 [hep-lat], submitted to Physical Review D
  2. “Physical Results from 2+1 Flavor Domain Wall QCD and SU(2) Chiral Perturbation Theory”
    arXiv:0804.0473 [hep-lat], submitted to Physical Review D
  3. “First Lattice Study of the N-P11 Transition Form Factors”
    arXiv:0803.3020 [hep-lat], submitted to Physical Review D
  4. “Localization and chiral symmetry in 2+1 flavor domain wall QCD”
    Physical Review D 77, 014509 (2008 Jan 22) [0705.2340 (hep-lat)]
  5. “Neutral kaon mixing from 2+1 flavor Domain Wall QCD”
    Physical Review Letters 100, 032001 (2008 Jan 22) [hep-ph/0702042]
  6. “2+1 flavor domain wall QCD on a (2 fm)3 lattice: light meson spectroscopy with Ls = 16”
    Physical Review D 76, 014504 (2007 Jul 13) [hep-lat/0701013]
  7. “First results from 2+1-Flavor Domain Wall QCD: Mass Spectrum, Topology Change and Chiral Symmetry with Ls = 8”
    Physical Review D 75, 114501 (2007 Jun 11) [hep-lat/0612005]
  8. “Overview of the QCDSP and QCDOC computers”
    IBM Journal of Research and Development 49, 351 (2005 Apr 07)
  9. “Analysis of terrace-width distributions using the generalized Wigner surmise: Calibration using Monte Carlo and transfer-matrix calculations”
    Physical Review B 69, 125404 (2004 Mar 12)
  10. “Si(111) step fluctuations at high temperature: Anomalous step-step repulsion”
    Physical Review B 66, 115310 (2002 Sep 11)
  11. “Extraction of step-repulsion strengths from terrace width distributions: statistical and analytical considerations”
    Surface Science 453, 59 (2000 May 10) [cond-mat/9911319]
Talks
  1. “Light-Meson Two-Photon Decays in Full QCD” (slides) [arXiv:0810.5550 (hep-lat)]
    XXVI International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, Williamsburg, VA; 2008 Jul 14–19
  2. “Some Spectrum Results from 2+1-Flavor Anisotropic Clover Lattices” (slides)
    Perspectives and Challenges for Full-QCD Lattice Calculations, ECT*, Italy; 2008 May 05–09
  3. “QCD and Symmetry Breaking on the Random Lattice”
    National Taiwan University Seminar; 2007 Dec 14
  4. BK on 2+1-flavor Iwasaki DWF Lattices (Focusing on 243×64 Volume)” [PoS]
    XXV International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, Regensburg, Germany; 2007 Jul 30 – Aug 04
  5. “The Kaon Bag Parameter from 2+1 Flavors of Domain-Wall Fermion” (slides)
    Domain-Wall Fermions at Ten Years, Brookhaven National Lab; 2007 Mar 15–17
  6. “QCD and Symmetry Breaking on the Random Lattice” (slides)
    Jefferson Lab Seminar; 2007 Jan 17
  7. “New lattice results for BK from the RBC and UKQCD Collaborations” (slides) [KEK Report]
    4th International Workshop on the CKM Unitarity Triangle, Nagoya, Japan; 2006 Dec 12–16
  8. BK on 2+1 flavor Iwasaki DWF lattices” (slides) [PoS]
    XXIV International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, Tucson, AZ, USA; 2006 Jul 23–28
  9. “Zero-Temperature DWF Physics from QCDOC” (slides)
    4th International Lattice Field Theory Network Workshop, Sokendai, Japan; 2006 Mar 08–11
  10. BK on 2+1 Flavor DWF Lattices” (slides)
    3rd International Lattice Field Theory Network Workshop, Jefferson Lab; 2005 Oct 02–06
  11. “Preliminary Study of BK on 2+1 Flavor DWF lattices from QCDOC” [hep-lat/0602020]
    XXIII International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, Dublin, Ireland; 2005 Jul 25–30
  12. “QCD, Symmetry Breaking and the Random Lattice” [hep-lat/0602021]
    XXII International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, Fermilab; 2004 Jun 21–26
Background
  • Columbia University
    • Ph.D. Physics (2007 May)
      Advisor: Prof. Robert Mawhinney
      Thesis: The Kaon Bag Parameter from 2+1 Flavor Domain-Wall Fermion Lattice QCD (slides)
    • M.A. Physics (2003 May)
  • University of Maryland, College Park
    • B.S. Physics and Astronomy (double major) (2001 May)
    • B.S. Computer Science (2001 May)
    • B.S. Mathematics (2001 May)