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: Spring 2008: [At RLM] M, W 9 to 10:30 AM; Thur, 1 to 3 PM;
additional, Fri, 3 to 3:30 PM outside Pai 2.48 classroom.
Courses:
ResearchOnly two experimental facilities for research in nuclear physics currently exist. 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 group at The University of Texas at Austin are involved in current experiments at RHIC.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 Korean Institute for Advanced Study. Jim Lynch, currently chairman of the Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Massachusetts. Lanny Ray, senior research scientist with the Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics group at the University of Texas at Austin.
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. |
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