Chris Wentworth
BS, MS, PHD
Physics - Professor
Education:
B.S. Duke University, 1979
Ph.D. Florida State University, 1986
Areas of Interest:
Courses Taught:
Introductory Physics, Modern Physics, Electricity & Magnetism, Heat
& Thermodynamics, Mathematical Methods for Physics, Quantum
Mechanics, Physical Science (for non-majors), Liberal Arts Seminar
Research Interests:
I have two main areas of ongoing research interest and one developing
interest. My main areas of interest include physics education and
computational physics of many-body systems. My developing interest is
musical acoustics. Computational Physics Web Site
Student Research Projects: Recent student projects I have assisted with include
- Developing image processing algorithms and code for measuring the velocity field of plant root cells from microscope images
- Developing computer simulations of biofilm growth for Pseudomonas aeruginosa with glucose substrate
- Monte Carlo simulation of lattice gas diffusion in a comb structure
- Monte Carlo simulation of lattice gas diffusion in an energetically layered structure
- Monte Carlo simulation of lattice gas diffusion in a box fractal
- Mechanics of track and field events
- Physics of basketball
- Acoustical analysis of the Bodhran Drum
- Sound spectrum analysis of brass and wind instruments