VIRENDRA KUMAR SAXENA


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Instructional Technology Experience:

June 97-to date:

Implementation, maintainance, and administration of computerized Instruction forundergraduate physics courses

Administration of the Physics Learning Center

Member of the Development Crew for computerized physics labs for instroductory physics courses

Team member for development and implementation of lecture demonstrations and related technologies

Teaching Experience:


June 92-to date: 	Introductory physics courses: 
			PHYS218, PHYS219 (Recitation), PHYS220, PHYS221, 
			PHYS152 (recitation), PHYS330, PHYS251, PHYS261 
			PHYS219 (recitation), PHYS241, and CS414          

Jan. 86-Jan. 87: Undergraduate level: Classical Mechanics II, Solid State Theory I. Graduate level: Statistical Physics.

April 80-Jan. 86: Undergraduate level: Mechanics (theory and Lab), Electromagnetism, Waves and Optics (theory and Lab), Modern Physics, Quatum Mechanics, Thermodynamics Methods of Theoretical Physics. Specialization level: Solid State Theory, Statistical Physics.

March 77-March 80: Undergraduate level: Mechanics, Waves and Optics, Biophysics, Nuclear Physics, Atmospheric Physics.

July 75-Dec. 75: Undergraduate level: Mechanics, Modern Physics. Graduate level: Mathematical Physics, Statistical Physics.

Feb. 73-Jan. 74: Introductory Physics Lab to Engineering Majors.

Sept. 66-Sept.70: Undergraduate level: Optics (theory and Lab), Electricity and Magnetism (theory and lab), Properties of Matter. Graduate level: Mathematical Physics, Statistical Physics.

July 63-June 65: Undergraduate level: Optics (theory and lab), Electricity and Magnetism (theory and lab), Properties of Matter.

Research Experience:


Feb. 87-to date: 	Theoretical Dynamics of Biological Macromolecules 

Jan. 86-Jan.87.: Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena in Systems with Random Local Fields Phase Transitions in semi-infinite systems

April 80-Jan. 86: Phase Transitions in Randomly Diluted Magnetic Systems Optically Selective Materials for Solar Energy Conversion

March 77-March 80: Phase Transitions in Magnetic Systems with Random Anisotropies

July 75-Feb. 77: Theory of Disordered Solids Disordered Magnetic Systems

Feb. 74-July 75: Theory of Positron Annihilation in Solids Electron-Phonon Interactions in Metals

Oct. 70-Feb. 74: Statistical Mechanics and Phase Transition of an Ising Model

Electron-Phonon Interactions in Metals

July 65-Sept. 70: Electron-Lattice interactions in Metals

Administrative Experience:


Jan. 86-Jan. 87: 	Department of Physics, 
			Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina: 
			Coordinator of the Statistical Physics Research Group 

April 80-Jan. 86: Department of Physics, Universidade Estadual de Maringa: Member of the Departmental Administrative Committee, Chair of the Departmental Selection Committee, Chair of the Departmental Search Committee, Member of the University Research Council, Member of the University Library Committee. Coordinator of the Condensed Matter Physics Research Group

March 77-March 80: Department of Physics, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane: Member of the Departmental Administrative Committee, Member of the Departmental Library Committee.

July 63-June 65: Department of Physics, Almora College, Almora, India: Head of the Physics Department.