James Creel, Phd Email & Phone Number

College Station, Tx, Us

College Station, Texas, United States

I am a researcher working primarily in the two main areas of Directed Energy (High Energy Lasers) and Diagnostics for Hypersonics. I am part of a team of researchers (Co-PI) who work on a 5-year, $100M IDIQ contract with the Army to deliver 6.2/6.3 work in these areas as well as many others. On the Directed Energy side, I work to understand atmospheric effects on Directed Energy effectiveness and work closely with those who model and simulate laser propagation through the atmosphere. More recently, I lead the effort to establish Texas's first High Energy Laser Outdoor Testing Range with RTX.

Antwerp, Belgum

Design, simulation, and prototyping of plasma reactors for gas reforming - petrochemicals. 0D to 3D simulations in ZDPlasKin (Fortran), Matlab, and COMSOL. Simulations involve: currents, induction, electromagnetic heating, fluid dynamics, circuits, gas chemistry, plasma, and particle tracing

Dublin, Ireland

Studies of high rep rate laser ablation for electronic printing applications. Proposal writing.

Austin, Texas Area

Research and simulation in the areas of photonics (hyperspectral imaging, optical gyroscopes, fiber optics, optical scattering), thermionics, and plasma physics. Proposal writing (SBIR, STTR).

Houston, Texas Area

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Design and construction of an inductively coupled plasma system for materials modification

Dublin, Ireland

Responsibilities:-Design and maintain plasma heating apparatus, beam delivery systems, optical emission spectroscopy setups-Use MHD theory to explain and predict plasma behavior -Automate data acquisition and analysis with ICCD cameras, ns/fs lasers, oscilloscopes, motor controllers, and spectrometers via LabVIEW and Matlab-Instruct and carry out research with postgrads, summer students and project students-Maintain optics, laser systems, and diagnose and repair broken scientific equipment

Dublin, Ireland

Responsibilities:-Design and maintain plasma heating apparatus, beam delivery systems, optical emission spectroscopy setups-Use MHD theory to explain and predict plasma behavior -Automate data acquisition and analysis with ICCD cameras, ns/fs lasers, oscilloscopes, motor controllers, and spectrometers via LabVIEW and Matlab-Instruct and carry out research with less senior postgrads, summer students and project students-Maintain optics, laser systems, and diagnose and repair broken scientific equipmentAccomplishments: -Designed and built four apparatus that reheat a laser ablation plasma plume-One manuscript on topic accepted into APL (below), more manuscripts to be submitted later-Work presented at four conferences via posters and oral presentationsSkills gained:-fast (ns) time- and space-resolved spectroscopy-fast (ns) time gated ICCD photography-plasma discharges and pinches-ns laser ablation-plasma probe construction and diagnostics-laser machining -computational modelling and programming (COMSOL, PrismSPECT, LabVIEW, MATLAB, Mathematica, C, FORTRAN, Python)-pulsed power electronics-high vacuum systems-machining and computer aided drafting (SolidWorks, Solid Edge, CAD)

Trinity College Dublin, School Of Physics

Description: Pilot Scheme STEM weekly Saturday club for 13-14 year students. A joint venture between three Trinity College Dublin schools: Physics, Education and Maths.Responsibilities:-Developing challenging yet palatable physics curricula for the club-Develop short but meaningful physics labsAccomplishments:-Integral part of making the pilot STEM club a success-Helped engage and enrich student experience in STEM-Learned more about foreign education systems and content delivery-Successfully integrated my ideas about teaching science into the curriculum-Delivered physics in a fun and exciting way without reduction in level of material

Waco, Texas Area

Responsibilities:-Research into complex (dusty) plasmas-Instruct and carry out research with summer NSF REU program students-Develop science curricula and outreach projects for CASPER based STEM outreachAccomplishments:-Langmuir probe measurement characterization of two GEC rf Reference Cells at varying powers and pressures-Presented research at various conferences-Granted scholarships and summer school appointments from various agencies and universities-Co-author of two papers during my master's-Co-author of one paper from NSF REU summer appointment in 2006

Arlington, Tx

Responsibilities:-Teach, grade, and maintain physics laboratory classes-Keep up to date on five different laboratory sections (Physics 1,2,3 and Astronomy 1,2) consisting of roughly 10 labs each with 30 students per lab-Teach at least 2 labs (3 hours/lab) a week while maintaining high grades in physics, mathematics, and Honors College courses-Troubleshoot when laboratory equipment was not workingAccomplishments:-Became incredibly proficient and knowledgeable about teaching physics and astronomy to undergraduates-Recognized by UTA physics with a departmental service scholarship-Given role of community outreach officer based on instruction in labs and outside of them

Arlington, Tx

Responsibilities:-Provide public planetarium shows and night sky viewing-Assure audience members were kept entertained while being educated-Took and promoted feedback from audience members-Maintain knowledge of night sky objects and point out yearly celestial eventsAccomplishments:-Helped usher in the new UTA Planetarium-Trained new planetarium staff and students-Helped program basic planetarium shows

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Physics

Research in/with: Time- and space-resolved plasma spectroscopy, time-gated ICCD photography, plasma discharges and pinches, ns laser.

M.S., Physics

Activities and Societies: C.A.S.P.E.R Physics Circus Research in/with: Dusty plasmas, GEC rf Reference Cells, Langmuir probes, high vacuum.

Honors Bachelor Of Science, Physics, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Society of Physics Students, Astronomical Society, Physics Lab Instructor, Physics Help Clinic Supervisor.