{"id":532,"date":"2006-08-25T10:38:15","date_gmt":"2006-08-25T10:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2006\/08\/25\/story-of-my-life-1\/"},"modified":"2006-08-25T10:38:15","modified_gmt":"2006-08-25T10:38:15","slug":"story-of-my-life-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/2006\/08\/25\/story-of-my-life-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Story of My Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the things required for the tenure review is a full and up-to-date curriculum vitae<\/i>. Having spent an inordinate amount of time updating and re-formatting my CV, it seems a shame not to make more use of it than that, so I might as well recycle it into a blog post (after stripping out my home address and a few other items).<\/p>\n

Of course, I’m too lazy to do it in proper HTML, so what’s below the fold is an automated conversion from the RTF file into really, really bad HTML. But, having spent an inordinate amount of time updating and re-formatting the Word file to get it to look right, I’ll be damned if I’m going to repeat all that fiddly work. I did just enough so it doesn’t look completely stupid. If you feel like gazing into the void, click through to the full entry, and view the source…<\/p>\n

Otherwise, well, here’s the (nearly) complete story of my career to date:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Employment     Union College<\/b>                      2001-present<\/i>
\n                      Assistant Professor
\n                      Department of Physics and Astronomy<\/p>\n

            Yale University                         <\/b> 1999-2001
\n<\/i>                           Postdoctoral Associate
\n                           Department of Physics
\nEducation     University of Maryland, College Park<\/b>                         1993-1999<\/i>
\n                      Ph.D. in Chemical Physics.
\n                      Thesis title: Ultra-Cold Ionizing Collisions in Metastable Xenon
\n                      Advisors: John Weiner (UMCP) and William D. Phillips (NIST)
\n              In experiments conducted at NIST-Gaithersburg with laser-cooled
\n              metastable xenon, studied collisions in optically pumped samples,
\n              collisions in optical lattices, and optical control of collisions in
\n              both time-resolved and continuous-wave experiments.<\/p>\n

                   Williams College<\/b>     `                      1989-1993<\/i>
\n                       B.A. with honors in Physics.
\n                      Honors research: constructed vapor-cell MOT for rubidium.<\/p>\n

Experience    Teaching
\n<\/b>                     Union College<\/b>                   2001-present<\/i>
\n                Classes taught: Physics for Life Sciences w\/lab; Introductory  
\n                 Mechanics w\/lab (×8); Introductory Electricity and Magnetism
\n                 w\/lab (×2); Introductory Modern Physics (×3); Physical Optics;    
\n                 Quantum Optics; Methods of Modern Experimental Physics.
\n                        Williams College<\/b>                       1990-1993<\/i>
\n                      Teaching assistant: General Physics; Classical Mechanics;
\n                    Particles and Waves; Waves and Optics (× 2); Introductory    
\n                   Quantum Mechanics.<\/p>\n

    Research<\/b>
\n           Union College<\/b>                   2001-present
\n<\/i>                  Assistant Professor. Building a lab to laser cool and trap
\n                      metastable argon and krypton for collision studies and
\n                    astrophysical background measurements.<\/p>\n

             Yale University<\/b>                       1999-2001<\/i>
\n                     Postdoctoral Associate. Studied the creation of squeezed states
\n                     in Bose-Einstein Condensate
\n              University of Electro-Communications (Tokyo)<\/b>             Fall 1998<\/i>
\n                   Studied collisions in magnetically trapped metastable neon.<\/p>\n

            Laboratory Development<\/b>
\n                   Williams College                      Summer: 1990, 1991<\/i>
\n                         Designed, built, and tested experiments for undergraduate
\n                          teaching laboratories.<\/p>\n

            Grants<\/b>       National Science Foundation Grant PHY-0457100              2005<\/i>
\n                      “RUI: Radioactive Krypton Background Evaluation by
\n                      Atom Counting”<\/p>\n

                    Research Corporation: Cottrell College Science Award              2003<\/i>
\n                                            (designated a Brian Andreen CCSA in 2004)<\/p>\n

                    Union College: Faculty Research Fund                 2001-2005<\/i>
\n    Service Activities
\n        Professional Service
\n<\/b>           Member of American Physical Society            1993-present
\n<\/i>              Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (DAMOP)
\n              Division of Laser Science (DLS)<\/p>\n

          Member of Sigma Xi                     1993-present<\/i>
\n              Vice-President, Union College chapter          elected<\/i> 2006
\n<\/i>
\n           Journal Referee                  1997-present<\/i>
\n              Refereed papers for Physical Review Letters<\/i>, Physical Review A<\/i>,
               Journal of the Optical Society of America B.<\/i>
\n       
\n           Grant Reviewer                        2003, 2005, 2006<\/i>
\n              Reviewed proposals for Research Corporation Research Innovation
             Award and Cottrell College Science Award, and American
                   Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund.<\/p>\n

       Union College, College-Wide Service
\n          <\/b>Union College Scholars Program: Acting director                     Winter 2003
\n<\/i>
\n          <\/b>Writing Board: Division 3 Representative                 2002-2004<\/i>
\n              Evaluates proposals for Writing Across the Curriculum course
                certification.<\/p>\n

          Student Affairs Council: At-large representative              2003-2004<\/i>
\n              Deals with non-academic aspects of student life, including student
                housing issues.
\n  <\/p>\n

       Union College, Departmental Service
\n          <\/b>Search Committees              2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006
\n             <\/i>Read applications and interviewed candidates for the hiring of a
\n              new chair and five visiting faculty.<\/p>\n

          Curriculum Committee                  2002-present
\n<\/i>              Helped redesign introductory physics curriculum (Physics 120 and
\n              121) and upper-level laboratory class (Physics 300).<\/p>\n

          Colloquium Organizer                       2002-2004<\/i>
\n              Scheduled, invited, and hosted speakers from other institutions for
                weekly departmental colloquium series. Arranged Careers in
                Physics panel discussion in Spring 2003.<\/p>\n

         <\/b>Dept. Web Page Coordinator                  <\/b> 2005-present
\n             <\/i>Updated and maintained departmental web page
                      (<http:\/\/www.physics.union.edu\/><\/a><\/u>).<\/p>\n

       Community Service \/ Outreach
\n          <\/b>Camp College                            2002, 2006
\n             <\/i>Presented “simulated class” as part of summer program for
                   prospective students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Appeared
                  in local newspaper articles in 2002, and on local television news in
\n              2006.<\/p>\n

          Election 2004                              Fall 2004<\/i>
\n              Presented lecture on “How to Lie With Statistics” for special
                Minerva class on the 2004 election. Appeared on local television
                news.<\/p>\n

          Sigma Xi Research Award Judge                  2004, 2005, 2006<\/i>
\n              Helped decide recipient of annual student research award on the
                basis of nomination letters and student presentations at Steinmetz
                Symposium.<\/p>\n

          Faculty Panelist, MultiCultural Weekend                 2005<\/i>
\n              Spoke to prospective students about college life, opportunities for
                minority students at Union.
\n          
\n Honors<\/b>       NIST\/UMCP Joint Fellowship in AMO Physics              1993-1999<\/i>
\n    Sigma Xi, inducted                            1993<\/i>
\n        Stephen H. Tyng Scholarship                    1989-1993<\/i>
\n                      National Merit Scholarship                       1989-1990<\/i><\/p>\n

References<\/b>     Available upon request.<\/p>\n

\nPublications<\/b>    C. Orzel and D. N. McKinsey, “Radioactive Background Evaluation by
                Atom Counting,” AIP Conference Proceedings<\/i> 785<\/b>, 136 (2005).<\/p>\n

             C. D. Fletcher*<\/sup>  and C. Orzel, “Construction and calibration of a low cost    
\n                 Fabry-Perot interferometer for spectroscopy experiments,” Am. J.
                Phys.<\/i> 73<\/b>, 1135 (2005).<\/p>\n

             D. N. McKinsey and C. Orzel, “Radioactive Krypton Background
\n                Evaluation Using Atom Counting,” Nucl. Instr. and Meth. A<\/i> 545<\/b>,
                524 (2005).<\/p>\n

          C. Orzel, A. K. Tuchman, M. L. Fenselau, M. Yasuda, and M. A.    
\n              Kasevich, “Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate,”
               Science<\/i> 291<\/b>, 2386 (2001).<\/p>\n

          S. Kulin, T. C. Killian, S. D. Bergeson, L. A. Orozco, C. Orzel, and S. L.
                Rolston, “An ultracold neutral plasma,” AIP Conference
                   Proceedings<\/i>  498<\/b>, 367 (1999).
\n  <\/p>\n

          T. C. Killian, S. Kulin, S. D. Bergeson, L. A. Orozco, C. Orzel, and S. L.                                
\n<\/font>             Rolston, “Creation of an Ultracold Neutral Plasma,” Phys. Rev.
\n           Lett.<\/i> 83<\/b>, 4776 (1999).<\/p>\n

       C. Orzel, M. Walhout, U. Sterr, P. S. Julienne, and S. L. Rolston, “Spin
\n           polarization and quantum-statistical effects in ultracold ionizing
\n           collisions,” Phys. Rev. A<\/i> 59<\/b>, 1926 (1999).<\/p>\n

       C. Orzel, S. D. Bergeson, S. Kulin, and S. L. Rolston, “Time-Resolved
\n           Studies of Ultracold Ionizing Collisions,” Phys. Rev. Lett.<\/i> 80<\/b>, 5093
\n           (1998).<\/p>\n

       J. Lawall, C. Orzel, and S. L. Rolston,  “Suppression and Enhancement of
\n           Collisions in Optical Lattices,” Phys. Rev. Lett.<\/i> 80<\/b>, 480 (1998).<\/p>\n

          S. L. Rolston, G. Birkl, I. H. Deutsch, M. Gatzke, C. Orzel, W. D. Phillips,
                U. Sterr, and M. Walhout, “Optical lattices,” Laser Spectroscopy,
\n              12<\/i>th<\/sup>  International Conference (M. Inguscio, M. Allegrini, M. Sasso
\n              eds.<\/i>), 31 (1996).
\n     
\n        K.-A. Suominen, K. Burnett, P. S. Julienne, M. Walhout, U. Sterr, C.
\n           Orzel, M. Hoogerland, and S. L. Rolston, “Ultracold collisions
\n           and optical shielding in metastable xenon,” Phys. Rev. A<\/i> 53<\/b>, 1678
\n           (1996).<\/p>\n

       M. Walhout, U. Sterr, C. Orzel, M. Hoogerland, and S. L. Rolston,
\n           “Optical Control of Ultracold Collisions in Metastable Xenon,”
\n           Phys. Rev. Lett. 74<\/i>, 506 (1995).
\n  <\/p>\n

Invited Talks<\/b>    “Counting Atoms for Astrophysics: Atom Traps, Neutrino Detectors, and
                Radioactive Background Measurements,” Union College
                   Physics and Astronomy Colloquium, Union College, Schenectady,
                NY, March 2006.<\/p>\n

<\/font>     “Counting Atoms for Astrophysics: Atom Traps, Neutrino Detectors, and
                Radioactive Background Measurements,” Amherst College
\n           Physics Colloquium, Amherst College, Amherst, MA, November
                2005.
\n  
\n        “Radioactive Background Evaluation by Atom Counting,” CLEAN
                Collaboration Meeting, New Haven, CT, June 2005.<\/p>\n

          “Radioactive Background Evaluation by Atom Counting,” Medium
\n             Energy Physics Seminar, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne,
\n           IL, April 2005.
\n  
\n        “Radioactive Background Evaluation by Atom Counting,” Topical
\n           Workshop on Low Radioactivity Techniques, Sudbury, Ontario,
                Canada, December 2004.<\/p>\n

             “Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate,” Rensselaer Polytechnic
\n           Institute Physics Colloquium, Troy, NY, May 2002.<\/p>\n

       “Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate,” Colgate University
\n           Physics Colloquium, Hamilton, NY, April 2002.<\/p>\n

       “Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate,” University of
\n           Connecticut Physics Colloquium, Storrs, CT, December 2001.<\/p>\n

       “Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate,” American Physical
\n           Society Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
\n           meeting, London, Ontario, Canada, May 2001.<\/p>\n

       “Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate,” Williams College
\n           Physics Colloquium, Williamstown, MA, April 2001.<\/p>\n

       “Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate,” Union College Physics
\n           Colloquium, Schenectady NY, February 2001.<\/p>\n

       “Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate,” Atomic Physics
\n           Colloquium, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, January 2001.<\/p>\n

       “Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate,” SUNY Stony Brook
\n           Atomic Physics Seminar, Stony Brook, NY, December 2000.<\/p>\n

       “Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate,” Center for Ultracold
\n           Atoms Seminar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
\n           Cambridge, MA, October 2000.<\/p>\n

       “Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate,” CLEO\/Europe, Nice,
\n           France, September 2000.<\/p>\n

       “Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate,” LPHYS 2000,
\n           Bordeaux, France, July 2000.<\/p>\n

       “Ultra-Cold Ionizing Collisions,” APS Centennial Meeting, Atlanta, GA,
\n           March 1999 (Bull. Am. Phys. Soc.<\/i> 44<\/b>, 645 (1999)).<\/p>\n

       “Ultra-Cold Collisions and Quantum Statistics,” Williams College Physics
\n           Colloquium, Williamstown, MA, September 1998.<\/p>\n

       “Time-Resolved Studies of Ultra-Cold Collisions,” University of
\n           Connecticut Atomic Physics Colloquium, Storrs, CT, March 1998.
\n  
\n Contributed Talks \/ Posters
\n          <\/b>M. Mastroianni*<\/sup>  and C. Orzel, “An Optically Excited Metastable Krypton
                Atomic Beam Source,” poster, American Physical Society, 37th
                Meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics,
             May 2006.<\/p>\n

          C. Orzel, “Spin-Polarized Collisions in Metastable Rare Gases,” poster,
                American Physical Society, 36th Meeting of the Division of
                Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, May 2005.<\/p>\n

          A. Tuchman, C. Orzel, A. Polkovnikov, and M. Kasevich, “Evidence for
                Phase Variance Oscillations in a Bose-Einstein Condensate and
                Applications to Precision Interferometry,” talk, American Physical
                Society, APS March Meeting, March 2005.<\/p>\n

          C. Orzel and D. McKinsey, “Radioactive Background Evaluation by Atom
             Counting,” poster, American Physical Society, 35th Meeting of the
             Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, May 2004.<\/p>\n

          S. L. Rolston, S. D. Bergeson, S. Kulin, and C. Orzel, “A Strongly
                   Coupled Plasma or a Dense Rydberg Gas?,” talk, American
                Physical Society, DAMOP Meeting, May 1998.<\/p>\n

          C. Orzel, S. D. Bergeson, S. Kulin, and S. L. Rolston, “Time-resolved
                Studies of Ionizing Collisions,” talk, American Physical Society,
                DAMOP Meeting, May 1998.<\/p>\n

          J. R. Lawall, S. L. Rolston, and C. Orzel, “Enhancement and Suppression
                of Collisions in Optical Lattices,” talk, American Physical Society,
             APS\/AAPT Joint Meeting, April 1997.<\/p>\n

          C. Orzel, U. Sterr, M. Walhout, and S. L. Rolston, “Spin-polarized
                   Penning Ionizing Collisions at Ultra-Low Temperature,” talk,
                American Physical Society, APS\/AAPT Joint Meeting, April 1997.<\/p>\n

          M. Walhout, C. Orzel, U. Sterr, and S. L. Rolston, “Optical lattices with
                metastable xenon,” talk, Quantum Electronics and Laser Science
                Conference, May 1995.<\/p>\n

          C. Orzel, M. Hoogerland, U. Sterr, M. Walhout, and S. L. Rolston,
                   “Optical control of cold collisions,” talk, Quantum Electronics and
                Laser Science Conference, May 1995.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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