W. Rory CokerProfessorMailing address:Physics Department The University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station, C1600 Austin, Texas 78712-1081 Office: RLM 8.312 Office Hours: Fall 2016, tba. Home Page of the UT Department of Physics | Online calendar of important physics events | Poor student performance in physics at UT in 1917 was about the same as it is today!
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ResearchOnly two cutting-edge experimental facilities for research in nuclear physics currently exist in the USA. One is the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at the Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island. The other is the Continuous Beam Electron Accelerator (CEBAF) at the Thomas Jefferson National Laboratory. Several members of the Nuclear Physics group at The University of Texas at Austin are involved in current experiments at RHIC, as well as at the LHC in Europe.
Some students who received a Ph. D. under my supervision: Sung Ho Salk, formerly director of the theoretical physics program at Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea; presently visiting professor at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study. Jim Lynch, formerly chairman of the Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts, now Senior Scientist and recent award winner. Check out Lynch's new book here. Lanny Ray, senior research scientist with the Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics group at the University of Texas at Austin. A history of the UT Center for Nuclear Studies (1961 -1975). A biography of my long-time friend and collaborator Taro Tamura, written by me, with contributions from other friends and colleagues. Other InterestsScience and PseudoscienceOne of my lifelong interests has been the popularization of science in general and physics in particular, as well as an emphasis on the firm distinctions between science and pseudoscience. Here are some links related to the latter topic. Magic and Sleight-of-Hand If your 10th birthday fell between 1949 and 1956, take a look at Roaring Rockets. Now then, about books... |
Last updated July 2016!