James Allen Rabchuk

1315 Campusview Drive, Macomb, IL61455

telephone: 309-836-9216 and E-mail:

Western Illinois University

Department of Physics

Professor

Educational Background:

University of Illinois at Chicago1988-1995

Ph.D. December 1995, Department of Physics, Advisor: Dr. Richard Carhart

University of Illinois at Chicago1987-1988

Master Studies in Russian Linguistics, Department of Russian

University of Illinois at Chicago1985-1986

Non-degree studies in Secondary Education (State Certificate obtained in Russian/Physics)

University of Maryland at College Park1984-1985

Doctoral studies in Chemical Physics (unfinished)

GrinnellCollege (Grinnell, Iowa) 1980-1984

Bachelor of Sciences May 1984, Russian/Physics with honors, Valedictorian

Employmentexperience:

Higher Education:

Western Illinois University

Professor of Physics2007-present

Associate Professor of Physics2001-2007

Assistant Professor of Physics1996-2001

Coordinator of Pre-Engineering Program.Coordinator of Teacher Education Program in Physics.Advisor for Student Departmental Organization.Department Software Coordinator.

Courses Taught:

100 – Physics for Society

101 – Introduction to Astronomy

150 – Energy and the Environment

197 (211) – University Physics I: Mechanics

198 (213) – University Physics II (III): Electromagnetism

200 (212) – University Physics III (II): Waves and Optics

201 (214) – Modern Physics

299 – General Honors Seminar: Seeing the Invisible

311 – Classical Mechanics

312 – Statics and Dynamics

354 – Thermodynamics

467 – Mathematical Methods in Physics (I)

468(G) – Mathematical Methods in Physics (II)

477 – Undergraduate Research

554 – Thermal Physics

555 – Statistical Mechanics

567 – Mathematical Methods

571 – Introduction to Thesis

577 – Graduate Research

601 -- Thesis

Triton Community College, River Grove, IL

Visiting LecturerSummer1996

211 – University Physics I

University of Illinois at Chicago

Visiting Lecturer1995-6

099 – Mathematical Introduction to Physics

142 – University Physics II: Electromagnetism

University Teaching Assistant1988-1992; 1994-1995

Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Secondary Education:

Mount Prospect High School, Mt. Prospect, IL

High School Physics and Russian Teacher1985-1988

Taught all 4 years of the Russian Language sequence.Taught General Physics classes.

Research/Work Experience:

Assistant and then Principal Investigator on Professional Development Grant.2002, 2004-2007

Assistant (2002, 2004) and then the Principal investigator (2005-2007) of an Illinois Board of Higher Education’s Professional Development grant for high school teachers of physics. Designed summer workshop activities to help area high school teachers of physics to incorporate technology and modern teaching techniques into their teaching at the High School level. Coordinated the assessment of the program, and wrote up the evaluation summary. Annual funding of the program was from 60,000 – 80,000 dollars.

Engineering Consultant.2003-2004

Noise Analysis for the proposed I-74 Raceway Park.Carried out noise measurements using a Bruel and Kjaer 2260 Investigator, and noise analysis using ISO 9613 compliant commercial software. Prepared a report on the potential impacts due to drag racing and oval racing events in the nearby communities. Gave testimony before a zoning appeals board hearing regarding the noise study and expected noise impact.

FOCUS research fellow.Summer 2003, June 2004, Jan.--Aug.2005, May 2006

Worked in the research laboratory of Professor Chris Monroe at the University of Michigan, doing experimental and theoretical work in the area of trapped ion quantum computing. Participated in the development of new ion trap designs, employed Finite Element Analysis to determine the expected ion behavior in such traps, ran experiments using a pulsed laser and a specially designed ion trap to investigate the possibility of a new type of entanglement process with applications in quantum computing. The sponsoring agency was the FOCUS program at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Engineering Consultant.2001-2002

Air Quality analysis for the Powder River Basin Project, supervised by Dr. K-C. Chun and Y-S Chang. Review of permitted compressor and other sources for possible impact on air quality in Wyoming area. Argonne National Laboratory, Air Quality Division, Argonne, IL

Principal Investigator.2000-2002

Educational Outreach Program for increasing scientific literacy and improving attitudes toward science among K-12 students in Rural West Central Illinois, funded by the Illinois State Board of Education. Developed demonstration shows and mobile laboratory experiments to increase exposure to exciting science for rural K-12 students.Supervised two other faculty members and 4 undergraduate research assistants.Annual Budget of $38,000.

Principal Investigator.1998-1999

Western Illinois University Research Council grant to perform a theoretical and computational investigation into the domain wall behavior in magnetic materials under stress. Used a commercial software package (ANSYS®) and in-house C++ programs to carry out the numerical analysis. Supervised one graduate and one undergraduate assistant.Budget of $6,000.

Doctoral Student.1989-1995

Analytical investigations on the relationship between harmonic pressure disturbances and mixing layer instability in ideal fluids. Dr. Richard Carhart and Dr. Thomas Corke, joint advisers. University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Physics and the Illinois Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

Engineering Consultant.1990-1993

Conducted research, developed Fortran code, used commercial software and wrote text for environmental impact statements related to the problem of noise and atmospheric pollution from the construction and operation of DOE and other client sites. Supervised by Dr. K-C.Chun and Dr. Y-S Chang. Specific projects included: NPR (New Production Reactor), WAPA (Western Area Power Administration) and the DOE in-house survey of HAP and Ozone-Depleting agents emissions. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois.

Translator1984

Translated an 8th grade Algebra text from Russian to English for the University of Chicago’s Math department.

Publications and ScholarlyActivities:

Refereed Publications:

1.A. Johnson and J. Rabchuk, “A bead on a hoop rotating about a horizontal axis: a one-dimensionalponderomotive trap,” American Journal of Physics, 77 (11), pp. 1039-1048, 2009.

2.Rabchuk,J.A., “Bead on a Horizontally Rotating Hoop with Movable Axis,” Mathematica Demonstration Project, July 17, 2009,

3.Rabchuk,J.A., “Bead on a Horizontally Rotating Hoop: Variable Initial Displacement and Tilted Axis,” Mathematica Demonstration Project, July 16, 2009,

4.D. Hucul, M. Yeo,S. Olmschenk, W. K. Hensinger, J. Rabchuk and C. Monroe, “On the transport of atomic ions in linear and multidimensional ion trap arrays,” Quantum Information and Computation, Vol. 8, pp. 501-578, 2008.

5.W. K. Hensinger, S. Olmschenk, D. Stick, D. Hucul, M. Yeo, M. Acton, L. Deslauriers, J. Rabchuk and C. Monroe, “T-junction ion trap array for two-dimensional ion shuttling, storage and manipulation,” Applied Physics Letters, January 16, 2006.

6.Madsen, M.J., Hensinger, W.K., Stick, D., Rabchuk, J.A., Monroe, C., “Planar ion trap geometry for microfabrication,” Applied Physics B, DOI: 10.1007/s00340-004-1414-9 (2004), March 5, 2004.

7.Rabchuk, J.A., “The Gauss Rifle and Magnetic Energy,” The Physics Teacher, 41, pp. 158-161, March 2003.

8.Rabchuk, J.A., “Receptivity to harmonic forcing of a finite-width mixing layer just downstream of the trailing edge of a flat plate,” Physics of Fluids, 12(7): 1749, July 2000.

9.Rabchuk, J.A., “Receptivity to unsteady disturbances at the trailing edge in a finite-width mixing layer flow.” Ph.D. thesis, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, 1995.

Conference Presentations:

Refereed Abstracts and Talks:

  1. Brandon Emerson and James Rabchuk, “Does a disk magnet rotating about its polar axis induce an electric field?” WIU URD, Union, April 20th, 2011.
  1. Jeff Carlson and James Rabchuk, “Developing a marketable prototype of a parametric oscillator for use in physics education,” WIU URD, Union, April 20th, 2011.
  1. James Rabchuk, “Flux and the Faraday Generator,” ISAAPT meeting, Sherard High School, Sherard, IL, given October 8th, 2010.
  1. Dustin MacDermott and James Rabchuk, “Does an axially-rotating magnet induce an electric field,” WIU URD, Union, April 28th, 2010.
  1. James Rabchuk, “Demonstration of a Parametric Oscillator and Ponderomotive Trap,” presented at the Spring ISAAPT meeting at Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL, March 2010.
  1. James Rabchuk and Cory Randolph – “Numerical Investigations of Trapping Characteristics in Various Ion Traps” 2009 WIU Undergraduate Research Day, April 29. 2009
  1. James Rabchuk, “A One-Dimensional Mechanical Analog of the RF Paul Ion Trap,” AAPT Winter Meeting, Chicago, IL, Feb. 16, 2009.
  1. James Rabchuk, “Manipulating Atomic Ions for Quantum Information Processing,” Physics Seminar, WIU, Macomb, IL, Mar. 22nd, 2008
  1. Andrew Johnson and James Rabchuk, “Demonstrating the principle of an rf Paul ion trap,” APS March Meeting, New Orleans, March 10th, 2008.
  1. Andrew Johnson and James Rabchuk, “Demonstrating the principle of an rf Paul ion trap,” ISAAPT Fall Meeting, Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL, Oct. 13th, 2007.
  1. Keith Pelletier and James Rabchuk, “Studies of ion dynamics and rf heating in miniature ion traps,” APS March Meeting, Denver, March 6th, 2007.
  1. James Rabchuk, “Robots in the High School and University physics classroom,” ISAAPT Fall Workshop at Rock Island High School, Rock Island, Illinois, October13, 2006.
  1. Keith Pelletier and James Rabchuk, “Designing a Two-Disk Ion Trap,” ISAAPT Spring meeting, April 7, 2006.
  1. James Rabchuk, “Trapping Ions in Free Space,” 4th Annual WIU Science Education Conference, March 31, 2006.
  1. James Rabchuk, “Open Geometry Ion Traps,” Second Trapped Ion Quantum Computing Workshop at NIST, Boulder, Colorado, February 21-23, 2006.
  1. James Rabchuk, "Fields and Ion Dynamics in Novel Ion Traps" at the Midwest Cold Atom Workshop at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Nov. 18, 2005.
  1. Jacob Burress and James Rabchuk, “Simulations of Ion Transport in T-shaped RF-Paul Traps,” vol. 50, no. 1, APS March Meeting, 2005
  1. Brad Norkiewicz, John Chisholm, and James Rabchuk, “Mathematical Simulations of a Mechanical Analogue to Ion Traps,” ISAAPT Spring meeting, April 23, 2004.
  1. Jacob Burress and James Rabchuk, “Deterministic Transport of Ions in a Linear Paul Trap,” Bulletin of the American Physical Society, vol. 49, no. 1, APS March Meeting, 2004.
  1. Greg Sollenberger and James Rabchuk, “Static and Flowing Soap Films,” ISAAPT Spring Meeting, April 11, 2003.
  1. James C. Gumbart and James Rabchuk, “Modeling Magnetic Fields with FEMM 3.3,” Bulletin of the American Physical Society, vol. 48, no. 1, APS March Meeting, 2003.
  1. Laurie Pichla and James Rabchuk, “Assessing the Impact of University Sponsored Science Outreach Programs,” ISAAPT Fall Symposium, October 18, 2002.
  1. James C. Gumbart and James Rabchuk, “Modeling Magnetic Fields with FEMM 3.1,” ISAAPT Fall Symposium, October 18, 2002.
  1. Laurie Pichla and James Rabchuk, “A Scientific Approach to Doing Science Outreach Programs?” Bulletin of the American Physical Society, vol. 47, no. 2, presented at the APS national meeting, April 2002.
  1. James C. Gumbart and James Rabchuk, “Using the Adjoint Operator to Solve Fluid Flow Stability Problems,” Bulletin of the American Physical Society, vol. 47, no. 1, presented at the APS national meeting, March 2002.
  1. Matthew E. Tillman and James Rabchuk, “Numerical Simulations of Magnetic Domain Walls under Stress,” 12th Annual Argonne Undergraduate Research Symposium, November 9, 2001.
  1. Rabchuk, J.A., "A steam engine laboratory", ISAAPT Symposium, Principia College, April 2001.
  1. Jason Mattis and James Rabchuk, “A Mobile Physics Laboratory for the Elementary Science Classroom,” ISAAPT Spring Symposium, April 2001.
  1. Laurie Pichla and James Rabchuk, “A Mobile Holography Lab,” ISAAPT Spring Symposium, April 2001.
  1. Rabchuk, J.A., “A novel application of the Wiener-Hopf technique for analyzing fluid flow stability,” WIU department of mathematics, April 12th, 2001.
  1. Ikeuchi, Y. and Rabchuk, J.A., “The evolution of a 180 degree domain wall under applied shear stress,” poster presentation at the 8th Joint MMM-Intermag conference, San Antonio, TX, January 7-11, 2001.
  1. Rabchuk, J.A.: “Receptivity to harmonic disturbances of a finite-width wake-dominated shear layer.” Bulletin of the American Physical Society: DFD Annual Meeting 42(11): 2245, 1997.
  1. Rabchuk, J.A.: “Receptivity to harmonic disturbances of a finite-width wake at the trailing edge.” Bulletin of the American Physical Society: DFD Annual Meeting 41(9): 1750, 1996.
  1. Rabchuk, J.A.: “Receptivity of finite-width mixing layers and wakes to acoustic disturbances at the trailing edge of a flat plate.” Bulletin of the American Physical Society: DFD Annual Meeting 40(9): 1948, 1995.
  1. Rabchuk, J.A.: “The instability of a finite-width linear profile mixing layer in the presence of a sharp edge.” Bulletin of the American Physical Society: DFD Annual Meeting 39(9):1948, 1994.
  1. Rabchuk, J.A. and Carhart, R.A.: “Natural forcing of a low Reynolds number jet.” Bulletin of the American Physical Society: DFD Annual Meeting 37(8):1790, 1992.

Non-Refereed Talks:

  1. James Rabchuk, “A Mechanical Demonstration Illustrating Parametric Resonance,” Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL,October 15, 2010.
  1. James Rabchuk, “Electromagnetism at Work,” WIU Physics Seminar, Jan. 28, 2010.
  1. James Rabchuk, “A Mechanical Demonstration Illustrating Parametric Resonance,” WIU Physics Seminar, April 10, 2009.
  1. James Rabchuk, “A One-Dimensional Mechanical Analog of the Paul RF Ion Trap,” Physics Seminar at Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, Nov. 18, 2008.

Professional Service:

Regional Service:

1.Member of the Physics Major Committee for the IAI – Illinois Articulation Initiative, 2006- present

2.Participant in the revision of the Teacher Certification Standards for Science Educators, 1998-1999.

University Service:

1.Member of Provost Search Committee, 2011-- present

2.Chair of WID Committee, 2009-2011

3.Member of University Disciplinary Action Board, 2008-2009

4.Member of the Intellectual Property Rights Committee, 2006 -2009

5.Member of the Chair Selection Procedures Senate Subcommittee, Fall 2004—Spring 2006

6.Member of the Search Committee for the Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Studies, Fall 2004

7.Representative of the College of Arts and Sciences on the Faculty Senate, 2003-2006

8.Member of the Radiation Safety Committee, 20022007

9.Member, Teacher Education Portfolio Committee 20012002

10.Member of the Natural Science/Math Faculty Liaison Committee, 20012002, a subcommittee of the Committee on General Education (CGE).

11.Regular member, Committee on Assessment of Student Learning (CASL), 2000-2001

12.CASL representative on Faculty Senate's Ad-hoc committee for restructuring the university's assessment program, Spring 2001

13.Member of the Natural Sciences and Mathematics General Education Assessment Research Team, 1998-2000, chair in 1999-2000

College Service:

1.Member of Dean Search Committee, 2009-2010

2.Member of FAASTEC, the Fine Arts and Arts and Sciences Teacher Education Committee, became SEDG (Secondary Education Discussion Group) in 2007, 2004-present

3.Member of Science Education Conference Organizational Committee, 2002-present

4.Chair, PreEngineering Advising Committee, 2001present

5.Department representative on the Tech Rep committee for the CAS, 20012002

6.Department representative on the CAS Faculty Council, 20002006

7.Member of Ad hoc Committee on International Studies Major, 2005-2006
8.Liaison between Senate and Faculty Council, 2003-2005
9.Member of Ad hoc Committee on the Foreign Language Requirement, 2003-2004

10.Member of Morrow Lecture Committee, Fall 2003

11.Member of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Council, 2000-2004
12.Council Chair, 2003-2004
13.Council Vice Chair, 2002-2003
14.Chair, College Curriculum Committee, 19982002

Departmental Service:

1.Department Search Committees

2.Faculty Search Committees 2005-2008
3.Department Chair Search Committee, 2004-2005
4.Search for Temporary Faculty, Summer 2004
5.Chair of the Department Chair Search Committee, 2003-2004
6.Search for Temporary Faculty, Summer 2003
7.Faculty Search Committee 1998-1999

8.Department Personnel Committee, 2003-present (Chair in 2003-2004, 2006-2007 and 2009-present)

9.Graduate Committee, 1997present

10.Assessment Committee, 1997present

11.AROS Committee, 19982002; 2009--present

Service as advisor of a student organization:

1.Starcraft II, 2010-present

2.St. Jude “Through the Night”, 2009-present

3.Quantum Computing Club, 20022003

4.Physics Club (SPS) 2000present

5.University Bible Fellowship at WIU, 1996present

Community Service:

1.Pastor in University Bible Fellowship, 1993-present

2.Macomb Band Booster, 2006-present

3.Macomb Choir Booster, 2006-present

Grants Awarded for Research Activities:

  1. Jeff Carlson (student) and James Rabchuk. College of Arts and Sciences – Undergraduate Research (UGR) grant proposal, “Development of a Novel Oscillator for the Physics Education Market,” for $393.03. Funded on March 31st, 2011.
  1. James Rabchuk, Principal Investigator.Research grant submitted in November, 2009 to the National Society of Physics Students for the project, “Measurement of an Induced Electrostatic Field above a Rotating Magnetic Disk.” Funded for $800,January 2010.
  1. James A. Rabchuk, Mark S. Boley, Kishor T. Kapale, and P. K. Babu, “Alumni panel and dinner honoring Sigma Pi Sigma inductees and undergraduate research day presenters at Western Illinois University.” Funded for $500, January 2010.
  1. Andrew Johnsonreceived a $371 grant to travel to the APS meeting in New Orleans, LA. March,2008.
  1. Andrew Johnson and James Rabchuk. College of Arts and Sciences – Undergraduate Research (UGR) grant proposal, “Construction of a Mechanical Analogue to a Paul RF Ponderomotive Trap,” Funded for $485 in November, 2007.
  1. Keith Pelletier received $377 Undergraduate Research grant for travel to the APS meeting in Denver, CO.March, 2007.
  1. IBHE Professional Development Grant: Project Coordinator, “Improving the Quality of High School Physics Teaching in West Central Illinois,” IBHE NCLB Professional Development Grant, beginning July 1st, 2004.
  2. 2004/2005 – Funded at $68,000 (Proposal written by Dr. Harold Hart)
  3. 2005/2006 – Funded at $70,000
  4. 2006/2007 – Funded at $73,000
  1. ISBE Educational Outreach Program for increasing scientific literacy and improving attitudes toward science among K-12 students in Rural West Central Illinois. Developed demonstration shows and mobile laboratory experiments to increase exposure to exciting science for rural K-12 students. Supervised two other faculty members and 4 undergraduate research assistants. Budgets from $33,000 to $45,000. Co-PI in 1999-2000. Principal Investigator from 2000-2002.
  1. Western Illinois University Research Council (URC) grant to perform a theoretical and computational investigation into the domain wall behavior in magnetic materials under stress. Used a commercial software package (ANSYS®) and in-house C++ programs to carry out the numerical analysis. Supervised one graduate and one undergraduate assistant. Budget of $6,000. 1998-1999.

Membership in Professional and Honor Organizations:

American Physical Society (APS) since 1992

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) since 2001

American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT/ISAAPT) since 1998

Phi Kappa Beta since 1983

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