aktas@uncc.edu

Areas of Specialization

Theoretical Plasma Physics, Free Electron Lasers, Physics Education

Professional Experience

• Associate Professor, Physics Dept., UNC Charlotte (1998-present)
• Assistant Professor, Physics Dept., UNC Charlotte (1991-1998)
• Lecturer, Physics Dept., UNCCharlotte (1989-1991)
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Kansas State University (1987-1989)

Recent Publications & Presentations

• "Wiggler Effects on the Electromagnetic and Space Charge Waves in a Free-Electron laser", (with Willett and Bolon), 41st Annual Meeting, APS Division of Plasma Physics, Bulletin of APS. Vol. 44, No. 7, 297(1999).
• "One Dimensinal Theory of Free-Electron Laser", Y. M. Aktas, J. E. Willett, B. Bolon, U. -H. Hwang, presented in the 42nd Annual Meeting, APS Division of Plasma Physics, Bulletin of APS. Vol. 45, No. 7, 138(2000)
• "Free-Electron Laser with ion-Channel Guiding", Y. M. Aktas, J. E. Willett, U. -H. Hwang, H.Mehdian presented in the 43rd Annual Meeting, APS Division of Plasma Physics, Bulletin of APS. Vol. 46, No. 8, 127(2001).
• "Re-examination of the One-Dimensional Theory of the Raman Free-Electron laser", J. E. Willett, B. Bolon, U. -H. Hwang, and Y. M. Aktas, J. Plasma Physics (2001), vol. 66, part 5, pp. 301-313 (2001).
• "Dispertion Relation and Growth in a Free-electron Laser with Planar Wiggler and Ion-channel guiding". U.-H. Hwang, H. Mehdian, J. E. Willett, and Y. Aktas, . Physics of Plasmas, vol. 9, number 3, pp. 1010-1014 (2002)
• "Bringing Laboratory to Home, Desktopmovies" Invitational Conference on K-12 Outreach from the University Science Departments, Feb 12 -14 Raleigh, NC (2002).

Education

Ph.D., Physics, University of Missouri-Columbia (1987)

B.S. with Honors,Middle East Technical University, Ankara-Turkey (1980)

Honors, Awards, and Accomplishments

• H. E. Hammond Award for excellence in teaching and research, University of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 1986.
• O. M. Stewart Scholarship for research UMC, Department of Physics, 1982-1986.
• Chancellor's Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, UMC, 1985.
• Senior Graduate Achievement Award in Physics, UMC, 1984.
• NATO Scholarship for Graduate Study, Scientific and Technical Research Councel of Turkey, 1980-1984.
• NATO Advance Study Institute Summer Scholarship at France, 1979.

Membership

• American Physical Society
• American Association of Physics Teachers.
• Councel on Undergraduate Research.
• Sigma Pi Sigma.
• Sigma Xi.
• Amarican Institute of Physics.
• The Society of Turkish Architects, Engineers and Scientists in America

Personal Interests and Links

Last update Nov. 14, 2001

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