Teaching

Michigan State University and US Particle Accelerator School

Fundamentals of Accelerator Physics and Technology with Simulations and Measurement Lab (online only)

Co-teaching with Pavel Snopok and Xueying Lu

(Summer 2022)

This course is an introduction to the underlying principles and uses of the nearly 14,000 particle accelerators that are used worldwide in medicine, industry, and scientific research. The course is suitable for senior undergraduate and entry-level graduate students in physics and engineering or students from other fields with interest in accelerator-based science. The course is also appropriate for engineers and technicians working in accelerator-related fields who wish to broaden their background.. More info here.

Northern Illinois University and US Particle Accelerator School

Storage Rings for Precision Physics Applications -- Muon g-2

Co-teaching with David Rubin and Michael Syphers

(Winter 2019)

Precision magnetic storage rings are being used in experiments to measure properties of fundamental particles, such as the measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. The most recent iteration of this particular measurement is taking place at Fermilab today using a 1.45 T magnet with integrated field fluctuations less that 1 ppm. This course will use the Muon g-2 experimental apparatus and beam delivery system at Fermilab as its model to introduce and discuss the basic accelerator and beam physics issues inherent in such systems and the interplay of beam physics and high energy physics in the measurement of fundamental particle properties. More info here.

Stony Brook University

PHY542: Advanced Accelerator Laboratory

Co-teaching with Mikhail Fedurin and Dmitry Kayran

(Spring 2015/Spring 2016)

The course is intended for graduate students who want to gain knowledge about contemporary particle accelerators and their applications. During the semester, students will learn the basics on accelerator physics principles and accelerator operation as well have the unique opportunity to gain “hands-on” experience on an operational accelerator. Students will also learn advanced computational techniques in order to model and analyze their experiments. More info here.

PHY598: Graduate Seminar: AMO and Condensed Matter Physics

Co-teaching with Lukasz Fidkowski and Thomas Allison

(Fall 2014)

The purpose of this course is to give graduate students early in their career experience with the vital skill of giving professional talks.

University of Maryland and US Particle Accelerator School

Beam Dynamics Experiments on the University of Maryland Electron Ring

Co-teaching with Rami Kishek, Santiago Bernal, Ralph Fiorito, Patrick O'Shea, and David Sutter

(Summer 2008)

The purpose of this course is to introduce the fundamentals of beam physics via experimental investigation on scaled experiments employing low-energy electrons. This course is appropriate for last year physics undergraduate students, graduate students or students from other fields with particular interest in accelerator physics and technology. The course is also intended to broaden the background of engineers and technicians working in fields related to accelerator technology. More info here.