CURRICULUM VITAE
W. LOWELL MORGAN
PRESENT POSITION:
Principal Physicist & Professional Consultant in Applied Physics
Kinema Research & Software, L.L.C.
P.O. Box 1147
Monument, Colorado 80132
Tel: (719) 481-1305; Fax: (719) 481-1398; e-mail: morgan@kinema.com
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. (Physics) The University of Windsor 1976
M.A. (Physics) Wayne State University 1972
B.S.E. (Physics) The University of Michigan 1969
B.S.E. (Chemical & Electrical Engineering) The University of Michigan 1969
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
NSF Sr. Visiting Scientist, ITAMP, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 1996
CNRS Visiting Scientist, Univ. Paul Sabatier & CNRS, Toulouse, France, 1991-1992
NATO Sr. Research Fellow, Dept. of Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics, Queen's Univ. of Belfast, UK, 1992
NATO Sr. Guest Researcher & Visiting Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of Bari, Italy (1991)
Adjunct Professor of Physics, University of Denver, 1988-1991
Acting Director, Atomic Collisions Data Center, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA), 1988-1989
Visiting Fellow, JILA, University of Colorado, 1987-1988
Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1978-1987
Visiting Scientist, AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1986
Lecturer, University of California at Davis-Livermore, 1984-1987
Research Associate, JILA, University of Colorado, 1976-1978
Assistant Research Engineer, Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, 1968-1974
CONSULTING:
Program on Counter-Terrorism Preparedness and Training, Institute for Security Technology Studies, Dartmouth College
Air Products and Chemicals
Toshiba
Tokyo Electron
Sandia National Labs
Sematech International
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
McDonnell Douglas Aerospace
3M Corp.
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (EG&G, Idaho)
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES:
American Physical Society
IEEE
American Vacuum Society
Executive committee of Gaseous Electronics Conference, 1982-84 and 1990-1992; Treasurer, 1990-1992; Webmaster 1995-present
AWARDS:
NATO Sr. Guest Researcher & Visiting Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of Bari, Italy (1991)
NATO Sr. Research Fellow, Dept. of Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics, Queen's Univ. of Belfast, UK, 1991-1995
RESEARCH INTERESTS & EXPERIENCE:
Applied Physics & Scientific Computation
Plasma Processing, Gas Discharge, & Plasma Chemistry modeling & simulation
Transport processes in Gases, Plasmas, and Liquids
Simulation of Gas-Surface interaction processes
Atomic and Molecular collision processes
Use of Artificial Neural Networks and other unusual algorithms in applied physics
PUBLICATIONS ARRANGED BY TOPIC:
PLASMAS, PLASMA CHEMISTRY, &
TRANSPORT PROCESSES
“FLYCHK: An extension to the K-shell spectroscopy kinetics model FLY,” H.-K. Chung, W.L. Morgan, and R.W. Lee, Journal of Quantitative Spectrscopy and Radiative Transfer 81, 107. (2003).
“Electron collision cross sections in Tetraethoxysilane (TEOS),” W.L. Morgan, C. Winstead, and V. McKoy, Journal of Applied Physics 92, 1663 (2002).
“Cross section set and chemistry model for the simulation of c-C4F8 plasma discharges,” G.I. Font, W.L. Morgan, and G. Mennenga, Journal of Applied Physics 91, 3530 (2002).
“Electron transport properties and collision cross sections in C2F4,” K. Yoshida, S. Goto, H. Tagashira, C. Winstead, B.V. McKoy, and W.L. Morgan, Journal of Applied Physics 91, 2637 (2002).
“Electron cross section set for CHF3,” W.L. Morgan, C. Winstead, and V. McKoy, Journal of Applied Physics 90, 2009 (2001).
"Electron collision data for plasma chemistry modeling," W.L. Morgan, Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics 43 (2000).
"Plasma chemistry of low pressure processing discharges in Cl2," W.L. Morgan, Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, in preparation.
"Modeling the plasma chemistry of a pulsed corona discharge in dry and humid air," W.L. Morgan, M. Jacob, and E.R. Fisher, Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, in preparation.
"Comparison of collision rates in PIC-MCC, Monte Carlo, and Boltzmann codes," J.P. Verboncoeur, G.J. Parker, B.M. Penetrante, and W.L. Morgan, Journal of Applied Physics 80, 1299 (1996).
"Analysis of spectra from laser produced plasmas using a neural network," A.L. Osterheld, W.L. Morgan, J.T. Larsen, B.K.F. Young, and W.H. Goldstein, Phys. Rev. Letters 73, 1505 (1994).
"The use of artificial neural networks in plasma spectroscopy," W.L. Morgan, J.T. Larsen, and W.H. Goldstein, J. Plasma. Spectros. and Radiat. Transfer 51, 247 (1994).
"Artificial neural networks for plasma x-ray spectroscopic analysis," J.T. Larsen, W.L. Morgan, and W.H. Goldstein, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 63, 4775 (1992).
"Artificial neural networks for computing in plasma physics," W.L. Morgan, in Modeling and Engineering of Plasmas, ed. E. Marode (1992).
"An air breakdown kinetic model," A.E. Rodriguez, W.L. Morgan, et al., Journal of Applied Physics 70, 2015 (1991).
"'ELENDIF77': a time-dependent Boltzmann solver for partially ionized plasmas," W.L. Morgan and B. Penetrante, Computer Physics Communications 58, 127 (1990).
"A bibliography of electron swarm data: 1979-1989," W.L. Morgan, JILA Atomic Collision Data Center Report No. 33, Univ. of Colorado (March, 1990).
"Non-Thermal Effects on Hydrogen Line Profiles," R. W. Lee and W. L. Morgan, Phys. Rev. A 32, 448 (1985).
"Non-Maxwellian Electrons in a Laser Produced Sodium Plasma," W. L. Morgan, Appl. Phys. Letts. 42, 790 (1983).
"Electron Energy Distributions in Photolytically Pumped Lasers," W. L. Morgan, R. D. Franklin, and R. A. Haas, Appl. Phys. Letts. 38, 1 (1981).
"Kinetic Processes in Ar/Kr/F2 Laser Mixtures," W. L. Morgan and A. Szoke, Physical Review A 23, 1256 (1981).
"Two-Electron-Group Model and Boltzmann Calculations for Low-Pressure Gas Discharges," W. L. Morgan and L. Vriens, J. Appl. Phys. 51, 5300 (1980).
"'ELENDIF': A Computer Program that Solves the Boltzmann Equation for a Partially Ionized Gas," JILA Information Center Report No. 19 (June 1979).
"Effects of O2 on Low Pressure CO-Laser Discharges," W. Lowell Morgan and Edward R. Fisher, Physical Review A 16, 1186 (1977).
SURFACE PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY
"The physics of ion impact cathode heating," W.L. Morgan, L.C. Pitchford, and S. Boisseau, Journal of Applied Physics 74, 6534 (1993).
"Simulating growth of Mo/Si multilayers," W.L. Morgan and D.B. Boercker, Applied Physics Letters 59, 1176 (1991).
"Computer simulation of the dynamics of physical and chemical processes on surfaces," W.L. Morgan, in The Physics of Ionized Gases (SPIG-90), ed. D. Veza (Nova Science Publishers).
"Universal resputtering curve," W.L. Morgan, Applied Physics Letters 55, 106 (1989).
"Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Physics of Thin Film Growth on Si: Effects of the Properties of Interatomic Potential Models," W.L. Morgan, in Atomistic Modeling of Materials: Beyond Pair Potentials, V. Vitek and D.J. Srolovitz, eds., (Plenum Press, New York, 1989).
"Dynamical Simulation of Liquid and Solid Metal Self-Sputtering," W. L. Morgan, Journal of Applied Physics 65, 1265 (1989).
"Enhanced Diffusion and Collisional Desorption on the Substrate Surface During Sputter Deposition," W.L. Morgan, H.F. Rizzo, and K.C. Kulander, LLNL UCRL-100181 (1988).
ATOMIC & MOLECULAR PHYSICS
"Stratospheric heavy ozone: the symmetric isomer," W.L. Morgan and D.R. Bates, Planetary & Space Science 40, 1573 (1992).
"Tidal termolecular ionic recombination," W.L. Morgan and D.R. Bates, J. Phys. B 25, 5421 (1992).
"Test of a numerical optimization algorithm for obtaining cross sections for multiple collision processes from electron swarm data," W.L. Morgan, J. Phys. D 26, 209 (1993).
"A critical evaluation of low energy electron cross sections for plasma processing: I. Cl2, F2, and HCl; II. SiH4, CF4, and CH4", W.L. Morgan, Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 12, 449 (1992); also JILA Atomic Collisions Data Center Report No. 34 (1991).
"The use of numerical optimization algorithms to obtain cross sections from electron swarm data," W.L. Morgan, Phys. Rev. A 44, 1677 (1991).
"The feasibility of using neural networks to obtain cross sections from electron swarm data," W.L. Morgan, IEEE Trans. on Plasma Science 19, 250 (1991).
"New recombination mechanism: tidal termolecular ionic recombination," D.R. Bates and W. L. Morgan, Physical Review Letters 64, 2258 (1990).
"Ion-Dipolar Molecule Rate Coefficients," W. L. Morgan and D. R. Bates, The Astrophysical Journal 314, 817 (1987).
"Adiabatic Invariance Treatment of Hitting Collisions between Ions and Symmetrical Top Dipolar Molecules," D. R. Bates and W. L. Morgan, J. Chem. Phys. 87, 2611 (1987).
"Computer Experiments on Electron-Ion Recombination in an Ambient Medium; Gases, Plasmas, and Liquids," W. L. Morgan, in Recent Studies in Atomic and Molecular Processes, ed. A. E. Kingston (1987).
"Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Geminate Recombination by Electrons in Liquid Methane," W. L. Morgan, J. Chem. Phys. 84, 2298 (1986).
"Electron-Ion Recombination in High Pressure Gases," W.L. Morgan, in Swarm Studies and Inelastic Electron-Molecule Collisions, ed. L. C. Pitchford, et al. (1986).
"Electron Recombination in Water Vapor," W. L. Morgan, J. Chem. Phys. 80, 4564 (1984).
"Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Electron-Ion Recombination in a Nonequilibrium, Weakly Ionized Plasma," W. L. Morgan, Phys. Rev. A 80, 979 (1984).
"Vibrational Relaxation and Laser Extraction in KrF," W. L. Morgan, N. W. Winter, and K. C. Kulander, J. Appl. Phys. 54, 4275 (1983).
"Mutual Neutralization in Rare Gas Halides," B. L. Whitten, W. L. Morgan, and J. N. Bardsley, J. Chem. Phys. 78, 1339 (1983).
"Monte Carlo Simulation of Electron-ion Recombination at High Pressure," W. L. Morgan and J. N. Bardsley, Chem. Phys. Letts. 96, 93 (1983).
"Enhancement of Rate of Mutual Neutralization by an Ambient Gas," David R. Bates and Wm. Lowell Morgan, Chem. Phys. Letts. 101, 18 (1983).
"Monte Carlo Calculations of Two and Three Body Ionic Recombination," B. L. Whitten, W. L. Morgan, and J. N. Bardsley, J. Physics B 15, 319 (1982).
"Theory of Ion-Ion Recombination in Plasmas," W. L. Morgan, J. N. Bardsley, J. Lin, and B. L. Whitten, Physical Review A 26, 1696 (1982).
"Plasma Shielding Effects on Ionic Recombination," Wm. Lowell Morgan, Barbara L. Whitten, and J. Norman Bardsley, Physical Review Letters 45, 2021 (1980).