George H. Watson

Publications

Teaching Publications follow Research Publications
Conference Abstracts are also available.

Research:

• Photonic Band Structure:
  • An interferometric technique for measurement of photonic band structure in colloidal crystals, I.I. Tarhan, M.P. Zinkin, and G.H. Watson, Opt. Lett. 20, 1571 (1995). **; PDF
  • Photonic band structure of fcc colloidal crystals, I.I. Tarhan and G.H. Watson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 315 (1996). **; PDF
  • Optical measurements of photonic band structure in fcc colloidal crystals, I.I. Tarhan and G.H. Watson, pp. 93-106, Photonic Band Gap Materials, ed. C. M. Soukoulis, (Kluwer Academic, 1996). PDF
  • Analytical expression for the optimized stop bands for fcc colloidal crystals in the scalar-wave approximation, I.I. Tarhan and G.H. Watson, Phys. Rev. B 54, 7593 (1996). **, PDF
  • Impurity modes in the optical stop bands of doped colloidal crystals, R.D. Pradhan, I.I. Tarhan, and G.H. Watson, Phys. Rev. B 54, 13721 (1996). **, PDF
  • Photonic band structure of bcc colloidal crystals, R.D. Pradhan, J.A. Bloodgood, and G.H. Watson, Phys. Rev. B 55, 9503 (1997). **; PDF
  • Interferometric investigation of photonic band structure effects in pure and doped colloidal crystals, B.T. Rosner, G.J. Schneider, and G.H. Watson, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 15, 2654 (1998). **; PDF
  • Impurity effects in coaxial connector photonic crystals: a one-dimensional periodic system, R.D. Pradhan and G.H. Watson, Phys. Rev. B 60, 2410 (1999). **; PDF
  • Defect modes in coaxial photonic crystals, G.J. Schneider, S. Hanna, J.L. Davis, and G.H. Watson, J. Applied Physics 90, 2642 (2001). PDF
  • Nonlinear optical spectroscopy in one-dimensional photonic crystals, G.J. Schneider and G.H. Watson, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 5350 (2003). PDF
    
    

• Light Propagation in Random Media
  • Searching for photon localization in the time domain, G.H. Watson, P.A. Fleury, and S.L. McCall, Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 945 (1987). **; PDF
  • Photon Localization in Time and Space, P.A. Fleury, G.H. Watson, S.L. McCall, and K.B. Lyons, pp. 223-227, Proceedings of the USA-USSR Binational Symposium: Laser Optics of Condensed Matters, ed. J.L. Birman, H.Z. Cummins, and A.A. Kaplyanskii (Plenum, 1988).
  • Speckle autocorrelation spectroscopy and pulse transmission as probes of photon transport in strongly scattering random media, G.H. Watson, S.L. McCall, P.A. Fleury, and K.B. Lyons, Phys. Rev. B 41, 10947 (1990). **; PDF
  • Scatterer correlation effects on photon transport in dense random media, P.M. Saulnier, M.P. Zinkin, and G.H. Watson, Phys. Rev. B 42 (RC), 2621 (1990). **; PDF
  • Transmission microstatistics of laser speckle, I.I. Tarhan and G.H. Watson, Phys. Rev. A 45, 6013 (1992). **; PDF
  • Role of surface reflectivity in coherent backscattering measurements, P.M. Saulnier and G.H. Watson, Opt. Lett. 17, 946 (1992). **; PDF
  • Factors that influence photon transport measurements in dense random media, G.H. Watson, P.M. Saulnier, I.I. Tarhan, and M.P. Zinkin, pp. 131-149, Photonic Band Gaps and Localization, ed. C. M. Soukoulis, (Plenum, 1993). PDF

• Raman Scattering at High Pressure
  • Measurements of Raman intensities and pressure dependence of phonon frequencies in sapphire, G.H. Watson, W.B. Daniels, C.S. Wang, J. Appl. Phys. 52, 956 (1981).
  • Raman scattering from solid helium at high pressure, G.H. Watson and W.B. Daniels, Phys. Rev. B 31 (RC), 4705 (1985). **; PDF
  • Raman scattering from dense helium and argon, G.H. Watson and W.B. Daniels, Physica 139&140B, 472 (1986).
  • Raman scattering from fluid hydrogen to 2500 amagat, N.E. Moulton, G.H. Watson, D.M. Brown, and W.B. Daniels, Phys. Rev. A 37, 2475 (1988). **; PDF
  • Raman scattering from solid argon at high pressure, G.H. Watson and W.B. Daniels, Phys. Rev. B 37, 2669 (1988). **; PDF

• Optical and Other Materials
  • Polarized Raman spectra of KTiOAsO₄ and isomorphic nonlinear-optical crystals, G.H. Watson, J. Raman Spectroscopy 22, 705 (1991).
  • Injection seeded optical parametric oscillator, N.P. Barnes, G.H. Watson, and K.E. Murray, pp. 356-360, OSA Proceedings on Advanced Solid-State Lasers 13, L.L. Lloyd and A.A. Pinto, eds. (1992).
  • Carbon incorporation in Si_1-yC_y alloys grown by molecular beam epitaxy using a single silicon-graphite source, M.W. Dashiell, L.V. Kulik, D. Hits, J. Kolodzey, and G. Watson, Appl. Phys. Lett. 72, 833 (1998). PDF

• Technical Reports
  • "Line Narrowing of AgGaSe2 Optical Parametric Oscillator by Injection Seeding," G. H. Watson, NASA/American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Summer Faculty Fellowship Program 1991: NASA Contractor Report 187598, 229 (1991).
  • "AT&T PC6300 Direct Memory Access Interface to an Optical Multichannel Analyzer," H. L. Carter, Jr. and G. H. Watson, AT&T Internal Memorandum (1986).

Teaching:

• Articles
  • Transmission line exercises for the introductory physics laboratory, G.H. Watson, Am. J. Phys. 63, 423 (1995). **
  • Contribution on listservs and physical science education, with A. Dagenais, in Teachers Guide to Cyberspace, pp. 19, 68-71, Impact II -- The Teachers Network, New York, (1996); ISBN 0-939229-08-0
  • Insulator, an article in Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics, Vol. 2, 757 (Macmillan Reference USA, 1996).
  • Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education, About Teaching 52, (1998).
  • PHYS345 Electricity and Electronics for Engineers, pp. 63-66, Teaching with Technology, ed. David G. Brown (Anker Publishing Co., Bolton, MA, 2000); ISBN 1-882982-34-7.
  • Faculty Mentoring Faculty: The Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education, G. H. Watson and S. Groh, pp. 13-25, The Power of Problem-Based Learning, ed. D. Allen, S. Groh, and B. Duch (Stylus Publishing, Hearndon, VA, 2001); ISBN 1-57922-037-1.
  • Problem-Based Learning and the Three C's of Technology, G. H. Watson, pp. 109-117, The Power of Problem-Based Learning, ed. D. Allen, S. Groh, and B. Duch (Stylus Publishing, Hearndon, VA, 2001); ISBN 1-57922-037-1.
  • Science for All: A Problem-Based Learning Approach, G. Watson and B. Duch, pp. 55-61, Science and Technology Education: Preparing Future Citizens, Proceedings of the First IOSTE Symposium in Southern Europe, ed. Nicos Valinides (Imprinta Ltd., Cyprus, 2001).
  • Using Technology to Promote Success in PBL Courses, G. H. Watson, The Technology Source, May/June 2002. www.technologysource.org/article/using_technology_to_promote_success_in_pbl_courses (local pdf file)
  • La Pédagogie par Problèmes in Les Actes du Colloque sur l'Apprentissage dans l'Engeignement Superiéur, the 10th anniversary celebration of FORMASUP, (October 2002)
  • University of Delaware's Faculty-IT Partnership: Educational Transformation through Teamwork, Janet de Vry and G. H. Watson, The Technology Source, May/June 2003. www.technologysource.org/article/university_of_delawares_facultyit_partnership (local pdf file) (Featured in Special Edition for Technology Education on Sept. 22, 2003.)
  • Creating Time and Desire in an Annual Program of Faculty Fellowships, G. H. Watson, Developing Faculty to Use Technology: Programs and Strategies to Enhance Teaching, ed. David G. Brown (Anker Publishing Co., Bolton, MA, 2003). ISBN 1-882982-62-2
  • Report from the Trenches: Faculty Development through a Successful Grassroots Campaign, G. H. Watson, Developing Faculty to Use Technology: Programs and Strategies to Enhance Teaching, ed. David G. Brown (2003).
  • Using PBL in a WebCT Faculty-Development Session, Erin F. Sicuranza, Valerie P. Hans, Karen M. Kral, and G. H. Watson, Developing Faculty to Use Technology: Programs and Strategies to Enhance Teaching, ed. David G. Brown (2003).
  • Scaling Up Research-Based Education for Undergraduates: Problem-Based Learning, D. E. Allen, B. J. Duch, S. E. Groh, G. H. Watson, and H. B. White, Reinvigorating the Undergraduate Experience: Successful Models Supported by NSF's AIRE/RAIRE Program, ed.Kauffman, Linda R, and Janet E.Stocks (Council on Undergraduate Research, 2004). ISBN 0-941933-26-1.
  • Integrating Problem-based Learning and Technology in Education, G. H. Watson, Enhancing Thinking through Problem-based Learning Approaches: International Perspectives, ed. Onn-Seng Tan (Thomson Learning, 2004) ISBN 981-243-718-5.
  • A Note to Students about the use of PBL in Learning Physics, G. H. Watson, PossiBiLities: A Practice Guide to Proble-based Learning in Physics and Astronomy, ed. Derek Raine and Sarah Symons (The Higher Education Academy, Physical Sciences Centre, 2005) ISBN 1-903815-14-2.
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú y Universidad de Delaware: asociadas para hacer realidad la promesa del Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas, G. Watson and D. Allen, Tres Años de Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas en la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, ed. Ana Pastor de Abram (Fondo Editorial de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2007) ISBN 978-9972-42-814-2
    

• PBL Clearinghouse (access requires registration)
  • Crossed Circuits, G. Watson (classroom problem, January 2001) [abstract]
  • Rice-a-Roni: A San Francisco Treat, G. Watson (classroom problem, April 2001) [abstract]
  • Using PBL in a WebCT Faculty Development Session, E.Sicuranza, V. Hans, K. Kral, and G.Watson (article, May 2002) [abstract]
  • PBL2002: Introductory Workshop Track Sponsored by ITUE, G.Watson, D. Allen, B. Duch, S. Groh, V. Hans, H.White (conference proceedings, June 2002) [abstract]
  • PBL2002 Preconference Workshops: PBL from Disciplinary Perspectives, G. Watson, D. Allen, V. Hans, H.White (conference proceedings, June 2002) [abstract]
  • PBL2002 Plenary Presentations, G. Watson and B. Duch (conference proceedings, June 2002) [abstract]
  • Simple Staged Problem for Introduction of PBL Process, G. Watson (workshop problem, April 2004) [abstract]
  • Deflating Grady, H. White and G. Watson (workshop problem, September 2005) [abstract]
  • Roadmap to Thoughtful Online Discussion -- Oxymoron or Reality?, J. de Vry, B. Frey, and G..Watson (article, September 2006) [abstract]
    
    
  Lab Manuals
  • Laboratory Manual for General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism, G.H. Watson, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., Dubuque, IA (1995); ISBN 0-7872-0458-7.
    Revised printing (1997); ISBN 0-7872-3407-9.
  • Laboratory Manual for PHYS645 Electronics for Scientists, J.B. Mehl and G.H. Watson, (in-house, last revision 1995)
  • Laboratory Manual for PHYS646 Instrumentation for Scientists, G.H. Watson and J.B. Mehl, (in-house, last revision 1996)
    
  
  
• Web Sites Created, Maintained, or Organized
  • SCEN103: Silicon, Circuits, and the Digital Revolution
  • PHYS208: Electricity and Magnetism for Engineering Majors
  • PHYS245: Introduction to Electricity and Electronics
  • PHYS345: Introduction to Electricity and Electronics
  • Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education
  • Problem-Based Learning at the University of Delaware
  • Chesapeake Section of the AAPT
  • PBL Clearinghouse
  • University of Delaware chapter of Sigma Xi
  • Delaware GK-12 program
  • Pan-American Network for Problem-Based Learning

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Last updated February 22, 2008.
Copyright George Watson, Univ. of Delaware, 1997.