James Shelton Meyer

Interfaces:

St. Gregory's University

Shawnee, OK 74804-2403

(405)-878-5196 (office)

(405)-878-5198 (facsimile)

(405)-555-1111 (residence)

jsmeyer@stgregorys.edu

http://intranet.stgregorys.edu/people/faculty/jsmeyer/default.htm

Academic Experience:

January, 1975, to present: St. Gregory's University, Shawnee, OK

Taught

General Physics I, II, General Physics /Calculus I, II

General Astronomy

Introduction to Java Programming

FORTRAN Programming

Pascal Programming

Introduction to Computer Science

Ordinary Differential Equations

Linear Algebra

History and Philosophy of Mathematics

College Algebra

Trigonometry

Research and Technical Writing

Rigid Body Mechanics

Statics and Strength of Materials

Introduction to (Classical) Logic

Logic for Computer Science

Summer 2002 Oklahoma City Community College, Oklahoma City, OK

General Physics II

Summer 2001, 1999,1998,1996,1992,1990, 1988 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

College Physics I

College Physics II

Modern Astronomy

Summer, 2002, Oklahoma City Community College, Oklahoma City, OK

General Physics II

Spring 2001, Oklahoma City Community College, Oklahoma City, OK

Engineering Physics I

1984-1985, Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, OK

University Physics

Summer, 1976, Rose State College, Midwest City, OK

Physical Science

Introduction to Engineering

Spring, 1974, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX

Applied Physics (Weekend College)

Honorary Societies

Phi Beta Kappa

Sigma Xi, the Research Society of North America

Education

Ph.D., Physics (condensed matter theory)

University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1972

M.S. Physics, with Mathematics minor

University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 1964

B.A. with High Distinction in Physics and Mathematics, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1963

Research Experiences

Small problems in general physics--St. Gregory's University

Aircraft Simulator Design--LTV Corporation

Theory of Itinerant Magnetism--University of Iowa, doctoral and post-doctoral research

Continuous Warm Calorimetry--University of Iowa research assistant

Satellite Orbit Calculations--University of Iowa research assistant

Altimeter Design--Bendix Corp., Davenport, Iowa

Trajectory Optimization, General Dynamics Corp., Ft. Worth, Texas

Fowler-Nordheim Emission -- University of Illinois research assistant

Administrative Experiences

2003-2004, Chairman, Division of Sciences, St. Gregory’s University

1992-1996 Chairman, Division of Sciences, St. Gregory's College

1977-1980, Chairman, Division of Sciences, St. Gregory's College

Professional Societies and Service

American Association of Physics Teachers

American Physical Society

Philosophy of Science Association

Oklahoma Academy of Sciences (chairman, Physical Science Section, 1982-1983 , 1996-1997, 2001-2002

Oklahoma Association of Community and Junior Colleges (chairman, Physics section, 1982)

North Central Association (Consultant-Evaluator 1986-present, ARC 1988-1993)

Industrial Experience

1973-1975 - LTV Corporation, Dallas, Texas; Modeling and Simulation of aircraft for trainer design. Real-time, fixed point assembly language programming. OJT included Certificate in Software Operation Systems, Datacraft Corp.

Summer, 199-Bendix Corporation, Davenport, Iowa; designed mechanical altimeter diaphragm and served as mathematics factotum for the Engineering Group

1967-1969 General Dynamics Corporation, Ft. Worth, Texas; Developed techniques for computing optimal flight paths with constrained equations of motion

Professional Development

2004 National Computational Sciences Institute Workshop-Cluster Computing, OU

2003 Computational Physics Workshop, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wi.

2003 National Computational Sciences Institute Workshop—First Look-Urbana, Illinois

2001Summer School Session Introduction to Java Programming, Univ. of Iowa

2000 Lead Technology Trainer, Level 2, Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical Education

1997-Seminar participant-Overcoming Negativity in the Workplace

1994-General Relativity--refresher course at Oklahoma University

1992-Seminar, Neural Networks, University of Iowa

1985 -Faculty Leaders Conference--Oklahoma commission on Continuing Education

National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminars

1984-Probability and Scientific Inference, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Henry Kyburg, Director

1979-History of Physics, Yale University, Martin J. Klein, Director

NSF Chautauqua Short Courses

1992-Computer Networking, University of Dayton

1988-Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics, SUNY, Stonybrook

1986-Observational Astronomy, University of Texas, Austin

1976-Integrated Circuits, U. Missouri, Kansas City

Grants

Principal Investigator:

Project Director, NSF Grant 7612823--Acquiring academic computer

Exxon Innovations in Education (EXPERSIM), 1978

Recipient:

Shodor Educational Foundation--NCSI, 2003 , 2004

National Science Foundation CCLI, 2003

Publications and Research Reports

J.S. Meyer and J.W. Schweitzer, "Zero Temperature Magnetic Properties of the Hubbard Model with Infinite Coulomb Repulsion", Phys. Rev. B7, 4253 (1973)

J.S. Meyer and J.W. Schweitzer, "Magnetic Properties of the Narrow s-Band Model in the Roth Two-Pole Approximation", Proceedings, 1972 Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Denver, CO

J.S. Meyer and Wm. R. Savage, "Ion Trajectory Calculations-Field Emission Project", University of Iowa Research Report 70:53, 1970

J.S. Meyer and A. Lusty, "Algebraic Approximation to the Solution of the Two-Point Boundary Value Problem of the First Kind", FLIM 68002, General Dynamics Research Report, ERRFW633, Dec., 1967

J.S. Meyer and J. Shero, "ACTOR: Application of the Calculus of Variations to Trajectory Optimization"; General Dynamics Research Report ERRFW634, 1967

J.S. Meyer, R.G. Dean, and W.J. Moran, "A Survey of the Fundamentals of Optimization Theory", General Dynamics Research Report, ERRFW636, 1967

Public Addresses and Discussions

Genetic algorithms and parallel computing, Oklahoma Academy of Science, Nov. 2004

Regression using Geometric Algebra, Oklahoma Academy of Science, Nov. 2003

Einstein, Spinoza, and Timelessness, St. Gregorys University Colloquium, Jan. 24, 2003

MathML and Mathematics on the Web, Oklahoma Academy of Science, Nov., 2002

The Science Wars and the Sokal Affair, Oklahoma Baptist University Science Clubs, Nov. 5, 2001

XML and all that – Brown Bag Luncheon Series, St. Gregorys University, Nov. 16, 2001

Experimental Metaphysics, St. Gregory's Colloquia Series, April, 2000

Quantum Mechanics, It's a Strange, Strange World, Oklahoma Baptist Univ. Science Clubs, March, 2000

Chaos and Surprises, St. Gregory's University Brown Bag Luncheon Series, February, 2000

Panelist, Public Funding of Science, Mortar Board Society, OBU, March 2000

The Delayed-choice Experiments and Quantum Interpretations, OBU, 1996

Panelist, Origins, Mortar Board Society, OBU, February, 1997

The Quantum Pencil Revisited, Oklahoma Academy of Science, 1995

The Rev. J.J. Callahan and the Foucault Pendulum, Oklahoma Academy of Science, 1993

A Toe Dip into Neural Networks, American Association of Physics Teachers Regional Meeting, 1990

Exorcising Laplace's Demon, OBU, 1988

Attacking "Mythakes" with the Pinewood Derby Car, AAPT Regional Meeting, 1987

Novel Use of Matrices in Error Analysis, OACJC, 1987

The EPR Paradox, OBU, 1985

Some Fundamental Questions in Modern Physics, Loras College, Dubuque, Ia, 1985

Schrodinger's Cat and Wigner's Friend, SGC Faculty Colloquium, 1984

Microcomputers, Noon Lions Club, Shawnee, OK 1983

Astronomy, Evening Lions Club, Shawnee, OK 1982

The Hubbard Model, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA 1977

Thermodynamic Perturbation Theory and the Two-Impurity Problem, OAS, 1975

Black Holes, SGU Faculty Colloquium. 1975

Itinerant Electron Magnetism in Transition Metals, Midwest Solid State Conference, Ames, Iowa, 1972